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Greene County Sheriff's Department
(Police Reports ~ 04/08/13)
JAIL LOG April 6 -- Johnny James Turpin, Jr., 22, Worthington, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle with a suspended license, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $1,000 surety or ten percent cash. He was released the same day after posting $100 cash...
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Linton Police Department
(Police Reports ~ 04/08/13)
ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of trespassing, one breaking and entering, one medical/extraction, two follow-up investigations, two requests for information, three juveniles/delinquents, two assists to the utility department after hours, two custody disputes or exchanges, one criminal mischief, one intimidation, two structure fires, one brush fire, one suicide or attempted suicide, one mental case, three medical/illness, three complaints about animals, one vehicle identification check, three suspicious vehicles or persons, four assists to other agencies, one burglary, one harassment complaint, three possibly intoxicated drivers, one extra patrol, one attempted burglary, one theft, one lost or stolen license plate, two welfare checks or concerns, one assist to the fire department, three domestic disputes, one domestic dispute - neighbor, and 14 traffic stops.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 04/08/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Jesus Martin Rodriguez Hernandez, theft State vs. Jose Vera Soto, theft GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Johnny A. Duncan, possession of marijuana State vs. Ray L. Fox, receiving stolen property...
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Linton man arrested after Saturday incident
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
A Linton man was taken to jail Saturday evening after police arrived at a home and found a woman bleeding from a cut over her eye where she had been hit with a cell phone. Jared Paul Kugler, 25, was arrested on an initial charge of domestic battery in the presence of a minor, a class D felony...
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Work scheduled for railroad crossing near Sullivan
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
SULLIVAN -- Motorist traveling along U.S. 41 in Sullivan County will have a change in their normal commute. Indiana Railroad Company has announced that it will be making repairs to their rail crossing on U.S. 41, 1.7 miles south of Sullivan. Work at this location will begin on Tuesday, April 16 at approximately 8 a.m. Railroad crews will close both of the north bound lanes of traffic and one lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained in the south bound lanes...
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Sandborn man nearly causes collision
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
A 53-year-old Sandborn man was arrested over the weekend after he allegedly came close to a collision with an emergency vehicle. Larry Brent Plummer was detained by Edwardsport Marshal Ryan Johanningsmeier around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Edwardsport Marshal's Office reported that Plummer's vehicle had driven at erratic speeds and came close to a collision on Freelandville Road outside Edwardsport...
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Police logs
(Police Reports ~ 04/08/13)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG April 6 -- Johnny James Turpin, Jr., 22, Worthington, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle with a suspended license, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $1,000 surety or ten percent cash. He was released the same day after posting $100 cash...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 04/08/13)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Jesus Martin Rodriguez Hernandez, theft State vs. Jose Vera Soto, theft GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Johnny A. Duncan, possession of marijuana State vs. Ray L. Fox, receiving stolen property...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 04/08/13)
Tuesday The Greene County Veterans Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the American Legion Post No. 196 in Bloomfield. The meeting of the executive board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session at 9 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 10:30 a.m. in the conference room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative, 77 A St., NE, Linton...
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Crowe no-hits Eels
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Shakamak senior pitcher Brodie Crowe struck out eight and walked two as the right-hander posted a five inning no-hitter and a 10-0 shutout of the visiting Eminence Eels Saturday afternoon at Jasonville. Crowe got all of the offense he would need to help the Lakers pick up their fourth win of the year against just one loss...
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Bulldogs drop two at North Knox
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Union Bulldogs dropped both ends of a Saturday doubleheader to host North Knox at Bicknell on Saturday. The Warriors prevailed 10-1 in the opener and 9-4 in the nightcap. The Bulldogs were held to one hit in the first game as Ethan Secrest doubled...
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Miners stop Eastern Greene
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Trent Vowell hit a walk-off three-run home run in the eighth inning to give the Linton-Stockton Miners a 12-11 victory over the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball matchup Saturday afternoon at Roy Herndon Field...
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Soccer signups
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Greene County Soccer Association will be having spring soccer signups at the various locations throughout the area. In Bloomfield registration will take place on Saturday , April 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bloomfield Library and Monday April 15 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Bloomfield Dairy Queen...
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Miners win Northview Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Linton-Stockton Miner boys golf team opened the season by winning the Northview Invitational at Forest Park Golf Course in Brazil. The Miners shot 309, edging Terre Haute North by one stroke. Greencastle and Terre Haute South each shot 316, Sullivan 324, Northview 1 had 339, Edgewood 349, South Vermillion 353, Northview 2 shot 362, Cloverdale 378, Clay City 417 and Turkey Run had a 434...
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Lady Miners win invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Lady Miner tennis team traveled to Brown County Saturday morning missing its top singles player but that didn't stop them from bringing home the championship trophy. With Ashley Cooper out, Mercedes Shafford stepped up into the number one singles position moving Brenna West to the two singles spot and Kayla Cole played three singles...
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Lady Thunderbirds fall at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
South Knox exploded for 11 runs in the bottom of the sixth inning as the host Lady Spartans defeated Eastern Greene 14-9 in a non-conference high school softball game Saturday. Eastern Greene led 8-2 after four innings, including taking a 4-0 cushion after their first at bat...
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Lady Cards blank Springs Valley
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Bloomfield pushed its record to 2-1 after a 15-0 victory over Springs Valley in a non-conference softball game. Nicole Hughes struck out eight and walked one as she tossed a five-inning no-hitter. Paige Shirley and Macayla Myers each hit a home run for the winners. Sammy Deaton, Kylee King and Hughes (two) each had at least one double...
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Cards win Loogootee Invitational
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Bloomfield's girls tennis team relied on the strength of singles play to win the Loogootee Invitational Saturday afternoon by defeating Barr-Reeve 3-2 in the semifinals and beating Pike Central 3-2 in the championship match. Not only did the Cards take home the championship trophy, Bloomfield singles players Kari Schulte, Liza Bartlett and Elena Weddle were awarded medals for going undefeated for the tournament...
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Eastern Greene first, Bloomfield takes second
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Eastern Greene boys and girls track and field teams started the season off with wins. In the boys meet Friday night at Loogootee, the Thunderbirds had a winning score of 97, Bloomfield was second with 77 points, Loogootee had 29 and Washington Catholic 20...
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WRV places 16th
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The White River Valley boys golf team placed 16th out of 20 teams that competed Saturday at the Vincennes Lincoln Invitational, which took place at the Country Club of Old Vincennes. WRV, which earlier this season had defeated Eastern Greene in dual meet at Phil Harris, finished with a 407...
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Baseball season brings optimism for area teams
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
There's plenty of optimism as the 2013 high school baseball season gets underway around the area. From rebuilding to reloading, area fans will have plenty to look forward to from their team. Here's a look at each area squad. Bloomfield -- Jason Pegg returns to the dugout for the 2013 season to lead the Cardinals...
- Shakamak baseball (High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
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Lady Miners upend Union
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners evened both their regular season and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference records with a 4-3 win over the Union Lady Bulldogs Monday at Dugger. The Lady Miners now stand at 2-2 overall and 1-1 in the league while Union fell to 0-3 and 0-1 in league play...
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Lakers fall to 3-3
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Clay City edged Shakamak 3-2 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school softball game in Clay County Monday afternoon. Kelsey Samm allowed two earned runs and scattered 10 hits. She walked three and fanned five over six innings and suffered the loss...
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Union stops Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Trey Bedwell's two-run, first inning homer staked the Union Bulldogs to a lead they would not relinquish on their way to a 7-3 win over Bloomfield on Monday night. The game was a home game for the Bulldogs, but was moved to Bloomfield due to field conditions in Dugger...
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Lakers run third at Sullivan
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
TRACK & FIELD MONDAY GIRLS 100 M Dash Girls 200 M Dash Girls 400 M Dash Girls 800 M Run Girls 1600 M Run Girls 3200 M Run Girls 100 M Hurdles Girls 300 M Hurdles Girls 4x100 M Relay Girls 1. Casey Webster Courtney Webster Taylor Frye Galina Carrio 2. Jenni Wilkes...
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HBCA All-Star information; local players named to All-Star roster; Hostetter earns coaching award
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The inaugural class to be inducted into the HBCA Hall of Excellence will be honored at the HBCA banquet prior to the 2013 All-Star Game at Tecumseh High School on Sunday, April 21. This year's first class will include the inaugural board members of the Hoosier Basketball Coaches Association. ...
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Jasonville council approves decree
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
JASONVILLE -- The City of Jasonville has joined other cities across the state as Mayor Roy Terrell, Sr. signed a proclamation designating April as the Month of Military Children. "It's a good program," Mayor Terrell said at Monday night's city council meeting...
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Wolverines win
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
White River Valley scored in every at bat to defeat visiting Eminence 15-1 Monday afternoon in a high school baseball game at Switz City called after five innings due to the 10-rule. The Wolverines pounded out 11 hits while allowing just three. Eminence 100 00 -- 1 3 3...
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Council honors military kids
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
Mayor John Wilkes opened the Linton City Council meeting Monday evening with a request that the Council proclaim the month of April as the "Month of the Military Child" in Linton. The Council approved. Wilkes introduced Nancy Brown, a military family assistance specialist with an office located in the Linton Armory, who explained April is a special month...
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Staff, parents concerned about cut in hours
(Local News ~ 04/08/13)
Staff, parents and students of Eastern Greene School District attended the board of school trustees meeting Monday night to address concerns of hourly cuts of non-certified staff members. Superintendent Ty Mungle explained due to changes in insurance provisions in the Affordable Healthcare Act, as of April 29 all members of staff that are not currently covered by the school's insurance will be cut back to 28 hours per week...
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WRV teams place second
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The White River Valley boys and girls track and field teams both placed second in a triangular meet at Switz City Monday night. Cloverdale won the boys event with 96 points. White River Valley scored 38 points and Eminence had 21. In the girls meet, Cloverdale had a winning total of 86 points...
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Linton blanks WRV
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
For the first SWIAC match for both teams and some strong wind, I felt both teams got some positives things from the match, Lady Miner girls tennis coach Nathan Skinner said after Linton-Stockton defeated White River Valley 5-0 in a high school match Monday afternoon...
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Miners track splits at Clay City
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Linton-Stockton track teams split a dual meet at Clay City on Monday evening. In the boys meet the Miners prevailed 74-49 while in the girls meet the Lady Eels came away with a 72-49 win. The Miners return action Thursday in a quad meet at Washington with Loogootee and North Daviess...
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Lakers open season
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Shakamak opened the high school boys golf season with a match against host Vincennes Rivet Monday. Eamon Eccles shot 40 for the Lakers, tying for low medalist. Stephen Thomasson had a 64 in his first high school match. The Lakers did not have the required four players required for a team score...
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Lakers fall to 3-3
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
Clay City edged Shakamak 3-2 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school softball game in Clay County Monday afternoon. Kelsey Samm allowed two earned runs and scattered 10 hits. She walked three and fanned five over six innings and suffered the loss...
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Thunderbirds rout Mitchell
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds moved above the .500 mark with a 13-3 win over visiting Mitchell at Little Cincinnati Monday night. Jake Johnson doubled and tripled for the Thunderbirds while Gage Shell also collected a two-bagger as part of a 15-hit offensive onslaught that forced the game to be called after six innings due to the mercy rule...
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Cards lose at Paoli
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/13)
The Bloomfield girls' tennis dropped a 4-1 decision to a tough Paoli squad Monday afternoon on the Paoli courts. The Cardinals only point came from no. 2 singles where Liza Bartlett blew through Jessica Fullington 6-0, 6-1. In the no. 1 singles position Kari Schulte was beaten 6-2, 6-1 by Abbie Franklin while Elena Weddle lost to Lexy Bruner 6-4, 6-1 in the no. 3 singles spot...
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Sally E. Scholl
(Obituary ~ 04/08/13)
Sally E. Scholl, 79, of Linton, passed away at 8:30 p.m. on Saturdaym April 6, 2013 at Glenburn Nursing and Rehab. She was born in Linton on Sept. 14, 1933, the daughter of Elmer Pergal and Anna Edna Hoffeditz Pergal. Sally was a member of the Nine Mile Methodist Church in Linton...
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