- UPDATED: Walmart employee arrested for alleged bomb threat (Local News ~ 10/31/16)
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ICHE helping adults return to school
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is promoting a campaign to get adults back into college classrooms. According to ICHE spokesperson Stephanie Wilson, the program is taking place state-wide and has partial funding options for more than 750,000 students...
- SR 54 construction nearing completion (Local News ~ 10/31/16)
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Annual dinner to honor local veterans
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
A Lyons group is gearing up for its annual Veterans Appreciation Dinner, which serves as a fundraiser for the memorial and a way to thank a veteran. The Lyons Veterans Memorial Committee (LVMC) will host the seventh annual event Saturday, Nov. 5 from 4-7 p.m. at the Lyons Community Center. The fundraising dinner will include turkey and noodles, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, slaw, roll, dessert and drink...
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Sections of Lone Tree to close for paving
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Sections of Lone Tree Road will be closed due to construction starting Thursday. E&B Paving will begin the paving project on Lone Tree Road (County Road 1000West) in sections between State Road 48 and the Clay County Line on Thursday, weather permitting, according to a press release issued by the Greene County Highway Department...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/31/16)
Dylan Scott Morron, 21, Bloomington, was arrested on preliminary charges of domestic battery. Bond is set at $5,000. Glenna Kay Robinson, 65, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant for theft. Bond is set at $5,000. Jimmy Dean Bickell, 55, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for domestic battery. No bond is set...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 10/31/16)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 70 incidents for service Friday to Sunday, including one abandoned vehicle, six property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, four alarms, one alcohol offense, four animal complaints, five assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one battery, one child neglect, one criminal mischief, two domestic disputes, two EMS, two fights in progress, on harassment, one P.O. ...
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Piece of Greene County’s history re-homed on courthouse lawn
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
A piece of Greene County history has a new home on the courthouse lawn, and will soon bear the names of people important to the area. The bell, which once rang in the top of the Greene County Courthouse dating back to 1886, is now housed under a gazebo outside the front entrance of the county seat, thanks to the work of local entities...
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Karen Ruth Storms
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Karen Ruth Storms, age 54, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 10:32 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Greene County Hospital in Linton. Karen was born in Linton, Indiana on March 8, 1962, the daughter of Henry Frances Harstine & Florence Fay (Garlit) Harstine...
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WRV Cross Country banquet scheduled
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/16)
The White River Valley High School Boys and Girls Cross Country teams will be celebrating their cross country seasons and awards with a banquet Monday, November 7 at the Linton First Christian Church (Youth House) at 6:30 p.m. The banquet will be a Dinner Buffet with the teams providing fried chicken and hot ham, and drinks. ...
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County plans to put back-up server in place
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Recent server issues at the Greene County courthouse sparked a conversation about a new system, which will include a back up server. Courthouse computer technician Chuck Long went before the County Council Monday afternoon to request the purchase of an upgraded server and back up server, which will be housed at the courthouse annex...
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Barbara Godman
(Obituary ~ 10/31/16)
Barbara Godman, 85, Of Nashville, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Oct.31, 2016 . Arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton and will be posted as soon as they become available.
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WRV School Board approves middle school soccer
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/16)
At the most recent meeting of the White River Valley School Board, the board granted approval to start a junior high soccer team. “I’m excited to get it started,” WRV High School soccer coach Matt Settles said. “The junior high team was in my plans several years ago when I started the high school team, but I wanted to get the high school program going first.”...
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Caleb Miller returns fumble for first TD of the year
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/16)
Eastern lineman Caleb Miller waited until the sectional to get his first touchdown of the year. On the third play of last Friday’s game, a second and 6 on the South Decatur 40, Cougar quarterback Kordell Meadows pitched the ball to a running back who dropped it. Miller grabbed the errant pigskin at the 31 and didn’t stop running until he crossed the goal line with 10:45 left in the first quarter. That was Eastern’s first touchdown of its 54-37 victory in the second round of Sectional 47...
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Lady Wolverines travel to South Knox to begin 2016-17 basketball campaign
(High School Sports ~ 10/31/16)
White River Valley plays Greene County’s first girls basketball game of the season tonight against South Knox. The Lady Wolverines will travel to the home of the Lady Spartans at 7:30 pm. Coach Mark Graves said the girls are eager to play even though some of them have been practicing for only a week...
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Election Preview: Two vying for Commissioner District 1 seat
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Bloomfield local Charlie Bennett will be running for County Commissioner District 1 this election. Born and raised in Greene County, Bennett said he worked for the Greene County Highway Department for 12 years. Bennett said he took over the family farm at a young age, and continues to farm and reside in Greene County to this day...
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Election Preview: Surveyor seat up for grabs
(Local News ~ 10/31/16)
Democrat Jess Gwinn will be making his second attempt in the Greene County Surveyor race in the upcoming election. According to Gwinn, he is qualified to maintain the position. “I’ve been a licensed surveyor for more than 20 years,” he said. “I’ve been running my own surveying business since 1998 and I do my own field work. I’m also physically qualified for the job.”...
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