Stories from Tuesday, August 19, 2003

The Linton Fire Department has a new firefighter, Doug Hall. A lifelong resident of Linton, Hall, 25, is a 1997 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School who has attended classes at Vincennes University. To date, Hall's training at the LFD has included a 24-hour class on firefighting. He is now taking EMT classes in Bloomington...

Union (Dugger) opened the 2003 volleyball season with a 21-12, 21-15, 21-15 victory over host South Vermillion Monday night. "We really needed a match to see where we are," said UHS coach Tammy Meurer. "We are a little rusty. This is not like a new team carrying over...

Bloomfield played at home, while Eastern went on the road, but both volleyball teams suffered the same fate on Monday, both ending up on the short end in season opening matches. Bloomfield lost 11-21, 5-21, 16-21 to Terre Haute South, the fifth-ranked team in 4A, while Eastern lost to Barr-Reeve (#9 in 1A) 6-21, 8-21, 8-21...

Nathan O'Neall and R.J. Hughes were All-SWIAC runners a year ago and Jon Neill wasn't far behind. All three return this season for Bloomfield's cross country team, which could mean another strong season for the Cardinals. Bloomfield is the defending champion of the Greene County Invitational, which is where they'll start the new season a week from Thursday. ...

Although Linton-Stockton coach Mike Misner and his players want to win both the South Western Indiana Athletic Conference and Tri-River Conference, as well as the newly reconfigured Class 2A sectional which will be hosted by the Lady Miners, he knows that it won't be easy...

After losing three of four playoff games in his first three seasons in charge of the Linton-Stockton football team, coach Steve Weber wants to change the recent postseason trend. "The kids will tell you they want to go undefeated and win the sectional," said Weber, whose Miners went 7-3, including a first-round tournament exit at the hands of Springs Valley a year ago. "My goal obviously is to win every game...

NEW CASTLE ---- Robert J. Shelton, Sr., 55, of New Castle, passed away at 11:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 11, 2003 at his residence. Born June 30, 1948 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Morris and Ruth (Scott) Shelton. He was an engineer at KYB Maufacturing in Franklin...

"Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, men will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else." 2 Corinthians 9:13...

HENDRICKSVILLE ---- The dream of many in this small northeastern Greene County community to have improved fire protection is moving closer to becoming a reality thanks to the outreach effort of an established firefighting crew from a neighboring town and a hometown fundraising drive...

A Greene County native recently returned to his North Carolina home with gold and silver medals he had won in the 23rd annual National Veteran's Wheelchair Games. Carl Andrews, 57, competed in July in Long Beach, Calif., along with 350 athletes from 46 states, Puerto Rico and Great Britain in the event that was promoted as the largest wheelchair sports event in the world...

A Bloomfield man, who faces a possible long prison sentence, intends to plead guilty early next month to felony child exploitation. A hearing in the criminal case against Merle A. Sewell, 64, who is facing 11 felony child exploitation charges, originally set for Friday has been rescheduled to 9 a.m. on Sept. 3...

DUGGER ---- About two dozen Dugger residents attended a public hearing Monday night in support of a proposed community building. "This is the largest group we have ever had at a Dugger meeting concerning any of the grants Dugger has worked toward," stated Donna Anderson of Kenna Consulting Group, who assists the town council in obtaining grants...

Humphreys Park in Linton has seen many improvements recently, and the city works hard to keep it clean and mowed. Another city department has been working on a different type of improvement. "We have been keeping a very close eye on the park. Our officers are required to patrol the park on every shift," Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald said...

The need for additional bus drivers to take students on extended-day field trips was discussed at Monday night's meeting of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees. "What we're running into, we're getting more requests for extended-day field trips," said school superintendent Ron Bush...

How to proceed with necessary repairs to the aging Linton-Stockton Junior High School building, how to meet its growing needs as well as those of the high school, whether to combine the two into one major project ---- and how to pay for it all ---- were discussed at Monday's Board of School Trustees meeting...

The Bloomfield Football League will have a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Bloomfield Fire Station on Mill St. For more information, call 384-3242.