Stories from Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Deputy Jeremy Inman of the Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a glider and a couple of lawn mowers out of a garage in Stockton Township. At an unknown time on Tuesday, someone entered the garage of Aaron Corbin north of Linton on County Road 1225 West north of C.R. 200 N. and left with the three items...

Carolyn D. Smith, 62, of Switz City, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2008 in Greenwood. She was born July 22, 1945, in Hammond to Charles C. and Doris (Russell) Kelly. She was a LPN, and member of Lincoln Christian Church. She is survived by one sister, Joanne Piaseck, Holly MI; one brother, Charles C. Kelly, Jr., Sullivan...

David A. Paquette, 60, of Dugger, passed away at 6 p.m. Tuesday May 27, 2008 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. He was born August 5, 1947 in Chicago, Ill. to Arthur B. Paquette and Dorothy Jones Paquette. He was a member of the Sons of American Legion in Hymera...

The You'll Like Linton slogan was widely used as a result of a slogan contest held prior to the 1930s, though the origin of the slogan may be found to have been used before the contest. A recollection made by Lillian R. Reister, who worked in the office of the Harting Brothers Coca-Cola Bottling Plant in Linton, contributes the slogan to a gathering of friends at the Linton Elks Lodge. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Roger Rose of Jasonville are pleased to announce the engagement and the upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kacey Marie Rose to Edward Scott Allen of Bedford, son of Donna LeClair of Bedford and Lowell Allen of Shoals, on June 28. Rose is a 2006 graduate of Shakamak High School and is currently attending Oakland City University of Bedford. She is also serving with the 138th Quartermaster National Guard Unit in Brazil...

Max Griffith and the former Pat Roudebush of Switz City were married on June 1, 1958 at the Switz City Christian Church by Pastor Lloyd Miller. They have three children, Ramona Phipps of Terre Haute, Steve Griffith of Jasonville, and Brent Griffith of Linton. ...

Will you be my friend? Yes, I've got a myspace page, but I don't have very many friends, yet! When myspace first came about in 2004, I signed up, messed around with it for awhile, got disgusted with the amount of kooky crap that started coming in to my in box, and hit the delete button...

To the Editor: As former principals of Linton-Stockton Elementary and current board members of the Greene County Habitat for Humanity, we would like to formally thank all school administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents, businesses, and community members for their support and continued commitment to Habitat for Humanity -- a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry...

To the Editor: According to Ordinance No. 2004-2005, it shall be the duty of every person to cut their grass six (6) times a year. These are once between April 15 and April 30; once between May 15 and May 31; once between June 15 and June 30; once between July 15 and July 30; once between August 15 and August 30; and once between September 15 and September 30...

Greene County Courthouse Building Project Manager Jim Corey has been retained on an hourly as needed basis to provide professional expertise. He will provide the expertise to county officials in preparation for the upcoming civil lawsuit and to consult on any problems that might arise with the building...

Linton's Police Chief is warning ATV drivers to be safe and be aware of possible spot checks. Those drivers who are not legal or are reckless will be cited, possibly have their ATVs towed or both, explained Chief Troy Jerrell. "We're having a lot of complaints on the ATVs. ...

Charges were filed this week in Greene Superior Court against three individuals booked into jail on various charges after a traffic stop in Bloomfield last Thursday. Kristen R. Buckles, 20, Muncie, is being held on $4,000 bond on a charge of possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony...

Three men who were found walking on a country road near Ray's Auto Parts last Friday told law enforcement officers they were just mushroom hunting. Strangely, the investigating officers noticed that none of the men had any type of sack with them to place the mushrooms...

County officials and representatives of the heating and cooling system vendor for the Greene County Courthouse addition project have not determined why a large amount of water leaked from an air handler in the roof-top air-conditioning unit into two new courtrooms...

Compassion, a listening ear, a smiling face, hard work and plenty of good help are attributes that have made Delmar Hasler a success in the funeral business for more than six decades. Hasler recently was honored by his peers for serving the Greene County community for 60 years as a funeral director...

The Bloomfield School Board has a lengthy agenda for its regular session Thursday night. Appearing on the agenda are several personnel items which include summer ECA and 2008-09 recommendations along with the athletic director and summer school appointments...

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, why not check out Jasonville's annual Tri-County Festival. Several events are on tap for this year's festival, including the traditional carnival, horse pull and mini-tractor pull. The festival runs through Saturday...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one fraud investigation, one custody dispute/exchange, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, two medical/illness, one alarm, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and five traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Janet Cramer, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Aaron M. Voight, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia, illegal possession...

Tri-County Festival underway The annual Jasonville Tri County Festival will be held through May 31 at Hanna Field Sports Complex, West Main St. Shortline Amusement Rides will provide the midway entertainment. Time is 6 - 10 p.m. through Thursday and 1-5 p.m. on Saturday. Mini Tractor Pull on Friday at 7 p.m. and Horsepull Saturday at 2 p.m...

The Linton-Stockton High School girls varsity basketball team is still without a coach. However, the girls softball coach was rehired, ending speculation that her job was in jeopardy. In a 3-2 vote, the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees once again voted down rehiring Mike Riggleman as varsity coach during a special session on Wednesday.

Bloomfield summer camps Bloomfield's athletic department reminds students and parents that it is not too late to register for summer basketball, tennis, and volleyball camps. Student grade level is for the 2008-2009 school year. Varsity coach Kyle von Almen will host the girls basketball for grades K-8, beginning Monday, June 2 through Friday June 6 and Monday, June 9 through Friday June 13 in Glover Gymnasium. ...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Just about every season on every team one athlete will have somewhat of a standout year. It's a sports writer dream to come across the very rare exceptional athlete, who has been the face of an athletic program for four standout years. One area athlete that seems to be the perfect fit for an ambassador for not only her team but also her school is Lindsey Stevens of Eastern Greene...

It has been the same story for the Linton-Stockton baseball team all season -- when their pitchers struggle, so do the Miners. Starter Cameron Lancaster, Jeff Laughlin and Luke Knight yielded 14 hits and gave up six walks as South Knox defeated the Miners 13-5 in the semifinals of the Class 2A Linton-Stockton Sectional at Roy Herndon Field Wednesday...

The Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team concluded the regular-season with a fourth-place finish at the North Knox Invitational Wednesday. Evansville North and Edgewood each shot 317, but North won because Edgewood did not have a fifth golfer to be used for a tiebreaker...