Stories from Monday, August 3, 2009

The Shakamak 7A All-Star team won a single-elimination tournament at Monrovia recently with a 4-1 record. They finished pool play with a record of 1-1 before winning three games in the single elimination format to capture the title. In their first pool play game, Martinsville's Bad News Bears defeated the All-Stars from Jasonville 9-6...

Mary Josephine (Byarley) Huff, 84, became free from her earthly burden and at eternal peace on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009 in Bloomington, IN. Mary was born on Feb. 14, 1925 in Greene County to Henderson and Dorothy (Ferguson) Byarley. She retired from Indiana Bell Telephone in 1987...

Clara V. Flynn, 87, of Koleen, passed away at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 2, 2009 at Lyons Health and Living Center. Born Nov. 1, 1921 in Koleen, she was the daughter of Allen and Lona (Kirk) Page. She was an assembly line worker for RCA retiring in 1983 and a member of the Koleen Methodist Church...

David Joseph Leveque III, 65, of Owensburg, passed away 2:31 p.m. Sunday, August 2, 2009 at Mitchell Manor. Born February 29, 1944 in Linton, he was the son of David Joseph II and Mary Lou (Johnson) Leveque. He was a electronics technician for NSWC Crane retiring in 1994 after 30 years of service. ...

Roger Alan Landis, 54, of Linton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, at his residence. He was born Dec. 9, 1954, in Linton, the son of Russell "Red" and Vivian (Laymon) Landis. He had been a detail man for Kinnett Auto Sales in Linton and at Thompson Chevrolet in Bicknell. He recently worked for Indiana Department of Transportation. He was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Vicksburg...

Steve Jones will be coaching the Bloomfield High School boys cross country team and Loren Hadley will be coaching the BHS girls cross country this fall. The Daily World incorrectly reported last week that Jones will be coaching both teams.

Two people were taken into custody last week after the Greene County Sheriff's Department put out a broadcast to all officers about a suspicious subject running down a highway with a silver truck chasing the runner. Derek A. Young, 36, and Amy L. Young, 35, both from Bloomington, were arrested and booked into the Greene County Jail last Wednesday...

Jenny Deerwester of Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) conducted a public meeting at the Switz City Town Council meeting Monday evening giving citizens an opportunity to ask questions or express opinions about the Community Housing Rehabilitation project...

A resolution adopting the Greene County Comprehensive Plan was unanimously approved Monday morning by the county commissioners. The plan has been months in the making and came to the commissioners after being amended, then recommended by the Greene County Advisory Plan Commission...

The Greene County commissioners have nearly closed the book on listening to any more road name changes as part of the E-911 re-addressing project. Two eastern Greene residents addressed the commissioners Monday to talk about a road name change that was made earlier at the May meeting...

Rural Bloomfield resident Sonny Jackson made an unusual request to the Greene County Commissioners on Monday morning. Jackson,who lives on Iron Mountain Road about 1 1/2 miles from Bloomfield, pleaded with the county officials not to fix his road and leave the potholes in it...

Linton-Stockton School Superintent Ron Bush will retire Dec. 31, citing the desire to spend more time with his family. Bush, who will have spent seven years as superintendent when he retires, submitted his request to retire at Monday's school board meeting, a move the board unanimously accepted. "I've spent quite a few years thinking about this, and this past summer, it finally came to the top of my mind," said Bush. "I regret leaving this family, but I want to spend more time with my immediate family."

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Derek A. Young, possession of marijuana State v. Amy L. Young, possession of marijuana CIVIL CASES Suzanne Marie Miller v. Jason Paul Miller, dissolution Dorman Hardesty, Alice Hardesty v. Heather L. McCarter, civil tort...

Linton Elks Sunday buffet Linton Elks Lodge 866 will host a Sundy buffet on Aug. 16 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.Cost: $9.95 per person. Open to public. Poker run planned The Linton Elks Lodge 866 1st Annual "Bikers for Bikes" Poker Run is set for August 8. ...