Stories from Thursday, June 19, 2008

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) are warning Indiana residents affected by the recent severe storms, tornadoes and flooding to be on the lookout for scam artists trying to cheat them...

Coed softball tournament 180 Energy Drink will host their monthly coed slowpitch softball tournament on June 28-29 at the FOP field in Linton. Entry fee will be $150 per team. Each team will consist of seven males and three females. For more information contact Greg Landry at 812-201-6788 or Travis at 812-890-8734...

Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service experts and the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, with sponsorship from the Indiana Corn Growers Association and the Indiana Soybean Alliance, have joined forces to assist farmers with technical assistance relating to the recent floods...

TERRE HAUTE -- Officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Indiana Department of Homeland Security (IDHS) and United States Small Business Association (SBA) provided an update of how flood victims may receive assistance Thursday. The organizations conducted a news conference at the Booker T. Washington Community Center, 1101 S. 13th St., Terre Haute...

The worst of the flooding may be over in Greene County, but the recovery process will continue for some time to come. While homeowners, business people, farmers, volunteers and others work to put things back in order again, they should be aware of the health risks associated with the aftermath of a flood and take a number of safety precautions...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA) announced this week that they have received additional approval from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue emergency food stamps to residents of several additional Indiana counties affected by the recent floods...

If you're looking for some family fun this weekend look no further than the "Lil 500." The Linton Elks Lodge-sponsored event kicks off at 11 a.m. on Saturday and includes Power Wheels races, sack races, egg relays, music and a wiener roast, explained Troy Jerrell, Linton Elks Exalted Ruler...

Greene County flood victims could get some relief from their property taxes. But there is a catch. The relief is only temporary and victims wouldn't get the help until they get their 2008 property tax bill in 2009, according to Greene County Assessor Nancy Snellenberger...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak High School has a new girl's varsity basketball coach. Troy Fougerousse was approved as SHS girl's coach by the MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees in a brief meeting on Thursday night. Other extracurricular personnel approved by the board included: Varsity Volleyball - Jerry Morin, Boys Varsity Cross Country - Jon Miller, Girls Varsity Cross Country - Kelly Miller and Junior High Cross Country - Mark Messmer...

WORTHINGTON -- After serving his country in World War II, Harold Skeel settled into a career as a pharmacist at the Corner Rexall Drug Store in his hometown of Worthington. He and his wife Janice raised two boys in a house on Lafayette Street and after Harold retired, they kept in shape by walking around town together in the evenings. When Harold wasn't able to take those walks anymore, Janice walked by herself and Harold waited for her at home...

WORTHINGTON -- While the town of Worthington continues to battle problems with water, a recovery effort began in earnest several days ago. Allen Haynes is one of the town's residents who has been volunteering to work many overtime hours, organizing crews to help flood victims clean up their homes...

Th old Margaret Cooper Library building in Linton will be sold. Library attorney John Rowe attended Thursday night's meeting of the Linton Board of Libraryu Trustees to discuss the future sale of the old library building. He stated, " I would prefer to write the notice of sale."...

The 2008 Miss Greene County Pageant will be conducted Saturday night in Linton. A field of eight girls will be vying for the crown. The contest will be conducted at 7 p.m. at the Linton-Stockton High School auditeria. The queen will reign over the Greene County 4-H Fair, slated for July 12-19. She will also compete in the Miss Indiana State Fair Pageant in August...

Many area farmers are taking a financial hit from the recent floods. But Sawyer Sparks, a young entrepreneur from rural Bloomfield who is a third-year agriculture economics student at Purdue University, says he's got a viable alternative to re-planting washed out corn and soybeans...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one fraud, three requests for information only, one structure fire, one lost and found, one medical/illness, four animal complaints, one prowler, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one domestic battery, one domestic dispute, one animal/canine removed, one ordinance violation and nine traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Francisco Javier Ramon, Jr., rule to show cause GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Darla Johnson, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person with a minor dependent in the vehicle, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person with a prior conviction, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehiclewhile intoxicated with a prior conviction...

Goose Pond photo contest Friends of Goose Pond would like to include your photos in its Goose Pond Fish And Wildlife Area (GPFWA) Calendar. To be included, however, your photo(s) must be submitted by July 15 and selected. For a complete list of contest rules and entry information, go to www.clcinfo.org/greene_schedule.php. You'll find a map and information about GPFWA at http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/4250.htm...