Stories from Thursday, January 7, 2010

UPDATED 5:30 a.m. - All Greene County schools closed Friday (01/07/10)
Eastern Greene, White River Valley, Bloomfield, Shakamak and Linton-Stockton schools will be closed Friday.

UPDATED AT 2:55 p.m. with new information from Greene County Sheriff's Department: All county, state roads 'slick and hazardous' (01/07/10)
Although the early morning hours were relatively quiet, things had picked up by late morning and by 1:45 p.m., dispatchers at the Greene County Sheriff's Department reported they had been busy. One accident was reported south of Linton and deputies had responded to several slide-off incidents across the county. No serious injuries had been reported. At 2 p.m., the Indiana State Department of Transportation (INDOT) was still reporting driving conditions on all state highways in Greene County as difficult with snow on the roadways.

County, state crews working to clear roads (01/07/10)
The Greene County area is doing a little slipping and sliding as residents dig out from the season's first significant snowfall this winter. Classes in all Greene and Sullivan county school districts were not in session today (Thursday) with snowfall accumulations expected to range between four and five inches by today...

Greene County Invitational games postponed (01/07/10)
Thursday's Greene County Invitational games have been postponed due to snow. The following is the new schedule: Friday, Jan. 8 (semifinals) Shakamak (7-2) vs. Eastern Greene (6-4), 6 p.m. Vincennes Rivet (5-4) vs. White River Valley (8-0), 7:30 p.m...

Share your photos (01/07/10)
Do you have a snow photo you'd like to share. E-mail it to cpruett79@hotmail.com or cpruett@gcdailyworld.com and it may show up on this Web site or in Friday's Greene County Daily World. Please include who took the photo, who is in the photo (first and last names), and where the photo was taken...

Winter Weather Driving Tips from the Indiana State Police (01/07/10)
Clear all windows. Turn headlights on even during daylight hours. Don't use cruise control when the roads are slick. Watch for black ice. Bridges, ramps and overpasses are the first to freeze. Reduce your speed to accommodate road conditions. Increase your distance between vehicles...

All Greene County schools, Dugger closed today (01/07/10)
Eastern Greene School District -- closed Thursday

Greene County Invitational Pairings (01/07/10)
Greene County Invitational Tuesday, Jan. 5 Boys basketball Game 1 -- Shakamak 72, North Central 64, 2 OT Game 2 -- Eastern Greene 65, Clay City 40 Wednesday, Jan. 6 Boys basketball Game 3 -- Vincennes Rivet 71, Union (Dugger) 35 Game 4 -- White River Valley 58, Linton-Stockton 50...

Weather messes with area hoop schedules (01/07/10)
As someone told me the other night, it wouldn't be time for the Greene County Invitational boys basketball tournament without a little snow. The white stuff that hit the Wabash Valley early this morning and later this evening caused the postponement of the GCI consolation games Thursday night...

Sports briefs (01/07/10)
The North Central at Bloomfield High School girls basketball game scheduled for Thursday, has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21. It will be a varsity-only contest. Also, the Bloomfield seventh and eight grade boys basketball games at home against Sullivan has been rescheduled for 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18...

Lillis Lynn Duffy (01/07/10)
Lillis Lynn Duffy, 83, of Jasonville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2010 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. She was born on March 11, 1926 to Harold and Helen (Patton) Stoops. She was baptized in the Lutheran faith. Lillis was a United States Navy veteran, who worked as a nurse during the Korean War on one of the hospital ships. She received her Bachelor Degree in Nursing from Indiana State and also attended the School of Nursing through Union Hospital ...

Eloise Bussard (01/07/10)
On Jan 5,2009 Eloise made her transition from this world to be with her angels. Eloise was born Jan 19th, 1915 in Linton to Alfred and Hazel (Herndon) Jones. She attended Linton High School, and after graduation Eloise worked in Indianapolis, Detroit, Michigan and during W.W.II she lived and worked in Los Angeles with her sister in law Gayle (Bussard) Owen...

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