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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/24/16)
Tuesday, May 24 Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library main branch presents, "Drivers, Start your Engines!" Did you know this is the 100th running of the Indy 500 race? Children grades K-5 can come to the library and celebrate the race tradition. We will decorate mini race cars, study Indiana quarters, watch a movie about a racing bug, and more. Activities start at 2 p.m., movie starts at 3 p.m...
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Goose Pond visitor center still under construction
(Local News ~ 05/24/16)
As of Tuesday afternoon, the Goose Pond visitor center is still under construction. Goose Pond property manager Travis Stoelting said the project doesn't have a set opening date, but they are hoping for a late summer to early fall opening date. "Construction of the visitor center is very weather dependent," Stoelting said...
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Jasonville special meeting to take place
(Local News ~ 05/24/16)
The Jasonville City Council will be having a special meeting in regards of a new ordinance that was passed at the previous council meeting. The ordinance, which will require all rental property utilities to be contracted by the owner, will be discussed at this Friday's meeting...
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Darrell Duane Simmerman
(Obituary ~ 05/24/16)
Darrell Duane Simmerman, 48 of Jasonville, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2016 at 12:15 p.m. at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Darrell was born on May 29, 1968 in Greene County, the son of Larry Simmerman and Louise Burns Simmerman. He worked in the cafeteria at Dugger Union School. Darrell was an avid fisherman...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/24/16)
Travis Shaine Dunn, 23, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for disorderly conduct. BOnd set at $5,000. Trevor D. Johnson, 40, Freedom, was arrested on a warrant for operating a vehicle after a life suspension, resisting law enforcement and driving at a high or low speed. No bond set...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 05/24/16)
The Linton Police Department responded to 12 incidents and calls for service Monday, including one property damage accident, one personal injury accident, one animal complaint, one assist to other departments, one extra patrol, one local ordinance violation, one property, one noise complaint, one special detail, one suspicious person/activity, one title check and one warrant service...
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Women of Worth award grants
(Local News ~ 05/24/16)
The Women of Worth held its annual Spring Tea on Saturday, May 14. At the event, two $1,500 grants were awarded to the Shawnee Theater and Greene County General Hospital's 3-D mammogram program. The grants will be used for financial assistance as the programs expand services to better Greene County...
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Linton man in critical condition following moped vs. truck accident
(Local News ~ 05/24/16)
A Linton man is listed in critical condition after his moped collided with a truck Monday night. Donald Eugene Hodge Jr., 47, was initially transported to Greene County General Hospital after his moped struck a truck, but was quickly airlifted to IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis due to the extent of injuries from the accident. A report filed by Linton Police Officer Logan Hobbs shows the accident happened at 9:27 p.m. Monday at the intersection of South Main Street and Southeast A Street...
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Marie T. Bogard
(Obituary ~ 05/24/16)
Marie T. Bogard, 100, of Linton, passed from this life on Monday, May 23, 2016, at her residence. She was a lifelong resident of Linton born on Jan. 28, 1916, the daughter of John D. and Elsie J. (Trinkle) Taylor. On March 14, 1948, she married Clarence C. 'Jim' Bogard and he preceded her in death on Oct. 16, 1986...
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Lady Cards season ends at Jasper Regional
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/16)
JASPER - Bloomfield girls tennis coach Mike Canty thought his Lady Cardinals team likely would face its toughest test in Jasper regional opponent Paoli. "Paoli beat Barr-Reeve 4-1. And Barr-Reeve beat Loogootee who beat us. So that shows you where we are in the pecking order," the veteran cach pointed out before the match...
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Season comes to end for youthful Lady Thunderbirds
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/16)
MITCHELL -- Softball can often be referred to as a game of inches. Unfortunately for Eastern Greene they came up a couple inches short in the top of the third inning. Evelyn George jumped to her feet and made a diving attempt on a pop up just in front of the plate. ...
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Lady Miners break through in sixth for sectional win
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/16)
MITCHELL -- Linton-Stockton athletic teams are called the Miners, but the last couple weeks of the season the softball team may want to be called a different name. "These guys have been the comeback kids here lately," an excited Lady Miners coach Ruan Fougerousse said of her team. "I really have not seen that the last couple years but this team has really been able to do that especially the last couple of weeks."...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Baseball Regular Season Wrap-up
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/16)
Four area baseball teams concluded regular season play Monday. Linton-Stockton went on the road Monday and dropped its regular season finale 13-4 at Edgewood. Nine of the Mustangs' 13 runs were unearned courtesy of six Miner errors. "We committed way too many errors in the field which lead to 9 unearned runs. You cannot give good teams extra outs in an inning. They will make you pay for them," coach Matt Fougerousse said...
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UPDATED: Two move on to girls T&F state finals
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/16)
Last year, as a freshman, Caroline Wilson advanced to the regional in the high jump and placed eighth. Falling short of a state finals berth made Wilson want to raise the bar this season. Tuesday night the sophomore did just that as she tied for third place at the Bloomington North Regional when she tied a personal best jump of 5-1...
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Raymond H. Campbell 'Heno'
(Obituary ~ 05/24/16)
Raymond H. Campbell "Heno", 84, of Bloomfield, formerly of Marco, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born April 15, 1932 in Linton,the son of Henry and Carrie (Burch) Campbell. Raymond was an Engineer for Conrail Railroad and an U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he loved to fish and mushroom hunt...
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