Stories from Tuesday, January 8, 2008

By Nick Schneider ASSISTANT EDITOR Greene County Emergency Management Agency personnel, law enforcement officers and trained weather spotters will have a watchful eye on the skies today (Tuesday) with strong storms a possibility. Greene County EMA Director Roger Axe issued an alert this morning after a National Weather Service official from Indianapolis, who identified the county as "an area of concern", consulted him in a conference telephone call...

It's been more than a year since Jarrod Holtsclaw officially took his oath of office at Greene County Prosecutor. Looking back on his first 12 months in the job, Holtsclaw said overall he's been pleased with how things have gone. "I hope that I have served the county well. ...

Eden Elise Evans is Greene County's first born baby of the 2008. She was born to Aaron Evans and Heather Van Horn on Jan. 5 at 4:17 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long. Now at home in Jasonville, both mother and daughter are doing well...

Virgil Wallace Bryan, 83, died Friday, Dec. 28, 2007, at his residence in Globe, Arizona. He was born in Linton on Aug.19, 1924, the son of Virgil and Eliza (Dennis) Bryan. He was a veteran of the United States Army serving during World War II. An ordained minister, he was a graduate of Tennessee Temple in Chattanooga, TN. He retired from Arizona State University.

SANDBORN -- Due to limited finances, the Sandborn Town Council voted Tuesday evening to lay off two part-time employees -- including the street superintendent - by the end of January. "We have to cut corners until revenue improves," explained Council President Don Hill. "When the time comes that we need them, we will call them back."...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Jan. 7 -- Jeannie S. Stephens, 29, Solsberry, was arrested on preliminary charges of two counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was released on $4000 bond. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy John Fowler was the arresting officer...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. John S. Coy II, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...

LYONS -- New Lyons Council members Kim Nicklass and Daniel Grant began their terms at the first meeting for 2008 on Tuesday night. Scott Powers was re-elected as council resident for the next year. The council then moved on and approved the ongoing water project costs...

April K. Finch, of Jasonville, has agreed to plead guilty but mentally ill to two charges in connection with the case of her placing her baby in the trunk of a car last year. In a negotiated plea agreement filed Tuesday morning during a pre-trial hearing in Greene Circuit Court, the state agreed to dismiss the charge of neglect of a dependent and Finch agreed to plead guilty but mentally ill to criminal confinement -- a class C felony, and false informing -- a class A misdemeanor.

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley limited North Knox to five points over the final eight minutes as the Wolverines defeated the Warriors 47-39 in a high school boys basketball game here Tuesday night. WRV won its second straight contest to improve to 5-4 while North Knox lost its 10th in a row, slipping to 3-10...

SULLIVAN -- By looking at the way the season as unfolded thus far for the Union (Dugger) girls basketball team, it was no surprise the Lady Bulldogs notched their fifth win of the season against Sullivan Tuesday night -- a 64-52 victory. Union (Dugger) has opened the season with two-game losing streaks followed by two-game winning streaks through their first 10 games. Unfortunately for the Sullivan Lady Arrows, the Lady Bulldogs had previously lost their last two games, coming into the contest...

Waynessa Burch's baseline jumper at the buzzer propelled host Loogootee to a 20-19 victory over Class A No. 5 White River Valley in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night. Burch's shot capped off an 8-2 run over the final two minutes. "They held it," said WRV coach Joe Pigg. "They held the ball in the first quarter before we went out and decided to pressure them...

Lady Lakers lose at North Daviess The Shakamak High School girls basketball team was outscored 25-17 over the middle quarters as the Lady Lakers lost at North Daviess 46-39 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game Monday night. Shakamak, who slipped to 4-9, 2-3 in league play, led 9-8 after the first quarter. They trailed 20-18 at the half and 33-26 after three quarters...

Miner game time changed The Washington Catholic at Linton-Stockton girls basketball game will start earlier than previously announced. According to athletic director Charlie Karazsia, the game will begin with the JV contest at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, 90 minutes sooner to accommodate an event later in the day at WCHS...

A variety of local first responders gathered at the Greene County Cooperative Extension office at the fairgrounds Tuesday night. They got together to hear a Homeland Security representative detail how the county can secure grant money to obtain more 800 megahertz hand-held radios for use in emergency situations...

An unexpected but major disagreement between members of the Worthington Town Council and Council President Hal Harp ended the Council's monthly meeting on a tense note Tuesday evening. The disagreement revolved around whether or not copies of a proposed contract between the Town of Worthington and INDOT (Indiana Department of Transportation) should be made available to all Council members...

Stockton Township Assessor Shelby Meurer has announced her intentions to run for the office of Greene County Treasurer on the Democrat Party ticket. Meurer, who lives in Linton, is very familiar with the treasurer's job and its many duties. She served as the county treasurer for eight years -- 1989-1996...