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Greene County court news
(Police Reports ~ 04/27/07)
GREENE SUPERIOR CRIMINAL CASES Richard Hacker v. State of Indiana, post-conviction relief State v. Christopher A. Corns, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner that endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .08 but less than .15 of alcohol in blood or on breath...
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WRV School Board meets
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees on Thursday night gave Superintendent Layton Wall permission to seek bids for a temporary loan of up to $1 million. Property tax statements won't be received by residents until probably mid-June, which means schools won't receive their tax draws until after that...
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Betty L. Grounds
(Obituary ~ 04/27/07)
Betty L. Grounds, 79, of Greencastle and formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2007 at Mill Pond Heath Campus in Greencastle. Born Dec. 12, 1927 in Linton, she is the daughter of John M. and Martha Mattie (Bryant) Miller. She married Royal D. Grounds on Sept. 11, 1943. He died Sept. 20, 1999...
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Eva Ethel Lester
(Obituary ~ 04/27/07)
Eva Ethel Lester, 96, of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, 2007 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born July 13, 1910 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Joseph and Frances (Cochran) Nowling. She was the owner and operator of the Cardinal Inn in Bloomfield. She was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church, Order of Eastern Star, Delta Theta Tau soroity, and the Homemaker's club...
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Alayne L. Roberts
(Obituary ~ 04/27/07)
Alayne L. Roberts, 65, of Tulsa, OK passed away Tuesday, April 24, 2007. Born May 6, 1941 in Fort Monroe, VA, she was the son of George M. and Genevieve H. Hayes. She grew up in Bloomfield and graduated as salutatorian of her Bloomfield High School class. She moved to Indianapolis and worked for Indiana Bell Telephone Company as a proofreader...
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GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG
(Police Reports ~ 04/27/07)
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LINTON POLICE ACTIVITY LOG
(Police Reports ~ 04/27/07)
The Linton Police responded on Thursday to three follow-up investigations, three information-only requests, one juveline/deliquent, one vandalism report, one personal injury accident, two property damage accidents, one alarm, one suspicious vehicle/person, one missing person/adult, one open door/garage and one battery report. The department also had one assist to another agency...
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Jeeps defeat Shakamak 6-3 in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
JASONVILLE -- Jordan Jones hit two home runs and drove in six runs to lift Northeast Dubois to a 6-3 victory over Shakamak high school baseball action Friday night in Jasonville. Jones hit a grand slam in the third inning to put the Jeeps, ranked No. 3 in Class A, up for good. His second home run -- a two-run shot in the seventh -- also came off of losing pitcher Justin Cox. It was the ninth victory in 10 games for the Jeeps...
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WRV tops Linton in eight innings
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
SWITZ CITY -- Even though the game was delayed about an hour because of rain, fans of White River Valley and Linton got their money's worth, and a little more, as the Lady Wolverines scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to prevail over the Miners, 3-2, in high school softball action at Switz City Thursday...
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Shakamak shuts out North Knox, 3-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
BICKNELL -- The Shakamak Lakers traveled to Bicknell on Friday night and came away with a 3-0 victory over North Knox in high school softball action. Heather Gilbert pitched a complete game striking out 10 and allowing only a lead off single in the third inning...
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Cardinals place third
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
Edgewood posted a score of 154, host Owen Valley shot 180 and Bloomfield had a 206 in a high school boys golf match at Rollings Meadows Thursday. Jordan Maryfield led Bloomfield with a nine-hole total of 45. Also for the Cardinals, Travis Inman shot 53, Andrew Bladen 53, Austin Finley 58 and Justin Bennett fired a 63...
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Eastern Greene grad takes over at Bedford
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
BEDFORD -- Moving from a 1A school in Vincennes Rivet to 4A's Bedford North Lawrence was a big move for former Eastern Greene graduate Jamie Hudson, but it was a move he made because he knew it would pay off, eventually. Before the 2005-06 season, Hudson received a call from his basketball idol Damon Bailey asking him to come to Bedford to become one of his assistants...
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Bulldogs topple Lakers at Sullivan Elks
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
SULLIVAN -- Union High School golfers topped Shakamak in a dual match played Friday afternoon on the Sullivan Elks Course. Union, paced by Taylor House's 46 nine-hole team medalist score, finished with 191 -- nine strokes better than Shakamak's 200 shot total...
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Sports briefs
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
Lady Cardinals place second The Bloomfield Junior High track and field squad took second with 59 points in a meet including White River Valley and North Daviess Wednesday at North Daviess. WRV had a winning score of 60 points and North Daviess had 25 points...
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Bloomfield teams take second place
(High School Sports ~ 04/27/07)
The Bloomfield High School boys and girls track and field teams both finished second in a triangular meet hosted by North Knox Thursday. In the girls competition, North Knox had a winning total of 88 points. The Lady Cardinals rolled up 58 points and Palestine, Ill. had one point...
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Schneider named assistant editor; newsroom employees have deep local roots
(Column ~ 04/27/07)
Today is an historic day for the newspaper business in Greene County. The first locally produced Saturday (daily) newspaper was delivered to Greene County Daily World subscribers and placed in boxes and stores. I hope you enjoy reading the paper on Saturdays...
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Paper encourages letters about election
(Column ~ 04/27/07)
It's easy to figure it's election time in Linton and Jasonville. Everywhere you go the political signs greet you. There are even some signs from past candidates who aren't even running this time. I must admit that sure got a lot of people talking. Who knows, maybe that candidate will change his mind and come out of retirement for the fall...
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White River Trails District Camporee will be hosted by Lyons Boy Scout Troop 407
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
The 2007 White River Trails District Camporee hosted by Lyons Boy Scout Troop 407 will begin this afternoon at Camp Sassafras located on County Rd. 300 East, which intersects with 1100 West (Park Road). Scoutmaster Buck Mullis, his wife, Judy, and the scout troop have worked tirelessly to ready the camp for the 150 expected guests...
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Students take part in Crane science fair
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Students from area junior high and high school recently competed and fared well at a science fair at Naval Support Activity Crane. The 24th annual science and engineering fair, which was sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers, brought together 199 students from 25 junior highs and high schools as well as students who are privately schooled...
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Greene county court news
(Police Reports ~ 04/27/07)
greene superior criminal cases State v. Sheena D. Combs, intimidation greene superior civil cases Capital One Bank v. Scott A. Goad, civil collection Irwin Union Bank and Trust v. Jodie S. Henderson, mortgage foreclosure Leah Renae Lovell v. Timothy Larkin Lovell, dissolution...
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WRV board OKs change in grading scale
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Board of School Trustees received a standing ovation from a large group of parents who filled the junior/senior high school cafeteria Thursday night when all seven board members voted to modify the corporation's current grading scales...
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Jones faces challenge from McDonald for Linton mayor
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Incumbent Linton Mayor Tom Jones will face fellow Democrat Keith McDonald in the May 8 primary election. Jones, who's finishing his first term as mayor, said he entered the 2003 mayoral race with the vision to make a difference in the community. "There was a major concern for an aggressive approach to progress, employment, safety issues such as well equipped and trained fire and police departments, and a need for a park system with modern facilities. ...
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Another birthday comes and goes
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
No, it was not one of the BIG ONES -- I've already experienced more of those than I care to calculate at the 30, 40 and 50 year marks. For me, it was the 54th annual celebration of life. It came and went with little fanfare other than a few thoughtful presents from my family and a couple of telephone calls extending birthday wishes...
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Area farmers behind schedule
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Greene County area farmers are playing catch up in seasonal planting chores thanks to recent wet fields. That's the word from Greene County Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture Educator Lindy Miller, who estimated that planting was probably about at least a week behind at this point...
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Carter rallies county Republicans
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
LYONS -- Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter called on the Greene County Republican Party faithful on Thursday night to work hard to earn voter support through performance as elected public servants. Carter's comments came at the Annual Greene County Lincoln Day Dinner staged at the Lyons Community Center...
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Linton city employees honored
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
The city of Linton was recently honored as three of its employees received awards from the Alliance of Indiana Rural Water. Gas and Water Superintendent Jeff Lehman, Utilities General Manager Brent Slover and Mayor Tom Jones all received awards. Lehman was named Water Operator of the Year for his exemplary performance throughout the year...
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Holly Lynn to perform at Roy Clark show
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
It's not too late to line up tickets for the Annual Evening with Roy Clark and Friends show -- presented by the Greene County Foundation. The show is slated for 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 2 in the Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium. Tickets are $23 each for floor seats, $12 for reserve bleacher seats and $10 for general admission bleacher seats...
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It's moving day for courthouse employees
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
The so-called "musical chairs" routine associated with the Greene County Courthouse Addition/Renovation project continues. Today is "moving day" again at the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield. The third floor phase of the remodeling project on the 125-year-old is complete and ready for occupancy...
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Eastern Greene senior honored
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
EASTERN HEIGHTS -- An Eastern Greene High School senior was surprised to receive a national award at school Friday afternoon. Elizabeth (Betsy) Prosise was awarded the 2006-2007 National SAVE Student of the Year Award during an event that was planned just for her...
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Bloomfield school moving forward with plans
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
The Bloomfield School District is moving forward with a building renovation plan. An update on the Bloomfield School Feasibility Steering Committee process was presented to the school board during its meeting Thursday night. The process will include updating the heating, cooling and electrical systems in the elementary and junior high and if approved will begin in the summer of 2008...
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Good job Linton students
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Once again, students at Linton-Stockton High School put on a wonderful spring musical Friday night. In this year's 25th annual spring musical, students presented "Hello Dolly!". If you're looking for some entertainment this weekend, I'd highly recommend checking out the musical...
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Students visit humane society
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
A recent trip to the Greene County Humane Society for some White River Valley Junior High students proved to be both educational and fun. A group of 14 students ventured out to the local animal shelter to volunteer their time with odd jobs and drop off items such as Puppy Chow, kitty litter, and cleaning supplies...
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Don't forget about the arts
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Recent cutbacks in art education within the public school system is not surprising. It seems that the move to stifle artists, musicians and writers is the way of the future. Artists who weather their profession of choice often live a meager life that involves little pay and no recognition...
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Three seeking Linton Ward 4 position
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
The three people seeking the Democrat Party nomination for Linton City Council in Ward 4 all agreed cleaning up blighted, unsightly property and seeking additional jobs for the community's residents needs to be a high priority for the city leadership in the next few years...
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Bloomfield board approves retirements
(Local News ~ 04/27/07)
Teacher and staff retirements were the topic of discussion during the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees meeting Thursday night. After 38 years of service, first-grade teacher Cheryl Quakenbush was approved for retirement effective at the end of the 2006-07 school year...
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Another birthday comes and goes
(Column ~ 04/27/07)
This past week on Wednesday, I crossed another of life's journey milestones and celebrated another darn birthday. No, it was not one of the BIG ONES -- I've already experienced more of those than I care to calculate at the 30, 40 and 50 year marks...
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