Stories from Thursday, June 24, 2010

State Road 45 near Blue Sky North was closed for a couple of hours Wednesday afternoon after a coal truck flipped over, injuring the driver and scattering coal across the highway. Indiana State Police Trooper Eric Nash reported that when emergency personnel arrived on the scene, the driver had already managed to climb out of the truck on his own and was sitting on top of the truck...

Look for laughs to fill the Shawnee Theatre during its second show of the summer season. Jon Becraft, a native of Kentucky and junior theater major at Hanover College, plays the lead in the comedy "Escanaba in da Moonlight" which opens June 24. "I play the lead role of Reuben Soady who is a 35-year-old man who lives in the Upper Peninsula and who has never killed a buck before," he explained. ...

One year after Bobby Hord passed away, a bronze statue of a young boy reading a book about animals, with his faithful dog by his side, arrived at the Worthington-Jefferson Township Public Library. The inscription reads, "In Memory of Robert E. Hord, Sr., January 31, 1934-May 12, 2009," and says simply, "A man who thought of others."...

Linton Freedom Festival organizers are putting the final touches on this year's activities. "We're right on schedule," Linton-Stockton Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton said. "We're doing all the little detail work right now. We're tying up the loose ends...

Linton Mayor Tom Jones has issued an appeal for residents to return income surveys that are imperative for the city to receive a grant for water system improvements. Southern Indiana Development Commission, which is preparing the grant application on behalf of the city, contacted the mayor on Wednesday and said the city is short about 51 household income surveys...

The annual Linton Freedom Festival gets under way Monday when the James Gang Amusements and its carnival opens at Humphreys Park. The fun for young and old continues until July 5, including the Fourth of July parade that day at 10 a.m. The Linton Assembly of God Church hopes to kick-start the festival with a celebration Sunday night at the park's bandshell...

Mariam A. Byers, 90, of Evansville, passed away on Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Heritage Center in Evansville. Mariam retired from SIGECO in the Accounting Dept. in 1981 and was a member of Salem United Methodist Church. She is survived by her granddaughters, Angela Baughn and Krista Stephens; eight great grandchildren, five great-great grandchildren, brothers, Garland, Robert, William, and Jack Gentry; and a sister, Dorothy Stremming...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT INFRACTIONS Aaron J. Archer-no seat belt fastened Darrell D. Barnes-no seat belt fastened Ren D. Barton-driving while suspended Jason M. Bedwell-no seat belt fastened Autumn Berrier-no seat belt fastened Kimberly A. Bing-speeding...

Thursday, June 24 * The Friends of the Library continuing book sale will be from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the lower lobby of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library, located at 125 S. Franklin St. in Bloomfield. A large selection of adult and children's books are available with paperbacks for 25 cents and hardbacks for 50 cents. * Linton Masonic Lodge 560 F&AM will have a called meeting on the M.M. Degree with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and degree work at 7 p.m. All Master Masons are welcome to attend. * The Greene County Memory Makers Quilt Guild will have its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Busy Bee Quilt Shop in Linton. For directions, or questions, call Nancy Hudson at 384-6551. All quilters are welcome. * The Bloomfield School Board will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. in the junior high conference room.

You can add more accolades to those already bestowed upon Linton-Stockton pitcher Stephanie Fougerousse. The fireballing righthander who led the Lady Miners to their second straight trip to the Class 2A State Finals, has been named a member of the South All-Star team by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association...

TERRE HAUTE -- Three area football players will get one more chance to show their stuff on the gridiron Saturday night. Linton-Stockton's Evan Magni and Stefan Sparks join Union (Dugger)'s Dustin Howard on the South team in the 2010 Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game...

Eastern Greene High School will honor spring sports athletes with an awards banquet on Tuesday, June 26. The event is slated for a 7 p.m. start in the high school gym.

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Capital One Bank v. Benjamin L. King, Sr., collection Capital One Bank v. Leitta A. Campbell, collection Fifth Third Mortgage Company v. G. Robert Sample, Jr., Tova E. Sample, mortgage foreclosure GREENE SUPERIOR COURT...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one request for information, one incident of disorderly conduct, one accident with property damage, three medical/illness, one harassment complaint, one possibly intoxicated driver, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one welfare check/concern, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two domestic disputes and four traffic stops...

After a single collective bargaining session earlier this month, an impasse was declared between the Bloomfield Board of School Trustees and the Bloomfield Teachers Association (BTA), the full school board learned on Thursday night. Bloomfield School District Superintendent Dan Sichting announced at the board's regular monthly meeting that the master contract stalemate developed between the two sides on June 2, at the first and only bargaining session that was conducted on a new contract...