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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 08/22/16)
The Linton Police Department responded to 48 incidents from service Saturday to Monday, including two property damage accidents, five animal complaints, one assist to other departments, eight assists to the public, one battery, one child custody, one civil dispute, two criminal mischiefs, two domestic disputes, two extra patrols, two fights in progress, one interview, one juvenile complaint, one local ordinance violation, one reckless driver, one road hazard, one suspicious, two thefts, 12 traffic stops and one welfare check.. ...
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Our Opinion: Patience needed for progress
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
Mother Nature has been a bit temperamental this summer, and therein has caused quite the headache for local motorists. Summers are often the ideal time for community leaders to seek contract work on roads and at schools because there are no students buzzing about, no buses following routes and for the most part, the weather is usually more ideal...
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Judith Ann Pritts
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
Judith Ann Pritts, 77, of Robinson, Ill., died at 10:32 a.m. on Aug. 20, 2016, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. She was born March 30, 1939 in Linton, the daughter of Olvie Andrew Fish and Thelma Catherine McDonald, both of whom preceded her in death...
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Judy Cliver
(Obituary ~ 08/22/16)
Judy Helen Kennedy Cliver, 79, of Dugger, passed away at 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21 at the Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Sullivan on Dec. 25, 1936, the daughter of Laud Kennedy and Levera Wright Kennedy. Judy was a member of the Church of Christ in Dugger...
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Hi-Lift Trail Day a success for Family Life Center
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
Redbird State Recreational Area hosted an event Saturday, in conjunction with the Hi-Lift Jack Company of Bloomfield. The event was a Trail Day, and engineered to benefit the Family Life Center of Linton. Attendees were encouraged to bring non-perishable food items to donate to the Center...
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Community backs LFD need for vests
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
About a month after asking for community support, the Linton Fire Department has raised enough money to purchase tactical vests. Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks brought the idea before the Linton City Council at the July meeting. He told the council the department would start a fundraiser to purchase the Level IIIA Tactical Vests for the eight-member department. At $600 each, the chief enlisted a fundraising raffle...
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Cardinal netters fall to BNL
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
The Bloomfield boys' tennis team lost their first-round match of the Bedford North Lawrence Invitational Tournament to host Bedford North Lawrence on Saturday, 4-1. It was the third straight loss to open the season for the Cardinals. Rain forced cancellation of play for the day...
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Miner harriers open at Fountain Central Invite
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
The Linton-Stockton boys and girls cross country teams kicked off the new season at the annual Fountain Central Grand Prix Saturday. The Miner boys placed 11th in the 16-team field with a team total of 302. McCutcheon captured the team title. The Mavericks totaled 44 points, seven ahead of the host Mustangs. Clay City ran third with a team score of 83. Perry Meridian finished seven behind the Eels in fourth...
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Greene County Farm Bureau awards several scholarships
(Local News ~ 08/22/16)
The annual meeting of the Greene County Farm Bureau Inc. took place on Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Greene County Community Event Center. Several scholarships were awarded at the banquet, as well as two one year-long memberships and several other raffle prizes...
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Aug. 22 LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP: Thunderbird harriers open season at BNL
(High School Sports ~ 08/22/16)
CROSS COUNTRY The Eastern Greene boys and girls cross country teams opened their season at the Bedford North Lawrence Fall Invite Monday afternoon. Despite only having five runners, the Lady Thunderbirds came away with a second place finish in the field of seven, while the boys finished fourth...
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