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Greene County man among five finalists for Crown Royal Hometown Hero contest
(05/16/12)
How does the Brandon Veatch Brickyard 400 Race sound to you? That could be the name of the upcoming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Indianapolis if a rural Solsberry man, who is a former United States Army Special Forces veteran of two deployments to Iraq and a Purple Heart recipient, is the winner of the Crown Royal Hometown Hero Contest...
Jasonville man accused of using twin brother's indentification to buy prescription drugs
(05/16/12)
A Jasonville man was formally charged with two counts of identity deception in Greene Superior Court on Tuesday. Jeremiah D. Jackson, 29, was arrested May 12 after he allegedly used his identical twin brother's identification to purchase prescription drugs from the Linton Super Walmart store... 
Greene County General to celebrate 100th anniversary Friday with picnic-style celebration
(05/16/12)
On Friday, Greene County General Hospital will celebrate its 100th birthday with a community birthday party. The picnic-style celebration will be from 2-7 p.m. on the hospital lawn. Hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, cookies, and drinks will be served. Birthday cake will also be served...
No injuries in wreck on west side of Linton Tuesday
(05/16/12)
No serious injuries were reported in a two-vehicle wreck on State Road 59/54 W in Linton late Tuesday afternoon. Jon W. Dobbins, 37, of Dugger, driving a 2007 GMC Sierra pickup, was traveling west on State Road 59/54 and looked down at his cell phone. When he looked up, he saw a Pontiac G8, driven by 25-year-old Eric Feutz, of Linton, who was stopped in front of him, preparing to make a left turn onto 10th Street NW...
Midland woman faces charges related to altercation
(05/16/12)
A Midland woman made an initial appearance in Greene Superior Court on Monday afternoon on a pair of charges related to an altercation that took place May 8. Angel Page, 23, entered not-guilty pleas to battery in the presence of a minor -- a class D felony; and refusal to aid an officer -- a class A misdemeanor... 
UPDATED: Regional Silver Alert canceled for missing Bloomington man
(05/16/12)
UPDATE: The regional Silver Alert for Curtis M. Wiggins, of Bloomington, has been canceled as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. The cancellation was requested by the Monroe County Sheriff's Department. Wiggins has been located. 
NEWLY UPDATED: Police say sleepy driver started chain reaction five-vehicle wreck near Angell's Shopping Center in Linton
(05/15/12)
A sleepy driver apparently ran a stoplight and started a chain of events that led to a five-vehicle pileup on State Road 54 near the entrance to Angell's Shopping Center in Linton on Tuesday afternoon. A 42-year-old Linton man was the most seriously hurt individual in the 3:30 p.m. multi-vehicle wreck...
Howell to be Strawberry Festival Queen
(05/15/12)
A White River Valley Lyons Elementary School student will be presiding over the eighth annual Strawberry Festival. Caitlin Howell was chosen as the Strawberry Festival Queen because she is the female with the highest grade point average in the Lyons sixth grade class...
Dugger woman faces more legal trouble
(05/15/12)
A Dugger woman sentenced in March for shoplifting compounded her legal problems when she showed up at the county jail to begin serving her sentence with a legend drug and nicotine patches stuffed in an elastic wrap around her right foot. Gloria L. Marlowe arrived at the jail March 16 to serve the six days of executed sentence that was handed down to her by Greene Superior Court Judge Dena Martin after she entered a guilty plea to theft -- a class A misdemeanor...
Bloomfield makes Top 10 in on-going 'Back Home Again in Indiana" Indy 500 contest
(05/15/12)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is one step closer to winning the grand prize in the "Back Home Again in Indiana" Indy 500 contest, and now it needs the community's help. Several events in April led to the creation of a video submission to the Indy 500 competition in an effort to win the $20,000 grand prize for the Bloomfield Community Revitalization Project...
Linton-Stockton Elementary School students do very well on IREAD test
(05/15/12)
Linton-Stockton Elementary School students excelled on Indiana's first third-grade reading assessment test, according to results released Tuesday by the Indiana Department of Education. Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett announced the results of the first administration of Indiana's third-grade reading assessment, called the Indiana Reading Evaluation and Determination for grade 3 (IREAD-3)...
Intoxicated woman with children arrested in grocery store parking lot
(05/15/12)
A 29-year-old Linton woman with several small children was arrested Monday evening after being intoxicated more than three times the legal limit in the parking lot of a local grocery store. Debra Ann Ceol-Stephens, who lives on SW 2nd St., was arrested by Linton Police Department Officer Michael Watts at the Save-A-Lot store parking lot, located at 209 South Main St. in Linton, at about 7:02 p.m...
Eastern School District saves big on energy costs
(05/15/12)
Eastern Greene Superintendent Ty Mungle reported to the school board Monday night that energy conservation measures are going well. "Our natural gas and electric costs have decreased by $30,000 over the last year. That is a 10 percent decrease in our utilities costs and will offset our $50,000 decrease in our Capital Projects Fund due to the circuit breaker," Mungle commented. "We continue to monitor our energy usage and look at ways to keep our costs to a minimum."...
Arrest made in Worthington vandalism cases
(05/15/12)
A 19-year-old Linton man has been charged in connection with vandalism at the Worthington Town Park and the Little League Ball Park concession stand. Nathan Parsley, who lives on South Lafayette St. in Linton, has been charged with one count of burglary -- a class C felony and two counts of criminal mischief -- both class A misdemeanors...
Under U.S. Postal Service plan, some small Greene County post offices would have retail hours cut
(05/15/12)
Seven small Greene County-based post offices will have their retail window hours cut, if a plan announced Monday by the U.S. Postal Service is approved. The U.S. Postal Service announced a new strategy that could keep some of the nation's smallest post offices open for business, while providing a framework to achieve significant cost savings as part of the plan to return the organization to financial stability...
Lyons Senior Citizens Center files civil tort suit to settle property line dispute
(05/14/12)
The Lyons Senior Citizens, Inc., is headed to court in a property line dispute with neighbors. The incorporation that oversees the day-to-day operation of the senior center, located on North Jefferson Street in Lyons, has filed a civil tort suit in Greene Circuit Court against Rubin and Kiva Jones...
Jasonville council welcomes Landry
(05/14/12)
The Jasonville City Council opened the Monday evening meeting by welcoming Jane Landry as the new clerk/treasurer. Landry was appointed by precinct committeemen to replace Clerk/Treasurer Charlotte Thomas who recently retired. Landry will hold the office until the next city election...
Linton council stil facing cleanup issues
(05/14/12)
The Linton City Council passed amendments to the Blighted Property Ordinance to ensure there were no conflicts. "There was already an ordinance in place, we just reworked it," Luke Rudisell, of Rowe Law Firm, explained. Rudisell said two points in the original ordinance were either redundant or were not in compliance with the state law, which could void any progress made...
Rural Solsberry man faces strangulation, domestic battery charges
(05/14/12)
A rural Solsberry man will be in Greene Superior Court on Friday morning for an initial hearing on charges that he allegedly battered and strangled his wife. Jonathan F. Miller will be formally charged in the 9:30 a.m. initial hearing with strangulation -- a class D felony; and domestic battery -- a class A misdemeanor...
Dugger man arrested in connection with salvage yard thefts
(05/14/12)
A Linton area parts and salvage yard allegedly was hit by a rural Dugger man who took scrap metal from the property on at least two occasions over the past few weeks. Clinton W. Alumbaugh, 32, was arrested last Wednesday by Indiana State Police Trooper Eric Nash following an investigation of the thefts that allegedly took place on the nights of April 30 and May 1 from Monier Parts and Salvage on State Road 54, west of Linton... 
Relay for Life draws about $48,000 with more events planned
(05/14/12)
SWITZ CITY -- Survivors and supporters of all ages gathered at the White River Valley High School gym Friday night for the 2012 Greene County Relay for Life. As of April 2, Relay participant Rosella (Rose) Rehmel was a 10-year survivor of colon cancer... 
Shawnee Theatre stage veterans re-connect again in LA
(05/14/12)
Two of The Shawnee Theatre's alumnus have reconnected in Hollywood at Noah Wyle's The Blank Theatre Company. Former Producing Artistic Director Matthew Graber and former actor Nick Vienna first collaborated in 2006 at the theatre in Bloomfield. Now they find themselves in similar roles as Nick acts for The Blank Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., where Graber serves as producing director...
Alcohol believed to be factor in two weekend wrecks
(05/14/12)
Alcohol is believed to be the contributing factor in a pair of traffic accidents. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeremy Inman reports that 24-year-old Charles Mullins, of Bloomington, lost control of his 2007 Dodge Charger at about 4:30 a.m. on Saturday on State Road 54, west of U.S. 231... 
Saturday performance at Tulip Church of God's Ladies Tea
(05/14/12)
GRACE Notes Girl's Choir, a part of GRACE Home Educators, provided the entertainment at Tulip Church of God's Ladies Tea on Saturday. They are directed by Ronda Rockey. Pictured are (back, from left) Allyson Crenshaw, Maryssa Anderson, Rachel Quintana, Annabelle Sutton, Cammi Rockey; and (front, from left) Jackie Poplieski, Cassie Sutton, Aubrey Anderson, Jenna Sutton, and Hannah Chapman. (Submitted photo)... 
Bloomfield Farmer's Market completes second weekend
(05/14/12)
The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce's Community Farmer's Market completed its second weekend this past Saturday. Here, tomato plants are sold by Zac Mitchell of Bloomfield. The Farmer's Market is open Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon on the courthouse square. (By Rebecca Smith)... |
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