Stories from Monday, February 11, 2008

Last week's column was about the importance of children developing fine motor skills from birth through the end of one year of age. This week, we will continue to learn about fine motor developmental milestones from the end of age 2 through the end of age 4...

JASONVILLE -- By a proclamation from Mayor Roy Terrell, Sunday in Jasonville was declared "Harold Thomas Day." No doubt Thomas received more hugs and kisses during the afternoon than he has received during his entire life. For four hours, a constant stream of friends, neighbors and relatives visited the Jasonville Lions Club to pay respect to the educator and minister who has unselfishly served the community for 50 years...

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, 8th District Congressman, will appear in Linton on Feb. 21 to update locals on current national issues and listen to their concerns. Ellsworth is scheduled to make his appearance from 10-11 a.m. at Linton City Hall. Elizabeth Farrar, spokesperson for Ellsworth, explained that the stop is a part of the Congressman's "Open Door Listening Tour-- which gives locals a chance to talk about their concerns...

BLOOMFIELD -- Eastern Greene used a 9-1 spurt over the final three minutes and 50 seconds of the third quarter to take the lead for good as the Lady Thunderbirds defeated Bloomfield 33-27 in the championship game of Class 2A Sectional 45 here at Glover Gymnasium Saturday night...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Linton Police Department Activity Log The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one trespassing, one license plate check, one check for a wanted person, one title check, two follow-up investigations, four requests for information only, two assists to the utility department after hours, two incidents of vandalism, one drug investigation, two school/foot patrols, one accident with property damage, eight medical/illness, one alarm, two animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, two harassment complaints, one child abuse/neglect, one possibly intoxicated driver, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one theft-motor vehicle, two arrests-wanted on warrant, two domestic disputes, two incidents of battery and five traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Dale Ray Hall, Jr., failure to register as a sex offender GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Larry D. Watt, driving while suspended State v. Rodney A. Reed, domestic battery, intimidation State v. ...

Basket Bingo Feb. 21 Linton Gamma Tau Chapter of Tri Kappa will host a Basket Bingo on Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the Linton High School Auditeria. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 for 20 games and may be purchased from any Tri Kappa member or by calling Marsha Brown at 847-7819 or Laura Robinson at 847-9392. ...

CLAY CITY -- For the first time since 2004, the White River Valley Wolverines girls basketball team has the title of sectional champions. The Lady Wolverines coasted to the championship game with blowout wins over Clay City and Shakamak before ousting North Central 54-42 here Saturday night for the crown at the Class A Clay City Sectional...

Shakamak's boys basketball team extended its winning streak to four with a 65-51 victory at Clay City Saturday afternoon. The game had been postponed eight days earlier because of bad weather. The Lakers improved to 13-5 overall, 3-3 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and 3-1 in the Tri-River Conference...

JASONVILLE -- The Jasonville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to accept the board of public works' proposal in hiring Shannon Gibson on the volunteer fire department and Shawn Husband and Adam Pearson on the police department reserves. In order to hire Gibson, the council voted to pass a waiver that would bypass the city code that states the age limit for a new fireman should be under the age of 45 years. It also voted to update the city code that would correlate with the state code...

HYMERA -- Four Northeast School Corporation teachers gave their notice of intent to retire at the end of the 2008 school year. Paula Burns, Farmersburg, Anita Kamman, Farmersburg, Kathleen Schroeder, Shelburn, and Jonilee Wright, Hymera, will complete their teaching careers this May...

Linton police, acting on a tip, apprehended a Greenwood man Friday afternoon, who is wanted in connection with the theft of a 40-inch LCD television from a department store that was given to his wife on their wedding anniversary last year. Linton Police Department Det. Duane Collenbaugh said the department followed up on the tip and determined that Lowell Sutton and his wife, Lisa Sutton, were at the Family Pharmacy Store at 60 A Street NW...

A 23-year-old Bloomfield man has been arrested and charged with failing to register as a sex offender -- a class D felony. Dale Ray Hall, Jr. was arrested Thursday by Greene County Sheriff's Department Det. George Dallaire. He is being held in the Greene County Jail at Bloomfield on $4,000 bond...

Charges filed against a Linton woman include six felonies, three for dealing controlled substances and three for maintaining a common nuisance. Sandra L. Botkin, 43, was arrested Saturday after a search warrant was executed at her residence on Park Road at County Road 200 North in Linton...

Members of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry of Indiana National Guard -- based in Linton -- continue intensive combat training activities at Fort Stewart, Ga., in preparation for deployment to the Middle East some time next month...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- The highlights of this month's Eastern Greene School Board meeting Monday evening came at the very beginning and the very end. In the beginning, the board recognized the girls' varsity basketball team on their weekend sectional win -- the first since 1985...

ELNORA -- The undersized Bloomfield Cardinals held a three-point lead halfway through the first period against the Class A No. 3 North Daviess Cougars here Saturday afternoon but a 10-0 run by the host team was the beginning of the end for the Cardinals. North Daviess would go on to win the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tilt 50-41...

After experiencing a sectional championship for the first time, the White River Valley Lady Wolverines summed over the feeling with one word: AWESOME. The championship marks the fifth time is school history the girls program has captured a sectional title, but this was the first time any member on this years squad has tasted been able to savor the feeling...

Linton's Humphreys Park is now the site of a Farmer's Market after the Linton City Council approved its establishment during Monday's meeting. The market-- which will be open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays-- will offer the sale of home-grown produce from May 10 through Oct. 25...

Ann L. Thomas, 63, of Linton, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2008, at St. Mary's Hospital in Evansville. Born in Huntington, WV on May 5, 1944, she was the daughter of William and Elsie May (Watts) Smith.