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Mary Jeffers Bowman
(Obituary ~ 07/28/08)
Mary Jeffers Bowman, 99, passed away May 18, 2008, in Cary, North Carolina. She was born on a Greene County farm Aug. 2, 1908, the second of three daughters of Sam and Maggie Jeffers. She was valedictorian of the Lyons High School class of 1926, then earned a teaching certificate from the Teacher's College of Indianapolis. ...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/28/08)
Looking for lost family members Dear Editor, I'm am interested in contacting "lost" family members. Not sure if you can help. However, my grandfather, John McGregor Stevenson (for whom I am named) and his brother, William along with some McGregor relatives (I think) immigrated from Scotland to Vicksburg, IN ca. ...
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Fish finishes second at Bloomington
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/08)
Linton-Stockton High School and Franklin College graduate Tim Fish came up short in his quest to defending his championship at the Bloomington City Golf Tournament Sunday. Fish lost to 25-year old Bloomington North graduate Chris Williams 5 and 4. Williams began the final round with a three-hole lead. He recorded five birdies on the first seven holes to push his advantage to 7-up...
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Sports Briefs
(Community Sports ~ 07/28/08)
Eastern Greene volleyball info The Eastern Greene Middle School will hold volleyball tryouts Aug. 4-5 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. and Aug. 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. Teams will be posted at the conclusion of tryouts on August 6. Tryouts will take place in the Middle School gym (Toby Yoho Gymnasium)...
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Bloomfield man transported to hospital after motorcycle wreck
(Local News ~ 07/28/08)
A 20-year-old motorcycle rider was taken to the hospital after he was thrown off his bike in an accident at 12:12 p.m. Monday on State Road 54 in eastern Greene County. William E. McKinney of Bloomfield was eastbound on S.R. 54 traveling through a curve west of County Road 625 East when he went off the south side of the highway and ran into a ditch. The driver was then thrown off his 1980 Honda motorcycle...
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Demo state rep candidate comes to Worthington
(Local News ~ 07/28/08)
Rick Marshall got a chance to talk with Greene County voters Monday at a "Meet the Candidate" lunch sponsored by the Democrat Women's Club at the home of Susan Pearman near Worthington. Marshall is the Democrat candidate for State Representative in District 45 - which covers parts of the county including Jasonville, Worthington, Bloomfield and surrounding areas...
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Towell jury trial set to begin Tuesday
(Local News ~ 07/28/08)
Prospective jurors are scheduled to arrive Tuesday morning in Greene Superior Court to begin the jury selection process in preparation for the trial of Jonathan Towell on drug-related charges. Towell, a 22-year-old Linton man arrested on May 16 by officers from the Linton Police Department, has been being held without bond while awaiting his trial...
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County fuel, medical, and legal costs still spiraling upward
(Local News ~ 07/28/08)
For the Greene County Council, many of the requests heard on Monday afternoon were all too familiar. The cost of fuel, medical expenses for jail inmates and the price paid out for legal expenses continue to take a big bite out of the county's budget...
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Pruett wins Terre Haute Women's Open
(Local News ~ 07/28/08)
Linton-Stockton graduate Rachael Pruett made the most of her first appearance at the Terre Haute Women's Golf Association championship Monday at Rea Park. Pruett, who will be a sophomore at Ball State University this fall, shot a four-under par 66 as she defeated eight-time champion Cara Stuckey 2 and 1 in match play...
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Clarence Harold Wools
(Obituary ~ 07/28/08)
Clarence Harold Wools, 81, of Linton, passed away at 2:42 p.m. Monday, July 28, 2008, at the Union Hospital of Terre Haute. He was born in Jasonville on August 29, 1926, the son of Robert and Myrtle (Risher) Wools. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and was retired from Crane. He was a member of the Linton Church of Christ and the Jasonville American Legion. He was an avid fisherman & hunter...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 07/28/08)
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 illegal burn, one title check, one follow-up investigation, eight requests for information only, three fights, one juvenile/delinquent, two assists to the utility department, one custody dispute/exchange, one drug investigation, three missing or runaway juveniles, two accidents with property damage, two lost and found, three medical/illness, three alarms, five animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, four harassment complaints, one speeding vehicle, two possibly intoxicated drivers, one extra patrol, five thefts-other, one bicycle theft, two welfare checks/concerns, one open garage door and two ordinance violations.. ...
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Elizabeth May (Trowbridge) Bland
(Obituary ~ 07/28/08)
Elizabeth May (Trowbridge) Bland, 93, of Bloomington (Previously a resident of Solsberry until 1993) passed away at 1:25 P.M. at Bloomington Hospital on Monday July 28, 2008. Born August 14, 1914 in Delaplaine, Arkansas she was the daughter of Rolla C. and Zelpha Judith (Andis) Trowbridge...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 07/28/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Citifinancial Services Inc. v. Timothy C. Walker, collection American General Financial Services Inc. v. Danny R. Walton, mortgage foreclosure Deutsche Bank National Trust Company v. Berry Helms and occupants, mortgage foreclosure...
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