Stories from Friday, June 11, 2010

Former Linton-Stockton and current Ball State University golfer Rachael Pruett has earned a spot in this weekend's Teva Championships. The Duramed Futures Tour event being played at the Golf Center at Kings Island near Mason, Ohio, is the first chance for the former Lady Miner to get a taste of professional golf...

Kortnie E. Lee, 26, Bloomfield, was arrested last Friday on a warrant that was issued the previous week. She is accused of stealing several hundred dollars worth of merchandise from an employer. Lee was an employee at Goody's Department store on State Road 54E in Linton when Linton Police Officer Wayman J.R. Blazier was dispatched on May 21 to speak with the store's senior regional investigator...

SWITZ CITY -- The Greene County Republican Central Committee will conduct an upcoming caucus to name a replacement to the Switz City Town Council. The caucus is slated for 6 p.m. on June 28 at the fire station. The seat formerly held by Doug Roudebush, who recently resigned, will be filled...

Look for a brief monthly meeting of the Linton City Council on Monday. A housing rehabilitation grant, water project and Fourth of July activities top the agenda, said Linton Mayor Tom Jones in a Friday morning interview. "We have a public hearing on the housing rehab grant with SIDC (Southern Indiana Development Commission)," he said, adding roughly nine homeowners could be assisted...

Ben Richard Reed, 72, of Bloomington died at his residence on Thursday, June 10, 2010. He was born to the late Ben Albert Reed and Olive (Pearson) Reed on July 16, 1937. He was a mechanic for Bob Stillions Autos in Bloomington. He was a member of the New Horizon Church in Smithville, Indiana...

Gloria (Smith) Holder, 53, of Linton, passed away at 11:19 p.m. Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born August 2, 1956 in Korea, she was the daughter of Lloyd L. and Lois M. (Richardson) Smith. She was a homemaker and attended Otterbein United Methodist Church...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one illegal burn, one title check, one request for information, one vandalism, one vehicle repo, one accident with property damage, one alarm, one animal complaint, one assist to another agency, one assist to the utility department, four ordinance violation and one traffic stop...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Shannon L. Ryan, forgery, two counts of theft CIVIL CASES Sharman Kay Lewis v. Patrick Wayne Lewis, dissolution Arrow Financial Services LLC v. Laura F. Spencer, collection Capital One Bank v. Sandra Millem, collection...

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Randell L. Vandeventer, a 49-year-old Switz City man charged with several counts of child molestation, was in court Friday afternoon for a hearing on a motion to reduce the amount of his bond. The motion was denied by Greene Superior Court Judge Dena Martin...

An organizational meeting for National Night Out has been set for 7 p.m. June 17 at the Linton Police Department. The meeting is for any individual or organization interested in helping out at the event -- which is slated for Aug. 3. In a recent interview Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell provided details on the event that focuses on bringing the police and community together...

Look for art in the park during Bloomfield's first Art Festival which is slated for today. The first-time event is the brainstorm of local artist Wyatt LeGrand who thought an art fest would be a positive way to feature local artists. "I think it's going to be an exceptional opportunity for all people to see what these artists who have been popping up in Bloomfield and Greene County do," LeGrand said....

A Shawnee Theatre musician has been playing pedal steel guitar since he was 10 years old and will share his skill in "Honky Tonk Angels" as a member of the band. Roy Chapman of Linton explained, "I started playing the steel guitar when I was 10 years old. I played it up 'til now and started playing regular guitar through the '60s at proms and beach parties. When I turned 21, I went back to steel and I've been playing about every weekend since."....

The Phil Harris Charities committee is offering an autographed copy of the book, "The Last Man on the Moon" by former astronaut Gene Cernan by silent auction. Committee member Don Steward, O.D. of Lyons, says that bids will be accepted until the end of the Linton Independence Day Parade on July 4....