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County looking into starting 'sick bank' for employees
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The Greene County Council voted to move forward with gathering information for a "sick bank." County Auditor Patty Baker said she was going through some old paperwork and found information detailing former conversations about the subject. Essentially, a sick bank would allow county employees to donate a portion of their accrued sick time to a pool to potentially be used by employees in need...
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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 08/30/16)
The Linton Police Department responded to 16 incidents for service Tuesday, including one property damage accident, one property damage accident, one personal injury accident, five assists to the public, one theft, two title checks, two traffic stops, one trespass and three welfare checks...
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Third round of blighted properties to be removed
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The third round of clearing blighted properties in Greene County will begin in coming weeks. According to County Commissioner Rick Graves, the program has substituted 16 properties included in the approved 49 for the county. "14 property owners dropped out of the program," Graves said. "We've been working to get the new properties approved, and it's a very lengthy process."...
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Greene County starting process of adding drug court
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
Like other counties across the nation, Greene County is attempting to add a drug court to its roster. Superior Court Judge Dena Martin and Greene County Alcohol and Drug Services Director Nicole Noel attended a training seminar in July. "It was a three day, very intense training that all professionals involved from Greene County attended in partnership with Knox County, who also started up a drug court," Martin said. ...
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UPDATE: Linton teen located
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The Linton Police Department says Eric Mifflin has been located. The teen, who had been reported missing earlier this afternoon, was located by Dugger Police and he is safe in police custody.
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Celebrate with the Greene County Literacy Coalition
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The Greene County Literacy Coalition annual meeting will be on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the Pepperoni Grill in Bloomfield. Literacy volunteers, tutors and learners are invited to celebrate with free pizza and educational fun from 6:30-8 p.m. Those interested in becoming a tutor or volunteer are encouraged to attend and learn what the non-profit organization is about...
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Welcome in fall with the Old Tobacco Barn
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The Old Tobacco Barn kicks off their 2nd annual Fall pARTy workshops on Saturday, Sept. 17 with the Great Pumpkin Workshop. These fall events will end the Old Tobacco Barn workshops this season, in addition to the Old Tobacco Barn ending it's twenty years of craft shows, according to the official website...
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Toe Tagged Tattoo of Linton to support Savannah
(Local News ~ 08/30/16)
The owner and operator of Linton's Toe Tagged Tattoo, Jamie York, loves all of his family menbers equally, with all his heart. Even the ones who are not related at all, like his daughter Jilian's best friend, Savannah Boone. York and the rest of his family consider Boone one of their own, and tattoo artist Jamie York plans to put his money where his mouth is, running a special at the family business for the entire month of September, all for Savannah...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/30/16)
Tuesday, August 30 Eastern Greene Schools will have a public meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Eastern Greene Schools' Central Office Board Room. Wednesday, August 31 Free Night at YMCA Dance Club--Explore, express, create and perform. This event is especially for teens starting at 7:30 p.m...
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AUG. 30 LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/16)
VOLLEYBALL After a slow start, Eastern Greene rallied for a win over visiting Orleans Tuesday night in a non-conference matchup. The visitors won the opening set 25-15, before the Lady Thunderbirds rattled off wins of 25-11, 25-11 and 25-20 to win the match...
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Lady Miners win conference battle
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/16)
CLAY CITY -- Thirteen was a lucky number for the Linton-Stockton volleyball team Tuesday night. Clay City committed 13 serving errors to help aide in the Lady Miners 22-25, 25-13, 25-19, 21-25 and 15-11 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win. "We probably have not missed 13 serves in our first five matches this season, combined," Clay City coach Garicke Rubin said...
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Rain or sunshine Miner tennis takes the court
(High School Sports ~ 08/30/16)
The Linton-Stockton boys tennis squad has been a victim of circumstance this season. Out of the two matches and two tournaments scheduled, all four events have been rained out. Due to the weather, the team has spent many hours on the court at Humphreys Park practicing for an opponent which always seems to allude them...
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