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Jasonville woman arrested
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
An investigation started by the Linton Police Department into a drug operation resulted in the arrest of a Jasonville woman over the weekend after officers allegedly found an active meth lab in her home. Michelle Passen, 45, was arrested Saturday on a warrant issued for her arrest after a search was conducted at her residence...
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Family Life Center in need of food
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
The Family Life Center is in need of food. With skyrocketing food prices, local food pantries are feeling the crunch and families in need are doing without, explained Dianne Langer, who serves as director of the Family Life Center (FLC). "Our families aren't getting food," she said...
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Warrant issued for Bloomfield woman
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
A warrant was issued late Monday for the arrest of Susan M. Johnson, 43, of Bloomfield for allegedly assisting a criminal -- a class D felony offense. According to a probable cause affidavit filed Friday in Greene Superior Court, Johnson did not tell officers the truth when they tried to serve a warrant on a man that was at her residence...
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Linton woman faces drug charges
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
Deborah D. Dicus, 45, Linton, was arrested Saturday on charges involving the sale of controlled substances. According to a police report, Dicus has been the subject of an ongoing investigation since at least August. In a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene Superior Court, Linton Police Department Det. Josh Goodman details two controlled drug buys which led to the arrest...
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Vote for at-large council seat on hold
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
Members of the Greene County Council are poised and ready to cast a vote in the deadlocked county council at-large race between incumbent Republican Ken Gremore and Democrat challenger Rae Della Cravens. Most would have liked to have seen the vote take place Monday as part of the last regular scheduled council meeting of the year...
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Christmas in the park
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
(By Shad Cox) Linton's Humphreys Park is alive with the Christmas spirit, thanks to the organizational work of Chris Hardesty of Linton First Christian Church. With the help of inmates from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, the park has several displays. Humphreys Park will shine on with the spirit of the season until around Jan. 5, Hardesty said...
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Eastern Greene falters late
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/08)
Tayla Fields and Kaci Helms each scored 16 points, but Eastern Greene lost a 50-41 decision at Heritage Hills Saturday in a high school girls basketball game. It was sixth loss in seven games for the Lady Thunderbirds. Eastern Greene and the Lady Patriots were tied at 14-all after the first quarter and 28-28 at the half...
- Bloomfield to hire principal Wednesday (Local News ~ 12/15/08)
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Greene County Council approves sheriff's salary
(Local News ~ 12/15/08)
The Greene County Council signed a salary contract for County Sheriff Terry Pierce for the 2009 budget. State law was changed for the coming year and the sheriff's annual salary contract must now be approved by both the county commissioners and the county council...
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No. 1 Rivet tops Lady Miners
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/08)
Vincennes Rivet remained undefeated as the host Lady Patriots, ranked No. 1 in Class A, defeated Linton-Stockton 66-32 in a high school girls basketball game at Ralph Holscher Gymnasium. The victory was the 10th without a loss for the Lady Patriots while Linton-Stockton had its two-game winning streak snapped, falling to 3-5...
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Lady Lakers lose at Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/08)
Shakamak scored a season-low 25 points as the Lady Lakers lost by 21 points at Sullivan Monday night in a high school girls basketball game. The host Lady Arrows came away with a 46-25 victory. Sullivan broke a five-game losing streak, improving to 2-5...
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Union (Dugger) ends losing skid
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/08)
The Union (Dugger) girls basketball team ended a three-game losing streak Monday night as they picked up a 58-44 victory over visiting Palestine-Hutsonville, Ill. With the win, the Lady Bulldogs even their season record at 4-4. MaKaylee Pirtle, who leads the area in scoring at 20 points per contest, poured in a game-high 22 leading the way. Megan Gambill complimented Pirtle in the back court with 15 points...
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Dunn steps down as volleyball coach at Linton-Stockton
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/08)
After four seasons, Penny Dunn has stepped down as volleyball coach at Linton-Stockton High School. Her resignation was approved by the Board of Trustees of the Linton-Stockton School Corporation Monday night. Dunn, a White River Valley graduate, won 107 matches and lost 32 during her tenure in charge of the Lady Miners...
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