Stories from Thursday, February 21, 2008

No charges will be filed against April L. Feutz of Bloomfield. Feutz was arrested late Monday by an officer from the Linton Police Department during a routine traffic stop on State Road 54 East at 11:25 p.m. When the status of her driver's license was checked, it returned as suspended with information that she had a prior judgment for driving while suspended...

Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Mendenhall and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rollins are announcing the marriage of their children, Tara S. Mendenhall and Matthew D. Rollins. The wedding will take place at 6:30 p.m on Saturday at the Bloomfield First Christian Church. There will be a reception immediately following at the...

Open houses will be conducted at four Indiana State Forests on selected dates in March and April. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources hosts the open houses to listen to Hoosiers' input on the operation, funding and staffing of these forests...

The community is invited to come out and support a local man and his family in a time of financial need. A breakfast benefit for the Ben Fisher family will be from 7 a.m. - noon on March 1 at the Linton Fire Station. All proceeds will go to the Fisher family...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- A little piece of Hoosier Hysteria is going by the wayside. When Eastern Greene hosts North Daviess tonight in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest, it will be the last high school boys basketball game ever played at Toby Yoho Gymnasium, which was named after the former girls basketball coach at EGHS who won over 200 games and two sectionals during his 18 years in charge of the Lady Thunderbirds...

At least one Greene County road is ready for ice and snow after a truck carrying sand and salt overturned on a hill in Center Township early Wednesday morning. Dan Vandeventer, 52, of Bloomfield, was northbound in a green Greene County Highway truck, a 1996 International, on County Road 810 East, north of State Road 54, when he lost control around 8:30 a.m...

Ava G. Callahan, 87, of Odon, passed away died at 8:50 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 at Eastgate Nursing Center in Washington. Born Feb. 23, 1920, in Jasonville, she was the daughter of John and Ava (Conder) Callahan. A homemaker, she was a 1938 graduate of Scotland High School. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Feb. 20 -- Kirk R. Sanders, 49, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of theft. Bloomfield Police Department Deputy Marshal Brad Deckard was the arresting officer. Feb. 21 -- Jeffrey D. Groomer, 18, Bloomfield, was injured in an accident involving one vehicle around 6 a.m. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Berdina K. Spears, driving while suspended State v. Lori L. Mullenix, check deception SMALL CLAIMS Claudetta Jackson v. Brittany Campbell, Tim Greenwell, damages PROPERTY TRANSFERS William J. and Estella L. Fields to Rusty James, property in Greene County...

BHS Parents Class of 2009 is holding a Longaberger Basket Raffle. The basket that is being raffled is the 2007 Christmas Treats and Sweet Basket and it includes the liner, protector, and the lid. Tickets are 6 for $5.00 or $ 1.00 each. The drawing will be March 7th. If you would like to purchase tickets, contact Susan O'Neall at 384-3704 or any Junior Class Parent...

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, 8th District Congressman, dropped by Linton on Thursday to hear the concerns of locals as a part of his "Open Door Listening Tour." The tour -- which crisscrosses the 8th District-- includes stops in each of the district's 18 counties...

Here we go again. Another winter storm packing a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow is bearing down on the region. With another winter storm heading this way, Greene County schools dismissed early on Thursday afternoon and road crews began preparing for the wintry mix that came into the area by about 2 p.m. -- first and freezing rain and sleet...

LYONS -- U.S. Army Spec. Jason Myers is home on leave -- back in Greene County after a nine-month tour of duty in one of the most dangerous war zones in Iraq. The 27-year-old member of the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division headquartered at Fort Stewart, Ga., has been catching up on some rest and relaxation while spending all the time he can with family members, especially his two children 8-year-old Stephanie and 6-year-old Jason...

Filings with the Greene County Clerk's office for the May 6 Primary Election as of 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. The filing period for the primary election opened Jan. 23 and will continue until noon on Friday. The General Election will be conducted Nov. 4...

The Bloomfield Town Council has learned more about the petroleum-based smell reported near Seminary and Railroad Streets after a recent visit from the Indiana Department of Emergency Management. Town Council President Jo Ann Carmichael explained that a representative from IDEM visited Bloomfield on Thursday and a State Health Department representative will be in town Monday...