Stories from Tuesday, July 10, 2001

JASONVILLE ---- Jasonville city attorney Jeff Hawkins could never have guessed what he was going to get into when he accepted that position. He probably never guessed he would spend his weekend going over an ordinance with U.S. constitutional consultants, who are attorneys who devote their time and energy to studying the constitution and the law...

DUGGER ---- George W. Rogerson, 77, of Dugger passed away Monday, July 9, 2001 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born July 13, 1923 in Greene County, he was the son of John and Grace (Friley) Rogerson. He was school bus driver for the Northeast School Corporation for 24 years and had owned and operated his own garage. ...

WORTHINGTON ---- Roy W. Gray, 79, of Worthington, passed away at 6 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2001 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born May 6, 1922 in Jasonville, he was the son of Fred F. and Jessie (Scott) Gray. He was a retired construction worker and an army veteran of World War II...

TERRE HAUTE ---- Robert A. Gibson III, 77, of Terre Haute, passed away at 8:35 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 2001 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 3, 1923 in Greene County, he was the son of Robert A. and Anna (Nadzeika) Gibson II. He was a retired construction worker with the Laborers Local 204 in Terre Haute. He was a member of the Kriestenstein American Legion Post 104 in Terre Haute; Terre Haute Laborer's Local 204; and was a World War II Navy veteran...

Ashlee Arthur's basketball career will continue, thanks to Tony Hill. The 2001 White River Valley graduate, who helped the Wolverines win two sectionals, two regionals and one semistate, has been offered a full scholarship to attend Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Ill...

Fred Spinks was nearly at a loss for words at the end of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees meeting Monday night. At the beginning of the meeting, Spinks was elected the board's new president by a 4-0 vote (Spinks abstained). Spinks replaces George Skeel...

Not every student at Linton-Stockton High School is college material. Nor are they suited to work as an auto mechanic, brick mason, or in the construction field. That's why some members of the Linton-Stockton High School faculty are working toward making sure all students at the school are directed toward the career choice they are best suited for, and receive the proper training to pursue their goal...

The Linton City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to rescind a current ordinance allowing only two produce vendors in Humphreys Park, and will soon come up with a new ordinance, to possibly allow a third. James Weaver Jr. of Linton, who has been selling produce at other locations, asked the council and mayor Jimmie K. ...

BLOOMFIELD ---- "I don't know what made me look, but I looked over but for some reason I looked over just as he stalled," said Bob Warnick of Bloomfield. Warnick and his grandson, Nathaniel Warnick, watched helplessly Monday afternoon at Shawnee Airport when an ultralight plane took off and then crashed 50 feet to the hard grass runway...

JASONVILLE ---- Jasonville residents poured into the Jasonville Civic Center on Monday night for a public hearing on an ordinance regulating sexually oriented businesses in the city. The crowd of nearly 125 listened as 27 residents gave their opinions on the ordinance. Of those 27, 22 spoke in favor of the ordinance and five spoke out against the ordinance...

SWITZ CITY ---- Jackie R. Laughlin, 66, of Switz City, passed away at 6:45 p.m. Monday, July 9, 2001at Gosport Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Anderson-Poindexter Linton Memory Chapel.