Stories from Tuesday, April 21, 2009

William Clint Wright, 31, Bloomfield, is being held in the Greene County Jail in lieu of $24,000 bond following his arrest last Friday. Preliminary charges filed against him in Greene Superior Court include burglary as a class C felony, burglary as a class D felony and two counts of class D felony theft...

"It is the highest honor you can get in Rotary," stated Bloomfield Rotary President Sandra Mead while preparing for Tuesday's meeting. She was referring to the Paul Harris Fellow Award. Named for the founder of Rotary, this award is given to those who have been voted by their peers as being an exemplary Rotarian...

Greene County Crimestoppers recently got a boost in their efforts to solve local crimes when the WalMart Foundation selected the local organization to receive a $500 grant. The check was presented by Linton WalMart Store Manager Jason Wells to Greene County Crimestoppers Executive Director Kenneth "Bud" Klein, President Kelly Foglesong and Law Enforcement Coordinator, Greene County Sheriff Terry Pierce...

A Linton family was honored Tuesday for its commitment to the Greene County Relay for Life. Mark Angell, president of Angell's Food Center, was presented with the Angell Award during the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting. Kim Hughes, volunteer for the American Cancer Society and a Relay for Life member, made the announcement...

A summer food program is coming soon to Humphreys Park in Linton. Pastor Mike Roth of the Saron Church in Linton provided details on the program --which is funded with a federal grant. "The summer food service program provides nutritious meals to all children aged 18 and younger," he explained. "These meals provide essential nutrients for active, growing kids .To participate in the program kids just need to show up at the site."...

Sue A. Moehlmann died peacefully on Monday, April 20, at Benedictine Hospital in Kingston, NY, after a courageous year-long battle with colon cancer. She was born May 3, 1950, in Linton, Indiana, the beloved first child of Vera (Herron) and Harold Moehlmann, and they survive...

Eleanor Ruth Penrod, 73, of Tilton, Ill. joined her Heavenly Father in His Kingdom on April 21, 2009. She passed from this world peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones. God saw Ruth getting tired and a cure was not to be, so He put his arms around her and whispered "come to Me". ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one follow-up investigation, two requests for information only, one accident with personal injury, one accident with property damage, one alarm, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one harassment complaint, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one domestic dispute, two ordinance violations, one battery and three traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES First Horizon Home Loans v. Carl J. Koop, Alice L. Koop and unknown occupants if any, mortgage foreclosure Robbie Dale Bell v. Tiffany Jean (Blake) Abell, dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. William Clint Wright, burglary, burglary, theft, theft...

Worthington Park Open House The Worthington Park Board will host an Open House in the Hinchman Shelterhouse in the park from 2-4:00 p.m. Sat., April 25, to celebrate the renovation of the building and grounds damaged in the Great Flood. The public is invited for pie and ice cream, tea and coffee...

The Union (Dugger) High School boys golf team earned a split in a triangular match at the Sullivan Elks Club Golf Course Tuesday. The host Golden Arrows won with a 176, led by medalist Dreyson Boyd, who shot 42. The Bulldogs finished with a 200 and North Central had a score of 214...

The Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center of Greene County will host its grand opening May 16. The event is slated for 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. and will also include the opening of the art gallery and history museum. Donna Kluesner, president of the arts center board, explained, "Our whole goal was to make the building available for the community. That has been our goal all along to preserve the building."...

Students in Eastern-Greene School District will notice a change in their school calendar next year. They'll be enjoying Spring Break at the same time as students in Monroe rather than Greene County. When the Eastern-Greene School Board met Monday night, they approved the calendar for 2009-2010 as recommended by Superintendent Ty Mungle...

The road to recovery will be a long and costly one for two youngsters who were severely burned in a tragic accident Saturday afternoon in Scotland. Nicholas Decker, a 10-year-old fourth-grade student at Bloomfield Elementary School and Joshua Merritt, an 11-year-old student at Loogootee East Elementary School, suffered extensive burns when they were consumed with flames from a gasoline explosion at a fire pit in Scotland...