Stories from Wednesday, June 3, 2009

A 19-year-old driver who wasn't wearing a seat belt escaped injury when he missed a curve on a country road and his car landed upside down in water early Tuesday. Brent Wylie of Westphalia was northbound in a 2002 Chevy Cavalier on County Road 1475W when the accident occurred south of CR 100S in Stockton Township near Greene-Sullivan State Forest...

A 25-year-old driver who was reported to be going way too fast in the left lane, passing cars when he shouldn't have been, wrecked his car and was taken to the hospital early Tuesday. Max Adsit of Bloomington complained of back and chest pain following the accident and was transported to the Bloomington Hospital Emergency Room by the Greene County Ambulance Service...

Victoria Ann Reeves Holbert, 44, of Dugger, passed away at 10:17 a.m. on Tuesday June 2, 2009 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born in Indianapolis on Nov. 27, 1964, the daughter of Paul Reeves and Belle Rogers Reeves. Vicky loved to camp, fish and make crafts. She was employed at Allomatic in Sullivan...

Scott Allen Lagle, 38, of Bloomfield, formerly of Indianapolis, died Monday, June 1, 2009 in an accident at his home. He was born in Indianapolis on December 19, 1970, and was a 1989 graduate of Southport High School. During that time he received many awards; The Highest Honor in Band, The Athletic Achievement Award in Baseball, The Youth Fitness Achievement Award and The Most Improved Grades Scholarship his senior year...

JASONVILLE -- In the post-season teams normally rely on the strengths of upperclassmen, but when Shakamak and Riverton Parke square off in the first game of the Indianapolis Lutheran Regional Saturday, two freshmen will be in the spotlight. The right arm of Laker freshman Mikayla Crane and the left arm of Panther freshman Haley Chambers will likely be the key to who advances on to the championship game...

There's never been a better time to quit To the Editor: Everyone knows tobacco is a health risk. Most are unaware, however, of the extent of the harm tobacco causes. It is the only legal product that kills a third of its users when used as directed. Up to half of all smokers will die from a tobacco-related disease...

Esther V. Risher, 93, of Linton, passed away on Tuesday, June 2, 2009, near Wheatland in Knox County. She was born Oct. 22, 1915, in Greene County, the daughter of Charles P. and Nellie (Courtney) Trotter. She worked as a registered nurse at Riley Children's Hospital in Indianapolis, at a hospital in Terre Haute, at Freeman Greene County Hospital in Linton and at Lakeview Memorial Hospital in Danville, Ill. ...

The Linton-Stockton High School boys golf team concluded the regular season with a fifth-place finish at the North Knox Warrior Invitational at the Bicknell Country Club Wednesday. Evansville North won with a 287 and South Knox' Adam Schenck set a course record with an eight-under-par 63...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG No new entries. LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included three requests for information only, one for lifting assistance, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, two disorderly conduct, one brush fire, one accident with property damage, four medical/illness, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two harassment complaints, one motor vehicle theft, one missing person-adult, one domestic dispute and three traffic stops.. ...

Bloomfield High Alumni to gather June 13 The 42nd annual Bloomfield School Alumni Reunion will be conducted at the BHS cafeteria on Saturday, June 13. The dinner will be catered buffet style by Garry Heshelman and will begin serving at 5:30 PM. The 50-year classes of 1959 and the 25-year class of 1984 will be honored. ...

The courthouse lawn was the scene of an event this week that is rarely seen in Greene County -- a protest. Anthony and Sasha Christopher of rural Bloomfield were protesting the fact that animals were removed from their property earlier this year, amid allegations of neglect, and have not been returned to them. No criminal charges alleging animal cruelty or neglect were ever filed against the Christophers...

The legal issues surrounding the seizure of Anthony and Sasha Christopher's animals on Feb. 1, and their subsequent disposition, are somewhat confusing but one thing is clear -- the animals are not being held because of a court order or any admonition by the prosecutor's office to not give them back...