Stories from Thursday, May 31, 2007

One man is dead after a two-car accident Wednesday morning on State Road 54 in Linton. The Linton Police Department is currently investigating the accident that occurred around 7 a.m. Wednesday on State Road 54 -- near the intersection of State Road 54 and Marshal Avenue near Spurlin Super Automotive and the Country Porch...

Wallace Wilson, 65, Linton passed away at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at Bloomington Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.

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The Linton Police Department Tuesday and Wednesday responded to one fraud, one follow up investigation, two information only requests, three custody dispute/exchanges, one transport/documentation, two personal injury accidents, two property injury accidents, two lost and found, two medical/illness runs, eight animal complaints, one harassment complaint, one burglary attempt, two theft-other, one drug overdose, two bicycle thefts, one 911 prank/false call and one abandoned vehicle. ...

EASTERN HEIGHTS  -- The Linton-Stockton Miners are in the championship of the Class 2A sectional for the second year in a row after a 7-6, come from behind victory over North Knox Thursday in the Eastern Greene sectional. North Knox got on the board first in the bottom of the first inning with a pair of runs off of Linton starting pitcher Ryan Campbell...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak scored in every inning as the Laker baseball team defeated Bloomfield 13-1 in five innings in the second semifinal at the Class A Shakamak Sectional here Thursday night. Shakamak, who improved to 17-9 and will be facing Clay City at 7 p.m. tonight as the Lakers vie for a sixth consecutive sectional championship, was the visiting team and used four hits and one Bloomfield error to push across three runs in the first...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds saw their season come to an end Thursday night in a flash with a 16-5 loss in six innings to South Knox in the semifinals of the Eastern Greene class 2A sectional. South Knox scored the first four runs of the game with a four spot in the top of the first inning off three hits, while taking advantage of two Eastern Greene errors...

JASONVILLE -- For the Union (Dugger) baseball team, Thursday's 11-4 loss to Clay City in the semifinals of the Class A Shakamak Sectional was not the end of the season, but the beginning of their future. "We do not have a season on the roster," said Union (Dugger) baseball coach. "We only have three juniors that started for us and a whole bunch of sophomores. We won two of our last three games including a conference win over Eastern and our first sectional game against WRV."...

 By B.J. Hargis, Sports writer EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Through the years, there have been a handful of athletes from Eastern Greene High School that has qualified for the state finals in track and field. But none have ever made in two events, until now...

This weekend is a busy one in Greene County. It's filled with musical entertainment, a golf tournament, bargain hunting, a strawberry festival, a talent contest, and a horse pull. On Saturday, the annual An Evening With Roy Clark and Friends show will take place at 7 p.m. in the air-conditioned Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium...

Mable M. Stewart, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday May 29, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 21, 1927 in Monroe County, she was the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Hadden) Hayse. She retired as a cook for the Lighthouse restaurant in Bloomfield. She was a member of the Harvest Community Church...

Marjarine Osborne, 86, of Vincennes, passed away Tuesday, May 29, 2007, at GentleCare of Vincennes. Born in Plainville on July 2, 1920, she was the daughter of Thomas E. and Daisy (Mitchell) Bowman. She had owned and operated Marjarine's Beauty Shop in Sandborn, and retired in 1995. She had also worked as a hostess at the Executive Inn in Vincennes and was a member of Sandborn Christian Church...

Mary C. McCallum, 77, Bicknell and formerly of Vincennes, passed away at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at Freelandville Community Home. Born Dec. 11, 1929 in Vincennes, she was the daughter of Frank F. and Christine E. (Johnson) Haaff. She was previously employed at Hill's Department Store and was an operator at Indiana Bell Telephone. ...

The state of Indiana will say "thank you" to country music legend and Linton's favorite adopted son Roy Clark in a special way Saturday night. Clark will be named an "Honorary Hoosier" in a presentation coordinated by the office of Gov. Mitch Daniels that will take place during the annual Greene County Foundation Festival's "Evening with Roy Clark and Friends" show at Linton-Stockton High School gym...

A 41-year-old Bloomfield man is in jail after he was arrested Tuesday night on a pair of drug-related charges after a small black case -- that contained methamphetamine and paraphernalia items -- fell out of his pocket while riding a moped in downtown Bloomfield...

After 44 years on the road, a local school bus driver has decided to call it quits. Harold "Buck" Emery has hauled generations of kids to and from school throughout his many years of service with the Bloomfield School Corporation. "I've hauled kids, their kids and their grandkids," Emery explained, noting that after all those years a retirement is just what he needs...

One Linton-Stockton student has been nominated to attend a People to People World Leadership Forum at the nation's capitol in the spring of 2008. Brent Dunn, the 12-year old son of Christopher and Melissa Anderson, was nominated by Dan Thorlton, a LES fifth grade teacher...

In an effort to help clean up the city, Linton will once again conduct a city wide clean-up day. Beginning Monday, 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...

The Margaret Cooper Library summer reading program is now underway with some fun in the sun at Humphreys Park. "The young adults are having a picnic and the children are having a puppet show," Puckett said-- noting that both will be at the park's east shelter house...

One local grassroots group wants to give back and in doing so has planned a weekend sale that will raise funds to benefit those in need. The Society of Unconditional Love (SOUL) will hold a benefit yard sale on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 380 NE E St.-- just across from St. Peter's Catholic Church...

William M. Collins, age 36 of Linton, passed away at 6:53 a.m. on Wednesday, May 31, 2007 the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at the Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.

Keith D. Handley, 67, Jasonville passed away at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Jan. 15, 1940 in Detroit, MI, he was the son of Forest E. and Anne L. (Zeps) Handley. He was a retired member of the United States Marine Corps where he served two full tours of duty in Vietnam. ...

Linton Pride Day is scheduled for Saturday, June 9. Volunteers are still needed to help collect curbside items that day. The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce is putting together teams to help with this effort. We have several volunteers already. ...