Stories from Thursday, April 17, 2008

Channing M. "Chink" Vosloh, 89, of Bloomfield passed away at 12:05 a.m. Friday April 17, 2008 at The Waters in Martinsville. Born May 30, 1918 in Bloomfield, he was the son of William R and Verna (Parker) Vosloh. He was a 1936 graduate of Bloomfield High School and graduated from Butler University in 1940 with his Bachelors Degree. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Lisa D. Blackmore v. James Blackmore, dissolution GMAC v. Randy L. Beller, Laura K. Beller, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Dustin W. Mattox, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person with a previous conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a previous conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath with a previous conviction for operating a vehicle while intoxicated. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one follow-up investigation, two requests for information only, one accident with property damage, one medical/illness, one animal complaint, one VIN check, one suspicious vehicle/person, three assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one domestic battery, one child abuse/neglect, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one lost/stolen license plate, two disabled/stranded vehicles, one welfare check/concern, two ordinance violations, one battery and two traffic stops.. ...

William "Bill" R. Hawtin, 58, of Worthington and formerly of Brownsburg, passed away at 2:41 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

Harry K. Baker, 88, of Linton, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008, at Greene County General Hospital. Born to William and Dora (Allen) Baker on September 28, 1919 in Marco. He married Elenor Minnie McDonald on December 6, 1941. He was a veteran of the U.S. ...

After teaching hometown students for several years, a Bloomfield Elementary School teacher has retirement and the arrival of a grandbaby on her mind. Sixth-grade teacher Phyllis Holt is set to retire at the end of the school year. But if you ask her what she is most looking forward to she'll probably mention being a first-time grandparent...

The Linton Library Board of Trustees discussed future budget cuts, while director Shelley Williams shared a list of ideas to begin cost saving measures on Thursday night. Three bids were presented to the board for the sidewalk project. The board approved a bid from Greene County Concrete...

A rural Jasonville man was arrested and charged with a variety of drunk driving charges as well as obstruction of justice following a single vehicle wreck Wednesday night at the intersection of State Road 59 and County Road 700N in Wright Township. Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeremy Inman reports that Dustin Mattox, 22, of Route 1, Jasonville was driving a 1995 Chevrolet S-10 pickup north on State Road 59 when he ran off the eastside of the roadway about 10:23 p.m. ...

A long-time banker is retiring after 39 in the business. Tom Long, a Linton resident, is currently the Greene County marketing president at MainSource Bank. He began his banking career in 1969 after spending eight years in the Marines...

Area youngsters who might not otherwise have a chance to experience the thrill and adventure of turkey hunting will get that opportunity this weekend as part of the Greene County Law Enforcement Youth Hunts program. The youths and adult mentors will scout their hunting territory this evening, spend the night in a rustic cabin and Saturday morning will be up early on the actual hunt...

Jury selection in Greene Superior Court is slated to begin Tuesday in the trial of a Linton business owner charged with six felony counts and a pair of misdemeanors in connection with an alleged incident last July. However, a hearing to consider several pre-trial motions will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday...

Two Greene County women are scheduled to appear in court early Friday on charges alleging they have neglected the education of their children. With assistance from Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade, both were arrested last week by Greene County Prosecutor's Office Investigator Julie Martin...

Rural Jasonville residents Bob and Char Lene Mowery are still grieving over the loss of their 19-year-old son, Justin, in a traffic accident Sept. 23, 2007. It's been a tough personal battle for the family to come to grips with the passing of their son, who was a 2006 Shakamak High School graduate...

Linton-Stockton broke a scoreless tie in the top of the fourth inning by plating two runs, but Class 3A No. 6 Edgewood countered with a three-spot in the home half of the inning and held on for a 4-2 win over the Lady Miners in high school softball action Wednesday...

The White River Valley High School girls tennis team ran into a buzz-saw Thursday at the Vincennes University tennis complex, falling to Vincennes Rivet 5-0. "Vincennes Rivet is a pretty good team, but we just didn't have it today," WRV coach Katie White said...

Eastern Greene committed eight errors in a 9-1 loss to visiting Loogootee in a high school softball game Wednesday night. The loss was the fourth in as many games for the Lady Thunderbirds. Tonight it was the same story -- errors haunted us," said EGHS coach Gina Ingram. "Anytime we commit eight errors and walk nine, winning will be very difficult. It is difficult to lose a game when you out hit a team and strike out more hitters...

Rachael Pruett, a freshman member of the Ball State University women's golf team, was named the Mid-American Conference Women's Golfer of the Week for her performance in Ball State's own Cardinal Classic Sunday and Monday. Pruett, a 2007 graduate of Ball State University, placed third in the 66-person field with a 74-77 --151 on the par-71, 5,900-yard, Delaware Country Club in Muncie...

Ryan Reedy shot a 43 to pace North Knox to wins over Union (Dugger) and Bloomfield in a high school boys golf match at the Bicknell Country Club Thursday. With Reed earning low medalist honors, the Warriors finished with a 193. Union (Dugger) had a 202 while Bloomfield tallied a 205...

It's never too early to prep for the sectional. The Linton-Stockton boys golf team went to Rollings Meadows Thursday and shot a 164, easily defeating host Owen Valley (181) and Clay City (192) in a high school match. "We came over here aiming to shoot a 160, so a 164 is not too bad," said Linton-Stockton coach Bart Beard. "We had a little trouble putting, but that is to be expected. These greens are some of the toughest around here...

A two-run home run by Jeff Laughlin in the bottom of the sixth inning broke a 7-7 tie and proved to be the game winner as Linton-Stockton earned a double conference win over Clay City at Roy Herndon Field Thursday. "Jeff showed great senior leadership and came up big for us there in the sixth inning tonight," said Miner coach Bart Berns. "This was a big win for us that gets us back to .500 on the season."...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals continued to ride the success of the singles players as they defeated Sullivan on their home court, 3-2 Thursday. Nikkole Thombleson played her best match of the season and took out Maggie Retseck 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2 singles position...

JASONVILLE -- Kristi Pearson capped off a six-run sixth inning for the Shakamak Lakers with a two-run double off the center field fence to apply the mercy rule against visiting Sullivan here Thursday in a high school softball contest. The Lady Lakers defeated the Golden Arrows 11-1, to improve to 7-1 on the season...

Open House for retiring banker An open house in honor of Tom Long's retirement will be from 11 a.m. - 5 p.m today at the Linton Main Office, located at 2253 State Road 54 East in Linton. The public is welcome. Red Bonnet Belles The Red Bonnet Belles will meet at 11: 30 a.m. Saturday at Pamida and travel to Loogootee to dine at Stoll's Lakeside Restaurant. Lunch at noon...

JASONVILLE -- Two nights after suffering their first loss on the season, the Shakamak Lakers baseball team bounced back with a 10-4 win over visiting Vincennes Rivet here Thursday. "I am proud of the kids for the way they came out and played tonight after getting beat the way we did the other night," Laker coach Matt Fougerousse said. "Rivet is a good quality team, so this was a good bounce back win tonight for us."...