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Vera E. McKinnon
(Obituary ~ 10/23/08)
Vera E. McKinnon, 87, of Newberry, passed away at 9:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born March 26, 1921, in Linton, the daughter of Desire and Minnie (Barnett) Cuvelier. She was a homemaker and was affiliated with the Linton Assembly of God Church.
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Miners JH finish season with two wins
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/08)
The Linton junior high football team concluded their season with a pair of victories over Vincennes Clark Tuesday night at Roy Williams Field. The seventh graders capped off a 7-1-1 campaign with a tough 28-20 win, while the eighth graders finished undefeated with a 28-0 win over the visitors...
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Retired teachers encouraged to be CASA volunteers
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
The recruiting efforts of the Greene County CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) program and other CASA agencies statewide is hoping for a boost since they began partnering with the Indiana Retired Teachers Association (IRTA) to encourage retired teachers to volunteer to help children in the care of the state...
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Fall fun planned at Linton Library Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
For fall fun be sure to check out the Linton Public Library on Saturday. The Friends of the Linton Library group is sponsoring a fall festival complete with scary movies, games, prizes and food. Niki Tennant, Friends of the Linton Library president, explained, "This is the first time having a fall festival. We're hoping to make it a tradition."...
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Election Preview: Abrams, Lindsey take aim at District 2 commissioner's seat
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
Two new faces are running for the Greene County Commissioners District 2 position. Republican candidate Nathan L. Abrams and Democrat candidate Steve Lindsey will vie for the spot in the Nov. 4 election. Bill Sipes is the current District 2 commissioner. Sipes took over the term from the late Larry Hasler, and he opted not to run...
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Hot race for White House felt in Greene County
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
One of the busiest places these days is the Greene County Voter Registration Office at the courthouse in Bloomfield. County clerk Jackie Winstead reports a brisk business of voters parading in to cast their ballots early for upcoming General Election next month...
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Bixler threatened to kill man at store
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Raymond Bixler in connection with an incident in which he allegedly threatened another man on Oct. 3 at the Walmart store in Linton. The preliminary charges filed against Bixler in Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday include two counts of intimidation, both class C felonies, and one count of battery, a class B misdemeanor...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/23/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one title check, one stolen property, one vandalism, one school/foot patrol, one lost and found, six medical/illness, two alarms, three animal complaints, one assist to another agency, one attempted burglary, two thefts-other, two disabled/stranded vehicles, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one community relations and one traffic stop...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 10/23/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Raymond Bixler, two counts of intimidation, battery CIVIL CASES Pekin Insurance Company v. Caleb Inman, plenary GREENE SUPERIOR COURT SMALL CLAIMS Reed Hodges v. Mike Adams, Julie Adams, claim for possession...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/23/08)
Leaf pickup starting Bloomfield soon The Bloomfield Street Department will be picking up leaves starting in November. The week of November 3rd-streets running North & South. The week of November 10th the leaf machine will be running East and West. Don Lawless, street department supervisor, asks that all leaves be on the upper side of the curb and not in the streets so that the leaves do not clog up the storm drains...
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Lois B. Harris
(Obituary ~ 10/23/08)
Lois B. Harris, 89, of rural Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008, at her residence. Born Nov. 14, 1918 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Henry Ledgerwood and Emma Hasler Ledgerwood. She is survived by her children Kenneth Harris, Althea Caraway, and Christina Riggle, all of Bloomfield; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren...
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Timothy Scott Mercier
(Obituary ~ 10/23/08)
Timothy Scott Mercier, 48, of Bloomington passed away Wednesday Oct. 15, 2008 at the Bloomington Hospital. Born Sept. 8, 1960 in Bloomington he was the son of George and Luetta Furhman Mercier. He graduated from Bloomington North High School in 1978 and from Indiana University in 1984. ...
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Ladybirds end season for Wolverine spikers
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/08)
SWITZ CITY -- After facing North Central just three nights prior, the White River Valley volleyball team was well prepared for what the Ladybirds had to offer. In the end, the result was the same, but WRV proved they would not just lay down. North Central came away with a hard fought 25-20, 25-19, 26-24 win to advance to the semifinals of the Class A WRV Sectional Saturday against Clay City...
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South Knox ends season for BHS spikers
(High School Sports ~ 10/23/08)
BLOOMFIELD -- Interim Bloomfield High School volleyball coach Susie Schulte got just about everything she could have asked for from the Lady Cardinals in the opening match of the Class 2A volleyball sectional here at Glover Gymnasium Thursday night, except a few more points...
- Semistate cross country set for Saturday at Brown County (High School Sports ~ 10/23/08)
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Fee amnesty offered on disposal of large appliances at Recycling Center
(Local News ~ 10/23/08)
If you are planning to clean out your garage, basement or a barn and dispose of any large appliances in the near future, the Greene County Recycling Center might be a place to check out in the next few weeks. Greene County Solid Waste Management District Supervisor Erek Wilson announced that a two-week long Large Appliance Amnesty Campaign will be conducted Nov. 1-15...
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