Stories from Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Public opinion data released To the Editor: Two-thirds of residents in rural communities in Indiana support a comprehensive smoke-free workplace law that eliminates secondhand smoke in all workplaces, including bars and restaurants, according to new public opinion survey data released Oct. 7, 2010 by the Indiana Rural Health Association (IRHA)...

A chili supper and auction will take place Saturday in the Roy Clark Community Building in Linton's Humphreys Park to benefit Marco Brown, a local farmer who was paralyzed in an accidental fall in March. Volunteers will start serving dinner at 6 p.m. with a silent auction in progress from 6-8:30 p.m. and a regular auction starting at 8 p.m...

It's a new life for the A.M. Risher Memorial Swimming Pool in Linton. The public pool has recently received a much-needed new liner and steps -- which will help make the 2011 season even better. Linton City Council and Pool Board Member Nigel Lehman shared the good news along with the details on the project...

The autumn leaves are turning and the weather is predicted to be sunny and mild Saturday for the inaugural Tour De Greene Road Rally/Motorcycle Ride. Sponsored by the Greene County Academy Legacy Organization (CALO), the idea is to promote tourism in the county meshed with a fun-filled event...

Mark up another success for a local elementary school's vision of being bully-free. The playground at Linton-Stockton Elementary School was the place for food, family, friends and fun during the school's bully prevention kick-off Tuesday night. L-S Elementary School Counselor Angela Colliver called the event a success in many ways...

The Linton-Stockton Middle School volleyball teams swept matches against Union (Dugger) Middle School Monday night. The "A" team improved to 12-1 on the year following a 25-20, 25-14 win. Libbi Fougerousse finished the match with five aces, three assists, one kill and one dig...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners improved to 22-9 on the year following a 25-16, 25-19, 25-16 win over Lighthouse Christian Academy Tuesday night. Bradlea Beard finished the night 10 of 12 at the serving line with an ace. She also added 34 assists, six digs and two assisted blocks...

Greene County farmer Marco Brown was working high up under the eave of a new barn last March when he stepped on a nailer board that came loose, turned him upside down and sent him plummeting toward the ground. That was his last step. The fall left him confined to a wheelchair, paralyzed from the mid-chest area down...

The 2010 high school football regular season, which began over two months ago as temperatures approached 100 degrees, will conclude Friday night under a clear sky with cool temperatures. It will be the final tune-up for area teams before the sectional, which are scheduled to begin Friday, Oct. 22...

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GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Ethan Mathew Records, possession of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance State v. Robert Sipes, operating a vehicle while intoxicated 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...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds improved their record to 31-1 following a non-conference 25-15, 25-9, 25-23 win over Shoals Wednesday night. "We had the second game flatness in the third game tonight," coach Gina Ingram said. "We reversed it tonight playing flat in the third game instead of the second one...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals fell to 6-23 on the season after a 25-20, 25-14, 25-22 non-conference loss to Owen Valley Wednesday night at Spencer. Despite the loss, BHS coach Susie Schulte did see improvements over recent performances by her squad...

The Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs fell to 0-19 on the season following a 25-16, 25-9, 25-12 loss at Dugger to the North Knox Lady Warriors in a non-conference match. The Lady Bulldogs, who have now lost their last 46 matches, return to action Thursday (today) when they to Farmersburg for a 6 p.m. Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match against the North Central Ladybirds before closing out the regular season by hosting their own invitational at Dugger on Saturday...

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