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Greene County Invitational gate change
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
White River Valley Superintendent Bob Hacker said Greene County Invitational spectators should enter through the high school’s main entrance tonight. Hacker explained there will not be a gate straight from the parking lot into the gym Tuesday night in order to preserve the heat in the gym...
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Childhood interest grows into award-winning career
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
Nestled in a small studio in the northwest corner of Worthington, Reuben Stence operates Blackhawk Professional Taxidermy Studio. Just inside the double doors one comes face to face with animals not often seen in Greene County. On this day a black bear peers cautiously from a faux stone and lichen covered perch. To the left a moose waits to be finished, and to the right another black bear, needing considerably more work, nears completion...
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Linton man ends 2017 with a bang and a Tundra
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
For Linton’s Mike Miller, attending a New Year’s Eve football game at Lucas Oil Stadium with his family was a great way to end the year, but winning the Colts Horsepower Sweepstakes during halftime made the game even better. The sweepstakes prize was a brand-new custom-painted Toyota Tundra pickup truck, a vehicle listed starting at $31,120...
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Daviess County warns of illegal dumping repercussions
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
The Daviess County Solid Waste District has issued a reminder its landfill is for Daviess County residents only. The public notice states the Daviess County Landfill is county owned and operated and is restricted by law to accept waste generated in Daviess County only...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/02/18)
Robert Shane Kieninger, 32, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of Class A misdemeanor theft, two counts Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, Class D felony legend drug possession, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine. No bond set...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 01/02/18)
The Linton Police Department responded to 27 incidents and calls for service from Friday to Monday, including one property damage accident, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, one assist to the public, three domestic disputes, one drive off, four fingerprinting, one interview, two local ordinance violations, three thefts, two title checks, four traffic stops, one alarm and one warrant service...
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Anna Louise Hillenburg
(Obituary ~ 01/02/18)
Anna Louise Hillenburg (née Hawkins, born 1937), died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018 in Bloomington, after battling several health issues. Anna was born in Bloomfield, to Van and Violet Hawkins. She continued to live in Bloomfield with her family, and attended Bloomfield High School. She married Joseph Franklin Hillenburg (1934 - 1991), of Bloomington, with whom she enjoyed traveling...
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Daniel S. Lee
(Obituary ~ 01/02/18)
Daniel S. Lee, 56, passed away at his residence on Harrodsburg Road in Springville Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, where he had spent the last 19 years. He lived there with his mother until she passed away. He spent his time working on his nephew’s farm and enjoyed mowing yards, cutting wood among other things with his best friend Stan Spoonmoore...
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Fifty take brisk walk at Shakamak for First Day Hike
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
For the annual First Day Hike at Shakamak State Park, more than 50 individuals braved a wind chill advisory and near record low temperatures to make the mile-and-a-half walk. The event, hosted by Shakamak State Park and Friends of Shakamak, took place Jan. ...
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Commissioners address levee payment issue
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
The Greene County Commissioners are working to remedy a payment issue for a levee which sits partially in Greene County. Randy Koening, board member for the McGinnis Levee said an oversight left the board short by about $3,500 last year. Locally known as the White River Levee, the levee starts south of Lyons and goes south of the county into Knox County...
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Mary L. Harrell
(Obituary ~ 01/02/18)
Mary L. Harrell, 86, of Bedford, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.
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The giving spirit doesn’t have to end with the season
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
It’s easy to be reminded of the duty to help our fellow Greene Countians during the Christmas season, when so many civic groups and organizations host public toy drives and fundraisers to provide for the needy. In Switz City, Open Arms Christian Ministries carries that spirit year-round. The nonprofit, Christian-based ministry holds fundraising events year-round, such as an annual 5k, a golf scramble event, a Festival of Trees event and an annual Chili Supper and silent auction...
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Bloomfield Town Council elects president, SIDC representative
(Local News ~ 01/02/18)
The Bloomfield Town Council met in regular session Tuesday, Jan. 2 at the fire station to address a brief agenda which included nominations for 2018 Council President and appointing a council member to represent Bloomfield on the Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) board for 2018...
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Glenda F. Shonk
(Obituary ~ 01/02/18)
Glenda F. Shonk, age 72, of Fort Wayne, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 1, 2018. She was born in Linton, Indiana on January 4, 1945, the daughter of the late Glen and Flossie (Gabbard) Fish. Glenda was a 1963 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School. ...
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Miners cruise in GCI opener
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
SWITZ CITY – When the ninth-ranked team in Class 2A faced a team seeking its first win in nearly two years the results were predictable. The Linton-Stockton Miners connected on 14-of-16 shots in the first quarter, racing out to a 28-4 first-quarter lead over the winless North Central Thunderbirds...
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Top Stories of 2017 No: 10: WRV diamondmen win school’s first-ever sectional
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
Perhaps the unlikeliest story in Greene County sports for 2017 belongs to White River Valley. In all the years since White River Valley’s inception in 1990-91, the Wolverines had never won a baseball sectional championship in the school’s history. And after a winless 2017 regular season, the first one didn’t seem likely this past spring...
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Top Stories of 2017 No. 9: Freshmen make their presence known
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
2017 was a banner year for freshmen on the Greene County sports scene. A bumper crop of frosh have made an immediate impact for their respective teams in several sports. Beginning with the 2016-17 basketball season, two local freshmen - Bloomfield’s Turner Royal and Linton’s KIp Fougerousse - made their presence known...
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Top Stories of 2017 No. 7: Oliver, Gentry, Meurer represent Miners in IFCA All-Star Classic
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
With 14 sectional titles, 10 regional championships and consecutive State Finals appearances - including the 2016 Class A State Championship - the Linton-Stockton football program has enjoyed enviable success on the gridiron. The program has produced scores of great players over the years...
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Top Stories of 2017 No. 4: Mike Canty inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
This past January veteran Bloomfield tennis coach Mike Canty was recognized for a career spanning 25 years, 490 victories, 14 sectional championships and 32 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference titles. The Indiana High School Tennis Hall of Fame inducted Canty into its Hall of Fame at its 26th annual induction dinner Friday, January 27...
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Top Stories of 2017 No. 2: Two coaches with Bloomfield ties tabbed for Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
Enshrinement in the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame represents the crowning achievement for a career devoted to the game of basketball. And two men with deep Bloomfield connections were recently honored for their lifelong accomplishments and dedication to Indiana high school basketball...
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Defensive Lakers overcome Wolverines 45-28 to launch Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 01/02/18)
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