Stories from Friday, January 21, 2011

Closed Eastern Greene Schools Northeast Sullivan Schools Southwest Sullivan Schools Sullivan County Courthouse North Daviess Schools North Knox School Spencer-Owen Schools Two Hour Delay Bloomfield Schools, running snow routes only Linton-Stockton Schools...

The Union (Dugger) at Eastern Greene High School boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been postponed until 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31. The Shakamak at WRV, Linton-Stockton at North Daviess and Bloomfield at Loogootee boys games will be played as scheduled, starting with the junior varsity at 6 p.m. tonight...

Despite the troubled economy, the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce is holding strong. This news, along with the 2010 year in review and other items of interest, were shared by outgoing Chamber President Crystal Woods during the chamber's annual dinner event Thursday...

When John Davis of Worthington recently heard of the death of Sargent Shriver, he said many memories flooded his mind. In 1962, shortly after Davis and his wife, Peggy, were married, they both joined the Peace Corps (PC). At that time, Shriver was its first director overseeing 200,000 volunteers...

Greene County area residents can sharpen their gardening skills through an upcoming 12-week course offered by Purdue University through the Cooperative Extension Service. Beginning Jan. 27, a Master Gardener training series will be offered for residents of Greene County and surrounding areas...

The Bloomfield School District will conduct a public hearing Jan. 27 to present its plan of action after the junior-senior high school was declared late last year to be on academic probation for lack of progress during the 2009-10 school year. The hearing will be conducted at 7 p.m. in the junior high conference room, just prior to the regular school board meeting...

A few personnel items were tended to during the January meeting of the Linton-Stockton School Board. Cara O'Bryan was approved for hire as the elementary computer lab instructor. The position was left open after Kambri Ellis was hired as a second-grade teacher. Ellis originally served as the computer lab instructor...

The White River Valley School Corporation conducted four public meetings this week to discuss a variety of items that will dictate the future of the district. Consolidation of two small elementary schools, renovations to those aging buildings, the physical condition of the junior-senior high school building, possible construction of a new elementary school building, the educational suitability of the district's school buildings, and transportation costs were among the items that were on the table and discussed.. ...

June T. Bradfield, 89, of Lyons and formerly of Sandborn, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born in Linton, on June 7, 1921, she was the daughter of Edward Clarence and Luna Rebecca (Clark) Thomas. She married Harry Marlin Bradfield on Sept. 19, 1939 and they had three children...

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SWITZ CITY -- Fans of both White River Valley and Shakamak who attended Friday's Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference showdown will have to agree on one thing -- it wasn't very pretty, but at least it was competitive. Thanks to a team-high 13 points and some free throws down the stretch from WRV senior center Cole Goodman, the Wolverines kept their current winning streak in tact and moved above .500 in the conference with a 38-36 win...

ELNORA -- Linton-Stockton rallied from nine points behind to take a four-point cushion midway in the fourth quarter, but Class A No. 7 North Daviess connected on 13 of 14 free throws in the final 4 1/2 minutes to hold off the Miners for a 52-47 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory here Friday night...

Loogootee shot 65 percent as the host Lions defeated Bloomfield 68-51 in a high school boys basketball game at Jack Butcher Arena in Martin County Friday night. The Lions, who are ranked No. 7 in Class A, improved to 8-3 and the Cardinals slipped to 6-8...

White River Valley 38, Shakamak 36 North Daviess 52, Linton-Stockton 47

High school boys basketball results Friday night North Daviess 52, Linton-Stockton 47 WRV 38, Shakamak 36 Loogootee 68, Bloomfield 51