Stories from Thursday, May 17, 2007

A 33-year-old Fairbanks woman made her initial court appearance in Greene Circuit Court on Tuesday and entered a not-guilty plea to theft and forgery charges. Deana Farmer remains incarcerated at the Greene County Jail where she is being held on $14,000 surety or 10 percent cash bond. She's also being held on an outstanding warrant from Vigo County...

TERRE HAUTE -- Anthony Witt, Drew Gambill and James Marlow of Shakamak and Linton-Stockton senior Nik Hansel were the local track and field athletes that extended their seasons with standout performances at the Terre Haute North Sectional here Thursday night...

BLOOMINGTON -- Aaron Kirk was the only area athlete to advance to next Thursday's Bloomington North Regional after the White River Valley sophomore placed fourth in the 400 meter dash with a time of 53.97 seconds. Just behind Kirk was teammate Drew Townsend, who ran the 400 in a time of 53.97 seconds...

LOOGOOTEE -- The Bloomfield tennis team made quick work out of White River Valley as the Lady Cardinals advanced in the Loogootee sectional with a 5-0 win over the Wolverines. "None of the singles players were pushed as they gave up a total of 3 games," said Bloomfield tennis coach Mike Canty...

JASONVILLE -- The Bedford North Lawrence Stars scored two unearned runs in the top of the first inning, but Shakamak scored three unanswered runs to earn a 3-2 win over the Stars Thursday night in Jasonville. Ben Grissom (1-1) got the win in relief of Tyler Utterback, who went eight innings and surrendered two unearned runs...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- A goal for many in high school is to go to college to further their education. But if you are a high school athlete, another goal is to some day continue playing sports at the next level. For a pair of Eastern Greene seniors, both dreams of a further education and playing sports in college all came to a head as they recently signed letters of intent...

Linton-Stockton conclude the regular season with a 8-0 victory over Loogootee Thursday night. Izzy Carpenter and Jenica Ringo combined to throw a one-hitter. "This was a good way to end the regular season," said Linton-Stockton softball coach Jill Flater. "For the second straight game, the girls one through nine in the batting order did a tremendous job of putting the ball in play and making things happen...

Eastern Greene jumped out to a 8-0 lead after three innings and held of visiting Vincennes Rivet for a 10-8 victory in a high school baseball game Thursday night. Ryan Wilcoxen threw a no-hitter for the first three innings. He went four innings and allowed three runs, earning fifth win in 10 decisions...

CORY -- The Bloomfield Cardinals shot under 180 as a team, but it wasn't enough to knock off Clay City on their home course, as the Eels defeated both Edgewood and Bloomfield at the Hoosier Hills Golf Course in Cory. The Cardinals shot 178 on the afternoon, which was a score that pleased head coach Monte McIntosh...

SPENCER -- A day after pounding Bloomfield 14-1, the Linton-Stockton Miners took one on the chin Thursday with a 13-7 loss at Owen Valley in high school baseball action in Spencer. "We got down 9-0 and it's really hard to battle back from that," said Linton coach Bart Berns. "It was a really bad start...

The White River Valley Wolverines lost two consecutive games in as many nights to fall to 1-19 in high school baseball action. Wednesday night, WRV traveled to Vincennes to take on Rivet and lost 18-10, while the Wolverines completed a game suspended two weeks ago Thursday night and lost to North Daviess, 17-1...

"There's no place like home." Yes, that's a quote from Dorothy Gale in my favorite movie "The Wizard of Oz," but it's also what I said this weekend. After being out of our home for more than four months due to water damage, my family and I are finally back in our home...

The Linton Police Department responded on Tuesday to one title check, two information-only calls, one vandalism report, one fire/structure, one transport/documentation, two property damage accidents, four medical/illnesses, two alarms, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one harassment complaint, two reckless drivers, three theft-others, one welfare check/concern, one community relations and one traffic stop...

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A local businessman is moving his family back home to Bloomfield in order to be closer to his family-owned business. Steve Mitchell, owner of the Bloomfield Dairy Queen, will soon move his family back home to Bloomfield after 14 years of residing in Sandborn...

The Greene County Building Corporation is seeking some direction from the county commissioners on plans to construct a parking lot around the courthouse. The issue has been tabled since last Fall, but project manager Jim Corey presented drawings of several different parking configurations to the Building Corporation members Monday and said the time is drawing near for some firm decisions to be made on what kind of parking lot -- if any -- the commissioners want to install...

A bus accident Wednesday morning caused a slight delay in a fourth-grade field trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway for students at Linton-Stockton Elementary School. Two buses were headed to Indianapolis via Lone Tree Road; however, the drivers found the road was closed between County Roads 700 and 800 North due to the Greene County Highway Department putting in a new culvert...

In an effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society, Greene County's Relay for Life will be from 6 p.m. on Friday to 6 p.m. on Saturday at Worthington's town park. During the event, various teams of people from throughout the county will take turns walking around the park...

A 37-year-old Bloomfield woman was arrested on Tuesday on a fraud charge and will appear in Greene Superior Court on May 21. Michelle Kortea was arrested Tuesday on a preliminary charge of fraud on a financial institution by Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeremy Cook...

This Saturday's annual Linton Ladies Civitan Sample Fair at the Greene County Fairgrounds promises to be an event that offers a little something for everyone -- no matter what you like or how old you are. The event will be in the Greene County Cooperative Extension Service's community room from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m...

Thanks to a grant from the Department of Natural Resources, the Center Township Fire Department will receive money, which will be used for turn out gear. The department was notified via mail on May 11 that it had been awarded the grant, according to the department's Web site. ...

A Linton native, who serves as president of the Desert Research Institute, a state-wide environmental research division of the University and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN), was recently honored with the Distinguished Alumni Award presented by the University of Cincinnati...

Low-income parents struggling to keep up with child support payments will soon be able to get legal advice at the Greene County Courthouse. Tom Frohman, a lawyer with Indiana Legal Services (ILS), will talk to parents about child support issues on the second Wednesday morning of each month, beginning June 13...

Greene County is well-represented this week at the 94th Annual Home and Family Conference that runs through today on the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette. Rural Worthington resident Helena Benham is attending the conference for the 58th consecutive year...

Jessie M. Whaley, 91, Route 2, Solsberry passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1915 in Greene County, he was the daughter of Harley and Ara Stephen Johnson. She graduated from Solsberry High School in 1932, and also earned her B.S. ...

Thanks to everyone who attended Tuesday's Linton-Stockton Chamber meeting. A special thanks to Tom Kilian for bringing us information on the Indiana State University intern program and the Sycamore CAREERlink.  Congratulations to Ralph Witty. Ralph won the door prize donated by The Original Company. ...