Stories from Monday, November 23, 2009

Bobby Gene Bays, 81, of Linton and formerly of Worthington, passed away 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Dec. 18, 1927 in Terre Haute, he was the son of Fred and Mildred (Newman) Bays. He was a machinist for Griffin Engineering in Worthington and served his country in the Korean War with the U.S. Army...

Lasondra J. Linn, 70, of Linton, passed away at 2:10 p.m. Sunday Nov. 22, 2009 at her daughter's residence in Clayton, Ind. She was born in Jasonville on October 28, 1939, the daughter of Hallie Miller and Evelyn Wallace Miller. She was a member of the Emanuel Apostolic Pentecostal Church in Hymera...

It's a dead end ahead for I-69 To the Editor: Contrary to the story that it's full steam ahead for I-69, there are some cold-hard facts that need to be understood. INDOT's plan to start at Washington and build north to U.S. 231 depends upon completion of on-going studies, which are still not finished, nor has it been submitted for approval by the Federal Highway Administration...

Robert and Wanda Warnick will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary. They were married Nov. 26, 1949 in Bloomfield. The Warnicks have five children -- Chrystal Sparks and husband Jim of Sullivan, Cheryl Crites and husband Dennis of Bloomfield, Bob Warnick and wife Annette of Bedford, Jim Warnick and wife Angie of Bloomington, and Brian Warnick and wife Michelle of Bloomfield...

Rhea Dawn Fields, 81, of Anderson and formerly of Owensburg, passed away at 8:46 p.m. Nov. 22 at the Community Hospital in Anderson. Born on Oct. 31, 1928 in Lawrence County, she was the daughter of Sherrill Moore and Eva (Porter) Moore. She retired from RCA and was a member of the Owensburg Baptist Church. She married Robert Dale Fields on October 8, 1949 and he passed away on September 6, 1991...

Bloomfield limited North Knox to four points in the fourth quarter as the Lady Cardinals pulled away for a 30-23 victory over visiting North Knox in a high school girls basketball game at Glover Gymnasium Saturday night. It was the first win in three games for the Lady Cardinals and first-year coach Chris Hitchcock...

Christmas in Village Christmas in the Village will be conducted from 1 - 6:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at Scotland. Vendors, fun, food and crafts at the Scotland Hotel and fire station. Live entertainment at the Scotland Chapel every hour on the hour from 1- 5 p.m. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included three follow-up investigations, five requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, one protective order violation, one criminal mischief, one accident with personal injury, four accidents with property damage, eight medical/illness, two alarm, one animal complaint, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, three thefts-other, one welfare check/concern, one motor vehicle theft, three arrests-wanted on warrants, one abandoned vehicle, one ordinance violation and one traffic stop.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Mainsource Bank v. David Watson, collection Mainsource Bank v. Kevin Walton, collection Mainsource Bank v. Jennifer Hon, collection Mainsource Bank v. Lessie J. Grimm, collection Mainsource Bank v. Scott Green, collection...

MUNCIE -- Entrepreneurship students at Ball State University will work with U.S. Navy researchers to develop commercial applications for military projects through a technology transfer initiative. Military 2 Market (M2M) is a result of an educational partnership agreement between Ball State's nationally recognized Entrepreneurship...

Warrants have been issued for two men alleged to have kept a stolen four-wheeler after they found it. Danny K. Stewart of Linton and Joshua D. Hollifield of rural Lyons are both wanted on preliminary charges of receiving stolen property, a class D felony...

It was a proud day for the Wright Township Volunteer Fire Department and the community on Saturday afternoon as the new 1,800 gallon Toyne fire truck was dedicated. Volunteer Fire Chief Jack Wilson and Jack Kerney, past president of Indiana Volunteer Fire Association, cut the ribbon on the newest piece of equipment following a dedication prayer by Pastor Brad Darr from Lebanon Baptist Church...

A man who is required to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life was arrested for failure to register after he reportedly told a detective that he forgot the rules. Jason L. Caldwell, 31, Solsberry, was taken into custody by Greene County Sheriff's Det. George Dallaire on Thursday and booked into the Greene County Jail...

Linton City Police are investigating the theft of two city-owned trucks as well as the attempted theft of a vehicle from a local car dealership and from Linton-Stockton High School some time on Sunday night. LPD Police Chief Troy Jerrell believes all four cases are related because of the method that was used to start the two city trucks...

Nick Karazsia was named Linton-Stockton superintendent during a special session of the school board on Monday. Karazsia, who currently serves as the L-S high school principal, will start the new position Jan. 1. After the unanimous vote, the room applauded and Karazsia shared some words of appreciation.