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School officials to confer on safety
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
All five Greene County schools will be meeting Jan. 10, focusing on safety procedures. Per state statute, it is mandatory for all county schools to meet annually, but in wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy last Friday in Newtown, Conn., the meeting is timely...
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GOP to fill pair of seats Thursday
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
The selection of a replacement for a seat on the Worthington Town Council at a Republican Party Caucus Thursday night will be a pretty simple process with no drama. Michael McCafferty, who previously served on the council, is the only candidate to file for the vacancy and his election at a 5:30 p.m. caucus meeting at the Bloomfield Housing Authority's Hi-Rise building is a mere formality, according to Republican Party Vice Chairman Pam Yoho...
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L-S art students finish mural
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
The Linton-Stockton High School Art Club and art classes worked together to "Inspire" their fellow classmates with a mural in the Fine Arts Wing. Outside of the art room in the high school, more than 80 students, and some members of the faculty, created a 19-foot by 8-foot mural depicting 180 eyes fitting together to spell the word "Inspire"...
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Linton Fire Department selling 2013 calendars as a fundraiser
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
The Linton Fire Department will be selling calendars to raise funds for new equipment. Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks said the 2013 calendars will be on sale for $10, and will offer more than just the usual dates. The calendar offers monthly fire safety information, as well as other safety tips throughout the year...
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Ground broken for clinic and fire station at WestGate
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
CRANE ---- Two groundbreakings were conducted Wednesday morning in the Greene County portion of the WestGate at Crane Technology Park. Greene County Health -- a wholly-owned subsidiary of Greene County General Hospital -- broke ground for a clinic, while Taylor Township Fire Department broke ground for a new fire station...
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Miners are in the top 10; BHS, EG play on Friday
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/12)
When the Class 2A high school boys basketball poll was announced by the Associated Press earlier this week, there was a new entrant -- the Linton-Stockton Miners. Coach Joey Hart's club has started the season with five wins and no losses, which has propelled them into the No. 9 spot...
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Musselman an unofficial historian for 90-point game
(High School Sports ~ 12/19/12)
Although Amos Musselman wasn't born on Jan. 26, 1917, he might as well have been. Amos grew up in Newberry listening to the stories of his father, Omar Musselman. And what a tale Omar had to pass on. He was witness to one of the greatest scoring games in the history of Indiana High School boys basketball...
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Sports briefs
(Community Sports ~ 12/19/12)
The Linton Elementary School sixth grade boys basketball teams split a pair of games earlier. On Monday they defeated Eastern Greene 25-21 thanks to Evan Slover's and Jaden Chambers' team-high seven points. Jalen Boyl finished with four points while Sammy Robbins added two, Dane Witty three and Austin Honchell two for Linton...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 12/19/12)
JAIL LOG Dec. 18 -- Michael Allen Bailey, 28, Hymera, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence and was being held without bond. Dec. 18 -- Sheena Renee Chavez, 27, Princeton, was arrested on a Writ of Attachment and was released on a cash bond of $500...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 12/19/12)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one follow-up investigation, four requests for information only, one custody dispute/exchange, one animal cruelty, one medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle and/or person, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute - neighbor, and four traffic stops...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 12/19/12)
GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES JPMorgan Chase Bank NA vs. Kevin Hatfield, Ember Dean and the unknown tenant, mortgage foreclosure Wells Fargo Bank NA vs. Paula Baker, Christopher Baker, mortgage foreclosure SMALL CLAIMS Phillips Well Drilling and Pump Service Inc. vs. Greg Aliano...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/19/12)
Thursday The White River Valley Board of School Trustee will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. at the administrative office, located at the junior-senior high school in Switz City. The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. in the library...
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Preble reflects on serving as L-S School Board member
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
John Preble's term on the Linton-Stockton School Board is coming to an end. This week's board meeting was his last as a board member, but he didn't leave empty-handed. On behalf of the board and administration, Superintendent Nick Karazsia thanked Preble for his service and handed him a card with a large present wrapped in Miner blue tied up with a Miner red ribbon...
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Arrest in burglary and theft of chain saws
(Local News ~ 12/19/12)
Preliminary charges of felony burglary and theft were filed this week against a 22-year-old rural Bloomfield man, Scott Anthony Collins. A warrant for his arrest was issued Monday. Collins was taken into custody and booked in to the Greene County Jail Tuesday. His bond was set at $14,000 with ten percent cash allowed...
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