Stories from Friday, January 16, 2009

Amel T.,80 and Therese Stevens, 79, of Worthington, passed away, Amel, 4:45 p.m. Thursday, January 15, 2009 and Therese, passed away 4:10 a.m., Friday, January 16, 2009, both at Bloomington Hospital. Amel was born Oct. 24, 1928, in Delaware County to Amel and Louisa (Wilksman) Stevens, Therese was born April 1, 1929, in Amberg, Germany...

The top executive of Goody's Family Clothing says his company did all it could to keep its business open. "In spite of our best efforts to turn around the company, in the end, the current retail environment proved to be too challenging," Paul White, chief executive officer of Goody's Family Clothing said in a prepared statement...

If you're a farmer who received damage from the Flood of 2008, then you may qualify for some cash. Randy Koenig, board supervisor of the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District, explained the details. "This is the second round of money. We were able to get the first round. But this pertains to the June flood. It's for agriculture purposes to help assist with damage caused by the flood," he said...

A small black calf with a white face was pierced by an arrow that was shot from a roadway in western Greene County sometime during the night late on Thursday or early Friday. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy J. Aaron Smith has been investigating the incident which occurred on the south side of County Road 400N west of CR 1175W on the Ferris Pope Farm near the Stockton and Wright Township line...

The current downturn in the national economy is hitting local not-for-profit agencies and groups in the pocketbook. To combat this challenge, a series of sessions specific to nonprofit organizations is being offered by the Greene County Community Learning Center in conjunction with the Greene County Foundation and the Indiana Non-Profit Resource Network...

Warrants have been issued for the arrest of Jason and Amanda Bridgewater, of rural eastern Greene County, after preliminary charges of class D felony possession of marijuana were filed against both of them this week. The charges came about after the Greene County Sheriff's Department assisted Greencastle Police Department Assistant Chief Brian Hopkins with the execution of a search warrant at the Bridgewater residence on Blue Sky North in eastern Greene County...

Linton Mayor Tom Jones will be one of the featured speakers, who'll join in the Welcome Home Celebration in Indianapolis on Jan. 31 for Indiana's Army National Guard troops. Jones will represent "small town mayors" in the program that will also feature remarks from Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard, Gov. Mitch Daniels and Indiana Adjutant Maj. Gen. R. Martin Umbarger...

The Eastern Greene at Clay City Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball game, scheduled for Friday, Jan. 16, has been postponed because Clay City did not go to school Friday. No make-up date has been set. The junior high girls basketball game between Bloomfield and Loogootee on Tuesday, Jan. 20 will feature different time restraints because the Lady Lions don't have enough players for two full teams...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one request for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, one stolen property, one protective order violation, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, two accidents with property damage, two medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one burglary, two thefts-other, one assist to the fire department and one ordinance violation.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Mercedes Ax as personal representative of the unsupervised administration of the estate of John Daniel Ax v. Michael David Ax, Kay Anne Sullivan et al, civil plenary Taylor May Jacobs, Jennifer J. Schulz v. J. Gregory Jacobs, petition for name change...

Library to show inauguration The Linton Public Library will show the Presidential inauguration in its program room on the big screen beginning at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday. The event is being broadcast over the Internet, so the Library can project it. The public is invited to attend...

DUGGER -- Shakamak was without the services of starting point guard John Smith, but did not miss a beat as they cruised to a 56-37 win over Tri-River and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Union (Dugger) here Friday night in boys high school hardwood action...

A zany benefit donkey basketball game tipped-off Friday night at Guy Glover Gymnasium at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School. The games featured two teams of teachers, a team from the Bloomfield Police Department and a squad composed of firefighters from the Bloomfield Fire Department...

Family appreciates acts of kindness To the Editor: The Amy Haffely family wishes to thank all her friends and family for visits, prayers and support. A special thanks to the ladies of St. Peter's Church for the wonderful lunch. Also to the staff at Glenburn Nursing Home Rehab for the care they gave...

ISTEP. This is the word that comes to mind when I think of back to school. The pressure to pass ISTEP is forcing some students to drop out of the public school system. At the same time, the public school system is being pressured to accomplish the impossible goal of having all students pass the ISTEP...

There was a time when I didn't understand why some of the older folks closed up their nice homes here and took off for Florida every winter. I imagined that if I had the money to take an extended vacation, I wouldn't choose Florida over and over again. I would just winter there once...

Linton-Stockton competed with Vincennes Rivet for three quarters Friday night, but the Class A No. 10 ranked Patriots made 8 of 9 shots to close out a 62-48 victory over the host Miners Friday night. "The final score was not indicative of how close this game really was," said Linton-Stockton boys basketball coach Darren Clayton, whose Miners and Rivet were tied 39-all after the first three periods. "We were very competitive against a very good team...

A book just published by former Indiana Speaker of the House John Gregg from nearby Sandborn has been selling very well -- much to the surprise of its author. Gregg made a two-hour book signing stop in Linton on Friday and quickly sold out of his $19.95 book -- "From Sandborn to the Statehouse" -- in less than a hour. The 212-page book was published in December by New Century Publishing in Indianapolis...