Stories from Thursday, May 10, 2007

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Ryan B. Phegley, 21, of Linton passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at the Greene County General Hospital as the result of a motorcycle accident. Born in Sullivan on April 30, 1986, he was the son of Michelle A. Bailey. He worked for Peabody Coal Co. with Air Quality North Plant in Wheatland. While in high school, he was a member of the FFA where he served as the chapter vice-president and was also a graduate of the Class of 2005 at White River Valley High School...

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DUGGER -- Eastern Greene combined for seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings as the Lady Thunderbirds defeated Union 9-3 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Thursday afternoon in Dugger. It was the third win in 12 games for the Lady T-Birds, who are 1-4 in the SWIAC...

JASONVILLE -- The Bloomfield Cardinals got off to a hot start, but in the end it was Shakamak who came away with a 6-3 win over the Cardinals to improve its season record to 12-6 and remain perfect in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference at 6-0...

LINTON -- Linton-Stockton only managed three hits and made five errors in a 2-0 loss to visiting Terre Haute South. "Any time you only have three hits and make five errors, you are not going to win many games," said Linton-Stockton softball coach Jill Flater. "Terre Haute South had seven hits, but had five sacrifice bunts. They did what they had to do to move runners and score...

Shakamak extended its winning streak to 10 with less than a stellar performance. The Lady Lakers improved to 13-6 after a 2-0 victory at Cloverdale. "I don't think we played very well," said Shakamak softball coach Paige Wolf. "But we kept the streak going...

Linton-Stockton improved to 3-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball standings with a 5-1 victory over host White River Valley Thursday night. It was the 12th victory in 19 games for the Miners, who completed their third game in as many days...

White River Valley extended its winning streak to 10 with a 7-0 victory at Loogootee Thursday night. The Lady Wolverines has won 14 of 16 games. "We were playing a little short-handed," said WRV softball coach Ruan Fougerousse. "Because of the showing for Ryan Phegley...

Ricky Graber and Dayne Holder each shot 38 to lead North Daviess to a 169-188 victory over Union (Dugger) in a high school boys golf match Thursday night at the Sullivan Elks. Dreyson Boyd, a freshman, fired a 46 to pace the Bulldogs. Blane Boyd and Michael Talpas both shot 47, Bubbi Lucas 48, Taylor House 51 and Caleb Hale 55...

Eastern Greene came up with 11 hits and played errorless baseball as the Thunderbirds defeated host Orleans 8-6 in a high school game Thursday night. Codey Hall pitched the final two innings in relief of Orry Miller to earn the victory. Hall also had two hits and two RBIs, including his first home run of the season...

Robert E. Eccles, 82, of Howesville, passed away at 3:50 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born July 27, 1924 in Howesville, he was the son of Robert and Thelma (Drake) Eccles. He was retired from General Electric in Linton and was a farmer. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and was a life member of American Legion Post 22 and VFW Post 7118, both of Linton. He was a 1942 graduate of Coalmont High School...

Congratulations to O'Reilly Auto Parts and PartTec, Ltd. Ribbon cuttings were conducted at both of these facilities last Friday. O'Reilly's currently has its grand opening specials going on inside the store as well as free give-aways. May 15 will be the Chamber's monthly meeting at the Elks Lodge. ...

It is a dream come true for Katherine Seat, a Linton-Stockton High School graduating senior, who has been chosen to be a member of the 2007-08 Crimson Cheerleading Team at Indiana University. This fall when Seat begins her classes at IU, she will join 33 other girls who will cheer at home football games, men's home basketball games and a majority of the women's basketball games...

A lengthy report that found the town sewage system and water treatment plant to be working above its suggested capacity was presented to the Bloomfield Town Council during its meeting Wednesday. Brian Bullock, a representative of Midwest Engineering, explained that the system that was built in the 1960s is currently working at a 115 percent capacity -- well over the 80 to 85 percent mark that it should be at...

The Greene County Recycling Center is challenging residents to clean up their roads. Center Administrator Debbie Haseman explained, "On my daily drive to work I take a number of routes. I get bored with the highway and just seeing all of the trash along the roads Š it's disheartening. Greene County is such a beautiful rural county."...

The Bloomfield Town Council heard from residents on Wednesday night, who voiced their concerns about the closure of the community's swimming pool -- which will not open this summer due to code violations. Council President Eric Harrah explained the code violations include both structural and system problems that would cost the town an estimated $200,000...

Local post offices will soon take part in the National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive. The Bloomfield and Linton Post Offices are asking customers to donate non-perishable foot items for this year's drive. The items will be picked up Saturday...

An 18-year-old Bloomfield man was arrested Wednesday on a preliminary charge of sexual misconduct with a minor. Tyler G. Roberts was arrested by Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy John Fowler and is currently being held in Greene County jail on $10,000 bond...

WASHINGTON -- John Coleman of Lyons and Tim Egnew of Linton have been selected to serve on Rep. Brad Ellsworth's Agriculture Advisory Council. Ellsworth is a member of the House Agriculture Committee. The bipartisan Ag Advisory Council was created to advise the Congressman on issues considered by the Committee this legislative session, including the 2007 Farm Bill. John and Tim join members from throughout the 8th District...

Voters in Linton and Jasonville went to the polls Tuesday and selected mayoral candidate nominees for the upcoming General Election on Nov. 6. What did the candidates spend to earn their respective victories? Pre-Primary election reports of receipts and expenditures filed by the candidates with the office of Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead late last month show that $7,830.19 was spent in the two communities to elect four mayoral candidates for the fall election...

Officials say Tuesday's Primary  Municipal Election went very smooth from an operational standpoint. Greene County Clerk Jackie Winstead and Voter Registration office clerk Marjorie Cullison report few problems in yesterday's election. "It went very smooth, I think," Winstead said Wednesday. "There were a few people placed in the wrong precinct, but not other major problems."...

Nine Union High School economic students have spent this semester undertaking a huge task that will ultimately turn the school gym into the setting for a night of rock. The junior achievement project -- which is a part of Denny Benson's economics class -- is a business venture that essentially gives students the power to organize an event or make a product...

Why was this particular grass given the name crabgrass? Have you ever heard this particular grass grousing, complaining and being crabby? Have you ever seen a crab feeding on this grass? I think not!  I am going to focus your attention on finding positive attributes about crabgrass. Let's look at the qualities of crabgrass? I believe that I can convince you that it exhibits many desirable qualities. Open your mind. Allow yourself to assume a receiving and accepting attitude. ...