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Linton woman sentenced to 10 years for dealing meth
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
A Linton woman was sentenced to 10 years with the Indiana Department of Corrections stemming from an investigation into a meth distribution ring that began last summer. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Investigator Joshua Goodman of Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Deputy Alan Jackson, Police Chief Ryan Van Horn, and Goodman began meeting with a confidential source in July of 2020. ...
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Local man drives through yards in search of wife
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
A Bloomfield man was taken into custody after driving through several yards in Lyons on Monday, March 1. According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Officer Jordan Allor of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, dispatch received a complaint regarding a suspicious vehicle driving through a yard on County Road 610 S. ...
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Linton-Stockton school board approves new after-school program
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
The Linton-Stockton school board met in regular session on Monday at 7 p.m. with Superintendent Kathy Goad, President John Preble, Vice President Katie Elliot, Secretary Clint House, and members Mike Perigo and Dr. Eric Wilson in attendance. During the “other business” portion of the meeting, Goad said, “This evening I would like to request approval to start an after-school program. ...
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McDonalds offering free drinks to healthcare workers
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
Local McDonald’s restaurants will celebrate area healthcare workers by offering a free beverage of choice from March 15 to19 to any healthcare worker in the drive-thru. McDonald's in Linton is a participating location. The offer celebrates the extraordinary efforts of our local healthcare workers and recognizes the one-year mark of battling COVID-19 from the front lines...
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Brianna’s Hope establishes new chapter in Greene County, offers support to recovering addicts
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
A Better Life-Brianna’s Hope, Inc. (ABLBH) was founded in memory of Brianna Marie DiBattiste, a 25-year-old Dunkirk resident who struggled with heroin addiction. Lay minister Jay Groves explained, “There was a young lady named Brianna that struggled with drug addiction. One night she went out, they eventually found her body in the woods. Going through her private things, they found her diary which is the foundational document for the organization.”...
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Former Union Dugger coach Joe Hart named to HBCA Hall of Excellence
(High School Sports ~ 03/16/21)
The Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday that former Union Dugger head coach Joe Hart will be inducted into the organization’s Hall of Excellence. “I was surprised, very honored to get it,” Hart Sr. said. Hart currently serves as an assistant coach to his son Joe Hart Jr. at Linton-Stockon. He also coaches his grandson Joe Hart III, a sophomore guard for the Miners...
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