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Dugger Union reaches 12 wins in return to Pleasantville
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
PLEASANTVILLE – Playing in the Pleasantville Community Gym for the first time in two years, Dugger Union eventually separated itself from OPH to win 53-40 Tuesday night. “It’s fun to come back to an old gym,” Dugger Coach Greg Kinnaman said. “Kind of an old school basketball where everything is nice and tight. Crowd is loud, student section tonight was the loudest I’ve heard in a long time.”...
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Beverly Ann Ockerman
(Obituary ~ 01/20/22)
Beverly Ann Ockerman, 92, of Bloomfield passed away Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. Born July 25, 1929 in Bloomfield, Indiana the daughter of Don and Louise (Smiley) Pullen. Beverly retired from the Bloomfield State Bank in 1983 and had worked at RCA in Bloomington, she was a member of the Mineral United Methodist Church, Mineral Ladies Aid and a charter member of the United Methodist Women. ...
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WRV wins at the line
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
SWITZ CITY - The lady Wolverines beat Pike Central at home last night 53-48, hitting four free throws in a row to seal the victory. The Wolverine's senior Maycee Antibus was able to draw the fouls and make the final four free throws of the game to seal the victory...
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Lady Miners to honor three seniors with two state titles Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
LINTON – You can tell from talking to Linton seniors Alexis Miller, Aliyah Thuis and Izzy Wall that their senior year has disappeared quickly. “The end of the season definitely came a lot faster than we all expected,” Wall said. “Being a senior came a lot faster than I expected.”...
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Charles ‘Chuck’ L. Botsford
(Obituary ~ 01/20/22)
Charles ‘Chuck’ L. Botsford, 78, passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born on March 5, 1943, in Linton to Charles C. and Ollie A. (Carrico) Lehman Botsford. Chuck was a U.S. Army veteran and a member of the Frank Courtney American Legion Post 22. He worked as a Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Linton with 25 years of service. Chuck was well known in the community and will be missed by all of his family and friends...
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Richard (Dick) E. Riddle
(Obituary ~ 01/20/22)
Richard (Dick) E. Riddle, age 87, of Whitewater, Wis. was a caring husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. Dick was a passionate photographer and always had a camera in hand and sometimes around his neck, as well. Dick passed away peacefully on January 12, 2022, at Rainbow Hospice, Johnson Creek, Wis.. ...
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Linton’s first Indiana All-Star remembered across the state
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
As World War II was drawing to a close, Linton was put on the basketball map in 1945 when Max Woolsey was named to the Indiana All-Star team. Bud Klein was in grade school when Woolsey made the team but did remember watching some of Woolsey’s games...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/20/22)
Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 54 incidents and calls for service from Jan. 14-16, including one abandoned vehicle, six property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, three animal complaints, three assists to the public, two attempts to locate, five civil disputes, three EMS, one fraud, one information call, two juvenile complaints, one mental health issue, one special detail, one reckless driver, one shooting complaint, two suspicious, two thefts, one threat, three transports, one trespass, two unruly subjects, one warrant service, one welfare check and three traffic stops.. ...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 01/20/22)
CRIMINAL CASES Caressa D. Robinson, 40, Linton, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury Johnathan Golemon, 24, Bloomfield, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident Steven B. Eddings, 62, Linton, Class A misdemeanor OVI endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor OVI; Class A misdemeanor operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/20/22)
Monday, January 24 The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session at 9 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 9:30 a.m. These will be held in the Conference Room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative in Linton...
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Bloomfield defeats West Vigo on breast cancer awareness night
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
Host Bloomfield earned its fourth consecutive win Tuesday with 49-38 victory over West Vigo. Bloomfield (9-11) had its game at Linton for Thursday get postponed due to virus issues. Bloomfield honored four women, all moms of current or former players, who were diagnosed with breast cancer this year...
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Miners and Cougars meet with SWIAC on the line
(High School Sports ~ 01/20/22)
LINTON – A conference title will virtually be decided Friday night when No. 2 in Class 2A Linton hosts No. 1 in Class A North Daviess at 7:30. “It will be a good game,” Linton Coach Joey Hart said. “Both know each other really well. I’m sure it will be a struggle for both teams. That’s how those games go.”...
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BHS Cadets respectfully retire, replace Greene County flag
(Local News ~ 01/20/22)
On Wednesday, January 19, BHS NJROTC traveled to Worthington to lead the charge in properly retiring the replace the massive American flag flying on the border of Greene County outside of Worthington and hoisting up new broad stripes and bright stars to honor our nation and our veterans...
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Eastern Thunder CEO program comes to Eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 01/20/22)
Greene County CEO is a business entrepreneur class designed for the students of Greene County. This is only the third year of the program; three students are attending, all from Eastern Greene High School. Seniors Emily Drummond and Lilly Johnson, along with junior Alina DeFur are the attendees this school year and they said they could not be more excited...
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Winchell named District 5 Conservation Officer of the Year in Vigo County
(Local News ~ 01/20/22)
Indiana Conservation Officer Max Winchell has been selected the 2021 District 5 Officer of the Year. Winchell is assigned to Vigo County and has been a conservation officer since 1995. In addition to his normal duties as a field officer, he also serves as a dive master, sonar operator, background investigator, field training officer and division spokesperson...
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Concerned parents, students speak at Linton School Board meeting
(Local News ~ 01/20/22)
At the regular meeting of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees, held at 7 p.m. in the Connection Center on Monday, Jan. 17, parents and students were present to share their thoughts and concerns on current masking policies. The parents that spoke all agreed masking should be up to the parents, and said they would like to see a waiver put into place like other schools have done...
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Meet your Linton Police Department
(Local News ~ 01/20/22)
During the past year or so, Linton Police Chief Paul Clark has been hard at work behind the scenes creating a police force worthy of the city it’s sworn to protect and serve. “Chief Clark has been doing a great job building the police force,” said Linton Mayor John Wilkes. ...
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