Stories from Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Terre Haute South High School. The South All-Stars features several players and coaches from Linton-Stockton and Union (Dugger) High Schools. Linton-Stockton's Steve Weber is again head coach of the South All-Stars...

Amy Anderson, 85, of Jasonville and formerly of Linton, passed away at 2:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at Sullivan Co. Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was born in Salem, Ark. on April 18, 1924, the daughter of Edwin Caruthers and Gladys Bolin Caruthers...

Thanks for helping with softball broadcast To the Editor: I would like to take this time to let the community be aware that without these following individuals support the radio broadcast of the Class 2A softball state finals between Linton-Stockton and Wheeler would not have been possible. By listening in, you got to share in the dream and memories of these fine and outstanding young women and their families...

Margaret Osmon never saw her 29 years at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School as work. "I loved it. I loved the kids. I loved all the people that I worked with," the newly retired guidance counselor said. "It was a wonderful community to work in. In fact, I never called it work. I said I went to school every day."...

Look for a new Kinnett Auto Sales coming soon. After losing the building to a fire in January the car sales business relocated to the former Bender Lumber building -- which is just west of the old Kinnett location on State Road 54 West. On Wednesday, Cathy Baker, general manager at Kinnett Auto Sales, confirmed plans to rebuild in an interview with the Greene County Daily World...

A late morning fire Wednesday heavily damaged the interior of a mobile home in Marco, but a smoke alarm apparently saved the family members from any injuries. Fire broke out in the David Doyle residence -- located on the west side of State Road 67 -- before noon...

Greene Circuit Court Judge Erek C. Allen handed down a six-year prison sentence on Wednesday morning to Brian S. Ashcraft for the burglary of Hasler Junction on Dec. 13, 2006. Ashcraft, 36, of Worthington, was charged with one count of class C felony burglary and one count of class D felony theft in connection with the break-in...

BRAZIL -- Gov. Mitch Daniels left little doubt Wednesday morning where he stands on the embattled state budget. He wants it passed. "I'll sign any budget that does this -- no tax increases; we've got to keep $1 billion in savings as protection; and, no gimmicks," Daniels said...

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 one title check, one request for information only, one bar fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, one transport of documentation, two accidents with property damage, two mental cases, one medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle/person, one theft-other, one disabled/stranded vehicle and two welfare checks/concerns...

LSHS class of 1979 The Linton-Stockton class of 1979 will celebrate its 30th year class reunion with dinner and live music July 3 at the Old Bank in Linton. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with a mixer and dinner at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $25 per person and $40 per couple. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Patrick J. Gilliland, public intoxication CIVIL CASES Taylor Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp. v. Jeffery Ketchem aka Jeffery L. Ketchem, Britney R. Ketchem, mortgage foreclosure Everhome Mortgage Company v. Angelina G. Wade, Gail Wade, John Doe, Jane Doe, mortgage foreclosure...