Stories from Monday, January 12, 2009

Help keep Knightstown facility open To the Editor: The Indiana State Department of Health has announced plans to transition students at the Indiana Soldiers' and Sailors' Children's Home in Knightstown, Ind., to community-based school corporations after the conclusion of the spring semester in May 2009 and close the home...

Pauline Ruth Bays, 87, of Bloomfield, passed away 12:42 a.m. Monday, Jan. 12, 2009 at Bloomington Hospital. Born May 7, 1921 in Vigo County, she was the daughter of Homer Tracy and Zelta (Bennett) Jackson. Pauline worked in the offices of the Auditor and Recorder of Greene County, retiring as Greene County Recorder after over 30 years of total service...

Kenneth L. Brinson, 83, of Cloverdale, passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2009. He was born Feb. 28, 1925 in Martinsville, IN He was retired 32 years from the U.S. Post Office, former World War II Army Medic, 66 Field Hospital Unit. His other jobs included Lieber's Photography and Ford Motor Co. He was a former member of Englewood Christian Church...

Ina Pearl Barnes, 93, of Bloomington, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. She was born March 9, 1915, in Cleaton, Ky., the daughter of William and Mary Ellen (Rose) Roll and moved with her parents to Linton when she was 3 years old...

Marjorie Ruth "Margie" Miller, 81, of Route 2, Worthington, passed away at 8:15 a.m., Monday, January 12, 2009, at Greene County General Hospital, in Linton. She was born Aug. 1, 1927 in Worthington to A. Earl and Clara (Wall) Dyer. She was a nurse and she retired from Greene Co. General Hospital in 1980. She got her RN degree from Indianapolis City Hospital School of Nursing in 1949. She was a member of Worthington Christian Church...

Shaun C. Pierce, 29, and Alanda N. Roberts, 19, both from Hymera, were arrested in Linton and booked into the Greene County Jail Saturday on drug related charges. The preliminary charges filed against both individuals in Greene Superior Court on Monday included conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine, a class B felony, and possession of chemical reagents or precursors with the intent to manufacture, a class D felony...

David Collins, 45, was arrested in Linton late Friday after police received an anonymous tip that he was staying at a residence on NW 9th St. Collins was wanted on an arrest warrant out of Sullivan County filed in connection with a petition to revoke his probation...

Pauline Ruth Bays, who formerly served as Greene County Recorder and had 30 years of service in county government, passed away on Monday at Bloomington Hospital. She was 87. A Democrat, she worked in the offices of the county auditor and recorder -- retiring as county recorder. She was also a former member of the Eastern School Board...

Union (Dugger) High School athletic director Shane Reese would like to announce the following varsity-only girls basketball schedule changes. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, the Lady Bulldogs will host Sullivan at 6:30 p.m. They will play at Linton-Stockton at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included five follow-up investigations, three requests for information only, one stolen property, one assist to the utility department after hours, three drug investigations, one accident with property damage, two lost and found, seven medical/illness, one alarm, two animal complaints, four suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one attempted burglary, four thefts-other, one animal or debris in roadway, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two arrests-wanted on warrant, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and four traffic stops.. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Johnny R. May, purchase of more than three grams of pseudoephedrine or ephedrine within seven days State v. Antranette Pettus, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license State v. Ricky L. Coons, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license...

LSHS class reunion The Linton-Stockton High School class of 1984 is planning its 25th class reunion. The class is asking for updated addresses. Please send addresses to Richard Brown Insurance, 58 W Vincennes Street, Linton, Ind., 47441. For more information phone (812) 847-4798 or e-mail Debbie Lynch Alsman at ddalsman@sbcglobal.net. Reunion date is July 3 at the VFW, S Vincennes Street, Linton...

The Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High has been recognized as one of the "Best Buy" high schools in the state for 2008. The list of "Best Buy" schools is presented annually by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce as a way to recognize schools that give taxpayers the most for their money...

A federal conspiracy charge against a Worthington man has been dropped. Glenn D. Cundiff was indicted by a federal grand jury in Georgia last April with one count of conspiracy in an alleged scheme to re-label and sell faulty diversionary or "flash bang" or "stun" grenades to several government military and police department agencies across the country...

Sub-zero weather is headed toward the Greene County area and residents are reminded to bundle up and prepare before the wintry weather arrives. Two Alberta Clippers and arctic air heading toward the Wabash Valley this week, according to WTWO-TV meteorologist Dan Reynolds.

The Shakamak girls basketball team was held to single digits in scoring in the first three quarters as they dropped a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest at home to North Daviess 50-27. With the loss, the Lakers fell to 4-10 overall and 1-4 in conference play, while the Cougars improve to 5-8, 2-1...

In a battle of Class A powers, No. 4 White River Valley limited No. 1 Vincennes Rivet to 13 points in the second half as the host Lady Wolverines defeated the Lady Patriots 51-38 in a high school girls basketball game at Switz City Monday night. The victory was the 13th in 14 games for WRV. It was the first loss for Rivet after starting the season 13-0...

Reports regarding the water project were the main items on the Jasonville Town Council's agenda Monday evening. Michelle Carrico from Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) conducted a public hearing for a planning grant, Eric Smith from Hannum, Wagle, and Cline Engineering discussed problems with the present water facilities and David Frederick from Umbaugh gave a report on the proposed new water rates...

Concerns over the proposal to annex part of Grant Township into the city of Linton were brought to the table during the Monday meeting of the Linton City Council. Grant Township Trustee Rick Graves explained, "I have lots of questions. I understand the general concept... but the details are going to be where the devil is."