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Isaac Earl Targett
(Obituary ~ 04/20/20)
Isaac Earl Targett, Jr; 73, passed away at his Plainville residence on April 15, 2020. He was preceded in death by his parents, Isaac E. Targett, Sr., and Leotta Mae (Pearson) Targett. He was a member of the 1 st Apostolic Church in Bloomfield. A graveside service was held at Grandview Cemetery in Bloomfield on April 17, 2020...
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Former Linton Miner named top 50 impactful JuCo coaches
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/20)
Former Linton Miner turned junior college head coach Mike Carpenter was named one of the top 50 most impactful junior college coaches last week. Carpenter is the men’s head basketball coach and Athletic Directory at Wabash Valley College in Mt. Carmel, Ill...
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Anna Mae ‘Annie’ Passen
(Obituary ~ 04/20/20)
Anna Mae ‘Annie’ Passen, 82, of Switz City, went to Heaven peacefully on Sunday, April 19. 2020 at Terre Haute. She was born on December 14, 1937 in Linton to Lester and Violet (Pake) McDonald. Annie married the love of her life, Conrad W. Passen on August 15, 1959...
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Road closure scheduled for SR 67 bridge project near Switz City
(Local News ~ 04/20/20)
On Monday afternoon, the Indiana Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced a full closure for a bridge replacement project on State Road 67 near Switz City. Beginning on or around Monday, April 27, contractors will close S.R. 67 from the intersection of S.R. 54 to the intersection of U.S. 231 to replace the bridge spanning Lattice Creek. During this project, the bridge deck will be completely demolished and rebuilt...
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Senior Spotlight: Turner Royal
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/20)
Spring sport: Golf Main academic interest and/or college plans: Attending Wabash College, majoring in pre-medicine or economics Favorite color: Green Favorite musical artist: Luke Combs Favorite movie: Remember the Titans Favorite actor and/or actress: Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson...
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Linton business owner reaches out to pay it forward
(Local News ~ 04/20/20)
Michelle Russell of Jasonville’s Good Samaritan Society retirement Community reported on Monday about the good deeds of Linton businessman Douglas Wasnidge. Wasnidge, who owns and operates Jiffy Treet in Linton has, according to Russell, reached out to the Jasonville nursing home as well as Glenburn Home in Linton to offer a treat to health care workers taking care of our most vulnerable citizens during the coronavirus pandemic...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/20/20)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 65 incidents and calls for service April 13 - 17, including three abandoned vehicles, four property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, three alarms, three animal complaints, two assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one battery, six civil disputes, two drug investigations, one fight in progress, two interviews, two juvenile complaints, four reckless drivers, two residential entries, one road hazard, one shooting complaint, two attempted suicides, two suspicious, three thefts, two threats, one title check, five traffic stops, one transport, two trespass, one unruly subject and five welfare checks.. ...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/20/20)
The Linton Police Department responded to 24 incidents and calls for service April 17 - 19, including one property damage accident, one personal injury accident, two domestic disputes, one EMS, one fight in progress, three fingerprintings, one juvenile complaint, one property, one noise complaint, one reckless driver, one attempted suicide, three suspicious, two thefts, one threat, two traffic stops, one trash and one welfare check...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/20/20)
Friday, May 8 Bloomfield Elementary is accepting preschool and kindergarten enrollment forms for the 2020-21 school year. If you would like to enroll a child who will be four years old or five years old by Aug. 1, 2020, please email the following persons for enrollment forms:...
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Senior Spotlight: Noah Cumming
(High School Sports ~ 04/20/20)
Spring sport: Track and Golf Main academic interest and/or college plans: Attend Indiana University to Major in Business Management Favorite color: White Favorite musical artist: Carl Wheezer Favorite movie: End Game Favorite actor and/or actress: Chris Evans...
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From corn fields to concrete: Linton man gains fame in NYC
(Local News ~ 04/20/20)
Russell Johnson, now 26, has come a long way, both literally and figuratively, from the day he moved to Greene County at age two with his family. The Johnson family, made up of Dad David, Mom Dianne, eldest child Tiffany, middle child Andrew and youngest child, Russell, relocated from Federal Way, Washington...
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