Stories from Friday, August 21, 2009

Lawson family says thank you To the Editor: The family of Harold R. Lawson wishes to express our sincere thanks to our neighbors, family, and many friends who have given support, food, money, cards, kind words, gifts and especially the prayers in our unexpected loss of our loved one...

Two Oblong, Ill., men died in a traffic accident on Indiana 67 north of Bicknell at 6:40 a.m. today. Stephen C. Postlewait, 19, and John A. Griffin, 38, of Oblong, Ill. were pronounced dead at the scene after their vehicle, driven by Postlewait, crossed the center line and collided with a vehicle driven by Jerry M. Summerville, 59 of Lyons, according to a Knox County Sheriff's Department press release...

Dennis M. Cummings, 31, of Greenwood, the hunter convicted of battery upon a Greene County man last November, reported to the Greene County Jail on Thursday to begin serving a sentence which included several conditions. Greene Superior Court Judge Dena A. Martin sentenced Cummings on Wednesday to one year in the county jail with all but 70 of those days suspended...

Applications are now being accepted for the fifth annual class of Greene County Citizen's Academy participants. Since its inception in 2005, a diverse group of more than 60 individuals have completed the leadership training program. Some of the class sessions deal with the often overlooked assets and treasures in Greene County -- giving long-time and newer residents a greater appreciation of what is in their own backyard...

Herbert Bruce Alderson, 82, of Linton, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Linton on Sept. 28, 1926 to Edward Moore and Goldie Mae (Norris) Alderson. Bruce married Mary E. (Rose) Alderson on October 23, 1948...

Orville Edgar "Pete" Vest, 80, of Lyons and formally of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:20 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009 at the Lyons Health & Living Center. Pete was born Nov. 11, 1928 in Greene County, the son of Jafus and Murtle (Holmes) Vest. Pete was a self employed handy man and a Army veteran of the Korean War...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one request for information only, one school/foot patrol, one transport of documentation, one funeral escort, three medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to other agencies, two harassment complaints, three possibly intoxicated drivers, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute, one domestic dispute/neighbor and one traffic stop.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. David B. Mershon, failure to register as a sex offender State v. Ronald A. Bohannon, reckless homicide, pointing a firearm, possession of a handgun without a license, possession of a handgun with a prior felony, receiving stolen property, obstruction of justice, false informing...

Special Ed Coop meeting Tuesday The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in Executive Session working with consultant on Tuesday, August 25 at 9 a.m. in the Conference Room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative, 77 A St., N.E., Linton, Indiana...

Von L. Slough, 77, of Coal City, passed away 11:08 a.m. Friday, August 21, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital. He was born Aug. 1, 1932 in Coal City, to John "Matt" and Ada (Dyer) Slough. He was retired from Peabody Coal Company in1994 after 38 years, where he had operated a dragline and was a farmer. ...

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Greene County Sheriff Terry Pierce looked tired Friday afternoon concluding a long week of investigation into the shooting death of a 16-month old toddler in Midland on Sunday night. Two suspects are in jail and Pierce doesn't believe anyone else will be charged...

A warrant for the arrest of David B. Mershon, a 27-year-old convicted sex offender, was issued this week after a preliminary charge of failure to register was filed against him. Mershon's last known address was 712 S. Meridian St. in Jasonville, but when Sgt. Brian Pilant of the Jasonville Police Department checked on him in late July, he wasn't there...