Stories from Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Decisions about school not easy (01/14/09)
With below zero temperatures in the forecast comes the chance for school delays. A lot of thought goes into this process, explained Linton-Stockton School Superintendent Ron Bush. Will it warm up? Will the weather forecast come to pass? Will a delay cause more of a dilemma?...

When temps drop, don't forget animals (01/14/09)
With plunging winter temps comes the need to take extra care of outdoor pets. Rene Abrams, manager of the Greene County Humane Society, offered some simple tips on how to care for outdoor pets when the mercury drops. "When temperatures drop below zero the best thing is for the animal to be brought into a shed or barn to have better shelter against the elements," she stressed. "It's safer for the animal."...

Low predicted to reach -5 Thursday night (01/14/09)
Arctic air is on its way to Greene County. According to the National Weather Service, bitter cold arctic air and gusty northwest winds are expected from now until Friday and a wind chill advisory is in effect until 1 p.m. on Friday. Wind chills will reach 10 to 20 below zero at times today and Friday...

Husband, wife face meth charges (01/14/09)
Further investigation into a methamphetamine manufacturing operation led to the arrests of two people Tuesday night -- two others were arrested over the weekend. Police also located and seized equipment and discarded items that had been used in a methamphetamine lab setup...

UPDATED: Two-vehicle accident in Linton (01/14/09)

Woman looks away from the road before accident (01/14/09)
An accident involving two vehicles south of the Lighthouse Junction in Fairplay Township on Wednesday afternoon was caused by a woman who looked away from the road then rear-ended another vehicle. Miranda L. Bennington, 24, Lyons, was northbound on State Road 57 near County Road 375W in a 1997 Chrysler Sebring when she ran into the rear of a northbound 1996 Buick LeSabre being driven by 93-year-old Loren F. Graves of Switz City...

School delays (01/14/09)
Shakamak and Linton-Stockton schools are on a two-hour delay for Thursday, Jan. 15.

Judge schedules change of plea, sentencing hearing in Lehman case (01/14/09)
A pretrial hearing in the case of W. Jeffrey Lehman scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Greene Circuit Court was canceled late Tuesday. The date for the hearing was set immediately after Lehman's trial ended in a mistrial in December. The mistrial was declared by Special Judge P. J. Pierson after jurors deliberated for more than five hours and were unable to reach a verdict on all of the charges...

Lehman trial update (01/14/09)
The pretrial hearing for Jeff Lehman scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Greene Circuit Court was canceled and Judge Pierson scheduled a change of plea and sentencing hearing for Feb. 23. No further details are available at this time. This story will be updated at a later time...

Poland man taken to jail after accident on Lone Tree Tuesday evening (01/14/09)
One man was taken to jail after he ran off the road, broke a power pole then failed all of the field sobriety tests given to him by a Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Tuesday evening. Troy McDonald, 39, of Poland, Ind., was southbound on County Road 1000W, also known as Lone Tree Rd., in a 1994 Ford Explorer when the accident occurred around 9:40 p.m...

WEATHER ADVISORY: BUNDLE UP SUB-ZERO TEMPS ON THE WAY (01/14/09)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN INDIANAPOLIS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST FRIDAY. THE WIND CHILL WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATING TO LESS THAN 2 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY EVENING WILL BE FOLLOWED BY BITTER COLD ARCTIC AIR ON GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY...

Lady Cards fall to Hatchets at home (01/14/09)
BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield girls basketball team could not find any kind of rhythm offensively Wednesday night as it dropped a non-conference contest against visiting Washington 39-25. With the loss the Lady Cards fall to 9-5 on the season while the Hatchets are now 8-5...

Collins gains knowledge from sitting out, happy to return (01/14/09)
JASONVILLE -- One of the most difficult things to do for an injured athlete is to sit on the bench and watch your teammates play -- knowing that you can not go out on the court and help them out. Before last Thursday, Shakamak girls basketball player Marki Collins spent the last month in the same predicament -- watching helplessly from the bench only able to contribute with encouraging words...

Boys, Girls Top 10 Basketball Polls (01/14/09)
Indiana High School Boys Basketball Top 10 Teams By The Associated Press The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Saturday, Jan. 10, rating points and previous rankings:...

Weekend area boys basketball previews (01/14/09)
There are just six area boys basketball games scheduled for this weekend, three on Friday and three Saturday. Eastern Greene, Bloomfield, Linton-Stockton will play just once, Shakamak and Union (Dugger) will play twice, including facing each other, and White River Valley will take the weekend off after beating North Knox 49-40 Tuesday night...

Koons, Latimer to marry (01/14/09)
Courtney Nicole Koons and Matthew Joel Latimer, along with their parents, would like to announce their upcoming marriage March 23. The ceremony will take place in Destin, Fla. A reception will be at the Lyons Community Building. Formal invitations will be sent...

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