Stories from Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Robert Homer Brown, 67, of Linton, passed away at 2:12 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Bloomington Hospital. He was born June 11, 1942, in Bloomfield, the son of Noel "Buster" and Iona May (Mitchell) Brown. He graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1960 and served for four years in the United States Air Force. He was a Programs Manager-Weapons Engineer at Crane NWSC from 1973 to 2007, serving over 37 years...

JASONVILLE -- Delmar Wayne Scott (Wayne) passed away Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010 at the age of 77. He was the son of Charley Edwin and Dale (Forbes) Scott, born April 5, 1932. Wayne graduated from Midland High School in 1951 and worked at Indianapolis until he went into the service. ...

Shirley Mae Workman, 85, a long-time Frankfort resident, passed away on Feb. 20, 2010, in Manassas, Va. She was born on Jan. 1, 1925 in Gibson County and grew up in Worthington. he daughter of William and Alice Herman, she graduated from Worthington-Jefferson High School in 1942. ...

Horse & Pony Club to meet The Greene county 4-H Horse & Pony Club will have a meeting at the Fairgrounds on March 3 at 6:30 p.m. They will be going over safety regulations, discussing the year's events and electing officers. World Day of Prayer World Day of Prayer will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on March 5 in the sanctuary of the Bloomfield First Baptist Church. The day acknowledges women of Cameroon, West Africa. This is open to the public...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG No new entries. ACTIVITY LOG Sherry R. Phegley, 52, Solsberry, was westbound in a maroon 1997 GMC Jimmy on County Road 150N east of CR 530E when her vehicle slid on the icy roadway. GCSD Deputy J. Aaron Smith reported the vehicle then slid off the south side of the road, struck a tree then came to rest in a ditch...

Janice Sue (Clark) Gelhaus, 67, of Coldwater, Ohio died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Parkview Memorial Hospital in Fort Wayne. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at Antioch Cemetery south of Bloomfield with the Rev. Arlen Pope officiating...

It's time to move that body. The Linton-Stockton Elementary physical education department wants students and their families to get in shape and is introducing a program that encourages family time as well as physical activity. "Play 30" -- which kicks off at the school in March -- encourages students to do a physical activity for 30 minutes, 12 times a month...

Have you seen the "purple potty" floating around your neighborhood? Well, it's for a good cause if you didn't already know. Abbey Burris, a Linton-Stockton High School senior and member of the Linton First Christian Church youth group, provided details on the hunger fundraiser which benefits World Vision...

A Linton native has been recognized for his Cavalry skills while serving his country in Iraq. Sergeant Dan Templeton is a Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle gunner whose scout abilities were tested Jan. 7 during Operation Rogue Sentinel. "We were just out doing our normal patrols and I identified an IED (improvised explosive device) cell," Templeton explained in an interview with the Greene County Daily World...

Season tickets for all three sessions of the Class A White River Valley boys basketball sectional are available in the front office at WRV and Shakamak Tickets cost $9. Individual session ticket will be available each night of the sectional at a cost of $5...

The Linton-Stockton fifth-grade boys basketball team won the WRV-Worthington Tournament Saturday by beating Dugger 32-23 in the opener then beating Shakamak in the championship game 39-34. In the opener the Miners were led in by Austin Allen with 10 points and four rebounds. Avery Gentry led the team in rebounds with five and added four points...

The boys high school basketball season makes its final turn and heads down the homestretch on Friday night as the regular season comes to a close. There's plenty of action featuring area teams -- action that features three ranked teams -- as five of the six area teams lace it up...

Edward D. Bickel, 74, of Columbus, died at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010, at Hospice of South Central Indiana Inpatient Facility. Edward graduated from Coalmont High in 1953 and had lived in Columbus for approximately 50 years. He was a member of East Columbus Christian Church and Scout Master for Hoosier Hills Troop No. 64, Boy Scouts of America. His favorite activities were fishing, hunting and gardening...

Helen Spencer, 90, of Worthington, passed away at 4:12 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, in Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Nov. 20, 1919, in Clay City to Sherman and Ethel (Stwalley) McKee. She was a homemaker, retired from Worthington IGA in 1995 after 31 years service, and a member of First Baptist Church...

Look for Saturday school to be in the future at Linton-Stockton Schools. The board approved Saturday, March 6 as one of five snow make-up days during a special session on Wednesday. Students can also expect to attend school on April 2, April 30, May 27 and May 28...