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Area teams wrap up regular season
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
Each area boys basketball team has one game remaining as the regular season concludes this weekend. Two teams are in action Thursday, the Shakamak Lakers and the White River Valley Wolverines. The Lakers host Owen Valley while the Wolverines travel to Vincennes Rivet...
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Bellarmine U pummels visiting Prairie Stars
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
Brandon Van Sant scored five points Saturday afternoon as Bellarmine University clobbered visiting the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars 92-55. UIS (8-18, 3-14 in Great Lakes Valley Conference play) scored just 17 points in the first half and could not keep up with the Knights potent offense. Paxton Harmon was the lone Prairie Star to score in double-figures with 18 points...
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Linton falls to No. 7 in final AP weekly poll
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
As area teams gear up for the sectionals, Linton fell to seventh place in the last AP weekly poll. The Associated Press ranked the Miners as No. 7 even though they haven’t lost any games since last week’s poll which showed them in fourth place. The poll ranked Barr-Reeve in the second spot. The Miners will face the Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, in the first game of the Eastern Sectional...
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Linton Youth League to sign up baseball and softball players
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
Spring is in the air and our young people’s thoughts are turning to ... baseball and softball. The Linton Youth League will be signing up boys, ages four to 12 as of May 1, and girls ages three to 18 as of Jan. 1. The sign-ups will be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at these locations:...
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Pittman has three good reasons to like playing for Earlham
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
Basketball, biology, and a horse on campus. Those are the reasons former White River Valley player Shannon Pittman went to Earlham College in Richmond. Pittman, a 2016 graduate of WRV, often starts as a guard for the Lady Quakers in her freshman year of college. She said she chose the NCAA Division III college because it has an “really good” biology program and she wants to go into medicine or physical therapy after graduation...
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Fast start carries Miners past West Vigo
(High School Sports ~ 02/22/17)
WEST TERRE HAUTE - The Linton-Stockton Miners got off to a fast start Tuesday at West Vigo and they made it hold up. The Miners jumped out to an early 13-2 lead and only once allowed the West Vigo Vikings to make a run. The visitors iced the game at the free throw line in the fourth quarter and held off West Vigo, 50-36...
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Local bids sought for jail survey
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
The Greene County Commissioners are seeking local bids to survey the Greene County Jail before moving forward with the possible renovation. County Attorney Marilyn Hartman said before the engineering firm can move forward with creating a design for the proposed jail expansion, a survey must be done on the property to designation property lines, utility lines and more...
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Glapha Marie Watkins
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Glapha Marie Watkins, 78, of Vincennes formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 at Willow Manor nursing home in Vincennes. Born May 1, 1938 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Frank H. and Bessie L. (Bingham) Watkins. She was a homemaker...
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UDPATE: Sullivan County bus driver misses intersection stop due to fog
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
SULLIVAN COUNTY - Emergency responders were on scene Wednesday morning of a school bus mishap in western Sullivan County. According to Sheriff Clark Cottom a school bus left the traveled portion of the roadway and drove into a field near State Road 63 and State Road 48. Students from RCA school were on board the bus and no one was reported as being injured...
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Monna Irons
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Monna Irons, 81, of Linton, passed away at 4:33 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20 in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born March 15, 1935 in Greene County to LaGonia “Eph” Kirkpatrick and Mamie Cecil (Flynn) Kirkpatrick. Survivors include her daughters and son-in-law, Lavonna Rose of Linton, Rita and Larry Velez of Terre Haute, Madonna and Paul Templeton of Terre Haute; grandchildren, Jerad Rose, Angela and Ryan Turner, Abby and Josh Brown, Allison Velez, Andy and Marie Cox, Jon Cox, Asaph and Sara Rink; great-grandchildren, Jerad Devin Rose, Brayden Turner, Peyton Turner, Sophia Brown, Alex Brown, Andrea Cox, Andy Cox, Ashley Cox, Cheyenne Copeland, Hunter, Cox, Ava Rink; brother, Raymond Kirkpatrick of Hutsonville, Ill.; and sister, Grace Brown of Sullivan.. ...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 02/22/17)
Baysul Samuel Buckner, Jr., 50, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for domestic battery. Bond is set at $10,000. Shawn Patrick Lawson, 46, Lewis, was arrested on a warrant for resisting law enforcement, driving while suspended and criminal recklessness. No bond is set...
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Mildred A. Thomas
(Obituary ~ 02/22/17)
Mildred A. Thomas, 92, Brownsburg, passed away on Feb. 22, 2017. She was an inspector for General Electric for 35 years and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Linton, Ind. She was preceded in death by her parents Alfred and Hilda Woods; daughter Candice Wilhite. ...
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Pet of the Week 2-25
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Charlie is a 3-4 year old Chihuaha mix who arrived to the shelter on Dec. 22 as an owner surrender. Staff said he is very sweet, just timid at first, and will do better in a home without children or cats. He is fully vetted.
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Beef producers certified as Indiana Master Cattleman
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
Purdue Extension’s Indiana Master Cattleman program recently certified 11 beef producers in the class held in Greene County. These producers received extensive training to enhance their existing knowledge and experience in raising beef cattle. The Indiana Master Cattleman program is designed to help beef producers improve profitability through an increase in production efficiency, forage utilization, reproductive success, genetic selection, herd health and business management. ...
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LOCATED:LPD asks for assistance locating missing person
(Local News ~ 02/22/17)
The Linton Police Department is asking for help to locate a local missing person. According to an announcement from LPD, Bruce Smith, 70, is believed to have left his residence at 529 1st Street Northeast around 3 a.m. Smith may possibly be in a light blue 2012 Ford Focus.
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