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Hoosier Energy announces new CEO
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
Following a national search, Hoosier Energy Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc., is pleased to announce Donna Walker as its next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective Nov. 13, 2018. Since joining the organization in 1995, Walker progressively advanced to a senior level as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer...
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Lowell Sparks
(Obituary ~ 07/19/18)
Lowell Sparks, 95, of Bloomfield passed away Tuesday July 17, 2018 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born September 17, 1922 in Lyons,the son of Welker and Florence (Nichols) Sparks. Lowell was a retired mail carrier, he was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII serving in Germany and Italy, Lowell was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, Bloomfield American Legion Post 196, Worthington VFW, Bloomfield Masonic...
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New business hopes to clean up, pay forward in Linton
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
A new business, the Kirby Company of Linton, combines old-fashioned door-to-door sales with the modern assurances of careful background screening and the reputation of a company in business for 104 years. This business, however, includes donations to local food pantries and employment opportunities for local residents...
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ISP to participate in six-state Move Over Law project
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
Troopers from the Indiana State Police Department, along with Troopers from Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan and Pennsylvania, will be conducting state-wide patrols targeting violations of the “Move Over” law; beginning this Sunday, July 22. The project, which was initially started by the Ohio Highway Patrol, encompasses the five states that border Ohio...
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NNO brings together community and public safety officials
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
Local emergency personnel are gearing up for an evening spent with the residents they serve with the annual National Night Out event. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell, who has been coordinating the event since its inception in 2010, said this year’s event will be Tuesday, Aug. 7 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Linton’s Humphreys Park...
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Betty Jane Wills
(Obituary ~ 07/19/18)
Betty Jane Wills, age 92, of Indianapolis, formerly of Linton, passed on to her heavenly home Wednesday, July 18, 2018, at her residence. She was born in Linton in her grandparent’s house on Nov. 11, 1925, the daughter of Charles E. & Alma S. (Ecker) Wills...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 07/19/18)
CRIMINAL CASES Dylan S. Morris, 23, Bloomington, Class A misdemeanor OVI endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor OVI; Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance in person’s body; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...
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Burch named top showman
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
The third time's the charm for one Greene County 4-H member who earned the top showman distinction during Thursday’s Round Robin contest. Blake Burch was named supreme showman after showcasing six species of animals alongside five other 4-H members who were ranked the top in their species...
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Switz City man accused of child molesting
(Local News ~ 07/19/18)
A Switz City man is in Greene County Jail, accused of child molesting. Tyson Cole Graves, 22, is facing preliminary charges of Level 4 felony child molesting and Level 6 felony performing sexual conduct in the presence of a minor. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene Superior Court by Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) Det. ...
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Miners host Southmont, North Vermillion in scrimmage
(High School Sports ~ 07/19/18)
Several dozen parents and interested spectators got a preliminary sneak preview of the 2018 Linton Miner football team Thursday. The Miners hosted the Southmont Mounties and the North Vermillion Falcons in a summer scrimmage at Roy Williams Field. Southmont is a 3A school in Montgomery County. ...
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