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Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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I-69 officially opens for traffic
Video highlights of Monday's I-69 ceremonies. (Courtesy of the Indiana Department of Transportation)
Community Notes (05/20/13)
Tuesday A benefit night for Apostolic Bibleway Church will be held at Burger King in Linton. The restaurant will be donating 20 percent of their profits on select items to Apostolic Bibleway Church. For eligibility to have proceeds donated, you must have a flyer. A flyer can be received by contacting Brandy at 699-8275...
"Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland and Its Neighbors" wins coveted Telly Award
The documentary film "Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland & Its Neighbors" has won a national Telly Award in the nature/wildlife program category. The documentary "Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland & Its Neighbors" was selected as a Bronze Telly Award Winner out of nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, according to the film's executive producer and Linton native, Bill Barnes, who now lives in Charlotte, NC. Barnes, who received notification of the award late last week, is pleased with the recognition the film winning the Telly Award will bring to the area of southwestern Indiana where he grew up. The Telly Awards were founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Click here for a preview of the film.
OBITUARIES
Lowell Roy Bailey (05/20/13)
Lowell Roy Bailey, 93, of Little Cincinnati passed away Monday May 20, 2013 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born December 14, 1919 in Little Cincinnati, the son of Paris and Carrie (VanMeter) Bailey. Roy was a self employed carpenter and a Minister, he was the founder of Free Pentecostal Holiness Church in Little Cincinnati and ministered there for several years...
Vera Moehlmann (05/20/13)
Vera Moehlmann, age 87 of Linton, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted when available.
Cindy Martin (05/20/13)
In the twinkling of an eye a miraculous healing took place on Thursday afternoon in Hendricksville IN. Those who were blessed to live it will never be the same. Cindy Martin, 53, of Hendricksville, went to be with the Lord at her residence after long and courageous battle with A.L.S...
Wanda R. (Owings) Van Slyke (05/20/13)
Wanda R. (Owings) Van Slyke, 69, of Bloomfield, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Garden Villa Healthcare in Bloomington, following an extended illness. She was born Nov. 30, 1943 in Bloomington, a daughter of the late Rev. Wallace J. and Esther M. (Shute) Owings...
Rosella Ann Perigo-Barton (05/20/13)
Rosella Ann Perigo-Barton, 83, of Linton, passed away at 1:10 a.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was born May 8, 1930, in Linton, the daughter of Clyde and Lexie (Pope) Perigo. She retired in 1987 from General Electric in Linton where she assembled motors. ...
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State news
  • 2 Eastern Livestock officials sentenced to prison
    One of the founders of defunct cattle broker Eastern Livestock was sentenced Tuesday to almost six years in federal prison and the former chief financial officer was sentenced to nearly five for their roles in a $32 million check kiting scheme....
  • Dozen arrests at mine worker rally
    ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Another round of protests involving United Mine Workers of America and their supporters results in about a dozen arrests in downtown St. Louis....
  • Ind. woman wounded in shooting had admitted fraud
    SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Police are investigating whether a South Bend woman who was shot twice and wounded during a pre-dawn home invasion may have been targeted because she had agreed to testify against others accused in a scheme to file for $3.5 million in bogus tax refunds....
  • EPA adds Martinsville site to top Superfund list
    MARTINSVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A hazardous waste site that threatens the drinking water supply in the south-central Indiana city of Martinsville has been added to the federal government's highest priority cleanup list....
  • Grand jury names 5 in Indy property kickback plot
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted two Indianapolis city officials and three others on wire fraud and bribery charges for an alleged kickback scheme involving the sale of tax-delinquent and vacant properties to nonprofits for as little as $1,000 apiece....
Videos
Linton musical

Students at Linton-Stockton performed the classic musical "Little Women" on Friday and Saturday nights and Sunday afternoon. The classic tale is set during the Civil War and deals with poverty versus wealth, independence, family love, and sibling...

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