Stories from Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The father of the 16-month old Midland toddler, who was shot to death in his stroller Sunday evening, is now being held in the Greene County Jail at Bloomfield in connection with a July 2009 arrest warrant out of Vigo County.

The Linton American Legion joined together with a 12-year-old All Star baseball team Saturday to host a fundraiser for K.J. Helton and Caleb Steele. The two local boys were injured in an ATV accident on July 8, and the money raised will go to help pay their medical expenses...

Christopher Wayne Tresner, 25, of Terre Haute passed away unexpectedly Monday August 17, 2009 in Waukegan, IL. He was born April 7, 1984 at Sullivan to Carl Wayne Tresner Jr. and Theresa Blaker Tresner. Survivors include: his wife, Natasha Tresner; a daughter, Miranda Kay Tresner; his parents, Carl and Yvonne Tresner of Brazil, and Theresa Schmitt of Terre Haute; sisters and brother, Sara Joliff, Nikki Lundy, Corey Tresner, and Tiffany Meadlo; Grandparents, Ruth Tresner, Daisy Bixler, and Bill and Jane Herring; aunts and uncles, Cliff Tresner, Rich and Roxanna Vandergriff, and Kim Myers; and many cousins.. ...

Terre Haute South defeated host Linton-Stockton 178-226 in a high school girls golf match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Wednesday. Olivia Wells paced the Lady Miners with a 51 and Ashley Tibbett had a nine-hole total of 53. Katie Wells scored with a 62, Kristen Riggleman 60, Sarah Hensley 66 and Darcy Andis finished with a 65...

Daily World Staff Reports The 2009 high school football season begins Friday night with two Southwest Seven Conference games, featuring the three area teams. Union (Dugger), under the guidance of coach Todd Gambill, will face Northeast School Corporation foe North Central at 7 p.m. Friday at Farmersburg...

Linton-Stockton and White River Valley remained two Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball teams heading in opposite directions. The host Lady Miners improved to 2-0 with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-19 victory over WRV Wednesday. The Lady Wolverines slipped to 0-2. It was the first SWIAC contest for both squads...

The 2009-10 school year is off to a flying start for the Linton-Stockton School Corporation. Overall, the school's attendance numbers are up but that could change before the second week of September -- which marks the official count. "Our numbers are up. We're in the 820s now but that could change," explained L-S Elementary Principal Kent Brewer...

Lisa M. Slater's bond was reduced to $15,000 and she was released from the Greene County Jail on Tuesday to await her next day in court on Sept. 21. Slater, 44, of Farmersburg, was arrested earlier this month along with Wayne K. "Bear" Smith, 50, of rural Jasonville...

The Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, Paul E. Whitesell, Ph.D., has announced the promotion of Trooper Brad S. Stille to the rank of Detective. Detective Stille will serve as an investigator of criminal activity in the Bloomington District which serves Monroe, Lawrence, Owen, Greene and Brown counties. He will assist the District Investigative Commander to determine crime problems, action plans and maintain liaison with District criminal justice agencies...

The 13th annual Big Mac Golf Tournament is scheduled for Sept. 19-20 at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. A Calcutta Auction and steak dinner will take place Saturday, Sept. 19 for those who participate. Proceeds from this event will go to the Ronald McDonald House of Indianapolis, which is a home away from home for families of critically ill children being service by the hospitals in the Indianapolis area. Several families from Greene County have benefited from the House...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of breaking and entering, one illegal burn, one follow-up investigation, two requests for information only, one custody dispute/exchange, one school/foot patrol, one medical/illness, one assist to another agency and one theft-other...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Tammy E. Wright v. Ricky W. Wright, dissolution State of Indiana v. Ricky Lawrence, civil tort GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jason D. Greer, resisting law enforcement State v. Charles W. Stratton, possession of marijuana...

Coin Club to meet The Greene County Coin Club will meet Aug. 26 at the 4-H Building at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend. The annual Coin Show will be Oct. 17 at the 4-H Building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Literacy Coalition dinner The Greene County Literacy Coalition's annual dinner will be Sept. ...

Make sure you get the correct backpack To the Editor: As the upcoming school year approaches parents will be taking their children to get their yearly school supplies. One item that parents should pay extra attention to is their child's backpack. Backpacks that are too heavy have been shown to lead to back problems and poor posture. ...

The Bloomfield Cardinal boys tennis team held off a stubborn Northview team for a 4-1 decision at home Wednesday. The only match that wasn't in question was at the No. 1 singles position where Bloomfield's Derek Corn beat Caleb Mershon 6-1, 6-1. All of the other matches could have gone either way. Three of the remaining four matches went 3 sets and Bloomfield captured all of them...

The sights and sounds of a carnival, a busy midway, a demolition derby, as well as truck and tractor pulls will grace the Greene County Fairgrounds for the next three days starting Thursday. The events -- sponsored by the 4-H Clubs of Greene County -- will be staged today, Friday and Saturday at the fairgrounds, located one mile east of Switz City along State Road 54...

A handgun, believed to be connected with the fatal shooting of a 16-month-old toddler along a street in Midland on Sunday night has been recovered. Greene County Prosecutor Jarrod Holtsclaw told the Greene County Daily World that a handgun was recovered Wednesday morning by investigators near the scene of the shooting of Travis Bohannon. Holtsclaw said the weapon was found in a wooded, weedy area near First Street, and was taken as evidence in the case and will be tested for fingerprints and ballistics at the Indiana State Police Lab in Indianapolis. The prosecutor said the discovery of a weapon was a key development in the case.

Associates with 15 to 20 years of experience at the Super Wal-Mart Center located on State Road 54 East in Linton assisted in cutting the ribbon at the ceremony Wednesday morning signaling the completion of the store's remodeling process. As part of the festivities, the store presented donations to local organizations and schools...

The city of Linton's 2010 budget is yet to be finalized, but so far the working draft has been slashed by about $140,000 when compared to last year's budget. Linton Mayor Tom Jones provided the breakdown on the possible cuts as well as the reason for the diminishing budget...

It was another tense evening with another full house at the Sandborn Town Council's special meeting Wednesday night. The meeting was scheduled to review the 2010 budget and to install new council member, Jerry Bowman who is representing Ward 2. After Clerk-Treasurer Judi Hartsburg's presentation of the proposed budget, there were many questions from the three council members and Sandborn residents...