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William Joseph “Joe” Watson, Jr.
(Obituary ~ 08/16/21)
William Joseph “Joe” Watson, Jr., age 76, of Linton, passed away at 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at Gibson Family Center for Hospice Care in Terre Haute. He was born in Fairfield, Ill. on December 29, 1944, the son of William Joseph, Sr. & Mildred (Haegele) Watson...
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Clarence Marvin Ratliff
(Obituary ~ 08/16/21)
Clarence Marvin Ratliff of Worthington passed away at his home August 14, 2021. He was born July 4, 1935 in Monroe County to Lee and Lilly (Freeman) Ratliff. A graduate of Bloomington High School, Clarence married his high school sweetheart Mary Katheryn Speer on May 19, 1956. They were married 65 years...
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Jasonville has public hearing, discusses city updates
(Local News ~ 08/16/21)
Members of the Jasonville City Council and members of the Jasonville community met on Monday, Aug.9 at 7 p.m. at the Jasonville Volunteer Fire Station for their regular monthly meeting. The meeting began with a public hearing regarding a request for the closure of an alley to anyone except utility services. There was no discussion or questions, and the request was approved...
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Donovan “Don” Alkire
(Obituary ~ 08/16/21)
Donovan “Don” Alkire, age 98, of Linton, passed away on Monday, August 16, 2021, at home. He was born in Clay City on January 2, 1923, the son of Hermit Deerwood & Mary Eleanor (Rea) Alkire. He was a graduate of Patricksburg High School. He worked as a coal miner for 47 years and retired at the age of 65. He was a member of the Linton First United Methodist Church and he enjoyed fishing, gardening and he used to build boats...
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Eastern Greene School Board dives into new school year
(Local News ~ 08/16/21)
The seven members of the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees, accompanied by Eastern Greene Schools Superintendent Trent Provo, met in regular public session on Monday, Aug. 9 in the school multipurpose room. First on the agenda was Provo’s request for approval to advertise the 2022 budget, to which the members gave approval by a vote of 7-0...
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Enrollment now open for Leadership Greene County program
(Local News ~ 08/16/21)
Enrollment is now open for the 2021-22 Leadership Greene County program. Consisting of monthly sessions held from October through May, the program is tailored to people interested in community volunteerism and those who want to make a difference in their community...
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Greene County Foundation announces grants
(Local News ~ 08/16/21)
The Greene County Foundation announced two grants to support new local programming. The Greene County Literacy Coalition received $2,500 to support their Language Learning Community, which promotes literacy and personal growth in our county. Sessions are held at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Annex Building and at the Linton Public Library. ...
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Owensburg entrepreneur continues rise to success
(Local News ~ 08/16/21)
Every 16 to 21 days since October 2019, Owensburg resident Sam Mitchell has kept the commitment he made at that time to regularly record, edit and produce a brand-new episode for his wildly successful podcast, “Autism Rocks and Rolls.” His determination and passion for educating others about the realities of life on the autism spectrum through his podcast has never waned, and Mitchell has every intention of continuing his rise to success as he joyfully impresses people far and wide with his ability rather than his disability.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/16/21)
Tuesday, August 17 Linton Youth football sign-ups will take place from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Linton-Stockton High School football field, by the press box. Kids do not have to attend Linton Schools to play. Age groups are Kindergarten-first grade (flag), Second grade-fourth grade (tackle) and Fifth grade-sixth grade (tackle)-must be under age 13. ...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/16/21)
Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 160 incidents and calls for service from Aug. 9-15, including six abandoned vehicles,11 property damage accidents, five personal injury accidents, four alarms, one alcohol offense, eight animal complaints, seven assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one attempt to locate, one ATV complaint, three batteries, two child custody, one domestic dispute, two civil disputes, five EMS, one interview, one fight in progress, two fires, two noise complaints, two juvenile complaints, one leaky load, one missing person, two P.O. ...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 08/16/21)
CRIMINAL CASES Elizabeth A. Fields, 39, Bloomfield, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia CIVIL CASES Discover Bank vs Arlene G. Skinner Synchrony Bank vs Gary Willhoite SMALL CLAIMS Procol vs Brett D. Mann...
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Scoreboard 8-16-21
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
Scoreboard Cross Country Saturday Valley Cross Kick-Off Boys Wyatt Frye (Bloom) 96, 18:12 Justin Beard (Bloom) 110, 18:27.6 Landon Myers (Bloom) 130, 18:56.7 Lance McIntosh (Bloom) 131, 18:56.7 Max Hostetter (WRV) 143, 19:04.6 CJ Sylvester (Bloom) 156, 19:15.7...
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Lady wolverines varsity team loses home opener
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
The Lady Wolverines lost their home opener Saturday afternoon in three sets to Springs Valley 16-25, 17-25 and 14-25 in a varsity-only match up. “After the game, there were a few things I know we need to concentrate more on, like serving and timing the block,” said second-year coach Angie York...
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Extreme XC racing becoming a favorite for Greene County youth
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
‘Extreme Racing XC’ motorcross has been spending quite a few weekends in Greene County. “There are a lot of people willing to let us use their land to race on in Greene County” stated ‘Extreme Racing XC Owner Tabitha France. France started her own racing association two years ago, and has enjoyed watching the number of riders grow ever since. ...
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Quickest girls in the county might be at Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
CINCINNATi - It is a special season for Eastern Greene cross country coach Bill Valentine and one reason is because he knows the girls are capable of a high-quality season. “We have a strong team this year on the girls squad. Strong freshman coming in,” Valentine said. “Winning the county, winning the conference, making it out of the sectional and maybe making it out of the regionals.”...
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Wolverines expect many runners to advance
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
SWITZ CITY - The Wolverines had a total of six runners advance to regionals last year and WRV should at least match that number in 2021. Coach Conner Hill thinks even more runners could move on than last year. “I like to make our team’s focus on sectional,” Hill said. “Our main goal every year is to see how many people can advance out of sectional or advance as a team.”...
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Bloomfield planning on historic season
(High School Sports ~ 08/16/21)
BLOOMFIELD – The six seniors on the Bloomfield boys cross country team may not do much talking in interviews but their performances in meets speak volumes. The Cardinals won the Greene County Invite, won SWIAC, advanced as a team in sectionals and nearly made it out of regionals last season...
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