Stories from Wednesday, December 5, 2007

There's something new to do in Greene County this winter -- play miniature golf indoors at The Putting Greene in Bloomfield. Opening day will be Saturday from noon until 11 p.m. The 18-hole course, surrounded by colorful tropical murals of palm trees and ocean sunsets, offers an activity for all ages in a cheery retreat from cold, dreary weather. The murals were painted by junior high Art Club students from Bloomfield Schools...

A local grassroots group is once again spreading the Christmas cheer with its adopt-a-family Christmas program. SOUL (Society of Unconditional Love) has kicked-off its Christmas campaign with the adoption of two local families who are in need of financial assistance this holiday season...

About 40 people have signed up to participate in the "Friends of the Linton Police Department" program since it was started last spring by Police Chief Troy Jerrell. Geared toward senior citizens and other individuals who live alone, it's a registry designed to provide officers with vital information should they be called to their home in case of an emergency...

Ellen Gibbs Warth, 85, of Spring Hill, TN passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 4. She was the former secretary to Tenneesee Gov. Frank Clement. Survivors include: daughters, Cathy Hadley, Marianne Davis, Jeanne (Dave) Swenson, Francine (Steve) Pemberton; foster son, John Thomas; grandchildren, Corey, Brian and Jodie Davis, Laura Hadley, Kyle and Jessica Swenson, Kristen and Aaron Pemberton; a brother, William Alton Gibbs; several nieces and nephews...

PROPERTY TRANSFERS The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute Inc. to Lonnie R. Bedwell, property in Craig and Bryant's Addition in Linton Margaret D. Harrah to Robbie D. Hostetter and Whitney C. Harrah, property in Dawn View Heights Subdivision in Richland Township...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included three follow-up investigations, one juvenile/delinquent, one assist to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, two accidents with personal injury, two medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one welfare check/concern, one 911 prank/false call and one domestic dispute.. ...

MainSource book club to meet The MainSource Bank Book Club will at 6 p.m. Dec. 20 in the basement of the main branch on State Road 54 East. For more information contact Megan at 847-6048. Blessed Hope Baptist Church Blessed Hope Baptist Church is having Sword Sunday with Dr. Shelton Smith, editor of Sword of the Lord, on Dec. 9 Blessed Hope Baptist Church is located south of Jasonville, IN on State Road 59. If you have any questions, feel free to call (812) 665-3282...

He said I was going 66 in a 55. I was in a hurry and there was nobody around, on the straightaway on State Road 67 coming into Switz City from Worthington. You come off that hill at Pioneer and there's nothing until you get to the curve, except cornfields. I thought there was no good place for a trooper to hide. And it was early on a Monday morning -- you'd think they'd all be taking a day off after a hard weekend...

To the Editor: Tucked away without any fanfare in the Mr. Pruett's column one day last week were the stats from an online poll conducted by the Greene County Daily World that posed the question: Should Greene County adopt a smoke free policy? 48% of the 830 voters supported a smoke free policy; 52% did not...

To the Editor: "How do we say 'Thank You' to such a multitude of friends?" To the many wonderful people of Greene County: You are truly what is so special about Southern Indiana. The kindness you have displayed to our family since our tragedy has been overwhelming to say the least...

Greene County will take on a somber appearance and take a straight-forward look at the local methamphetamine problem next month in a community awareness event dubbed as "Meth is Death." Parking meters, road signs and street light posts in Bloomfield, Linton and Jasonville will be draped in symbolic black ribbons...

A Worthington man, who was reprimanded last month on his job as a police officer, was also suspended from his job as a school bus driver in the White River Valley School District -- effective until the next meeting of the school's board of trustees...

The afternoon activities of a 19-year-old man, Joshua R. Patterson, kept several law enforcement officers busy Monday. The Greene County Sheriff's Department was contacted by a woman regarding a break-in at the Lisa McCombs residence in Stafford Township, on County Road 1375 West, south of County Road 575 South. The woman said Patterson had broken into the residence and pictures had been scattered around a bed...

Although the Bloomfield School Corporation opted out of full-day kindergarten this school year, the option will again be revisited for the 2008-09 year. Superintendent Dan Sichting explained that this year the state appropriated $666 per student enrolled in full-day kindergarten. But the estimated cost of full-day kindergarten per student is $4,081...

During its Wednesday meeting, Bloomfield Town Council President Eric Harrah announced that a recent attempt at a downtown revitalization grant was denied, but that seeking the $500,000 grant would continue. "There were three categories and we were low on all of them," Harrah said. "It hurt us a lot when we didn't have letters of support."...

On Wednesday, the draw for the 38th Greene County Daily World Invitational took place. Wednesday, January 2, 2008 (Game 1) 6 p.m. -- Eastern Greene vs. Clay City (Game 2) 7:30 p.m. -- Shakamak vs. White River Valley Thursday, January 3, 2008 (Game 3) 6 p.m. -- Union vs. North Central...

Bloomfield and Eastern Greene will be the only area boys basketball teams facing a double weekend as part of seven games on the local schedule. Union and Shakamak will each play one game while Linton-Stockton will travel to Switz City to face White River Valley Saturday in the only game for the Miners (0-3, 0-1 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference) and Wolverines (1-3, 0-0)...

Expect to see a flurry of activity at the Indiana National Guard Armory in Linton starting Monday morning. Members of Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment C of the Indiana National Guard based in Linton have received confirmed mobilization orders...