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Bereavement group remembers children who died
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
A group of local parents have started a group to help parents work through the loss of a child. Susan Anderson, D’Lee Sipes, Mary Ann Witty and Karen Fidler have come together to form the local chapter of The Compassionate Friends (TCF) of Linton, part of a national self-help organization for families who have experienced the death of a child...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/11/18)
Thursday, January 11 The regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Sheriff’s Merit Board will be 6 p.m. in the conference room at the Greene County Jail. The Jail is located at 204 County Road 70 East, at the east edge of Bloomfield. The Linton Public Library will host Little Movers for Preschoolers from 10:30-11:30 a.m...
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Monday's trash picked up late next week in Linton
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Residential trash pick up in Linton will be a little different early next week for the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Tim Barker with the City of Linton said trash that is normally picked up on Monday will be picked up Tuesday instead. He noted dumpster pick up will remain on normal schedule...
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VIDEO: LSE club teaches STEM fundamentals
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
A group of Linton-Stockton Elementary fifth graders are trying their hand at robot construction and coding. The six Linton Miner Robotics Club members and their sponsors will attend the VEX IQ Challenge at WestGate Academy Saturday. The students have been working hard during the club’s inaugural year for the program to learn how to assemble the robot and also start to dabble with coding...
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Timothy J. Latimer
(Obituary ~ 01/11/18)
Timothy J. Latimer, 59, of Bloomfield, went to Heaven, surrounded by his loving family, on January 10, 2018 at Bloomington. Arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton and will be posted on our website at www.andersonpoindexter.com as soon as they become available...
- Update: Winter Storm Warning predicts difficult travel conditions (Local News ~ 01/11/18)
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Lady Miners crush Rox 73-27
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/18)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners held the Shoals Lady Jug Rox to three points in the second quarter, opening a 37-11 halftime lead en route to a 73-27 crushing of the Rox at Shoals Tuesday night. “I thought the girls played with energy and came out ready to play,” coach Jared Rehmel said. “We had a good second quarter that kind of gave us separation.”...
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UPDATE: No injures in Thursday morning fire
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Several local fire departments responded to a fire on State Road 54 east of Linton Thursday morning. The fire appears to have been contained in the attic. Emergency personnel were clear from the scene just before 9 a.m. More information will be posted when available...
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Miner sixth graders sweep a pair
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/18)
The Linton Miners sixth grade boys basketball team picked up a pair of wins this week defeating Clay City Monday 46-7 and North Knox Wednesday 35-26. The Miners are now 3-1 on the season after a couple of great wins this week. "I was really pleased with our effort both nights,” coach Jay Smith said. “We were able to come out and put early pressure on Clay City which resulted in several easy buckets to get a large cushion early.”...
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Candidates start filing for 2018 election
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Wednesday marked the opening of the filing period for several county, township and town positions up for re-election in 2018. Local offices up for re-election in 2018, and those who have filed as of 9 a.m. Thursday include: • Circuit Court Judge:...
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INDOT: Full plow truck ‘call-out’ planned for snow storm
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
The Indiana Department of Transportation announced in a Thursday afternoon press release that it will be deploying all of its 1,092 snow plows in anticipation of icy conditions during the Friday morning commute. Earlier today, the National Weather Service declared a Winter Storm Watch, and later a Warning, which will be active until 10 p.m. Friday evening. Dangerous travel conditions are anticipated...
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Greene County under travel advisory
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Due to the winter weather, the Greene County Board of Commissioners has put a level one -- or use caution -- road status in Greene County. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security describes the advisory as, "The lowest level of local travel advisory, means that routine travel or activities may be restricted in areas because of a hazardous situation, and individuals should use caution or avoid those areas."...
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‘We choose to fight’: Linton teen inspires community
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Just a few weeks ago, the Orman family of Linton would not have had reason nor expectation to believe that an entire community, and the surrounding communities, would gather as one to show them overwhelming love and support when daughter Madison “Madi” Moore was diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia just after New Year’s Day 2018...
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Lady Lakers hang on for third win
(High School Sports ~ 01/11/18)
The Shakamak Lady Lakers nearly let one get away Thursday night. But the Lady Lakers had just enough to hold off the visiting North Vermillion Lady Falcons. Shakamak had surrendered a 10-point second-half lead. But with 1:33 left to play a pair of Brittany Huddleston charity tosses broke a 41-all deadlock...
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LOCATED: GCSD needs help locating missing Linton teen
(Local News ~ 01/11/18)
Jessica Lynn, 17 years old, has been missing from the Linton area since Jan. 10. According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, Lynn left her residence after 11:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 and traveled to an unknown location, and it is not known who she may be with at this time...
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