Stories from Thursday, January 17, 2008

The Greene County Solid Waste Management District's annual recycling fee is $12, not $24 as reported in today's (Thursday) paper.

The hearing for Greene County Democrat Party Chairman W. Jeff Lehman of Linton, originally scheduled for Friday, has been changed to Jan. 24 at 1:30 p.m. The change was necessary to accommodate the schedule of the special judge from Sullivan County...

We want to remind everyone that we have a few seats left for Monday night's annual Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce dinner with NASCAR driver Ken Schrader. It will be at the Linton Elks Lodge with doors opening at 6 p.m. and dinner beginning at 6:30...

On Sept. 1, 2007 VisitGreeneIN.com was officially redirected to GreeneCountyIndiana.com where a completely modernized and exciting new site laid. The new site, created by two 18 year olds, Charles Garwood and Kegan Inman, includes information about Greene County and its attractions, events, news and more...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce now has a new president. During the chamber's election of officers meeting Thursday, Cynthia Ferguson was elected to serve as president for the 2008 year. Ferguson is a loan processor at Farmer's and Mechanics Federal Savings and Loan -- where she has been an employee for the past six years...

A Bloomington man has managed to elude law enforcement authorities since he bolted from his car in downtown Bloomfield as he was being stopped for littering by a county deputy Wednesday afternoon. The fleeing of 20-year-old Grant Ray has Greene County Sheriff Terry Piece a little baffled...

The annual meeting of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District will be at 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 28 at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Office Manager Deborah Lynn explained that the annual meeting is open to the public. "It's not just for farmers ... because it (conservation) affects everyone," Lynn said. "Conservation is about health, home and heritage ... But the bottom line is our kids ... when you conserve the land and water ... you are protecting your children ... and protecting the future."...

A long-time Bloomfield businessman has decided now is the right time for him to seek an at-large seat on the Greene County Council. Jerry Frye has announced he is seeking nomination on the Republican ticket in the May Primary Election. He is the first candidate to formally announce for the position...

Brandon Joseph House, one-day-old, of Dugger, passed away at 11:54 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008 at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Linton at 4:07 p.m. Monday, Jan. 14, 2008, the son of Richard "Ricky" E. House and Clarissa J. Moorefield...

Patriotic high school seniors in Greene County who write well have a new opportunity this spring to win a $1,000 scholarship to help fund their college education. The Greene County Veterans' Council is proud to announce its new project to award $1,000 to one senior from the county, starting this year. It's called "The Veterans' Memorial Scholarship."...

Candidates seeking offices in the upcoming May 6 Primary Election are beginning to line up with the official opening of the filing period starting Wednesday. The filing period for the primary election will be open until noon Feb. 22. The General Election will be conducted Nov. 4...

The initial hearing for Greene County Democrat Party Chairman W. Jeff Lehman -- charged on a variety of charges, including strangulation -- will be conducted next week. At the 1:30 p.m. hearing Thursday in Greene Circuit Court, the 48-year-old Lehman, who lives in Linton, will formally be charged and given the opportunity to enter a plea...

Dorothy F. "Dot" Bedwell Dorothy F. "Dot" Bedwell, 85, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008 at Meadows Manor East in Terre Haute. Her husband, James "Junior" Bedwell, who died July 21, 1993, on Sept.13, 1941 in a double ceremony with her sister, Mary Belle, who married Don Cutts of Sullivan...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT Jan. 16 -- Minor personal injuries were reported after an accident at the intersection of State Roads 45 and 445 at 9:25 a.m. Nicole Kippenbrock, 24, Jasper, was stopped for a red light in the westbound lane of the intersection, driving a blue 2000 Dodge Neon. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Bradley W. Griffith, driving while suspended State v. Milos Grac, reckless driving State v. Steven D. Hubard, hunting der over a baited area, hunting without the consent of the landowner State v. Adalberto Velasquez, driving while suspended...

Grocery giveaway The Bibleway Church will offer a bag of groceries to each family in need that attends the 10 a.m. service on Sunday. Please bring a photo ID and proof of residency. The church is located at 310 E. Vincennes St. in Linton. Newark Lighthouse food pantry...

BRAZIL -- Two teachers with ties to Greene County arrested for drunk driving over the weekend were formally charged Thursday. In papers filed at the Clay County Clerk's office, White River Valley School teacher Melinda Ellis was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol content over 0.08 and operating while intoxicated, all misdemeanors...

DUGGER -- It was a family reunion of sorts when Worthington natives Clarence Johnson and Joseph Kruger and their boys basketball teams squared off against each other here Saturday night. Kruger is in his first season as coach at New Harmony High School and Johnson has moved up to the top position at Union (Dugger)...

DUGGER -- Sometimes you can't measure success with wins and loss. Such was the case for the Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs, who lost to North Daviess 61-54 here Thursday night in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school girls basketball game...

BLOOMFIELD -- The host Lady Cardinals limited Washington Catholic to just six points over the final eight minutes as Bloomfield came away with a 33-27 victory in a high school girls basketball game here at Glover Gymnasium Thursday night. It was the 14th win in 17 games for BHS. Washington Catholic slipped to 5-12...

JASONVILLE -- The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds notched their first win on the new year with a 35-27 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory over Shakamak here Thursday night, in girls basketball action. Both teams entered the contest with six wins on the season and two victories inside the conference and midway through the third frame it looked as if the two evenly-matched teams were headed for a down-to-the-wire finish...

The discussion of the future of Coalmont School property was once again one of the main topics for MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees Thursday evening. Superintendent CG Epple reported that before there can be an appraisal or disposal of the property boundaries have to be identified and a deed located...

The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees heard a proposal Thursday night that would establish a Farmer's Market on the library's parking lot this spring. The board listened to presentation by local business owner Rob Turpin who asked for permission to use the library parking lot for the new Farmer's Market that will begin in May and run through October...