Stories from Thursday, April 19, 2007

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The Linton Police Department responded to one information-only call, one fight, one minor-possession of tobacco, one disorderly conduct, two personal injury accident, one funeral escort, one medical illness, one assist to another agency, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern, one missing person/adult and five traffics tops...

The Linton-Stockton Miners' softball team challenged their third Western Indiana Athletic Conference team on Wednesday, and thanks to a run in the seventh to tie the game, and a base hit by Megan Barnes in the bottom of the eighth inning, the Miners are now 5-2 overall, and 2-1 against WIC teams, after a 3-2 thrilling victory at home...

The Eastern Greene girls track and field squad placed second in a meet Tuesday at North Daviess. The host Lady Cougars had a winning total of 79 points. Eastern Greene scored 56 points and White River Valley was third with 33 points. "Overall it was not a bad meet for us," said Eastern Greene girls coach Mike Caldwell. "Our field events and effort in the sprints need to improve to compete with the top teams in the SWIAC."...

White River Valley's boys golf team improved to 4-0 in dual matches with a 168-176 victory over North Central at the Phil Harris Golf Course Wednesday. WRV's Zach Sykes earned medalist honors, shooting a one-over-par 36. "Zach had a very steady round tonight," said WRV coach Rich Hunter. "He had one birdie and two bogies...

Bloomfield did not lose a set as the Lady Cardinals defeated Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a high school girls tennis match at Linton Wednesday. "Mike's girls do a wonderful job and don't make the mistakes that we make," Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney said of Bloomfield coach Mike Canty. "They do not make unforced errors...

Ridge Inman tossed a four-hit shutout as Shakamak defeated North Central 5-0 in a Tri-River Conference baseball game at Jasonville Wednesday night. "We got another great pitching performance from Ridge," said Shakamak coach Matt Fougerousse. "He struck out 11 and only walked two...

Undefeated Northeast Dubois jumped out to a 3-0 lead and held off visiting Bloomfield for a 3-2 victory in a high school softball game Wednesday. "This became a close game in the sixth inning," said Bloomfield coach Jessica Lauderdale. "We had a couple of questionable calls called against us...

DUGGER -- The Union baseball team earned its first win of the season with a 10-2 decision over White River Valley in high school baseball action at Dugger. "I am very proud of the kids' performance," said Union coach Clarence Johnson. "The kids put the ball in play and went up the plate and were aggressive with the bats...

Union (Dugger) pounded out 12 hits, but came up on the short end of a 6-2 score in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game at North Daviess Wednesday. "We left quite a few runners on base," said Union (Dugger) coach Rick Swan, whose Lady Bulldog slipped to 2-3, 0-3 in the SWIAC. "We only had one hit against Bloomfield but come up with 12 tonight...

BLOOMFIELD TOWN POLICE ACTIVITY...

Emma H. Smith, 85, of Farmland and formerly of Jasonville, passed away at 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 7 at Albany Health and Rehabilitation Center in Albany. Born Jan. 6, 1922 in Mecca, she was the daughter of Burl L. and Orpha (Barker) Hardesty. She had worked at Walgreen's in Indianapolis for several years. She was a member of the Jasonville Baptist Church...

Rick Stoddard, one of the nation's most outspoken and recognizable advocates against tobacco use, brought his straight-forward message to students in three Greene County schools Wednesday. Stoddard addressed students at White River Valley Junior-Senior High, as well as junior high students at both Bloomfield and Eastern schools...

A Linton couple recently returned from Waveland, Miss., where they volunteered their efforts to the on-going Hurricane Katrina clean-up. Chuck and Cathy Burns spent eight weeks at the coastal community where the hurricane hit the Gulf coast in August 2005...

What do you do when you're spring cleaning and you're stuck with all sorts of unwanted items? If you live inside the city limits of Linton, you can get rid of a variety of items during an upcoming city-wide clean-up. Beginning June 4, residents can begin placing items at the curbside for pick up by city employees. On June 9, residents can drop items off at the city barn...

Due to an unsafe structure, the Bloomfield Pool will not open for the upcoming summer season. The official decision was unanimously made during a special session of the Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday. Council President Eric Harrah explained, "We are concerned about the safety of it (pool) ... In a nutshell, the pool is not going to be opened this year. It can be fixed but it's not safe."...

A Jasonville man is behind bars after being arrested Sunday on drug-related charges. Brent R. Gilbert, 30, was arrested by Jasonville Officer Ryan Van Horn on the charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and reckless possession of paraphernalia...

SWITZ CITY -- A group of White River Valley Junior-Senior High School students over the past year has stepped up and taken the lead vocal role in the fight against tobacco use in their school. The organization, known as VOICES, is an off-shoot of the long-time active group H.O.P.E., which has been around the White River Valley school in Switz City for a number of years involved in youth leadership activities...

Thanks to everyone who came out to this week's Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting.  Amy Walker from the DNR's Historic Preservation area spoke to the group regarding the Linton downtown Historic Register project. We're pleased to announce that the district is not only on the state register but has also been approved for the National Historic Register...

25 YEARS AGO 50 years ago...

Nathan Doyle, 27, of rural Bloomfield, passed away at 8 a.m. on April 17, 2007 at his residence. Born July 17, 1979 in Bloomington, he was the son of David and Peggy (Workman) Doyle. He was a member of the Bow Down Creations Car Club and the YMCA. Surviving relatives include: his mother Peggy Doyle of Bloomfield; one son, Alex Doyle of Bloomfield; two half-brothers David Doyle and Dennis Doyle, both of Bloomington, and his grandparents Bob and Betty Workman of Bloomfield...

SWITZ CITY -- Mindie Neeley and Bridgettee Weddle teamed up for a win at No. 2 doubles, accounting for White River Valley's only point in a 4-1 loss to North Daviess here Wednesday in a high school girls tennis match. "They played very well," said WRV coach Laura Kay Rose. "They fought through a long three-set match...