Stories from Monday, April 28, 2008

Sgt. J. D. Wilson, a recruiter for Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry of the Indiana National Guard -- based in Linton -- said he knows the troops appreciate a program like Shades of Greene. Wilson, who lives in Sullivan and handles recruiting in western Greene and Sullivan counties, has completed tours of duty in Bosnia (2002) and Iraq (2003)...

Eva M. Hubbard, 95, of Lyons passed away at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, April 26, 2008 at Bloomington Nursing & Rehab in Bloomington. Born Oct. 24, 1912 in Kansas, Ill., she was the daughter of James and Birdie (Wright) Snoddy. She worked at Lyons Grocery Store as a clerk, and the Lyons Senior Citizens Center for 20 plus years. She was a member of the Lyons United Methodist Church...

Superior Court Judge David J. Holt approved a probable cause affidavit early Monday and requested an arrest warrant be issued for Stephanie Hudoff, of Solsberry. Last week, the Greene County Prosecutor's office filed charges in connection with a serious head-on wreck in January...

Eight candidates are vying for two at-large seats on the Bloomfield School Board of Trustees in the primary May 6. John W. Combs, of rural Bloomfield, explained his reason for running. "I feel the community has become disengaged with the school system and I would like to try and get parents and the community more involved in our children's education," he explained...

One of the first persons to see the newspaper roll hot off the press every day is Ralph Bennett. He has been working at the Greene County Daily World and its predecessor the Linton Daily Citizen for nearly 40 years. Wednesday's midnight press run for Thursday morning's edition will be Bennett's last...

Reader writes: Dear Larry, I have a friend who taunts her small child with a toy for her own sick humor. The poor kid is crying and scared to death of this toy while the mom is laughing hysterically at the kid. I have told her to stop and she won't. She thinks it's funny but I feel bad for the kid. What can I say to her to make her stop? I think if she keeps it up, she will make her kid turn on her. Help!...

The Greene County Council learned Monday afternoon there will be no new additional budget appropriations approved by state officials until the county receives its final budget order that sets the tax rates for 2008. The county is not alone in the funding dilemma, according to council president Ed Cullison, who talked with an official from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance earlier in the day on Monday. Other counties are facing a similar problem...

After starting the season off with three consecutive wins including a national attention eye catching 53-0 win over Eminence, the Union (Dugger) baseball team has dropped four straight games. The latest coming Saturday with a 8-1 setback against Loogootee on the road...

A five-run first inning for Edgewood proved to be the difference in the ball game as the Bloomfield Cardinals dropped a 9-4 decision to the host Mustangs on the diamond Saturday in a high school baseball contest. With the loss, the Cardinals season record falls to 3-11...

The Bloomfield Cardinals improved to 11-1 on the season by blanking visiting South Knox on Saturday, 5-0 in a non-conference high school softball game. Shelby Gott tossed a four-hitter as the sophomore ace also ran her season record to 10 wins against only one defeat...

Union (Dugger) committed four errors in the sixth inning, which led to four runs by host Clay City as the Lady Eels came away with a 5-4 victory in a double conference high school softball game Monday. The Lady Bulldogs, who slipped to 6-6, 2-2 in the Tri-River Conference and 1-3 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference, had pushed across single runs in the fifth and sixth to take a 4-1 lead...

North Central scored 10 times in the first inning as the host Thunderbirds defeated Bloomfield 12-2 in a high school baseball game at Farmersburg Monday. The game was halted after five innings via the 10-run mercy rule. North Central made the most of eight hits, five coming in the first inning. They also capitalized on three walks and one hit batter by losing pitcher Cody Pearson in the first...

Clay City hit two home runs, include a three-run shot by Will Kennedy, as the host Eels defeated Class A No. 6 Shakamak 5-4 in a double conference baseball game Monday night. "T.J. (Hill) made a mistake in the third inning and Kennedy hit the three-run homer," said Shakamak baseball coach Matt Fougerousse, whose Lakers lost its second straight game to slip to 11-4, 2-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and 2-1 in the Tri-River Conference. ...

Ricky Graber shot a two-under par 34 to pace the North Daviess High School boys golf team to two wins on their home course -- Eagleview -- Monday. The Cougars won with a total of 168, Shakamak shot 201 and White River Valley scored 269. For Shakamak, Jordan Langford led the way with a 44. Jacob Gambill shot 48, Garrett Scott 54, John Wilden 55, Nick Harrison 61 and Chris Johnson fired a 71...

Vincennes Lincoln won two games to capture first place at the Linton-Stockton softball invitational Saturday, In the opening game, the Owen Valley defeated the Lady Miners 15-9 and Lincoln beat Linton-Stockton 7-3. In between, Lincoln, winners of five in a row, defeated Owen Valley 11-9...

Eastern Greene scored all of its runs in the third inning as the Thunderbird baseball team defeated Paoli 5-1 in a high school game at Eastern Heights Saturday. The victory was the eighth in 12 games for the T-Birds. Ryan Wilcoxen struck out 13 as he pitched a two-hitter. He has won five of six decisions...

The Linton-Stockton baseball team split two games at its Wooden Bat War tournament Saturday at Roy Herndon Field. The Miners lost to Orleans 4-2 in the opening game. Linton-Stockton then defeated Hutsonville, Ill. 9-4. The Miners (9-6) had its game Monday at Shoals rained out...

The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team placed fourth at the Northview Invitational Saturday. North Montgomery won with 22 points, edging out the host Lady Knights by one point. Greencastle scored 14 points and Linton-Stockton had three. Megan Sparks picked up the only victory for the Lady Miners as each position played two matches...

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 follow-up investigation, five requests for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, one assist to the utility department after hours, two incidents of vandalism, three protective order violations, one public intoxication, one vehicle fire, one brush fire, one complaint of reckless driving, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, six medical/illness, five animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, eight assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one child abuse/neglect, one attempted burglary, five thefts-other, one animal/debris in roadway, one 911 prank or false call, one assist to the utility department, three domestic disputes, one animal/canine removed, three ordinance violations and four traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Lori Hartman v. Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, James Roberson, Mitchell E. Roab, Steve Carter, miscellaneous GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Mathew J. Sauer, public intoxication, disorderly conduct...

Musical Entertainment Randy Cowden will entertain with country and gospel music from 5 - 10 p.m. Saturday at Conder's Farm. A pitch in dinner is at 5 p.m. and music starts at 6 p.m.. Admission is $2 per person and $3 per couple. This located at Conder's Farm on the corners of Kirksville and Harmany Road. For more information and directions call 812-325-7767...

To the Editor: We had a very pleasant time at the Triple H Gun Club on Monday night of last week. There was a gathering of back country, small town peasants, whose only interests are guns and religion and good old county music, played by a very good local band...

To the Editor: This week (April 27-May 3) is Volunteer Appreciation Week, and at the American Cancer Society, volunteers do make the difference. We have amazing volunteers: There are volunteers who are breast cancer survivors and visit with newly diagnosed patients; volunteers who give their time to drive their own car to make sure that patients get to life saving treatment; volunteers who are cosmetologists and work with our Look Good … Feel Better program, volunteers who serve on committees for their church, with the Body & Soul program, volunteers who work with Daffodil Days and deliver sunshine and daffodils in the gray days of early March, volunteers who distribute wigs to patients for free and volunteers who make sure that our day to day operations run smoothly!. ...

To the Editor: The students and staff at WRV-Worthington Elementary School wish to thank all individuals, businesses, and civic organizations which have contributed thus far to our playground renovation fund. Presently, over half of our goal of $50,000 has been raised. We are hopeful to complete the first phase of the project, which is the large play system apparatus, by the fall of 2008...