Stories from Tuesday, April 10, 2007

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The Linton Police Department responded on Monday to one follow-up investigation, two information-only requests, two property damage accidents, three medical/illnesses, four animal complaints, one harassment complaint, one wanted-arrest on warrant, one domestic dispute and one battery. The department also had one cleaning person on station and three traffic stops...

DUGGER -- It looked as if both teams were heading for extra innings on Monday in Dugger as the Linton-Stockton Miners and the Union Bulldogs battled in a double-conference clash in high school softball action Monday. But several missed opportunities by Union, which was taken advantage of by the Lady Miners, helped propel Linton to a 2-0 start in the Tri-River Conference and their first win in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 10-2 victory over the Lady Dawgs...

The Bloomfield Cardinals' golf team hosted a three-way meet on Monday to open the 2007 season and finished second behind North Daviess, 186-200, on the front nine of the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. The Cards' score of 200 was good enough to outplay Shoals, who was third at the triangular meet with a 214...

PAOLI -- The Bloomfield tennis team played without it's No. 1 singles player Bailey Maryfield, who was involved in an auto accident with her brother Jordan after school Monday. Even with Maryfield, Bloomfield would have found it hard to take down Paoli, as the Lady Rams defeated Bloomfield, 4-1, in girls high school tennis action...

Bloomfield had struggled offensively as they had opened the season with four losses. But the Cardinals broke out of their collective slump with 12 hits, including four home runs, as Bloomfield defeated host Union (Dugger) 9-5 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Monday...

Eastern Greene, ranked No. 6 in the latest Class 2A high school baseball poll, rallied from a 3-1 deficit to defeat host Mitchell 6-3 Monday. The Thunderbirds avenged a 14-0 loss to the Jackets in the sectional last year. "The kids have listened to me talk about the Mitchell game for about six months now," said Eastern Greene coach Eric Headley. "They came out fired up and ready to play...

Angie Camp had two double and a home run to lead Clay City to a 8-2 victory over visiting Shakamak in a dual conference softball game Monday. Camp finished 3-for-3 with three RBIs. Clay City, which pushed its record to 3-0 overall, 1-0 in the Tri-River Conference and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, finished with nine hits as Shelby Targett went 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBIs and two runs...

The Shakamak girls track team finished second and the boys squad took third in a triangular meet at Sullivan Monday night. The host Arrows won the boys competition with 69 points. North Central was second with 54 points and Shakamak tallied 43 points...

SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Wolverines picked up a 3-2 victory over Linton in girls high school tennis action at Switz City Monday night. "Hopefully we can learn from this and know what it's like to have some pressure there on our shoulders," said Linton-Stockton tennis coach Brad McKinney. "We just need to eliminate errors on our doubles matches...

The Clay City boys and girls track teams defeated visiting Linton-Stockton in a dual meet Monday. Clay City nipped the Lady Miners 62-61 in the girls competition while the Clay City boys won 84-39. For the Linton-Stockton girls, Katherine Seat won the 400 meters with a time of one minute, six seconds. Her effort of 28.5 also was best in the 200...

BEDFORD -- The White River Valley Wolverines lost their first game of the softball season, as the Bedford North Lawrence Stars scored three runs in the third inning and made it hold up in a 3-2 win over the Wolverines Monday night in Bedford. "We had opportunities to win the game but didn't execute," said WRV softball coach Ruan Fougerousse. ...

Walter J. Shaw, 78, died Saturday, April 7, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital. Born Dec. 16, 1928 in Bicknell, he was the son of James M. and Jessie (Henderson) Shaw. He retired from Ford Motor Company where he served for more than 24 years as a power steering repairman. He was an Army Korean War veteran and a member of Bethel Independent Fundamental Baptist Church in Linton...

Cleota Mae Hollingworth, 86, of Linton, passed away at 8:48 p.m. on Sunday, April 8, 2007, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born Aug. 2, 1920, in Linton, the daughter of Brisben L. & Emma L. (Hayman) Cooprider. She was a member of the Linton First Baptist Church, a 1938 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, retired from Greene County General Hospital where she worked in the business office. She also worked several years at the local IGA Store...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern Greene School Cooperation is now the first public school in the county to receive the Gary Sandifur Tobacco-Free School Award -- which was presented by the Greene County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition during Monday's school board meeting...

Members of the Linton City Council on Monday night signed an ordinance allowing the city to donate an old vehicle to the Elnora Police Department. At last month's meeting, Elnora Town Marshal Ron Hooker approached the council to see if the council would be willing to donate a 1993 Chevy Capris that had previously been used by the fire chief...

A cell phone is being blamed for a head-on collision that occurred Monday afternoon on State Road 157 north of Bloomfield that resulted in one driver being transported to Bloomington Hospital. According to a news release from the Greene County Sheriff's Office, the accident occurred at 3:28 p.m. when Britt Flagg, 18, the driver of a 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier, was using his cell phone and crossed the center line striking a 2004 Mazda M3, driven by Jordan Maryfield, 17, Bloomfield...

HYMERA -- A group of parents, players and alumni called for the ouster of Doug Boyd as Union High School's boys basketball coach and athletic director Monday night. Their demands were based, organizers said, upon low attendance at the basketball games, a lengthy losing streak, and alleged mistreatment of a player who suffers from a learning disability, a charge Boyd denied...

Staffing for the 2007-08 school year was the main business at hand during the regular meeting of the Eastern Greene School Board of Trustees on Monday night. EG Superintendent Randy Barrett explained that the upcoming school year will include additional hiring and reconfiguration because of the new high school and its campus...

Members of the Linton Fire Department were called to the scene of a mobile home fire at around 10 p.m. on Friday. The mobile home, which is located on 8th Street SE, has been deemed a total loss according to LFD Chief Lonnie Eberhardt. Now, the Linton Police Department is investigating the incident for a possible arson...

JASONVILLE -- Mayor Dorman Clark announced at Monday night's Jasonville City Council meeting that the city's new business prospect would be visiting soon. "We will talk seriously at that time," noted Clark. Clark also announced that the town should have written rules designating sick leave rules for employees...

Term grading period 3 Grade 1 -- Kyrie Ambrosia, Cullan Ash, Tyler Lee Bair, Patrick Beard, Dawson Brinegar, Christian Cartier, Mackenzie Chesterfield, Jeffrey Coffey, Avery Coleman, Isaac Combs, Donovan Cosgrove, Matthew Crissen, Hayley England, Hunter Feltner, Ethan Fitch, Noah Floyd, Seth Gaither, Grace Ganster, Makayla Goff, Caley Hall, Hannah Hall, Wyatt Hasler, Anissa Horn, Chance Hunter, Seamas Jarman, Jacob King, Lynnly Kirkman, Jared Lagemann, Jacqueline Landrum, Adam Meyer, Kelsey Moody, Madison Neidigh, Hayden Norris, Holli Norris, George Poe, Kenneth Quakenbush, Samuel Query, Luke Ramsey, Cheyanne Richardson, Taylor Rollison, Kelli Ross, Elizabeth Danae Sowders, Dylan Ritchie and Darian Wiggington. ...

Grade 1 Top Honors -- Eric Daugherty, Kaleigh Fulford, William House, Tyra Lambermont, Rylee Landry, Elesa McDonaldm Joezie Mumma, Benjamin Waggoner and Bailey West. Grade 1 Second Honors -- Anna Brinson, Kaitlyn Brown, Drew Crane, Tanner Elliott, Kaylee Ferguson, Elena Flores, Addison Fougerousse, Taylor Fougerousse, Keelie Freese, Cloe Gianoes, Lane Gilbert, Chloe Hadley, William Jeffrey, Caleb Keller, Raymond Little, Luke Lockard, Kennett McDaniel, Callie McIntyre, Eric Miller, Kaitlyn Nolting, Tara Pitcher, Aubrie Rhoderick, Alexis Sexton, Gwendolyn Simmons, Brandon Tolbert and Paula Uselman. ...

Students from Linton-Stockton High School attended Monday night's Linton City Council meeting and gave a presentation on why the city needs to have a Web site. Tim Thorlton, a LSHS student and member of the city's economic development committee, as well as Laura Correll, Katie Allen and Kegan Inman presented a Microsoft Power Point slide show to the council...

Otto William Baker, 87, of Linton, formerly of Calvertville, passed away 3:55 a.m. Monday at Glenburn home. Born Oct. 23, 1919 in Worthington, he was the son of Wilbur C. and Grace (Livingston) Baker. He was a mechanic for Commercial Motor Freight in Indianapolis retiring in 1981 after 21 years of service. He was a member of the Concord General Baptist Church...

Vivian M. Bedwell, 88, of Linton, passed away at 11:35 p.m. on Sunday April 8, 2007 at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born in Sullivan County on Feb. 28, 1919 to Robert Robertson and Nellie Waggoner Robertson. She was a member of the Mounty Calvary Church in Sullivan County...

The time for trash pickup in our neighborhood is 6 a.m. on Friday. We usually have a single trash can at  the curb. Our next door neighbors have three children all under the age of 10. They have four cans the size of a Volkswagen Beetle crammed full with sideboards on them. ...