Stories from Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Melvin and Shirley Strahla of Linton will celebrate their 50th anniversary March 4. They were married March 4, 1961 in Jasonville at the Lawton Street Christian Church by the Rev. Lloyd Miller. Melvin is the son of the late Hershel and Sesna Strahla of Jasonville, and Shirley is the daughter of Iva Hubbell and the late Ray Hubbell of Jasonville...

Francis and Lola Faye (Bovenschen) Dayhoff of rural Worthington were married near Switz City on March 9, 1946 by Lloyd Miller of Jasonville. Attendants were Sam Dayhoff, brother of the groom and Virginia Swaby, a friend of the bride. They have four children: Linda (Steve) Campbell of Worthington; Ray (Debbie) Dayhoff of Worthington; Jerry (Sherrie) Dayhoff of Noblesville and Bruce (Melissa) Dayhoff of Linton...

With May being full of prom, graduation, Mother's Day and more look for the Linton city-wide sale to possibly hit the first weekend in June. Deidra Brumfield, spokesperson and event organizer, tentatively set June 4 as the date -- with suggestions being taken...

CRANE -- Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane) engineer Barry Whaley was named one of National Society of Professional Engineer's (NSPE) 2011 Federal Agency Engineers of the Year. The Bloomfield resident, who has worked at NSWC for two years, was honored for his contributions to remote-operated small arms mount development, providing increased safety to our nation's sailors...

Two former employees in the Greene County Clerk's office, who were fired when a new officeholder began her duties Jan. 3, have filed a civil rights violation lawsuit in U.S. District Court at Terre Haute. Joshua Sterkel, of Bloomfield, and Geneann Dale, of Linton, filed the lawsuit Feb. 24 against the Greene County Board of Commissioners, the Greene County Clerk's office and (county clerk) Susan Fowler as an individual...

Two junior high choir students and three high school choir students from Linton-Stockton competed Saturday, Feb. 12 at the Indiana State School Music Association's annual solo and ensemble contest at Terre Haute North High School. The students competed by performing music graded according to difficulty. A group level, such as group V for first-year competitors through group I for fifth-year competitors identified the levels of difficulty...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one refusal to leave, one report of fraud, three follow-up investigations, three requests for information, one fight, two assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one drug investigation, one report of shots fired, one intimidation, two accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, one suicide or attempted suicide, one medical/illness, three alarms, three animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles and/or persons, two assists to another agency, three harassment complaints, three reckless drivers, one traffic control detail, two extra patrols, two thefts, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute, two reports of shoplifting, one open garage door, three ordinance violations, two incidents of battery, one ordinance violation warning and 23 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Lee Fraser, resisting law enforcement CIVIL CASES Terry Turner v. Dustin Haldeman, civil tort In Re the name change of Ray Edward Bonner Chase Home Finance v. Clint H. Terrell, Indiana University Federal Credit Union and the unknown tenant, mortgage foreclosure...

Thursday, March 3 The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce will meet at noon at the Pepperoni Grill in Bloomfield. Friday, March 4 Saturday, March 5 Sunday, March 6 Monday, March 7 Tuesday, March 8 Wednesday, March 9 Friday, March 11 Saturday, March 12 Monday, March 14...

A 31-year-old Bloomfield man, who said he was just looking for some ice cream as he allegedly broke into one apartment after another, was promptly caught and has been charged with 9 felonies. Paul G. Burton, Jr. appeared in Greene Superior Court Tuesday in an initial hearing held via videoconference and was formally charged with:...

White River Valley found a way to overcome 15 turnovers in the second half as the host Wolverines defeated North Central 39-29 in high school boys basketball game in Class A Sectional 57 Tuesday night. The Wolverines (12-10) will take on Union (Dugger) at 6 p.m. Friday in the first semifinal...

LASS 2A EASTERN GREENE SECTIONAL 45 Tuesday Game 1 - Eastern Greene 65, Linton-Stockton 56 Friday Game 2 - Bloomfield (9-12) vs. South Knox (6-15), 6 p.m. Game 3 - North Knox (4-18) vs. Eastern Greene (20-2), 7:30 p.m. Saturday Championship game, 7:30 p.m...

The Greene County Council took the first step Monday in upgrading the computer software used by the sheriff's department -- something that hasn't been done in the last 10 years. The council approved the advertising for a $16,325 additional appropriation from the County Corrections Fund to be used to upgrade the computer software in the sheriff's department...

Scott Douglas Stahl, 33, of Bloomfield, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated on Feb. 21 but will be facing more charges as a result of items found when police took a look into his impounded car. Stahl was the driver and the only occupant of a 2002 Pontiac car when he was taken to jail by Bloomfield Town Marshal Kenneth Tharp in the early morning hours of Feb. 21...

A man who police say was possibly driving while intoxicated and sped away in a vehicle when he saw a sheriff's deputy, then crashed his car into a ditch before the deputy could catch up, then fled through the countryside on foot, is in trouble. Lee Fraser, 33, of eastern Greene County, was taken into custody on Sunday after a warrant was issued for his arrest on a preliminary charge of resisting law enforcement, a class D felony...

A plan to engineer a deal between the town of Bloomfield and Greene County officials that could result in the construction of a community center was discussed at Tuesday evening's Bloomfield Town Council meeting. Town Council member Roger Doane said he met recently with commissioner's attorney Marilyn Hartman and preliminary plans were discussed...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern Greene's backcourt duo of Tyler Igel (16) and JT Yoho (15) countered a game-high 31 points from Linton-Stockton's Dess Fougerousse as the Thunderbirds held off the Miners 65-56 in the opening game of the Class 2A Sectional 45 here Tuesday night. "They're much improved, they came in and battled," Eastern Greene (20-2) coach Andy Igel said. "You've got to tip your hat to Fougerousse, he played incredibly well. "You just got to say 'hey nice job' and move on." Fougerousse finished the game connecting on 14 of 21 shots from the field and 4 of 6 attempts from the charity stripe. "Dess isn't bad," Linton-Stockton (11-12) coach Joey Hart said. "He's got a tremendous upside, the sky's the limit for that kid."