Stories from Wednesday, April 18, 2001

The Margaret Cooper Public Library Board ---- faced with what to do about an aging and ailing building ---- is giving serious thought to constructing a new library. A public hearing was conducted Tuesday night at the library in Linton to hear input from the public. No one from the public sector attended...

KISSIMMEE, Fla. ---- Rachel (Fulton) Garnier, 87, of Kissimmee, Fla., passed away Monday, March 2, 2001 at Kissimmee, Fla. She was born Aug. 15, 1913 in Jasonville, and was the daughter of Charles E. and Dorothy R. Fulton. She was a medical billing clerk for Mease Hospital in Duneden, Fla., for 10 years, retiring in 1970. She was a 1932 graduate of Jasonville High School, a member of Word of Life Fellowship Church in Intercession City, Fla., and a former member of the Speedway Christian Church...

South Knox scored four runs in the third inning and added five more in its final two at bats at the Spartans came away with a 10-3 victory over host Bloomfield Tuesday in a non-conference baseball game. The Cardinals (2-7) only managed five hits and committed five errors...

The White River Valley at North Daviess boys and girls track meet; the Linton-Stockton at Loogootee track meet and the Cloverdale at Shakamak softball game were postponed Tuesday because of the cold weather. The Linton-Stockton at Loogootee baseball game also was postponed Tuesday. It will now be played at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 1...

INDIANAPOLIS ---- Down the stretch. At the wire. On the ragged edge, these Indiana Pacers are finally who we thought they would be. And maybe they are who they thought they would be as well. They are no longer youthful to the point of having to grow into their gold and blue uniforms. They have grown plenty. But they have been knocked down too many times to be too big for their britches...

A comprehensive study released by the Indiana Department of Transportation has identified a need for an improved transportation link between Indianapolis and Evansville. The I-69 study's draft Purpose and Need Statement identifies the need for an improved connection between Indianapolis and Evansville. The lack of regional accessibility and continuing economic stress in rural southwest Indiana are major themes in the draft statement posted Tuesday on the project Website...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A request from Linton Utilities superintendent Brent Slover for a copy of a base map, to help the city of Linton set up a computerized geographic information system, was tabled by Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday. Commissioners president Tom Britton explained he wants to check with commissioners attorney Marilyn Hartman before loaning out the software containing the information Slover is requesting...

Change is in the air at Peoples Trust Company. Several employees recently received word of promotions. Larry Carr of Linton has been named president of the Linton-based bank. He has been employed with the bank for five years, and is replacing Tom Hildenbrand...

One of the biggest weekends in Linton and Greene County is rapidly approaching. The Greene County Foundation Festival, formerly known as the Phil Harris Weekend, is scheduled for June 1-3. It's an important weekend, considering it's the major fund-raiser for the Foundation...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Vivian Mae Cochrane, 43, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:20 p.m., Tuesday, April 17, 2001 at her residence. She was born Jan. 31, 1958, and was the daughter of Richard and Betty (Ziegler) Callahan. She was a substitute teacher for Bloomfield schools and a homemaker. She was a member of the Harvest Community Church...