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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 03/31/16)
Friday, April 1 The Greene Co Shrine Club will be having its annual Spring Fish Fry. Meal will start at 6 p.m. and Jim Dandy Karaoke/DJ will start at 8 p.m. This event is open to the public. Owensburg Baptist Church will be hosting the The Woodsmen Quartet on Friday April 1, 2016 at 7 p.m. ...
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Lady Lakers drop season opener on diamond
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/16)
After falling to Terre Haute South 9-1 a season ago, the Shakamak softball team closed the gap Tuesday night. The Lady Lakers fell to the Braves 6-5, in the season opener for Shakamak. After falling behind 1-0 after the first inning, the Lakers scored single tallies in the top of the third and fourth innings for a brief 2-1 advantage...
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Upgrades at WRV baseball facility complete
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/16)
SWITZ CITY -- "If you build it, they will come." The above quote is from the famous baseball movie, Field of Dreams. It could also serve as the aphorism of the White River Valley baseball program. Chris Cornelius is in his fourth season as head coach of the Wolverines. Each year Cornelius has made it a priority to make improvements of the baseball facility...
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Basketball player of the year finalists announced
(High School Sports ~ 03/31/16)
It isn't always easy to select one player over the rest of the contenders when it comes to deciding on who will be the Player of the Year. During the course of a 20-plus game season two or three players usually stand out and separate themselves from the competition. Sometimes it comes down to how the players fared in head-to-head competition. In some cases postseason performance on the biggest stages can be the deciding factor...
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White River Valley-Worthington class raises funds to help former police officer Chad Green
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
The second graders at WRV Worthington Elementary held a "cash and coins" fundraising drive to help a former Worthington reserve police officer with his fight against relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis. Chad Green was diagnosed with the disease in 2009, when he noticed his vision was blurring and experienced sudden and extreme muscular weakness on the job...
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Greene County Event Center honors donors
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
The Greene County Community Event Center held a Celebration and Donor Recognition dinner Thursday, to celebrate the completion of the new event center and recognize donors who helped fund the project. The location has undergone an extensive remodeling with vast improvements and additions...
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Bloomfield man pleads guilty to Owen County fatality, takes plea deal in local drug case
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
A Bloomfield man who pleaded guilty in the case of a fatal accident after smoking methamphetamine in Owen County last year will serve a concurrent sentence in a related Greene County case. Shawn Toon, 31, caused an accident last September after reportedly smoking methamphetamine while driving, which took the life of 46-year-old Scott Wilding, of Spencer. ...
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State moves to revoke Hardisty's suspended sentences following intimidation case
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
Russell Dale Hardisty appeared in Greene Superior Court Thursday morning for an initial hearing on a case in which he allegedly threatened a man with a knife, as well as a brief hearing on petitions to revoke suspended sentences on two unrelated cases...
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New policy will allow Bloomfield senior to walk at graduation
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
After much debate and community testimony, the Bloomfield School Board voted to implement a new policy which will allow a former home-schooled student -- and others like him in the future -- to walk across the commencement stage in May. Zach Skinner is a senior at Bloomfield School District. ...
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Pell of Greene County honored at Statehouse for agricultural heritage
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
INDIANAPOLIS -- On Thursday, Hoosier families were honored at the Indiana Statehouse by Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb and Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) Director Ted McKinney who presented 46 families with a Hoosier Homestead Award. This award was presented in recognition of the families commitment to Indiana agriculture...
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Jasonville man faces preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
Jason Burris, 33, of Jasonville is facing preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement with a vehicle, a Level 6 felony. According to a probable cause affidavit, written by Jasonville police officer Jason Gambill, on March 25 he observed a vehicle traveling 67 mph in a 55 mph zone on State Road 48 in the area of County Road 1100 West...
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Linton-Stockton School Board holds special session in regards to 2016 Outdoor Project
(Local News ~ 03/31/16)
LINTON -- Since the beginning of the year, the Linton-Stockton School Board has been discussing doing upgrades to the outdoor premises. The $1.85 million Outdoor Project is geared toward student and staff safety, while also potentially maximizing the space utilized at Linton-Stockton School Corporation facilities...
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