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Crane may learn its fate sooner than expected
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
The clock is ticking and Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division and its more than 5,000 employees and subcontractors could know their fate in this round of base realignments and closures earlier than expected. Linton resident Nyle Riegle, a retired NSWC Crane employee who now works with Southern Indiana Business Alliance (SIBA) ---- a not-for-profit lobby group based in Bloomington working on the federal level to tout Crane's assets, says he believes word about Crane's future could come sometime next week.. ...
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Grace E. Betty Morgan
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Grace E. Betty Morgan, 72, Route 1, Lyons died at 7:50 a.m. on April 28 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Dec. 29, 1932 in Lyons, she was the daughter of Howard L. and Doris A. (Kibbons) Shields. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one sister, Irene Garwood, Linton; companion, Wayne Lich of Lyons; and several nieces and nephews...
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Ines I. Shepherd
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Ines I. Shepherd, 78, of Evansville, passed away Friday, April 29, 2005 at the Protestant Home. She was a member of the Bethel Temple, where she was active in the music ministry. She was an accomplished pianist and organist, and was proud to be the oldest member of her church choir. In her earlier years, she was a seamstress and made costumes for the church...
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Duvie D. Shrader
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Duvie D. Shrader, 84, of Bloomfield and formerly of Albuquergue, N.M., passed away this morning at her son's residence in Bloomfield. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel.
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Glenn M. Thompson
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Glenn M. Thompson, 83 of Linton, passed away at 5:32 a.m. on Friday, April 29, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital. Born in Dugger on April 20, 1922, he was the son of Ed Thompson and Mattie Stringer Thompson. He was a World War II Army veteran, a member of the Dugger American Legion, the DAV of Bloomfield, Linton Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite of Terre Haute, Zorah Shrine of Terre Haute and the Linton Housing Authority for 15 years. ...
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Edna Louise Wilson
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Edna Louis Wilson, 86, of Sullivan, passed away at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born Jan. 1, 1919 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Oliver and Clara (Vaught) Butler. She had been married to Don L. Wilson, who passed away in 1995...
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Miners win own baseball tournament
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/05)
LINTON ---- Coming into Saturday's Linton Invitational Tournament, the Miners were yet to taste the sour feeling of defeat in their own tournament, but on Saturday, the Miners were faced with one of their toughest challenges during the four-team LIT at Roy Herndon Field...
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Edgewood tops Bloomfield 11-1 in baseball
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/05)
BLOOMFIELD ---- Saturday's game between Bloomfield and Edgewood was close through the third inning, but Edgewood blew the game wide open in the fourth. The Cardinals lost the game 11-1 amidst an offensive onslaught from the Mustangs. Edgewood got on the board early behind a home run off of Bloomfield's Matt Lattimer in the first...
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Abbott leads Miners to softball tourney win
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/05)
NASHVILLE ---- The Lady Miners' softball team coasted to two victories in the Brown County Invitational on Saturday afternoon. Linton shut out Brown County and Eastern Greene behind stellar pitching from Jamie Abbott. Abbott pitched a perfect game in the final against the Thunderbirds and gave up just three hits in the opener against Brown County...
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Miller: The last of a dying breed
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/05)
In 18 years on the NBA hardwood, Reggie Miller was never the best player in the league. He never won a scoring title. He was never named the NBA's most valuable player. He never won an NBA championship. Miller is living proof, though, that accolades alone don't make a legend...
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Shirley A. (Behem) Hiatt
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Shirley A. (Behem) Hiatt, 72, of Lyons, passed away at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2005 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 19, 1933 in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Opal (Bryan) Behem. She was a wife, mother and homemaker. She was co-owner of Hicom, Inc. ...
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Sharon Ann (Helton) Harper
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Sharon Ann (Helton) Harper, 55, Route 1, Springville passed away at 1 a.m. on April 29, 2005 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Sept. 6, 1949 in Loogootee, she was the daughter of Oscar and Thelma (Botkin) Helton. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Grace Baptist Church in Springville...
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Area children can learn, have fun at Camp Invention
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
Area children will get a chance to take part in a national summer day camp when Camp Invention coasts into Linton on June 6-10. Nathan Moore, the school's professional development director, said the camp will be a fun experience for children in grades two through six...
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Clark tickets now on sale to general public
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
Tickets for the upcoming "Evening With Roy Clark Show" are now on sale to the general public. Linton's adopted favorite son ---- country music legend Roy Clark ---- will be making a stage appearance at this year's Greene County Foundation Festival on June 3-5...
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Eastern Greene students raise over $7,000
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- Eastern Greene Elementary School students participated in a day-long walk-a-thon today which is the final step in raising more than $7,000 that will go to a variety of local and state charities, as well as community projects. The third annual walk-a-thon fundraiser enjoyed a very successful pre-walk campaign and today's effort will be to walk off the laps that various individuals and businesses have pledged, according to elementary school counselor Sandi Yoho, one of the event's organizers.. ...
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Three Linton students win essay contest
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
Three Linton-Stockton seventh-grade students were named winners of the Linton Ladies Civitan's annual essay contest. This year's essay ---- titled "Choices Determine My Future" ---- forced students to think about how the choices made will effect the future. The essay also gave the students a chance to think about what they want to do when they grow up...
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Bloomfield students earn scholarships
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
Three upcoming Bloomfield High School graduates received $1,000 scholarships on Friday presented by Bloomfield Oddfellows Lodge No. 457. The scholarships were awarded to Sarah Francis, Alyssa Scott and Megan Vest. Francis plans to attend Indiana State University in Terre Haute in the fall and major in computer technology. ...
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Man's drug trial starts Tuesday
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
A Greene County senior citizen faces a long prison sentence if he's found guilty next week in a drug trial. Jury selection begins Tuesday morning in Greene Circuit Court in the trial of a 66-year-old Jasonville man who is facing multiple drug charges following his arrest last year...
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Bloomfield man faces three counts of theft
(Local News ~ 05/02/05)
A 27-year-old Bloomfield man faces preliminary charges of three counts of burglary and three counts of theft in connection with a series of break-ins over the last month. Loran Shane Kirby, of 263 West Spring Street, was arrested Saturday afternoon by Bloomfield Town Marshal Bob Richardson...
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Larry G. Brown, Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Larry G. Brown, Sr., 64, of Linton, passed away at 6:37 a.m. Friday, April 29, 2005 at Deaconess Hospice Care in Evansville. Born April 20, 1941 in Johnson, he was the son of Cecil Brown and Lois (Larkins) Driskell. His step-dad was Jerry Driskell of Princeton and his step-mother was Margaret Brown of Owensville...
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Judith Ann Gregory
(Obituary ~ 05/02/05)
Judith Ann Gregory, 63, of Linton, passed away at 11:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 28, 2005 at Linton Nursing & Rehab in Linton. Born Dec. 16, 1941 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of John Thomas and Mary Opal (Patterson) Summers. She was a long-time companion of Floyd "Bud" Gregory of Linton...
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High school sports scoreboard
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/05)
BASEBALL High School Baseball MINERS 5, TIGERS 4 Hutsonville 000 000 4 ---- 4 7 0 Linton 110 300 x _ 5 9 1 WP ---- Frank Busby; S ---- Ryan Campbell; LP ---- Tyler Zeller. 2B ---- Nick Jones (L). HR ---- Jacob Milam (H). WOLVERINES 10, BULLDOGS 5 White River Valley 015 003 1 - 10 16 1...
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