Stories from Friday, July 20, 2007

David S. Henderson, 73, of Sharpsville, passed away at 5:26 p.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 at Howard Regional Health System Emergency Room in Kokomo. Born March 29, 1934 in Tipton, he was the son of Joseph W. and Helen B. (Snyder) Henderson. He married R. Sue (Cage) Henderson on March 25, 1951 in Converse. He was passionate about working the family farm since 1969...

John A. Mensch, 92, Cuyahoga Fall, OH, passed away July 18, 2007 He was the son of the late Rev. John A.L. Mensch and Nellie Ann (Shearer) Mensch. He graduated from Mt. Union College (B.A.) and Kent State Univ. (Masters).  He studied for his PhD. at Kent State University, University. ...

Mary Barnes Mary Barnes, 88, of Terre Haute, passed away at 4 p.m. Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Davis Gardens Health Care Center. Born in Midland on May 17, 1919, she was the daughter of Oliver Ray and Mabel Newsome Doyle. She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church and retired from the food services division of Indiana State University...

Rosemary Smith, 85, Terre Haute passed away at 1:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 19 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Jan. 30, 1922, she was the daughter of Harold and Chole Simpson Klein. A photographer, she was co-owner of Smith Photography and a past member of Wabash Camera Club and the Professional Photographers of America...

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The Linton Police Department responded on Thursday to three information only requests, two utility after-hours calls, one alcohol-related incident, three medical/illnesses, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, four extra patrols, two burglary attempts, one animal/debris in roadway, one wanted-arrest on warrant and four traffic stops...

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Special Jasonville City Council meeting The Jasonville City Council will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. on July 23 to award contracts for lead risk assessments and inspections in regards to the homeowner and repair grant the city is applying for on Aug. 15...

Chester Charles Perigo, 84, of rural Wabash, passed away at 1:35 p.m.Thursday, July 19, 2007 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Born January 1, 1923 in Linton, he was the son of Roy and Eliza (Mason) Perigo. He married Doris K. Marquart in Linton on Oct. 28, 1945...

Anita Jo (Strahle) Cline, 52, of Indianapolis, passed away Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at her residence. She was born in Indianapolis on Dec. 7, 1954, to Wesley O. Strahle and Anna V. (Conrad) Burdine. Survivors include: her husband, Stephen Cline; two sons, Tommy R and Scott R. ...

By Halea Franklin DONATING MONEY: The IAFF Local 3087 donated $700 to the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce for fireworks Friday morning. Presenting the check to Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton were Linton Fire Department members Doug Hall (left) and Tom Robison...

The 16th annual Joe Edwards Show is geared to kick off Sept. 3 at 2 p.m. at the Bloomfield Park. The annual event -- which brings out music lovers of all ages -- spotlights Edwards who was a member of the Grand Ole Opry Staff Band for 32 years. Marcus "Red" Oliphant, event organizer, explained, "Several local area performers will entertain as well making for a great afternoon of fun."...

A large contingent of Greene County officials learned first-hand this week about a new innovative statewide rural community development initiative -- HomeTown Competitiveness (HTC) program. More than 20 Greene County community leaders, business leaders and youth representatives participated in a day-long informational session in Indianapolis that provided an overview of the visionary program...

Roy Williams Field at Linton-Stockton High School is expected to be ready for the season despite suffering from cold weather this spring. "We had winter kill because of a couple of weeks we had in February that was very, very cold," said Linton-Stockton High School Athletic Director Charlie Karazsia. "Then we had an early spring and we had a frost right after that."...

BLOOMFIELD -- Personal information of potentially thousands of uniformed service members, family members and others was placed at risk for potential computer compromise while being processed by SAIC under several health care data contracts for military service customers of the Department of Defense, company spokesperson Connie Custer said today...

I hadn't heard anything about her for quite a long time. Even though at times I thought about the scores of hours we had spent together, I actually hadn't sought her company for many years. Then I read where a new Nancy Drew movie starring Emma Roberts was recently released, and it brought back old memories -- memories of sitting for hours draped over a chair unaware of the world around me while I went on exciting adventures with Nancy as she solved "The Mystery of the Old Clock" or "The Mystery of the Moss Covered Mansion.". ...

If you're a golfer, I encourage you to take part in an upcoming golf scramble, which will benefit a good cause. In order to raise funds for its reserve police officer program, the Linton Police Department is having a four-man golf scramble on July 28 at Phil Harris Golf Course. There will be a shot gun start at 9 a.m. To register for the tournament, call the golf course at 847-4790...

To the Editor: The Classic Cruisers Car club would like to take this opportunity to thank the many businesses and individuals who helped to make the Freedom Festival Cruise-In a success. We would also like to thank the over 200 participants for their donations and for bringing their vehicles to the event. With all your help, the Cruise-In raised $6,500 for Riley Children's Hospital...

Even though high school football practice doesn't official begin until July 30, the Linton-Stockton Miners wrapped up a week long camp where they put into place the beginnings of what they hope will be another winning season, and most importantly, a long run through the tournament...

JASONVILLE -- The Metropolitan School District of Shakamak has seen some major cuts in funding, resulting in major cuts for the school corporation. "From our '06 dollars, we're $620,000 less, which equals out to about 10 percent (of the entire general fund). We've got to operate on 10 percent less money than we did in '06," said MSD Shakamak Superintendent C.G. Epple...