Stories from Thursday, September 3, 2009

No sense ignoring the elephant in the room: Not when popular local acoustic combo Wikker Elefant has beefed up its sound with the addition of drums and more guitar. Making their Linton Music Fest debut at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, Wikker Elefant's already known locally...

Daniel K. Langley of Worthington is being summoned to appear in Greene Superior Court on a preliminary charge of failure to stop after an accident. Langley was allegedly driving a full-size, extended cab truck in Worthington on Wednesday evening, Aug. 19, when an accident occurred on S. Myra St...

The Harvey Hannah Award was a topic of discussion during the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce's monthly meeting Thursday. The award dinner is slated for Nov. 5 at the Bloomfield Community Building. Jenny Crites, Chamber secretary, noted that the event will not have a guest speaker but rather just focus on the Harvey Hannah recipient...

The Worthington Town Marshal is suggesting a few tips for an enjoyable and safe Worthington yard sale day -- which is slated for Saturday. Town Marshal Dennis Conaway said in a press release, "Keep safety in mind at all times." He also provided details on golf cart rules which include the following:...

The Worthington Lions Club is gearing up to host its 19th annual "Around-The-Town" yard sale event Saturday. Yard sale day in Worthington began in 1992 and is one of the oldest community sale events in the area. The sale, which is always held the Saturday before Labor Day, usually attracts thousands of visitors to the town who come to shop for bargains as well as enjoy good food from a variety of booths and vendors...

A 25-year-old man, who just didn't come back on his first day out on work release, was charged with escape, picked up Monday and booked into the Greene County Jail. John R. Wood, Jr. of Indianapolis was arrested Monday by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Lt. Bryan Woodall on a warrant issued when a preliminary charge of escape, a class D felony, was filed against Wood in Greene Superior Court on Aug. 20...

Gale Ray Bargar, 69, of Conroe, Texas, passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009. He was born in Dugger on Jan. 5, 1940, the son of Harry Dale Bargar and Opal Fern Wheeler Bargar. He was preceded in death by his mother, Opal Bargar, one brother, Billy Bargar, and a granddaughter Adrianna Tubbs...

Lloyd R. Blume, our loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, has fought the good fight and finished the course to his heavenly home following a brave battle with brain cancer. He was born near Linton, Indiana on April 7, 1931 and passed away in Houston on Sept. 2, 2009...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Jonathan David Kelm v. Amelia Paige Knotts, child support Mollie Nicole Mason v. Zackery Lee Goodson, child support GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Steven E. Strange, driving while suspended State v. Daniel K. Langley, failure to stop after an accident...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one follow-up investigation, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, one utility repair, one accident with personal injury, one accident with property damage, two lost and found, three medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one prowler, one reckless driver, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one domestic dispute, one ordinance violation and six traffic stops...

Citizens' Academy Greene County Citizens' Academy starts Sept. 24th. You can learn about your community and your role in it. Call 659-3862 for more information. Operation Dress Drop Off One Enchanted Evening has joined DonateMyDress.org to provide young ladies with special occasion dresses free of charge if they are unable to purchase their own. ...

A 17-year-old driver was taken to the hospital with injuries Wednesday afternoon after an accident reportedly caused by driving too fast. Rebekah Jackson of Jasonville was transported to Greene County General Hospital by the Greene County Ambulance Service suffering from lacerations to her head...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- A rebounding student population after three years of decreases means good budget news for the Eastern Greene School Corporation. The corporation lost 62.5 students last year, after drops of 12.5 in 2008 and 14 in 2007. However, an initial count of enrollment shows 42 more students this year, with a total student body of 1,305, said Superintendent Ty Mungle during the corporation's budget hearing Thursday evening...

The Linton-Stockton volleyball team dropped their second match of the season -- a 13-25, 24-26, 22-25 loss to visiting Northview here Thursday in a non-conference match. The Lady Miners are now 5-2 on the season. Minus the first game, Linton-Stockton first year head coach Jill Fougerousse was pleased with her teams play...

Linton-Stockton used two wins at singles and another at doubles to record a 3-2 victory over visiting Edgewood in a high school boys tennis match Thursday. The victory was the second in six dual matches for the Miners while the Mustangs suffered their first loss (4-1) this year...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene continued its winning ways at the expense of Union (Dugger) on Thursday night. The host Lady Thunderbirds improved to 2-0 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference volleyball standings with a 25-4, 25-5, 25-9 victory over the Lady Bulldogs...

Sullivan had the lead most of Thursday evening as the visiting Lady Arrows defeated Bloomfield 25-19, 25-16, 25-11 in a high school volleyball match at Guy Glover Gymnasium. The loss was the seventh in 10 contests for BHS. "We are still searching for a leader," said Bloomfield coach Susie Schulte. "We are not communicating with each other...

SWITZ CITY -- In what could be a Class A Sectional preview next month, Shakamak came away with a 25-27, 25-21, 27-25, 25-15 win over White River Valley in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school volleyball match here Thursday night. With the win, the Lady Lakers improved to 6-2 overall and remain unblemished in league play (3-0), while the Lady Wolverines are just the opposite at 2-6, 0-3...

SWITZ CITY -- The White River Board of School Trustees conducted a brief special meeting Thursday evening in order for the public to ask questions regarding the proposed budget. As there was no discussion, the board will take action on the complete budget at the regular meeting Sept. 17...

Mary S. White, 88, of Worthington passed away 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 3, 2009 at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born May 18, 1921, in Holmes Co.,Fla. to Charles Sandford & Eula Mae (Howell) Radford. She was a homemaker. She is survived by one son, Toby White, Worthington; 2 grandchildren, Madison White and Hayden White; 3 sisters, Georgia Mae Dilleshaw, Christine C. ...