Stories from Friday, August 10, 2007

We're smack dab in the middle of the humidity and heat of August and it's time for school. Many parents, including myself, are usually relieved when their kids hit the books and return to school, but each year I find myself wondering just where has the summer gone?...

Today is an exciting day -- it's the open house for the new Linton Public Library. The public is invited to attend the open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new facility. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. and the open house will follow until 4 p.m...

To the Editor: Sometimes good things go unsaid about good people. And all you can say about Red Oliphant is good. I have been a friend of Red and his wonderful family for several years. No one loves people or music more than Red. I've traveled world wide and have seen many music promoters. They do it for money. Red does it for love of people and of music...

To the Editor: The family of Darrell G. Thompson would like to thank everyone for their thoughtfulness and for sharing our sorrow. We truly appreciate the thoughts, prayers and all other acts of kindness during the loss of our father, papaw, and great papaw...

Bloomfield Town Council candidates Gary Swinney and Gene Deckard, both Republicans, will seek their party's nod in the upcoming GOP Town Caucus slated for Monday. The winning Republican will face unopposed Democrat candidate Roger Doane for a spot on the town council in the Nov. 6 general election...

High school years at Shakamak High School for Heather Padgett were very short. In fact, after two years, Padgett has moved on to Ball State University where she has begun her junior year as a member of Indiana Academy. The program allows accelerated high school students to attend the last two years of high school on a college campus...

WASHINGTON -- Living up to his pledge to disclose projects that are on track to receive federal funding, Rep. Brad Ellsworth today announced he requested federal funds for the Emerging/Critical Interconnection Technology (E/CIT) program at Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC). The $1,000,000 in funding for the program was included as part of the FY 2008 Defense Appropriations measure approved by the House last week...

For the second time, the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees failed to approve an agreement with the town of Bloomfield that would allow local law authorities to regulate parking, traffic and loitering on school grounds during after-hours. The board tabled the item for further discussion during July's meeting and then failed to approve it during Thursday's special session when the motion died for a lack of a second...

TERRE HAUTE -- After five hours of deliberation, a jury in Vigo County on Friday found William Allsup Jr., 34, of Terre Haute, guilty of the murder of cab driver Jerry Need on the night of December 23, 1992. Need was a Worthington native with friends and family still in the Greene County area...

A recent case, in which a dog from Bloomfield was taken to the Greene County Humane Society and euthanized without notifying the owner, has caused many people to question animal ordinances in place within the county. On July 23, a dog, named Bear, belonging to Jerry and Becky Pate of Bloomfield was impounded by the Bloomfield Police Department. Linton Animal Control Officer Chuck Botsford was called in for assistance and later transported the animal to the Greene County Humane Society...

Cody Sluder and Lindsay Denny would like to announce their upcoming wedding. Sluder is the son of Bryan and Lisa Sluder of Linton. Denny is the daughter of Frank Denny of Linton, and Nancy Sapp of Jasonville. The couple will exchange vows Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. at Victory Baptist Church in Bloomfield...

Lorna Adele Larsen 68, of Worthington, passed away 8 p.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 at her residence. Born Dec. 22, 1938 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of Victor and Opal (Rettinger) Hatton. She was active at the Middle Way House and also volunteered at the Greene County Literacy Coalition...

Greene County Jail Log Linton Police Department Activity Log The Linton Police Department on Thursday responded to one follow up investigation, two information only requests, four loitering complaints, two property damage accidents, two alarms, four animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, two theft-others, one fingerprint gun permit, one abandoned vehicle and one ordinance violation. ...

greene circuit civil cases Zane Gennicks v. Jessica Gennicks, dissolution Citibank (South Dakota) NA v. Daniel J. Lux, civil collection Chase Bank USA, NA v. William P. Angleton, civil collection Discover Bank v. Jarrod Duane Stanger, Toni Renee Stanger, civil collection...

Awesome Possum to help Lyons ball teams Local band Awesome Possum will stage a fundraiser on Sunday to benefit the Lyons baseball/softball programs. The event will be from 3-5 p.m. Sunday at the Lyons Ball Field. Please bring a lawn chair or a blanket. There is no charge, but donations will be accepted.

DUGGER -- Union (Dugger) football coach Todd Gambill was pretty pleased after watching his Bulldogs face Indiana School for the Deaf here Friday in a controlled scrimmage. Temperatures were in the low 90s at the start of the event. "I thought we did pretty well offensively, especially our passing game," said Gambill. "Our defense also played pretty well...

LINTON -- The Linton-Stockton Miners' football team finally got the chance to hit someone other than themselves on Friday night when they took part in the IHSAA's controlled scrimmage against the Cloverdale Clovers at Roy Williams Field. "I thought, overall, we played well," said Linton-Stockton coach Steve Weber. "I think execution-wise we did pretty good. We knew where to go, now it's getting the job done when we get there and that's just more techniques...

Convicted murderer Martin J. "Marty" Walters sat alone at the defendant's table in the Greene Superior Courtroom on Friday morning. Walters was handcuffed and wearing a black and white stripped jail-issued jump suit. The former kickboxer was clean-shaven, tanned and obviously bulked up in muscle...