Stories from Tuesday, August 31, 2010

No one was seriously injured in a semi-tractor trailer accident in Worthington early Tuesday morning. Devon Samuels, 39, of Conyers, Ga., was transported to Bloomington Hospital's emergency room following the 5:08 a.m. wreck, according to Worthington Town Marshal Dennis Conaway...

L. Jean Haviland, 79, of Bloomington, passed away at 10:12 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2010 at her residence. Born August 11, 1931 in Newark, she was the daughter of Lloyd and Naomi (Kay) Arthur. She was a retired secretary for American Family Insurance in Indianapolis and attended Genesis Church in Bloomington. She was a member of the Women of the Moose #1081, the Red Hatters and the Stone Belt Center Mother's Group...

Inc. magazine today ranked Lewellyn Technology, Inc. No. 2,412 on its fourth annual Inc. 5,000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy -- America's independent-minded entrepreneurs. ...

CARLISLE -- American Pellet Supply, LLC launched its green renewable-based Lil Stoker fuel pellet product this month, expecting to capture a major share of the rapidly growing U.S. fuel pellet industry, according to Michael Myers, president. Extremely popular in Europe where up to 50 percent of homes are heated with fuel pellets, fuel pellet use has more than doubled in the United States in the past few years. ...

Wearing jeans on Fridays at one local school is about more than just casual dress day. Project Hope is not only bringing hope to some Linton-Stockton students it's also giving teachers, staff and administration something to look forward to. L-S Superintendent Nick Karazsia explained, "It's $1 every Friday (for school administration, staff and teachers) to wear jeans and the money is used for students."...

Most roosters crow at the sunrise, but Saturday night proves the exception to the rule. As the sun sets over Linton Music Festival attendees will witness a festival mainstay and one of the most potent local rock bands around, the Little Red Roosters...

Wednesday, Sept. 1 Thursday, Sept. 2 Friday, Sept. 3 Saturday, Sept. 4 Sunday, Sept. 5 Monday, Sept. 6 Tuesday, Sept. 7 The Bloomfield Town Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. in the fire station, located on Mill Street. Thursday, Sept. 9...

The Greene County Council had a real clear message Monday afternoon for county clerk Jackie Winstead: Shop local. The council directed Winstead to "shop around" inside Greene County and provide them with some additional quotes at the next regular meeting for office furniture she wants to buy for her courthouse office...

Rosemary Denny Russell, age 83, of Linton, died at 7:44 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 30, 2010, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born May 24, 1927, in Clay County, the daughter of Augustus "Doc" and Nellie (Hutchinson) Denny. She was retired from General Electric in Linton, after 26 years of service, was a member of the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Moose Lodge, and Elks Lodge, all of Linton, and was of the Lutheran faith. She was a graduate of Jasonville High School...

Eastern Greene School Corp. trustees unanimously approved a $15.1 million 2011 budget Monday. Trustees also extended the contracts of school administrators two years, though with a pay freeze for the 2010-11 school year. "This budget is basically the same as what we had last year," Superintendent Ty Mungle said...

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The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one incident of trespassing, one report of fraud, one illegal burn, one request for information, one fight, one vandalism, one school/foot patrol, one disorderly conduct, one accident with personal injury, one accident with property damage, two mental cases, two medical/illness, one animal complaint, one possibly intoxicated driver, three extra patrols, one theft-other, one domestic dispute, one shoplifting, one animal/canine removed and one ordinance violation.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Elizabeth Anne Calvert v. Kenneth Abraham Calvert, dissolution Patricia Keller v. Larry Keller, Sr., dissolution GREENE SUPERIOR COURT SMALL CLAIMS Bloomfield State Bank v. Danny K. Stewart, note Musselman Apartments, Amos Musselman, Barbara Musselman v. Jeff Hogue, Geraldine Hogue, claim for possession...

A Greene County bank is giving money back to the community through an employee payroll deduction plan that is boasted by a corporate match donation. More than $2,000 was recently awarded to area community organizations through a payroll deduction program initiated at MainSource Bank in cooperation with the Greene County Community Foundation.

Linton-Stockton pushed its season record to 5-1 overall and remained undefeated (2-0) in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-13 victory at Clay City Tuesday night. "Clay City is a very athletic team and I could tell from the warm up that they were going to be swinging a lot and we would have to play some great defense," said Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Jill Fougerousse. ...

Linton-Stockton opened play in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 4-1 victory at North Central Thursday. This is the first season that the conference boys tennis title will be decided by dual matches and not a tournament. "It was good to get off to a good start in the conference," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "It is important to win early conference matches and not have to get help from someone else...

Shakamak remained winless after coming up on the short end of a 19-25, 11-25, 15-25 score at Edgewood in a high school volleyball match Tuesday night. The loss was the fifth in as many contests. "I was disappointed," said Shakamak coach Lyndsey (Scott) Cummings. "There was just no energy...

The Union (Dugger) High School volleyball team lost a 25-13, 25-8, 25-10 decision at Class A No. 9 Barr-Reeve Tuesday night. The defeat was the sixth in a row this season and 33rd straight dating back to October 2008. "Even though the score might not show it, we came out strong and played with a lot of momentum and intensity in the first game," said Union (Dugger) coach Ashley LaFever. "I was really proud of the way the girls were ready to play...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds volleyball team ran their record to 8-1 following a decisive 25-20, 25-11, 25-15 win over visiting Orleans Tuesday night. "We went five (games) with them last year and we were expecting them to be scrappy," Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said. "And they did a lot of balls up that we were expecting to be down...so we were kind of ready for some of the things we thought they might do."...