Stories from Monday, June 11, 2001

Area police were kept busy with theft reports, accidents and drug arrests over the weekend. The Linton Police Department investigated several theft reports. Linton Officer Chad Crynes arrested Glenna K. Robinson, 50 of Linton, on Sunday evening at the Linton Wal-Mart...

PLEASANTVILLE ---- Nancy Jane Souders, 76, of Pleasantville, passed away at 6:17 p.m. Friday, June 8, 2001 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born June 3, 1925 in Edmission, Ky., she was the daughter of Allen and Rose (Dennison) Bratcher. Survivors include four sons, Allen Ruff of Dugger, Tim Ruff and Lynzie Souders both of Pleasantville and Harry Wright of Linton; four daughters, Christine Marshall of Jasonville, Darlene Manuel of Sullivan, Lesley Stephens of Worthington, and Anna Hunter of Bedford; 15 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and one great-great grandchild.. ...

DUGGER ---- Lester A. Cazzell, 64, of Dugger, passed away at 3:45 a.m. June 11, 2001 at his residence. Born Nov.16, 1936 in Sullivan County, he was the son of William A. and Ruby (Reed) Cazzell. He was a custodian at Union High School for 13 years and an Army veteran serving in Vietnam and Panama for a total of 15 years. He was a member of the Bethel Community Church and Dugger American Legion 224...

BRAZIL ---- George Edward Koester Jr., 58, of Brazil and formerly of Linton passed away at 12:59 p.m. on Friday, June 8, 2001 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born March 1, 1943 in Linton, he was the son of George and Carrie "Kitty" Katherine (May) Koester...

SANTA CLAUS ---- Linton-Stockton's Tim Fish was in the second group of competitors at the Heritage Hills Regional at Christmas Lake Golf Course here Friday. When the junior came in with a one-over par 73, the waiting game started. It was almost four hours later before Fish found out that he had the third lowest score and qualified for the final spot at the golf state finals at the Legends of Indiana Golf Club at Franklin Wednesday morning...

HUNTINGBURG ---- Linton-Stockton scored in the first two and last two innings and got a complete-game pitching performance from senior Nate Austin in a 7-2 victory over South Spencer in the second semifinal game of the Southridge Regional here at League Stadium Saturday afternoon...

HUNTINGBURG ---- The dream of Linton-Stockton's first baseball regional championship did not end, it was shattered with a 15-1 loss in five innings to Eastern (Pekin) in the championship game of the Southridge Regional here at League Stadium Saturday night...

TERRE HAUTE ---- Timothy J. McVeigh calmly cooperated in his own execution early today, declining to speak any final words and nodding to and making eye contact with those who watched him die at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute. McVeigh was pronounced dead at 7:14 a.m., just minutes after positioning himself on the gurney in the prison's execution chamber and after straining against the gurney straps to look each of his own witness and each media witness in the eye...

A Linton first-grade student has earned second place honors in an art contest sponsored by an Indiana University public radio station. Chelsea Hineman, 8, was recently notified by WFIU radio that her pencil and crayon drawing was named second-place winner in her grade division...

A portion of Greene County's Baseline Road, southeast of Linton, that has deteriorated over the several past months will be repaired soon, according to a county official. "Improvement is the plan," Greene County Road Commissioner Dave Anderson said this morning...

HUNTINGBURG ---- The highs and lows of high school athletics were experienced by Linton-Stockton High School's baseball team Saturday. In the span of nine hours, the Miners went from accomplishing school history and advancing to the Elite Eight of the Class 2A state tournament, to being knocked out in impressive fashion...

Barbara L. Synnott, 65, of Linton, passed away at 6 a.m. Sunday, June 10, 2001 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Jan. 23, 1936 in Dekalb, Ill., she was the daughter of Fredrick J. and Helen L. (Mattson) Synnott. She was an elementary teacher for 24 years, retiring in 1989...