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New program will teach parenting, children's life skills
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
There's a new program in Greene County with the purpose of making stronger families. The Strengthening Families Program (SFP) is a 14-session program that teaches parenting skills, children's life skills, and family life skills. "We decided that strengthening the family is a need in the county," explained Hope Heffernan, who serves as the program director...
- Reading in the park (Local News ~ 04/16/09)
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Odon man faces felony 'meth' possession charge
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
A 23-year-old Odon man, who first claimed he didn't know what was in his pocket, was arrested early Thursday at a residence in Linton for felony possession of methamphetamine. Jeffrey B. Wittmer was taken into custody by Linton Police Officer Jayson Smith after the officer found a pink eyeglass case containing methamphetamine in the left back pocket of Wittmer's blue jeans...
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Lyons man sentenced to 20 years for federal meth distribution count
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
Timothy M. Morrison, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced that Steven Nicholas, 37, of Lyons was sentenced to 240 months -- 20 years -- imprisonment today by U.S. District Judge Larry J. McKinney. That came following his guilty plea to possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 04/16/09)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one title check, two requests for information only, one fight, one incident of vandalism, one protective order violation, two accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, one suicide or attempted suicide, three medical/illness, one alarm, two suspicious vehicles/persons, three assist to other agencies, one theft-other, one community relations and four traffic stops.. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/16/09)
Environmental Fair Saturday The Greene County Recycling Center will host an environmental fair and customer appreciation day. The first-time event will be Saturday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. and will include free giveaways, food, live music, and guest speakers. ...
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Cardinal golfers finish second
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
The Bloomfield High School boys golf team finished second in a triangular match at Phil Harris Golf Course Thursday. North Daviess won with a total of 196. Bloomfield carded a 208 and Shoals was third with 215. D.J. Harder of Shoals and Blake Burkhart of North Daviess each shot 47 to share medalist honors...
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Miner golfers beat Clovers at home
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Jordan Bradbury earned low medalist honors with a four-over par 39 to lead the Linton-Stockton boys golf team to a 164-180 victory over visiting Cloverdale at the Phil Harris Golf Course Thursday. It was the first home event for the Miners. Also for Linton-Stockton, Ben Boyd carded a 40, Luke Jerrells 42, Derrick Barker 43, Brady Stefancik 45, Chase Rhoten 46, Seth Herndon 48, Dylan Hensley 50 and Jessie Houchin shot 57...
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Thunderbirds outrun BHS, WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Eastern Greene defeated host White River Valley and Bloomfield in a high school boys track and field meet Thursday at Switz City. The Thunderbirds had a winning total of 94 points, Bloomfield scored 45 and the Wolverines finished with 17. The T-Birds won first place in all three relay events while the Cards took second...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 04/16/09)
The Sixth Annual Linton-Stockton baseball Hall of Fame Introduction and alumni game will be Sunday, May 3 at Roy Williams Field starting at 1 p.m. Former players can register at the field starting at 11:30 a.m. and there will be no player cost this year. Players can also use the new indoor facility at the field following registration...
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Braswell wins for WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Sophomore Brooke Braswell came away with a three-set victory at No. 3 singles for White River Valley, who lost a 4-1 decision to visiting Barr-Reeve in a high school girls tennis match Thursday. "Brooke played well," said second-year WRV coach Katie Mullis. "It was a really good match to watch...
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Shakamak golfers begin season Friday
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
JASONVILLE -- Baseball is a way of life for boys growing up in the Metropolitan District of Shakamak, golf on the other hand is a sport that is often overlooked. New boys golf coach Kirk Buckley is hoping in due time he can build a respectable program...
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WRV seniors will not have to return after graduation to make up snow day
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
White River Valley seniors who attend graduation ceremonies on Saturday, May 23, will not have to return to school the following week. During a meeting of the WRV Board of School Trustees on Thursday evening, the board agreed that graduation day will count as one day of the 180 days of school attendance for seniors...
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Citizen's Academy graduates another class of leaders
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
The county was their classroom, and so tassels weren't turned Thursday as the 15 newest graduates of the Greene County Citizen's Academy graduated. Instead, commencement came with each member donning hard hats - symbols of the work ahead they plan to do promoting the area...
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DLGF official says county missing state deadlines is reason for property tax deadline extension
(Local News ~ 04/16/09)
As announced Wednesday, Greene County property tax statements and the deadline to pay them will be delayed from its normal May 10 first installment deadline. However, an official with the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) says there is a good reason Greene County's statements will be late...
- Bulldogs even record at 1-1 (High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
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Lady Lakers win one, lose two
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
The Shakamak High School girls track and field team defeated visiting Cloverdale Thursday night, 71.5 to 50.5, while the boys team came up short against the Clovers 83--43. Jade Gambill was a double winner for the Lady Lakers as she won the 200 meters with a time of 28.3 seconds and the 800 in a time of 1:06.1...
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Bloomfield girls top EGHS, WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
The Bloomfield girls track and field team opened their season up with a pair of wins in a triangular meet at White River Valley Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals top Eastern Greene and the host Wolverines with 66 points. The Lady Thunderbirds claimed second with 49 points, while WRV tallied 39 points...
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EGHS evens record
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Eastern Greene scored two runs in four different innings as the Thunderbirds defeated host North Knox 8-5 in a high school baseball game Thursday night. Jake Hash pitched the first 6 2/3 innings to earn his second victory in as many decisions. Cody Sparks pitched the final 1/3 of an inning...
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Errors cost Lady Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Shakamak made three errors and allowed two unearned runs as the Lady Lakers lost to visiting Northview 2-1 in a high school softball game at Jasonville Thursday night. It was the fourth loss in a row for the Lady Lakers, who slipped to 2-4. "The errors really cost us," said Shakamak coach Paige Wolf. "They should not have scored any runs."...
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North defeats Lady Cardinals, 2-1
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
Terre Haute North pushed across a run in the bottom of the sixth inning to come away with a 2-1 victory over visiting Bloomfield in a high school softball game Thursday. Bloomfield, who slipped to 3-3, only managed three hits. Kendra Spelts had two singles and Elyse Weddle had the other safety. Catcher Holly Zschiedrich scored the only BHS run...
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Lady Thunderbirds lose at Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 04/16/09)
The Eastern Greene softball team dropped their second game of season with a 12-2 six-inning loss on the road to Mitchell Thursday night. Whitney Richardson scored the first Lady T-Bird run in the second inning on a fielders choice by Natascha Fuller. Richardson reached base with a three-bagger to left center...
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Kevin "Cooter" Webster
(Obituary ~ 04/16/09)
Kevin "Cooter" Webster, 46, of Linton, passed at 2 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009 at his residence. Born Nov. 2, 1962 in Daviess County, he was the son of Robert and Betty Abel.
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