Stories from Tuesday, August 3, 2010

There's a new name to add to the area coaching slate -- and it's one that is surely familiar to area softball fans. Shakamak graduate and former Linton-Stockton assistant Nicole Fougerousse was selected by the Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees to head the Lady Cardinals softball team next year...

Fred and Donna Hubbell of Jasonville are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Katie Hubbell, to Jason Stout, son of Bill and Jane Stout of Jasonville. They will marry Aug. 14. Hubbell is a 2002 graduate of Shakamak High School and 2006 graduate of the University of Southern Indiana and is employed with Aramark Uniform Services...

Raymond and Ingrid Emery will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married in Berlin, Germany on Aug. 3, 1960. There will be an open house on Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Odd Fellows Lodge located at 2821 N. State Road 157 in Bloomfield. Friends and family are welcome, but no gifts please...

The Linton Police Department is investigating an incident of vandalism to a large number of mailboxes located at Mobile Manor on the east side of Linton. LPD Officer Debbie McDonald's report states access was made into 29 mailboxes and mail was taken out of these boxes. Mail was found discarded in a trash can...

Coming soon to the area is Wabash Valley Youth Conservation Day -- which is slated for Aug. 7 at the Sullivan County 4-H Fairgrounds. Scott Goodman, chairperson of Sullivan County Ducks Unlimited, shared the details on the free, fun-filled event. "We're trying to get the kids interested in the outdoors. Everything is free to kids. We'll feed them. There'll be demonstrations and prize give-aways."...

A long-standing summertime tradition of good food, musical entertainment, a parade, a softball tourney, fellowship and much more will be featured this weekend in Sandborn. The Black Creek Festival, sponsored by the Sandborn Lions Club, will begin Friday afternoon and will continue throughout the weekend until 3:30 p.m. on Sunday...

Jayellyn B. Johnson, 54, of Dugger, passed away at 5:27 p.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville, Ind. She was born in Michigan City, Ind., on Aug. 16, 1955 the daughter, of Larry Baker and Marge Shotts Baker. She was preceded in death by her father...

Several parents of Linton-Stockton Elementary School students lined up to register their children for school on Monday. L-S Elementary Principal Kent Brewer, who was found greeting parents and students, said he was ready for school and offered some "back to school" tips for parents...

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The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one title check, three follow-up investigations, two requests for information, one fight, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, one criminal mischief, three accidents with property damage, four medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one burglary, one harassment complaint, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one attempted burglary, one other theft, one delivery of a message, two welfare checks, one domestic dispute, one community relations, one open garage door, four ordinance violations, four batteries and 14 traffic stops.. ...

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one request for information, two assists to the utility department after hours, two incidents of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one drug investigation, one civil complaint, two accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, two lost and found, three medical/illness, one assist to another agency, one extra patrol, one domestic dispute and six traffic stops...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jessica Purtlebaugh, operating a vehicle in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .15 grams or more of alcohol in blood or breath, two counts of neglect of a dependent...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Praetorian Insurance Company v. Kirk Mullis, civil plenary GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Perry Shepard, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia State v. Justin Russell, operating a vehicle with a controlled substance in body...

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Citing a rash of complaints on traffic flow problems on Indiana Avenue, the Bloomfield Town Council on Tuesday night approved changing the side of the street for no parking. On a motion by council member Joann Carmichael, the council by a split 2-1 vote approved making it 'no parking' on the north side of the street rather than the south side of the street from Judge Street to Cold Springs Road...

Jury selection began early Tuesday morning for the trial of Stephen C. Wood in Greene Circuit Court with Judge Erik C. Allen presiding. Wood has been charged with two counts, both class B felonies -- attempted dealing in methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit dealing in methamphetamine...

It was a hot night in town, but lots of folks still turned out to support the Linton Police Department during the first National Night Out. Many people shared positive feedback on the event that took place at Humphreys Park and included a fun-filled agenda of food, law enforcement, friends, live music, games and more...