Stories from Monday, January 14, 2008

Hazel L. (Gillham) Fuller, 89, of Koleen, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born Sept. 11, 1918 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Jacob A. and Josephine (Riggle) Gillham. She worked at RCA in Bloomington for 28 1/2 years retiring in 1978. She was a member of the Owensburg Baptist Church...

LINTON -- The Linton-Stockton girls basketball team suffered a heart-breaking loss to the hands of Washington Catholic here Saturday, 38-37. Missed opportunities from the charity stripe by the Lady Miners in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter prevented earning their fourth win of the season...

Shakamak only scored nine points in the first half, all coming in the first quarter, as the Lady Lakers dropped a 40-26 decision to Loogootee in a high school girls basketball game at Jasonville Saturday afternoon. The Lady Lakers, who slipped to 5-10, led 9-6 after the opening eight minutes, but fell behind 17-9 at the half...

After opening the season with 11 consecutive wins, the White River Valley girls basketball team entered Saturday's game at Mitchell with three straight losses. The Lady Wolverines used last-second heroics at the end of regulation and overtime as they came away with a 53-52 victory...

North Daviess celebrated homecoming with a 90-46 thrashing of Shakamak in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game at Cougar Den in Elnora Saturday night. The Class A No. 7 Cougars limited the Lakers, whose four game winning streak came to an end, to just eight points in the first eight minutes as they opened an 11-point cushion...

Bedford North Lawrence dominated the boards as the visiting Stars defeated Bloomfield 59-45 in a high school boys basketball game at Glover Gymnasium in Bloomfield Saturday night. BNL, who improved to 5-7 with its second win a row and third in its last four games, had a 28-6 rebounding advantage...

DUGGER -- Although not likely as profound as two thefts by Bobby Joe Hill that propelled the University of Texas at El Paso to a 72-65 upset of University of Kentucky in the 1966 NCAA National Championship game, Union (Dugger) guard B.J. Howard came up with back-to-back steals and converted them into easy baskets to start the second half as the Bulldogs celebrated homecoming with a 63-41 victory over New Harmony here Saturday night...

I'm back. That's right folks, after a much-needed break from column writing, I'm ready to go again. Not that I have much choice on the matter. As each full-time staff writer (all two of us) here at the Greene County Daily World is required to write one viewpoint and one short take a week as well as two stories a day -- minimum, mind you...

Susan Russell is dreaming big and has a grand vision for the old Margaret Cooper Public Library building in Linton. The Linton woman's plan is multi-faceted and will take some time to see fruition. She has met with others to launch these plans. These community-oriented individuals were drawn together by sharing their personal vision for use of the facility. The library would become The Bayview Center for Heritage, Arts, and Culture...

Theone Clark, 88, of Linton and formerly of Evansville, passed away at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born May 24, 1919, in Christopher, IL, the daughter of Clay and Kate (Council) McMurray. She moved to Linton in 1993 from Evansville. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Evansville...

Joan Sue Jerrell, 50, of Linton and formerly of Worthington, passed away at 11:43 p.m. Friday, Jan. 11, 2008, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. She was born Jan. 24, 1957, in Gary, the daughter of Louis W. and Mary A. (Goodwin) Sparks. She had worked at Worthington Wire Company and previously at Greene County General Hospital in Linton as a dietary aide. She attended Switz City Full Gospel Church...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT GREENE COUNTY JAIL LOG Jan. 11 -- Robert C. Patterson, 61, Lyons, was arrested on a preliminary charge of four counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and was being held without bond. Lyons Police Department Town Marshal Ron Sparks was the arresting officer...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Kenny R. Cordell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Steven Gibson, burglary, theft State v. Timothy Gibson, burglary, theft, forgery...

The annual inspection of the Naval Junior Reserve Officer's Training Corps at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School will be conducted on Feb. 7 at Glover Gym. The program will be held between 9 a.m. and 11 a..m. and will conclude with a "Pass-in-Review"...

Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School teachers will write letters Thursday to members of the Indiana General Assembly and Gov. Mitch Daniels that deal with an educational issue that they are passionate about. In the past, teachers at the school have participated in this group effort, explained Greg Parsley, Jr./Sr. High principal...

Kenny R. Cordell, 25, Linton, ended up in jail last Saturday after he was left standing on the side of the road following a fight with his girlfriend. Preliminary charges against Cordell include possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor; possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony; and possession of paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor. He was being held without bond while waiting his initial appearance in court...

A pair of Linton brothers are behind bars and facing multiple felony charges after their arrest Friday by the Greene County Sheriff's Department related to a recent burglary of a rural construction company shop. Arrested were Timothy R. Gibson, 23, and Steven J.W. Gibson, 18, both of Linton...

Bloomfield business owner, Lori Brown, was approved for a $25,000 business loan from the town of Bloomfield during a special session of the council on Monday. In part, Brown, owner of Taylor Creations, requested the loan because of expenses due to expansion with the Evansville-based Miss Priss Purses...

Union Chuch Gospel Sing The monthly gospel sing at Union Church will be conducted this Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. The church is located on St. Rd. 43 between Solsberry and Hendricksville. The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold its regular board meeting on Thursday, January 17, 2008 at the Linton Public Library at 6:00 PM. ...

Roy Terrell opened his first council meeting as mayor of Jasonville by welcoming visitors and thanking them for attending. The town of Jasonville is gearing up for its 150th Anniversary celebration. Jasonville Chamber of Commerce representative Andrea Pierce reminded citizens that Jasonville would be kicking off its 150th anniversary celebration by dedicating a sign to Jason Rogers at 5 p.m. Jan 23. She said an open house would follow with refreshments and videos...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The Eastern-Greene Board of School Trustees is going to help fund the purchase of new uniforms for the Marching Thunderbird Band. The vote was unanimous at their regular monthly meeting held Monday night. School Superintendent Randy Barrett said the board could legally do this since the band would be providing a share of the total cost that is bigger than the share provided by the board. The board will contribute $10,000 toward the purchase price...

A committee to oversee a possible Farmer's Market in Linton was formed during the Linton City Council's Monday meeting. Mayor Tom Jones suggested that the committee be formed after hearing several opinions on the matter. During the meeting, resident Jon Danner stressed that he believes Humphreys Park is the best location for a Famer's Market...

Eastern Greene allowed just 27 points to Owen Valley in the first half, but the Lady Patriots came up with 35 over the final two quarters to come away with a 62-49 victory over the host Lady Thunderbirds at Eastern Heights Monday night. "Overall the difference was that we decided not to play in defense late in the third quarter and throughout the fourth quarter," said Eastern Greene girls basketball coach Dan Fidago. ...

Union (Dugger) raced to a 40-13 lead at the half and cruised to a 78-28 victory over Oblong, Ill. in a high school girls basketball game at Dugger Monday night. "It was just nice to have a game where everybody could play some with the varsity kids," said Union (Dugger) coach Benji Boyd, whose Lady Bulldogs improved to 7-6. "I was able to intermingle some kids with our varsity kids...

The Linton-Stockton girls basketball team ran into a buzz-saw on the hardwood, as the Lady Miners suffered a 39-19 set-back to Bloomfield in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference action Monday night. The Lady Cardinals limited the Lady Miners to only two first half field goals en route to a 22-6 lead at intermission...

Anonymous writes: I have enjoyed your columns in the county paper. Last week you wrote about ADD/ADHD and gave some good suggestions to help students organize their lives for better results. I believe my adult son may have ADD. When he was in school, he always struggled to get good grades, although we knew he was intelligent. ...

Mr. and Mrs. William D. Simpson of Hymera will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 20. There will be a reception at the Hymera Ruritan from 2 to 5 p.m. All friends and family are invited to come share in this special celebration. The Simpsons were married Jan. 19, 1958 by the Rev. David Wilson at the First Baptist Church in Hymera...

Veteran Bloomfield attorney Karen Strueh says she has the educational and professional experience to be Greene Superior Court Judge. Strueh has announced she will be a Democrat Party candidate for the Superior Court judge position that is being vacated Dec. 31 by the retirement of current judge J. David Holt.

SWITZ CITY -- The weather outdoors might be wintry, but spring will be just around the corner and now is the time to learn more about gardening. The Greene County Cooperative Extension Service is now accepting enrollment for its annual Purdue Master Gardener's training class that starts Jan. 31...