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Antioch Christian Church welcomes new minister
(Crime News ~ 12/05/14)
The Antioch Christian Church in Bloomfield welcomes their new co-pastor Jack Tolbert and his wife Kathy. Jack and Kathy are from West Virginia and have spent the last few years ministering at the Rose Hill Christian Church in Rose Hill, Virginia. They have five children, nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and are expecting their 10th grandchild...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/05/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to 13 calls and incidents on Thursday, December 4, including three property damage accidents, two assists to other agencies, one battery, one burglary, two attempted suicides, and two thefts.
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/05/14)
December 4 -- Zane Gennicks, 32, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. His bond was set at $1,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Linton Police Officer Chad Crynes was the arresting officer. December 4 -- Brenda J. Payne, 23, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of forgery and fraud. Bond information not available. Greene County Sheriff's Detective Jim O'Malley was the arresting officer...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/05/14)
The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 81 calls and incidents December 1-4 including three abandoned vehicles, 10 property damage accidents, three accidents involving personal injury, two alarms, four complaints about animals, one assist to another agency, one burglary, one child custody issue, three domestic disputes, one drug-related incident, one complaint of harassment, two requests for information, three complaints involving juveniles, seven reckless drivers, one road hazard, one complaint about shooting, two attempted suicides, four reports of suspicious activity, five thefts, one reported threat, three title checks, seven traffic stops, 11 inmate transports, one trespassing incident, one unruly subject and one welfare check.. ...
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Four local players earn All-State honors
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
On the heels of a 11-2 season which yielded a fourth consecutive sectional champion, the Linton-Stockton High School football team had two players that received All-State honors for the 2014. Dylan Morris, a 6-3, 230 pound junior, made the Class A All-State team as an offensive lineman...
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BHS School Board to hold public hearing for Superintendent Contract
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
BLOOMFIELD -- Tuesday, Dec. 9 the Bloomfield School District School Board will meet in an open public hearing at 5 p.m. in the junior high school conference room at the Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School to discuss the Superintendent Contract for Dan Sichting. The school is located at 501 West Spring Street...
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Junior high basketball roundup
(Community Sports ~ 12/05/14)
On Monday, the Bloomfield seventh grade boys basketball team jumped out to a 16-4 lead and cruised to a 52-27 victory over Shakamak. Luke Oliphant led the Cards in scoring going 6 for 6 from the field and making 5 of 7 free throws, totaling 17 points, one more than Josh Pyne...
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Troy D. Howard
(Obituary ~ 12/05/14)
Troy D. Howard, 48, of Terre Haute passed away suddenly on December 3, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 23, 1966 in Brazil, Ind., to John and Deanna (Lee) Howard. He had been employed at Industrial Supply Company. He belonged to the Eagles, Moose, and Master Gardeners' of Vigo County. ...
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Morris didn't expect All-State honor
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
Linton-Stockton's Dylan Morris was selected to the 2014 Associated Press Class A All-State team. The 6-3, 230-pound junior was named a first-team selection as an offensive lineman. When reached for comment, Morris declared, "It's a huge honor. I honestly didn't expect it at all."...
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Greene County Economic Development Corporation Announces New Leadership
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
The Board of Directors of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation has announced new leadership, appointing long-time GCEDC Community Development lead, Brianne Jerrels, to be Executive Director. In light of budgetary constraints, the Board voted to terminate the employment agreement with the current executive director, Joan Bethell, on December 3, 2014. ...
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What happened to murder suspect Jorrell Houldson?
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
When murder suspect Jorrell Houldson was found last weekend, dead from a gunshot wound to the head, a revolver was lying beside the body. It was a stolen gun that investigators say was taken the day after Houldson's mother was murdered, a gun taken from the home of a friend of Jorrell Houldson, about a quarter mile away from where Jorrell Houldson's body was found.....
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RDL developing a new vision for downtown Linton
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
At the Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL) meeting on December 9 at 5:30 p.m., Bob Grewe of the Lochmueller Group will be sharing drafts and concepts on how the organization envisions the future of downtown Linton. According to their website, the Lochmueller Group "provides transportation, water, and wastewater infrastructure planning and design as well as environmental services, survey, and right-of-way engineering to communities."...
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Voices for Kids' silent auction successful
(Local News ~ 12/05/14)
The courthouse was festive and busy Friday, December 5. Guests meandered around the first floor enjoying the atmosphere, silent auction, and refreshment selection from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. "We had a pretty good turn out. The Bloomfield second graders sang first at 9 o'clock; there were 69 of them...The Linton High School Choir performed for about 45 minutes...They were amazing. They were really good," Samantha Flath, Director of the Greene County CASA Program described of the morning...
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Miners defeat Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
SPENCER -- Linton-Stockton High School fans can thank Pierce Jackson for putting the memory of a nightmare third quarter out of their memories. The Miners took a 15-11 lead into halftime against Owen Valley on Friday night, but didn't score in the third until a Jacob Clothier 3-pointer with a minute and 32 seconds to go. Before that the Patriots had outscored Linton 16-0...
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Wolverines tumble at South Knox
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
South Knox exploded for 25 points in the second quarter as the host Spartans defeated White River Valley 74-26 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game in Knox County Friday night. South Knox led 37-9 at the half and pushed that cushion to 55-20 after three quarters...
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T-Birds fall at BC
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
Collin Hoskins poured in 26 points to lead Brown County to a 54-43 victory over visiting Eastern Greene in a high school boys basketball game Friday night. The Thunderbirds, who dropped to 1-2, were led in scoring by Cam Creager, who scored 15 points. Trevor Yoho made half of his 10 shots and finished with 12 points...
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Cardinals finish off Lakers
(High School Sports ~ 12/05/14)
BLOOMFIELD - A strong fourth-quarter performance propelled the Bloomfield Cardinals to a 51-36 victory over Shakamak in a SWIAC conference boys basketball game here Friday, spoiling the Lakers' season opener. "For a first game, it wasn't too bad," Laker coach Steve Brett said. "We played hard and hustled. We just didn't shoot the ball very well at all tonight."...
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