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Heavy rain causing problems in area
(Local News ~ 03/13/06)
High water and flooded roads contributed to two accidents this weekend. Late Friday morning, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Conservation Officer Greg Swanson said Walter Hamlin, Bloomfield, drove his truck onto County Road 175 East, which was covered with water...
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Shakamak vs. North Daviess boxscore
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
NORTH DAVIESS 50 Dustin Sims, f 4-9 0-0 4 4 8, Garrett Byrer, f 5-8 0-0 5 2 10, Dwain Jolliff, c 2-5 4-4 4 3 8, Ty Sipes, g 6-9 0-0 0 1 13, Aaron Harbstreit, g 3-9 2-2 2 1 11, Evan Burkhart 0-0 0-0 0 1 0, Thomas Nugent 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals: 20-40 FG 6-6 FT 15 R 12 F 50 TP...
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Shakamak gets past Tecumseh in semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
LOOGOOTEE -- Last week, Shakamak coach said he had concerns about his team's ability to match-up with a much smaller team in Saturday's regional semifinal against Tecumseh. The Lakers came out on top 55-45, but for the first 16 minutes, Coach Maesch's concerns were justified...
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Semistate pairings
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
Saturday's games AT SOUTHPORT 1 p.m. -- Class A: No. 3 Hauser (23-2) vs. Shakamak (19-7) 3 p.m. -- Class 4A: No. 1 Lawrence North (27-0) vs. Bloomington South (21-5) AT LAFAYETTE JEFF 1 p.m. -- Class A: No. 5 Oregon-Davis (23-3) vs. No. 4 Tri-Central (22-3)...
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Eastern Greene comes up short against Clarksville Providence
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
HUNTINGBURG -- For the first 16 minutes of the game, Eastern Greene Head Coach Andy Igel felt his team couldn't have played better than they played against Providence in the Class 2A Regional at Southridge. The T-Birds shot 8-13 from the floor and held Providence to only five field goals in 27 attempts to take a 17-14 lead at halftime...
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Lakers edge North Daviess for semistate title
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
LOOGOOTEE -- The Lakers are going to semistate. Shakamak defeated North Daviess 51-50 in the championship game of the Loogootee Regional to advance to next week's Southport Semistate. The Cougars made a fierce fourth-quarter rally, outscoring Shakamak 18-12 in the final period, cutting the Lakers' lead to 49-48 on a pair of free throws from Dustin Sims...
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Shakamak wins first basketball regional
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
LOOGOOTEE -- Shakamak sports fans are used to celebrating berths to semistates, but it's normally reserved for baseball season. But after Saturday night's 51-50 victory over North Daviess in the Class A Loogootee Regional, Shakamak can now boast of a regional title in an indoor sport...
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Shirley Ann (Sparks) Pullen
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
Shirley Ann (Sparks) Pullen, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5 a.m. on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born March 15, 1935 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Bernard Wade Sparks and Mattie Ammer. She was a recorder for Greene County for two terms and deputy recorder for 16 years. ...
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Marie Ludington
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
Marie Ludington, 76, of Worthington, passed away Saturday morning, March 11, 2006 in Bloomfield. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington. Final arrangements can be viewed later at www.welchcornett.com.
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Helen Virginia Higgins
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
Helen Virginia Higgins, 82, of Hymera, passed away at 6:18 a.m. on Friday, March 10, 2006 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born Aug. 29, 1923 in Richlands, Va., she was the daughter of C. A. and Sadie (Boyd) Compton. On June 8, 1946, she married Thomas W. Higgins...
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Mark Cassidy
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
Mark Cassidy, 46, of Linton and formerly of Washington, passed away on Friday, March 10, 2006 in Fort Myers, Fla. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home Linton Chapel.
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Khiva T. Bowman
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
Khiva T. Bowman, 91, of Danville, passed away at 12:28 a.m. on Tuesday, March 7, 2006 at Danville Regional Rehabilitation Center. Born Sept. 5, 1914 in Newberry, he was the son of Oscar and Dessa (Skomp) Keller. On July 2, 1936, she married Stewart Bowman. He passed away Sept. 24, 1979...
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Russell C. Barnard
(Obituary ~ 03/13/06)
COLUMBUS -- Russell C. Barnard, 73, of Columbus, passed away at 9:05 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2006 at Columbus Regional Hospital. Born Oct. 8, 1932 in Linton, he was the son of Everett and Roxie Hatton Barnard. On July 30, 1950, he married Lois Kemp Barnard...
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Rescue groups help with animals
(Local News ~ 03/13/06)
There's a nationwide network of animal rescue groups that works to save pets that might otherwise be euthanized. Some of these animal rescue groups accept only special-needs animals, such as those that are blind, deaf or geriatric, according to Greene County Humane Society Vice President Debbie Moore...
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Former Greene County recorder dies
(Local News ~ 03/13/06)
A lifelong Democrat and former Greene County recorder has died. Shirley Pullen, 70, died at 5 a.m. on Saturday at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Pullen served as Greene County recorder for eight years and as deputy recorder for 16 years. She was a precinct chairperson and treasurer of the Greene County Democrat committee...
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Greene County Ag day set for Friday
(Local News ~ 03/13/06)
The annual Greene County Ag Day, which will highlight local farmers contributions to the community, will be at the Greene County Fairgrounds on Friday from 5 to 8 p.m. "Every year across the nation, Ag Day is celebrated this week," explained Greene County/Purdue University Extension Service Educator Gary Wilson. "It tells the American public that the farmer does produce economical food."...
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Shakamak vs. Tecumseh boxscore
(High School Sports ~ 03/13/06)
TECUMSEH 45 Jordan Fenwick, f 2-2 1-2 0 3 5, Chris Mutschler 2-4 2-2 0 1 6, Blake Keen 1-5 0-0 0 4 3, Derek Hopper, g 3-5 1-2 1 0 10, Zach Adams, g 5-10 5-5 2 1 16, Kreig Oxley 2-5 0-0 2 3 5, Justin Pemberton 0-2 0-0 4 2 0, Kyle Wilhite 0-0 0-0 1 0 0, Josh Miller 0-0 0-0 0 0 0. Totals: 15-33 FG 9-11 FT 10 R 14 F 45 TP...
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