Stories from Monday, April 21, 2008

Mark Leo Reed, 59, of Sullivan, passed away at 2:24 p.m. Friday, April 18, 2008, in St. Vincent Hospital at Carmel. He was born May 29, 1948, in Vincennes, to Jack William Reed and Martha Rose Schultheis Reed. He graduated from Vincennes University, Indiana State University, and Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington with a Doctorate of Jurisprudence. ...

To the Editor: The Alpha Theta Chapter of Tri Kappa would like to thank the following businesses for their generous donations to our Party with the Bunny. All proceeds went to Riley Hospital's Clinic B Cancer Unit. This year was very successful and we were able to donate over $500...

Dear Editor, My coffee mates at McDonalds refer to me as a know it all. Maybe they're right. My wife just now stunned me, with a direct question. When she speaks to me in a direct manner, I look the question over. I look around it and I look behind it. I look behind it, because usually, that is where she has set the trap...

To the Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to inform your readers about OPERATION PUBLIC SERVANT. We can increase emergency communications without grant money and expensive wireless gadgets, by simply utilizing the resources and the personnel we already have in place. Thanks to the Shelbyville Common Council who rejected numerous Reverse 911 proposals, PLAN B, OPERATION PUBLIC SERVANT was created...

Several housekeeping items along with one resignation and one retirement were the business at hand during the recent Eastern Greene School Board meeting. Janice Quimby, elementary teacher, was approved for retirement at the end of the school year, Superintendent Randy Barrett said...

Norma May VanHeck, 84, of Ira, Mich. passed away April 19, 2008 in the Mt. Clemens Regional Medical Center. She was born April 25, 1923 in Linton. She married Alfred VanHeck, he died May 17, 1993. She loved playing cards with her life-long friend Leona Michalski...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included two requests for information only, two bar fights, four incidents of vandalism, one accident with personal injury, one accident with property damage, one lost and found, three medical/illness, two alarms, four animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, six assists to other agencies, two harassment complaints, one child abuse/neglect, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, two thefts-other, one lost/stolen license plate, one animal/debris in roadway, one message delivery, one arrest-wanted on warrant, one assist to the fire department, three domestic disputes, two domestic dispute/neighbor, one community relations, three ordinance violations and three traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Asset Acceptance LLC as assignee of Dell Financial Services v. Wesley Ausman, collection National City Real Estate Services LLC v. Reed S. Wilkinson, Cindy L. Wilkinson, mortgage foreclosure State of Indiana on the relation of the Indiana Unemployment Insurance Board v. Adrian Fox, collection...

Two worshops planned There are two workshops this week at the Community Learning Center of Greene County. Wednesday April 23, 6-8:30 p.m.-- Starting a Business, Thursday April 24, 6-8:30 p.m. -- How to Market your Small Business, Big Bang for the Buck Workshops will cover tips for getting your business noticed that won't cost a fortune and the basics of starting a business, legal, financial, and personal considerations. ...

Some area fifth graders will soon get a taste of pioneer living through a hands-on learning social studies project. On May 2, Linton-Stockton fifth graders will head outdoors to experience lunch, activities and entertainment-- all pioneer style. Games, activities, crafts, music, a horse and buggy as well as a wagon will all be a part of the hands-on project, explained Amy Wadhwan, who is employed through the Greene Sullivan Special Education Co-op...

Greene County's new Special Olympics team is preparing for their first meet next month. The Greene County Daily World takes a look at the athletes and the volunteers who make this program possible in a special photo gallery feature that be accessed at http://gcdailyworld.com/gallery/specialolympics/...

A Linton man was arrested early Sunday after officers saw him "burning out" and "smoking the tires" on his vehicle. The preliminary charges filed against Jason M. Strandberg, 29, in Greene Superior Court include operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, a class A misdemeanor, and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class C misdemeanor...

James D. Vestal, 34, Linton, was arrested last Friday by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade on a warrant in connection with an incident that happened two years ago. When officers arrived on the scene of an accident at 2 a.m. on March 25, 2006, they saw that a pick-up truck had driven through a fence and struck a house causing extensive damage. ...

Another aftershock from Friday's earthquake in southern Illinois was felt early Monday in parts of Indiana -- including Greene County The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports an aftershock was centered northwest of Mount Carmel, Ill. at 12:38 a.m. Monday. It has a preliminary magnitude of 4.5...

With the count down to summer vacation underway comes children outdoors and at play. So, Linton-Stockton Elementary and the Linton chapter of Delta Theta Tau are offering a way to keep your child protected in the event of an emergency. On May 2, the school will host a child identification program through Ident-A-kid...

Superintendent Ron Bush distributed the Kernan Report to the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees Monday evening emphasizing how the changes recommended by Governor Mitch Daniels would impact the schools of Greene County. "Consolidating the schools worries me," explained Bush. "I'm wondering if the information justifies the recommendation. It may not be researched adequately to support the changes."...

A Greene County truck driver faces a pair of felony reckless homicide charges following a crash last November that claimed the lives of two Terre Haute residents. Richard H. Fulk, 59, of 214 S. Myra Street in Worthington, was charged Friday in Vigo Superior Court Division 6 with two counts of reckless homicide -- both class C felonies. In addition, he is charged with two counts of criminal recklessness -- both class A misdemeanors...

Among the 26,000 runners that took to the streets for the Boston Marathon Monday, there were two women and one man with Greene County ties. Kip O. Hoffer of Linton completed the 26.1-mile event with a time of 3:39.59. His time halfway through the race was 1:49.44...

Rain forced the Shakamak Lakers baseball team to move their game to a different field, but the weather could not prevent them from recording their ninth win of the season on Saturday. The Lakers were the home team on the scoreboard at Sullivan, and came away with a 14-4 five-inning victory over the Golden Arrows...

In a day more fit for a duck, the Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team captured its 10th consecutive Tri-River Conference championship at the Phil Harris Golf Course in the rain Saturday. The Miners placed four members on the all-conference first team and two members on the second team as six players were allowed to participate per team...

Linton-Stockton edged White River Valley and Shoals by eight points to win the girls portion of the North Daviess track and field invitational Friday night. The Lady Miners won with 116 points while the Lady Wolverines and Shoals each finished with 108...

The Bloomfield High School boys golf team earned its initial first-place finish of the season in a triangular match at Country Oaks Monday. The Cardinals had a winning total of 197 while host Barr-Reeve shot 217 and Vincennes Rivet finished with a 261...

Bedford North Lawrence's 18th ranked girls' tennis team stopped Bloomfield's winning streak at five with a 4-1 victory Monday night. The lopsided score isn't really indicative of the closeness of the match. The Cards pushed the Stars at two other positions to make an interesting match...

The Linton-Stockton Miners dropped a heart-breaking 16-inning marathon, 1-0 to Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe North Daviess in high school softball action Monday at Elnora. Kristen O'Haver helped herself at the plate with a two-out RBI single in the home half of the 16th inning...

The old adage, defense wins games, may be true, but the Union (Dugger) softball team is stating their case that having a potent offense can win some games as well. The Lady Bulldogs bashed out 14 hits and plated 14 runs in a seven run win over visiting North Knox in high school softball action Monday...

Shakamak made the most out of three hits and took advantage of six free passes en route to a 8-0 win over Eastern Greene in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school softball contest Monday. After recording back-to-back double-digit hit and mercy rule games, the Lakers offense struggled at the plate, but managed to keep the Thunderbirds winless, and notch their ninth win in ten decisions...

Bloomfield pounded out 13 hits, including two home runs by Cody Barlow and a grand slam by Cody Pearson, as the host Cardinals defeated White River Valley 12-1 in six innings in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Monday. The win was the second in a row for Bloomfield, who improved to 3-9, 1-2 in the conference. WRV slipped to 0-6, 0-2...

Shakamak scored in four of its last five at bats as the host Lakers rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat Union (Dugger) 9-3 in a double conference baseball game at Jasonville Monday night. Derrick Bennett allowed one run over the final 4 2/3 innings to earn his first victory. He helped his own cause with a double and one RBI in four at bats...

SWITZ CITY -- Alicia Tally drilled a one-out RBI double to right center in the home half of the eleventh inning to break a scoreless tie, knocking Bloomfield from the ranks of the undefeated, here Monday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference ontest...

The Bloomfield Cardinals baseball team ended a nine-game losing streak Friday with a 7-6 win over visiting Orleans. Pitching has been a main concern all season for the Cardinals, but at least for one game the issue was resolved in the form of Eric Barlow. The senior struck out seven batters in his 6 1/3 innings of work, while walking four...