Stories from Monday, November 17, 2008

An accident has closed Lone Tree Road about a mile north of State Road 54. The accident happened at about 2:15 p.m.

Madison Claire Jones, of Linton, was stillborn at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was the daughter of Josh A. Jones and Leanna M. Sullivan of Linton. Other survivors include: maternal grandparents, Lisa A. and Tom Cox of Jasonville and Wendell Sullivan of Shelburn; paternal grandfather and step grandmother, Jerry and Cathy Jones of Linton; paternal grandmother, Kimberly Hayden; maternal great-grandparents, Wendell and Jeanie Sullivan of Bedford; paternal great-grandparents, Karen and Carl Jones of Jasonville, Jerry and Gail Wasnidge of Jasonville, Doris Simpson of Coalmont, Betty Walters of Hymera; many aunts, uncles and cousins.. ...

Poll workers did a great job To the Editor: I wanted to take a quick moment to recognize the poll workers located at the Roy Clark Community Building in Linton for their fine work on Election Day. The workers representing precincts two, four and seven did an excellent job trying to accommodate all of the voters regardless of their age, sex, handicap, voting experience, or other defining conditioning. ...

A warrant for the arrest of Brian Webster, 22, of Ellettsville, was issued late last week in Greene County for an alleged theft but police aren't looking for him. He's in jail in Monroe County where he's being held on a total of $7,000 in surety bonds plus $1,000 cash bonds in connection with at least four felony charges...

Two drivers were arrested by Linton police early Sunday morning on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated -- both near the intersection of 12th and SE C Streets around 1:30 a.m. Linton police officers were on the scene investigating one vehicle that had gotten stuck in mud by a driver that could not stand very well when one officer had a narrow escape and was almost hit by another vehicle...

The Festival of Trees will usher in Greene County's holiday season as it has for the past five years. The Greene County 4-H Building east of Switz City will be transformed into a winter wonderland during the spectacular event that runs for two weekends -- Nov. 21-23 and Nov. 28-30...

Thirteen teams competed in the fifth annual Literacy Trivia Bowl Fundraiser on Saturday at Saron Church and hosted by the Greene County Literacy Coalition. Batterton's Bruisers were the top trivia team at the end of the afternoon. Team members were Micah Buchanan, Grant Burcham, Keven McIntosh, and Dr. Owen Batterton. Poindexter and the Academies came in second place. Team members were Jeff Doris, Bobby Just, Christa Turpin, and Jack Terrell...

Bloomfield tennis standout Bailey Maryfield made her commitment to attend Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) on a tennis scholarship by signing a national letter of intent last week. Nov. 12 was the first day allowed under NCAA rules for the fall signing period...

Linton-Stockton will host Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field in the Class A Semistate championship football game. There will be a pre sale of tickets throughout the week in the high school athletic office. For more info, contact Bette Meng...

Several area high school volleyball players were honored by the Tri-River Conference for their accomplishments during the 2008 season. All but two of the seven girls selected to the first-team were from area schools. Two more local players made the second team and two additional players received honorable mention...

Dugger Junior High School had its annual fall sports awards program recently, honoring several individuals for their accomplishments during the 2008 season. Andrew Snow won the junior high low medalist award in golf while Matt Snead was presented the award for mental attitude...

ICGSA Girls Basketball Top 10 Polls 4A POLL Nov. 17, 2008 Class 4A Also Receiving Votes: Seymour 0-0, Penn 1-1, South Bend Clay 1-0, Michigan City 1-0, Jay County 2-0, Mooresville 1-0, Columbus East 1-0, Center Grove 0-0, Elkhart Memorial 1-0, Decatur Central 1-1, Connersville 2-0, North Central 0-1, Plainfield 2-0, Jeffersonville 0-1, Jennings County 1-0, Chesterton 1-0, Evansville Harrison 0-0...

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 title check, one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, one protective order violation, one criminal mischief, one school/foot patrol, two transports of documentation, three accidents with property damage, one escort to a bank, one medical/illness, four animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, two fingerprints for gun permits, one domestic dispute, one battery and four traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Velocity Investments LLC v. Douglas Summerville, collection J.P. Morgan Chase Bank v. Daniel L. Nagy, collection J. P. Morgan Chase Bank v. William M. Crays, collection Don Picou, Gloria Picou v. Randall Dryer, Kathryn Dryer, civil plenary...

Heading into one of the biggest games of his stellar career at Linton-Stockton High School, Keith Cunningham was the "other" quarterback in the battle of two undefeated teams set to clash for the Class A regional title last Friday night. Now the "other" quarterback is preparing for another "biggest game of his career," while his counterpart from Friday night is gearing up for basketball season...

Commissioners meet Tuesday morning The Greene County Commissioners will meet in regular session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the third floor meeting room at the courthouse in Bloomfield. Building Corporation meets Wednesday The Greene County Building Corporation will meet in regular monthly session at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be in the commissioner's room, located on the third floor of the courthouse in Bloomfield...

ATTENTION LINTON FOOTBALL FANS: You can show your support for the No. 4-ranked Miners in their upcoming Class A semistate game with No. 1-ranked Indianapolis Ritter by purchasing a good luck ad in this Thursday's Greene County Daily World. The 2X2 ads are $20 each...

Virgil Davis is the new Richland Township Trustee. Davis, of rural Bloomfield, was selected by majority vote during a caucus of the four Greene County Republican Party precinct committeemen from Richland Township on Monday evening. Two other candidates were seeking the position -- two term former Greene County Sheriff Gene Gastineau and Rev. Keith Long, who serves as pastor of the Furance Christian Church.

A rumor circulating in the community about school uniforms packed the house during Monday's meeting of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees. And for the record, the rumor was dispelled. Several parents expressed their concern about the school uniform matter during the patron comment section of the meeting...