Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2001

White River Valley only came up with three hits in a 9-4 loss to host Bedford North Lawrence in a non-conference softball game Monday. Heather Fritz, Liz Sykes and Alicia Buskirk all had singles for WRV (1-2). Destinee Brown allowed seven hits and suffered the loss. Brown fanned three and walked six...

Bloomfield snapped a five-game losing streak with a 18-7 victory at Union (Dugger) Monday in a South Western Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game. The Cardinals (1-5, 1-0 in the SWIAC) were playing without four starters. "It was good to get a win," said Bloomfield coach David Dean. "It came at a pretty good time with four starters out...

Cloverdale came up with 17 hits as the Clovers defeated White River Valley 26-9 in a non-conference baseball game at Switz City Monday. WRV (0-2) had nine hits, including a home run by Todd Abu-Sier. Joey Stanley and Chris Smith each had a double. Adam Langhans took the loss for WRV, who will play at Clay City Thursday...

Linton-Stockton ran its record to 5-0 with three victories at home Monday. The Lady Miners track team amassed 99 points, which easily defeated Clay City (52), Cloverdale (39) and South Vermillion (36). Senior Carol Linneweber ran first in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 meters...

Soccer sign-ups Saturday The Greene County Soccer Association will have its first sign-up for the Bloomfield area from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday at the Bloomfield Library. A second sign-up will at the library on Saturday, May 19. For more information, call 847-BALL or Donnie Boyd at 854-1425 or log onto their web site at www.delphi.com/gcsa...

DUGGER ---- Union (Dugger) and Linton-Stockton are two softball teams heading in different directions. The host Lady Bulldogs remained undefeated with a 4-1 victory over Linton-Stockton here Monday. Linton dropped to 0-4 while Union improved to 4-0, 2-0 in the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference and 1-0 in the Tri-River Conference...

BLOOMFIELD ---- What should have been a burglary investigation turned into a sorting out of marriages and divorce, and the arrest of Burgess "B.J." Keith, 37 of Springville. According to a probable cause report filed by Indiana State Senior Trooper Harry J. Bedwell, he was called April 4 to the residence of Steven G. Wright of Springville regarding a burglary at the Wright residence...

A Jasonville-area man is in custody in the Clay County Jail in Brazil on preliminary charges of battery. According to Clay County Sheriff Rob Carter, Zane Lee Twomey, 32, who lives near Jasonville in Clay County, was arrested at approximately 2:22 p.m. on Sunday by sheriff's deputy Matt Webber...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A Bloomfield tile manufacturing plant is being sued for breach of contract by a sales company. According to court documents, Global Tile Ambassadors, Inc. (GTA) of Indianapolis is suing KPT Industries for commission for sales in a total sum of $301,382 plus pre-judgment interest...

For nearly 13 years, Brent Slover has used his own vehicle for city business, and in return, received 28 cents a mile for gas and wear and tear on the vehicle. It wasn't until November 2000 that the Linton City Council upped his gas reimbursement to 32 1/2 cents per mile...

Greene and Sullivan county residents were rudely awakened early this morning by a storm that contained rain, lightning and ---- most noticeably ---- high winds. Wind gusts up to 54 mph were reported in Linton. Around 10:20 a.m., a second storm dumped rain and small hailstones in the LInton area. Meteorologist Julie Henricks of WTWO-TV 2, said in all, about 7/10ths of an inch of rain has fallen in this area within 24 hours...

The Jasonville City Council moved a step closer to approving an anti-obscenity ordinance at Monday night's monthly meeting. The council has been studying other such ordinances from around the state, and is working on compiling one of its own. "This is something we need as a preventative measure of problems that could come along," Jasonville mayor Dorman Clark told the council...

Thelma M. Foster, 87, of Linton, passed away at 11:17 p.m. Sunday, April 8, 2001 at the Glenburn Home in Linton. Born July 16, 1913 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Julius and Nancy (Love) Pearson. She worked on the assembly line at RCA in Bloomington, and was a member of the Bloomfield First Christian Church and Antioch Ladies Aid...

PORT ST. LUCIE, FLA., ---- William H. Taylor, 75, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., passed away on Saturday, April 7, 2001 at his residence. Prior to retirement he was an insurance agent with Hargrave, Boston, and Taylor in La Porte, Ind. He was a member of St. ...

White River Valley defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a high school girls tennis match at Switz City Monday. Ashlee Arthur, Holly Halt and Emily Wagner came up with straight-set wins at singles for the Lady Wolverines (2-1). The doubles teams of D.D. Townsend and Lesli White and Mandy Sater and Jessica Hines also won in straight sets...

After winning the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference the past seven years without suffering a loss, Shakamak dropped a 6-4 decision to host Clay City Monday night. "The fact that it is a conference loss is the least of my worries," said Shakamak softball coach Beth Wernz, whose Lady Lakers dropped to 2-3, 1-1 in the SWIAC. "It is just the way we are playing and the way we are not working...