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Voter turnout looking good so far
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Voters and poll workers are reporting long lines at the Roy Clark Building in Linton, which is one of 10 voting locations in Greene County. As of 11 a.m., one of the workers at the Roy Clark Building, Angel Mikusak, reported the location had already seen 800 voters with people still in line wrapped around the inside of the building and lined up outside...
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Linton leaf removal starts next week
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
The City of Linton will start leaf removal on Nov. 13. Tim Turpen, with the City of Linton, provided some guidelines for the complimentary service. Guidelines include: • Bring leaves to the front of your property near the curb, but not in the street...
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Wrongful death suit filed in fatal April crash
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
A wrongful death suit has been filed against a Linton couple following a fatal April accident in which a man struck a Black Angus on State Road 59. A civil suit names Joseph and Kelly Lannan, as owners of Lannan Angus, in the death of Richard J. Cash of Sullivan County...
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Hannah Frady is Linton’s Wendy’s Heisman winner
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/18)
Wendy’s International, Inc. last week announced the 2018 Wendy’s High School Heisman School Winners and State Finalists. The Wendy’s High School Heisman scholarship program recognizes the pursuit of athletic and academic excellence with integrity. From a total applicant pool of nearly 42,000 high school senior student-athletes more than 7,500 were named School Winners in Wendy’s annual scholarship competition...
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Shakamak hopes to blend experience with youth
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/18)
JASONVILLE – A good start ground to a halt for the Shakamak Lady Lakers last year. Shakamak started the season 2-0 with wins over West Vigo and Washington Catholic. Soon after starting forward Cloe Hinkle was injured and lost for the season. The Lady Lakers went on to lose 15 straight before upsetting North Vermillion in mid-January...
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WRV to host Greene County Night of Memories
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/18)
White River Valley High School will celebrate a big part of its history and recognize one of the most captivating and memorable basketball teams from the era of the single-class high school state tournament. White River Valley will be hosting Greene County Night of Memories featuring the 1985 L&M High School basketball team with special guests Jeff Oliphant and Tony Patterson...
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Ryleigh Fidler makes All-Region 24 tournament team
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/18)
Vincennes University’s volleyball season ended on a bittersweet note for former Linton-Stockton player Ryleigh Fidler. Missouri State-West Plains defeated the Lady Trailblazers (27-13) 25-14, 25-16, 25-8 in the NJCAA Division I Region 24 Tournament...
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Childress will retain his seat on Eastern Greene School Board
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Ron Childress, current Board President of the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees will retain the seat he was named to in February 2015. Childress won with a 10-point lead over challenger Tina Johnson, garnering 451 votes to Johnson’s 441 votes...
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Hostetter ‘Honored and humbled’ to remain on WRV School Board
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
WRV School Board incumbent candidate Brock Hostetter said he is honored and humbled to have won re-election in the race against his opponent, former school board member Roger Weaver. Hostetter received 1,124 votes in the race to Weaver’s 583 votes. “I want to thank the people of Greene County for this,” he said. “I do not take this responsibility lightly, and I am honored and humbled that the voters trust me to fill the position again.”...
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Pinnick edges Wiseman in close school board race
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Lana Pinnick upset incumbent Rachael Wiseman in a close Bloomfield School District 3 race. Pinnick won that seat with 1,112 votes (51.82 percent) compared to 1,034 (48.18 percent) for Wiseman. “I knew it would be close,” Pinnick said. “I’m surprised by how close it was, but I knew it would be close.”...
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Graves to serve as Greene County Coroner
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Republican candidate Joe Graves will be the next Greene County Coroner. Graves, of Switz City, beat out Democrat opponent Brian Gainey with 61.48 percent of the vote. Graves also beat out current coroner George Ockerman in the May primary election. After election results became final Tuesday evening, Graves said he was trying to soak it all in and is ready to put together a plan for a smooth transition in January...
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Elliott unseats Witty from Linton-Stockton School Board
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Katie Elliott will replace long-time school board member Ralph Witty at the beginning of the year. Elliott received 66.83 percent of the votes, edging out Witty, who had served on the board for 20 years. Elliott said she knows she has big shoes to fill, and said she had a chance to talk to Witty at the polling location on Election Day...
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Republican candidates secure Greene County Council seats
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
The Greene County Council District 2 and District 3 seats will be filled by Republican candidates Kelly Zimmerly and Ron Lehman. Zimmerly received 1,769, or 63.11 percent of the vote in her race against Democratic candidate Cam Trampke for the District 2 seat. Incumbent Roger Weaver did not run for re-election. Weaver was running for a position on the White River Valley School Board...
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Neighbors takes lion’s share of votes in BSD1 race
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Terri Neighbors took one of the Bloomfield School District 1 seats by a convincing margin. Neighbors came in first in the BSD1 race with 1,384 votes (35.66 percent). Kris Jarman placed second and won election to the board with 919 votes (23.68 percent), followed by Morris (J.R.) Davis, 845 (21.77 percent), and Jeremy Michael Potts, 733 (18.89 percent). Neighbors attended a sports banquet at the high school Tuesday night and said friends and family kept her apprised of results via texts...
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Republican candidates sweep Worthington Town Council race
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Two Republican candidates, Dr. Gerren Cullison and Brian Stoner, will fill the two at-large town council seats in Worthington. Cullison, who lives with his family in Worthington, was unavailable for comment Tuesday evening but said in a prior interview that he plans to bring changes to Worthington...
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Gambill, Wise to continue serving Shakamak
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
John Gambill and Robert Wise will continue serving on the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak’s school board for district two. Voters were to cast votes for two of the three candidates running for the two seats for district two. Gambill pulled in 39.38 percent of the vote and Wise drew in 32.29 percent of the vote, edging out Jay Criss...
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Local contested race results
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Voter turnout: 57.88% Machine ballots: 7572 Absentee ballots: 3370 Public count: 10,942 Registered voters: 18,903 (Italics indicate winner(s)) Randy Smith (D) 30.34% Sarah Bender (R) 69.57% Brian Gainey (D) 38.52% Joe Graves (R) 61.48%...
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UPDATED: Greene County Veterans Day activities 2018
(Local News ~ 11/06/18)
Several groups, organizations, individuals and schools in Greene County plan special events or ceremonies to honor veterans this Veterans Day. The following activities are planned in honor of Veterans Day 2018 in Greene County. Friday, Nov. 9 • Shakamak School District will host their annual “Salute to Veterans” program at 9:30 a.m. ...
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