Stories from Wednesday, April 16, 2008

To the Editor: The Linton-Stockton Symphonic Band more than earned its gold at the state band contest recently at Northview High School. Several of the Miners parents arrived early to size up the competition and just enjoy the music. We listened to several fine bands and were impressed with the high degree of young talent in our area...

To the Editor: Despite the less-than-ideal weather, there were 26 volunteers who came out for the Greene County Pride Day this past Saturday to pick up trash along county roads at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. I want to thank them all for their time and dedication. I also want to thank Friends of Goose Pond, Sassafras Audubon Society and Greene County Foundation for their generous monetary support of the event...

Graduation day at White River Valley High School will be May 24. The time, 10 a.m., and date were set by the WRV Board of School Trustees at their regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening. The graduation ceremony will be in the gymnasium of the high school in Switz City...

Items on the agenda of the White River Valley Board of School Trustees at their meeting Tuesday evening included actions on personnel, textbook adoption and tuition rates. With three exceptions, the board formally hired the current staff of teachers for the 2008-09 school year. The three exceptions were individuals that have previously submitted their resignations. There were no RIFs, or Reductions In Force, this year...

Rep. Brad Ellsworth, 8th District Congressman, hopes to keep Crane's Naval Weapon Support Center on the minds of key players in Congress. Ellsworth and Rep. Adam Smith (D-Washington) and the chairman of the House Armed Services Terrorism and Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee toured NSA Cranes' facilities Friday...

State Representative Sandy Blanton announced that she will seek reelection to the Indiana House of Representatives. Blanton was selected by a caucus to serve the remainder of former Rep. Jerry Denbo's term last fall. "I consider it a great privilege to hear from the citizens of District 62 about their concerns and issues, and then I get to take those concerns and issues to the Indiana General Assembly."...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- A former Bloomfield teacher and coach accused of slapping a Beech Grove student while trying to restore order in a gym class is protected from battery charges by Indiana's corporal punishment laws, the state Court of Appeals has ruled...

Lucile Hart, 86, of Lawrenceburg, passed away Sunday, April 13, 2008 in Lawrenceburg. She was born Sunday, March 26, 1922, in Guilford, IN, the daughter of the late Asa J. Harper and the late Mabel Massett Harper. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church Bellaire and life long member of Farm Bureau...

Benny Moore, 70, of Mt. Selman, Tx and formerly of Bloomington, passed away April 9, 2008 at his residence.He was a truck driver for Southland Corp., Path Com, Groendyke and Sam Dunn Enterprises. Survivors include: his father and stepmother, Harry V. ...

Phylliss Christina Sciscoe, 79, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2008 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born July 11, 1928 in Bloomington, the daughter of George Samuel and Fannie Lee Smiley Pate. She was a homemaker...

Nicole Solinger, 29, of Shoals, passed away at 6 p.m. Monday April 14, 2008 at her residence. She was born in Indianapolis on March 9, 1979. She was a graduate of Vincennes University, and was a LPN at Waters of Huntingburg in Jasper. Survivors include: her daughter; Delaney K. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one fraud, two follow-up investigations, five requests for information only, one vandalism, three disorderly conduct, one transport of documentation, one funeral escort, two medical/illness, four animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, two harassment complaints, one animal/debris in roadway, one message delivery, two drug overdose, one ordinance violation and four traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Alexander Lee Rathbun, burglary, theft CIVIL CASES Christopher B. Moore v. Tera S. Moore, dissolution Dell Financial Services L.P. v. Lori Eberhardt, collection Donna Elaine Moffet v. Daniel Frank Moffett, dissolution...

No means no. On Friday, 103 people in Greene County will be attracting some attention by wearing bright turquoise tee-shirts that proclaim, in bold purple lettering, "No means No!" The back of their shirts will say, "Support the Greene County Sexual Assault Task Force."...

A driver escaped serious injury after their car left the highway and rolled over into a ditch in an accident early Wednesday morning. Greene County Sheriff's Lt. Deputy Bryan K. Woodall was called to the scene around 7 a.m. on State Road 59 and County Road 400 North at the Stockton and Wright Township line...

Thought about starting your own Business? Two sessions will be held at the Greene County Community Learning Center on April 23 and 24 for persons who have started a business or those thinking about starting a business. Jim Roudebush of the Rural Entrepreneurship Network will be at the Learning Center on April 23, 6-8:30 p.m. ...

The White River Valley softball team evened up their season record with a 12-1 six-inning win over Barr-Reeve Wednesday. The Lady Wolverines are now 3-3. The offense of the Lady Wolverines pounded out nine hits offensive explosion, led by Jenna Rollins who was 3-for-4 on the night. The freshman had a three-run triple for the winners and also scored three runs...

SWITZ CITY -- Blane Boyd hit a three-run double in the top seventh inning to help Union (Dugger) to a 7-4 come-from-behind victory over the host Wolverines here Wednesday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game. Down to their last three outs and trailing 4-2, the Bulldogs started the seventh inning off with an infield single by Josh Davidson. ...

Despite a season-high 10 hits, the Bloomfield Cardinals baseball team dropped its eighth straight game on the season -- a 12-7 defeat against South Knox Tuesday. The host Spartans scored multiple runs in each of the first three innings in building a lead that would prove to be insurmountable for the Cardinals to overcome...

The White River Valley High School girls tennis team dropped to 0-3 on the season with a 4-1 loss to North Daviess on the road Wednesday. Erica Lemmons was the sole winner on the night for the Lady Wolverines, as the sophomore posted a 6-1, 7-5 victory in the No. 3 singles match...

Bloomfield took four straight-set matches and defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 4-1 in a high school girls tennis match Wednesday. It was the sixth win in seven matches for the Lady Cardinals while Linton-Stockton slipped to 1-5. For the second match in a row, Bloomfield's singles girls dominated the competition losing a total of just two games. Both Bailey Maryfield and Nikkole Thombleson, playing at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, took out their opponents with double bagels...

Josh Avooske and Eric McArtor combined to toss a seven-hit shutout as Eastern Greene defeated host Owen Valley 5-0 in a high school baseball game Wednesday. Avooske had four strikeouts and three walks while McArtor finished with one walk and three Ks over the final two innings. Avooske improved to 2-0...

White River Valley had a total of 238 in a loss to North Central in a a high school boys golf match at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton Wednesday. North Central won with a total of 213, including a 48 by Caleb Gilman, who was low medalist. Matt Crowe paced the Wolverines with a 55. Chai Park shot 59, Keith Sapp 60, Dylan Emmons 64 and Tim Gregg finished with a 70...

Bloomfield High School scored four times in the first inning and never looked back as the Lady Cardinal softball team defeated Shoals 7-0 at Bloomfield Wednesday. The victory was the seventh in as many games for the Lady Cards, matching their win total for all of 2007...

Six home runs by visiting North Daviess highlighted a 13-2 loss for the Bloomfield Cardinals baseball team in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game Wednesday night. The loss marks the ninth consecutive setback for the Cardinals. Most teams consider playing at home to be an advantage, but the home park for the Cardinals is quickly becoming an opposing hitters dream place to play and a nightmare for the home squads pitching staff...

The work of Greene County Building Corporation project manager Jim Corey is almost finished on the county courthouse addition/renovation project in Bloomfield. Corey told members of the Building Corporation that he plans to complete his duties by April 31...

House Bill 1001 is "detrimental to cities and towns" according to Linton Mayor Tom Jones. Jones again voiced his concerns over Indiana House Bill 1001, a property tax reform bill, during the recent Linton City Council meeting. But he noted the bill to be "of great benefit to property owners."...

Greene County officials are looking for 40 property owners because they have some money to distribute. The county is trying to deliver Homestead Credit rebate checks to property owners, but a valid address is needed. The county contacted with SRI, Inc. of Indianapolis to cut the checks and do the mailing. The mailings began Jan. 30...

:?T:¿tof Greene County Building Corporation, the agency that purchased the courthouse "smoke shack," made it clear Wednesday they don't plan to ask the commissioners to move or alter the way the outdoor structure is being used by employees or patrons...