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Miners invade Cougars den Friday
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
It’s Week Six and the 2017 football season has passed the halfway point. For the Linton-Stockton Miners the daunting, front-loaded early-season schedule is also behind them. The Miners are coming off a gut-wrenching overtime loss, 26-20 to the Cardinal Ritter Raiders at Marian University. Now they hope to get back on the winning track against an improved North Daviess squad Friday at Cougar Valley...
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Bloomfield answers Eastern challenges to win in three
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern-Greene never could quite get over the hump Tuesday night and fell to visiting Bloomfield in three sets. Bloomfield (13-6, 6-0 in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference) prevailed over Eastern-Greene 25-16, 25-18, 25-19...
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T-Birds look to regain winning ways against Commodores
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
The Thunderbirds will need to avoid errors this Saturday if they want to make the Commodores walk the plank. Eastern-Greene, ranked ninth in the weekly Associated Press poll and 17th in the Indiana Football Coaches Association poll, will host Perry Central at 2:00 p.m. Saturday...
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Shop local: Business closure sparks discussion about supporting small business
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
After a business with decades worth of ties to the community announced it will be closing soon, people are talking about the importance of shopping local. When Kim Dyer learned SuperValu -- formerly Baesler’s and Angell’s Food Store -- would be closing its doors soon, she went to Facebook to discuss the importance of shopping local. As the owner of Dyer’s Clothing along with her husband Davy, a small business in downtown Linton, she pleaded with people to at least stop in...
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Crane Army increases efficiency with visibility in mind
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
CRANE – Efficiency is a top priority as Crane Army strives to remain relevant to the Warfighter. Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) needs its entire workforce working hard on this team effort to increase efficiency. Recently, employees at the CAAA machine and tooling shop made significant breakthroughs on increasing efficiency while maintaining product quality...
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Ketchem, Sparks to wed
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
Criss Ketchem and Eric Sparks recently announced their engagement. Ketchem, of Bloomfield and formerly of Linton, is the daughter of Richard and Sandy (Thompson) Ketchem of Ocala, Fla., formerly of Linton. She is a 1989 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, 2001 graduate DeVry in Addison Ill., BS– Computer Information Systems; University of Phoenix, studied: Police Science, Law and Criminal Justice Administration; 2015 Virginia College, Birmingham, Ala., MS, Cybersecurity...
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GCGH Auxiliary September meeting
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
The Greene County General Hospital Auxiliary met on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at Jack’s Place in Jasonville. There were 15 members present. Ruth Byarley gave devotions before our meal. Our usual formal meeting was not held. President Dorothy Soliday reminded members that our area meeting will be Sept. ...
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CWF hosts September meeting
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWF) meeting was held in the Fellowship Hall of the Bloomfield First Christian Church at 6:30 pm on Sept. 13, 2018. The president, Deloris Williams, opened the meeting by leading members in the CWF prayer. Roll call was taken with eight books read and three calls/visits made. ...
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DAV National Service Officer coming to Greene County
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
On Tuesday, Sept. 25, the DAV National Service Officer will be in Bloomfield with the DAV mobile van. He will be at 217 E. Spring St. in Bloomfield (courthouse annex building) from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. He will be happy to meet with veterans or their families to answer any questions you may have about a current claim or filing a new one. ...
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NARFE members learn about Alzheimer’s
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Chapter 0847 held their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018 in Bloomfield at the Casa Sevilla Restaurant with 15 present. President Larry Dent welcomed all, then led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. George Butz requested a moment of silence in memory of all who perished in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. He then gave the invocation before lunch was served...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/19/18)
Friday, September 21 The Linton Public Library will host “Yoga with Leah Gray” at 9:30 a.m. Bring your own mat or towel. No charge, but donations are welcome. Fun Friday at Bloomfield First Baptist 6 p.m. dinner followed by “Mini VBS:” Games, Bible story, etc...
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Bobby Wayne Shoptaw
(Obituary ~ 09/19/18)
Bobby Wayne Shoptaw, 83, of Jasonville, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in Jasonville. Born July 16, 1935 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Ora and Edna (Williams) Shoptaw. Bobby was a self-employed carpenter. Bobby is survived by one sister, Lois Conrad of Vincennes, and several nieces and nephews...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 09/19/18)
The Linton Police Department responded to 34 incidents and calls for service Sept. 18, including one personal injury accident, one bank/residential alarm, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, one child custody, one fingerprinting, one fraud, two harassments, two local ordinance violations, one property, one special detail, one road hazard, one attempted suicide, two title checks, 15 traffic stops and one welfare check...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 09/19/18)
Community Notes Friday, September 21 The Linton Public Library will host “Yoga with Leah Gray” at 9:30 a.m. Bring your own mat or towel. No charge, but donations are welcome. Fun Friday at Bloomfield First Baptist 6 p.m. dinner followed by “Mini VBS:” Games, Bible story, etc...
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Lyons council addresses search for new town marshal
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
During the regular September meeting of the Lyons Town Council, officials answered a resident’s concerns about safety while the town works to hire a new town marshal and also discussed the proposed 2019 budget ordinance. Community member Kenny Cordell requested prior to the meeting to be added to the agenda to ask when the position would be filled...
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Dana William Worth
(Obituary ~ 09/19/18)
Dana William Worth, 45, of Louisville Ky, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018, at 2:46 a.m. at the University of Louisville Trauma Center. He was born Feb. 28, 1973, in Sullivan, the son of Thomas Worth and Jean Shorter Worth. Dana graduated from Union High School in Dugger in 1991 where he played basketball, baseball and football. He was a CNC programmer and operator at ERL Inc...
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Linton-Stockton Chamber has lunch date with new superintendent
(Local News ~ 09/19/18)
The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce gathered for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 18 at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. The chamber set an educational theme for the meeting by asking members to bring donations of school supplies for area kids and presented a special guest...
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Alices hold off Lady Cards
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
BLOOMFIELD – The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals were competitive throughout Wednesday’s volleyball match with the visiting Vincennes Lincoln Lady Alices. But the Lady Cardinals couldn’t quite come up with the final push they needed to close the deal. Bloomfield (13-7) saw late leads evaporate in the first two sets. ...
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Miner netters knock off Spartans
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/18)
The Linton Miners tennis team picked up wins at No.1 singles and both doubles slots to defeat the South Knox South Knox Spartans on the Linton courts Wednesday. South Knox is in its first year as a varsity tennis program after starting the sport at the middle school level last year. The Spartans had only six healthy players available resulting in a forfeiture at the No. 3 singles spot...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 09/19/18)
CRIMINAL CASES Dylan M. Hutcherson, 27, Worthington, Class C misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance in body Brooke L. Todd, 37, Bloomington, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction...