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Former mayor's family grateful for thoughts, prayers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/18/08)
To the Editor: We would like to thank all our family, friends and the entire community for all of the love, support, thoughts and prayers with the passing away of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather -- Jimmie K. Wright. Special thanks to Pastor Doug Cassell, Mrs. ...
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Tincher family thankful for recent support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/18/08)
To the Editor: The family of Freida Coe (Greenwood) Tincher would like to thank the nurses on the third floor of the Greene County General Hospital and all the caring people at Glenburn Home. Special thanks to Pastor Joe Faust, and Todd Walton of Welch and Cornett...
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A reporter's day is anything but boring
(Column ~ 01/18/08)
When Timberly wrote about how many stories she had to write, I was thinking many readers might not realize what kind of a grind it is to have two ready for print each day. If we worked at a big daily in some city, our quota would probably be more like three a week. That's a big difference. It's an accepted fact among reporters that the workload at a small daily is extremely heavy...
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Great job Linton-Stockton JH students
(Column ~ 01/18/08)
Kudos to the Linton-Stockton Junior High students who are cleaning out their closets in order to help other teens. The junior high school is currently participating in a service learning project called "Jeans for Teens." But members of the community can also donate gently worn jeans to the project. Collection barrels are set up at the main entrance of the junior high building...
- Trying to stay warm on a cold day (Local News ~ 01/18/08)
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Income survey underway in Worthington to help with upcoming grant application
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Residents of Worthington will be getting a survey in their mailbox starting this week. It's an income survey to gather information needed for the town's application for a grant. Town Clerk-Treasurer Gloria Klass said some residents have already received their surveys and were calling in to the Town Hall with questions...
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Bloomfield-based library changes policy on computer headphone use
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
In the future, patrons who use the computers at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Libraries are going to have to provide their own headphones. To help patrons who might not have their own headphones, the library is going to give them away during the first full week of February...
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Intoxicated Worthington man stuffs pockets with candy; ends up in jail
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Bloomfield Town Marshal Ken Tharp arrested Anthony Wayne Sowders Wednesday after he responded to a complaint of an intoxicated male subject in the Huck's convenience store in Bloomfield around 10 a.m. Sowders, 36, of Worthington appeared in Greene Superior Court on Friday for an initial hearing and was charged with possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; theft, another class D felony; and public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor...
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Jones, Linton to host southern Indiana mayors
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Linton Mayor Tom Jones will host the 2008 Southern Indiana Mayor's Roundtable on Jan. 31 at the Linton Elks. The event -- which will bring together mayors from several southern Indiana cities -- will be the third of its kind to be held in Linton, Jones explained...
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Holtsclaw to seek District 1 Commissioners seat nomination
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Center Township Trustee Kermit Holtsclaw has announced his intentions to seek the nomination on the Democrat ticket for the office of Greene County District 1 Commissioner. The seat is currently held by Republican Kathy Crouch, who has said she plans to seek re-election to a second term...
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Dugger man arrested on drug and traffic warrant
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Officers from the Linton Police Department arrested Shad C. Collins, 33, Dugger, around 11 p.m. Thursday on a variety of drug-related and driving offenses. On Jan. 7, a warrant had been issued for his arrest for the offense of failure to appear in court in connection with charges of possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony; possession of paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor; and driving while suspended, a class A misdemeanor...
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Linton chamber to hand out honors; NASCAR driver guest speaker
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
In keeping with tradition, the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce will announce both the business and citizen of the year during its annual dinner meeting slated for Monday at the Linton Elks Lodge. In part, the Chamber business and citizen of the year are chosen from nominations as well as other criteria, explained Chamber Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton...
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Paving company gearing up for Major Moves work
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Recent excavation activity at the well-known Lighthouse Junction -- the intersection of State Road 54 and State Road 57 between Bloomfield and Switz City -- has fueled speculation there was going to be some sort of commercial development on the site...
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Greene County Court News
(Police Reports ~ 01/18/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Amber Posey Allen v. Miranda Todd, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, civil tort HSBC Bank USA NA v. Joshua Dillery, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Moore Financial Enterprise Inc. DBA Lenders Diversified, mortgage foreclosure...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 01/18/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one trespassing, three information only requests, two assists to the utility department after hours, one drug investigation, two school/foot patrols, one structure fire, three accidents with property damage, one medical/illness, two harassment complaints, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one motor vehicle theft, one 911 prank/false call, one arrest of person wanted on a warrant, one animal/canine removed and two traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 01/18/08)
Courthouse and county offices closed Monday In observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the Greene County Courthouse and other county offices will be closed on Monday. Also, there is no U.S. mail sevice on Monday. WRV School Board The White River Valley School Board of Trustees will meet in regular session at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the administrative center. An executive session will preceed the open meeting at 7 p.m. to discuss personnel and negotiations...
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Three transported to hospital after Friday afternoon wreck in Switz City
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
Three people were transported to Greene County General Hospital at Linton for treatment Friday afternoon following a two-vehicle crash near White River Valley High School in Switz City. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Skylar Pittman reports that a 2004 Buick, driven by 29-year-old Stacy M. ...
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WRV TEACHER RESIGNS
(Local News ~ 01/18/08)
A first-year White River Valley school teacher, who has been implicated in a drunk driving and drug possession case in Clay County last weekend, has tendered her resignation. WRV School District Superintendent Layton Wall told the Greene County Daily World that science and Project Lead the Way teacher Melinda Ellis, of Bloomfield, submitted her resignation to him Wednesday.
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