Stories from Friday, June 24, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS -- IHSAA Commissioner Bobby Cox announced Friday that Terre Haute has been chosen to host the 2012 IHSAA Girls Basketball State Finals according to a press release provided by the IHSAA. The IHSAA Executive Committee approved the decision on Thursday during its final meeting of the 2010-11 school year...

One might find this hard to believe in this day and age of financial cutbacks, cutting of programs and the whittling down of college athletics in some places, but there is a plethera of colleges starting football programs over the next several years...

With the passing of the spring sports season, it's time to take a look at how some of the area's graduates fared. Probably the most successful of all area graduates this past season was former Bloomfield softball standout Shelby Gott. Gott, a freshman outfielder for Oakland University, located in Rochester, Mich., earned All-Summit Conference honors in her first year playing for the NCAA Division I Lady Grizzlies...

BLOOMFIELD -- Nine years of hard work on the wrestling mat have finally paid dividends for Bloomfield resident Robert Stewart. The Owen Valley High School graduate -- and son of Bloomfield residents Dave and Anne Stewart -- has signed a national letter of intent with the University of Central Missouri...

Linton-Stockton senior second baseman Savannah Mason has been named third team All-State by the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association. And three other members of her team -- Katie West, Darien Huffman and Hali Murray -- have been invited along with Mason to postseason All-Star softball contests this summer...

Great job Shawnee Theatre To the Editor: To Brandon and Kevin at the Shawnee Theatre: My friend and I attended the Johnny Cash musical this past Saturday evening at the Shawnee Theatre. We were delighted and thrilled by the superb performance of the actors and musicians...

Phyllis Jean Clark, 72, of Palestine, Ill., died at 9:57 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21, 2011 at Carle Clinic in Urbana, due to a severe brain injury. She was born May 28, 1939 in Palestine, the daughter of Ray and Olive Jeffries. She was a secretary at Blue Flame Gas Corporation for about 20 years and had been retired since 2003. She was a member of the Christian Church and a member of the Red Hat Society...

Summer's here, and the time is right for parents of preschoolers to apply for Head Start. "We are always taking applications year round," said Portia Hockman, director for Greene and Sullivan counties. "But they need to apply as soon as possible. Yesterday would have been nice."...

Freedom Festival activities continue into next week with the beginning of the carnival, more music and entertainment. The Assembly of God Church will host this year's Patriotic Celebration at the bandshell Sunday from 7-9 p.m. The church will be accompanied by gospel group "Chosen" from Vincennes...

Area police converged on a rural Jasonville residence Thursday night and recovered an extensive array of items stolen from area stores and a local cemetery. Indiana Conservation Officers located hundreds of items matching the description of items reported stolen at a residence belonging to 51-year-old Shari Marlow at 12895 W. County Road 900 N, Jasonville...

Local art work will soon be featured on Greene County Daily World newspaper boxes located throughout the area. The newspaper is looking for artists who want to paint one of about 20 boxes -- using most any design they want. Cash prizes are also offered for the two boxes judged the best in voting by community members where the boxes are located...

United Christian Academy in Dugger will be having Community For The Kids Softball Tournament & Carnival, which will start at 6 p.m. tonight and will end a 6 p.m. Saturday. This very special 24-hour event event will take place at the Dugger Community ball field on State Street (next to Casey's). For more information, go to www.wbgl.org/community/family-calendar/f......

The Linton Freedom Festival will present James Gang Amusements, the annual carnival, behind Humphreys Park starting Monday at 6 p.m. through July 4. Bracelets will be available every night at $20 each. Individual tickets will cost $1. It is important to remember that during this time of year there are more dangers in Linton, especially with the increased foot traffic in and around the park...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Midland Funding, LLC vs. Karen Wainwright, civil collection. Shelly Criss and Jay Criss, dissolution of marriage. Criminal Filings Tressie P. Palmer, possession of marijuana, possession of paraphernalia. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT...

Sunday All children ages 3 to 6th grade are invited to attend. We be running God's Amazing Race. There will be bible lessons, fun activities and snacks each night. To pre-register, go to www.bloomfieldfcc.org and click on VBS form. Registration forms are also available at the church. If you have any questions, please call Luann Walker at 384-8054...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 23 included: One illegal burn, one public intoxication case, one fire, one theft case and six traffic stops...

A 4-year-old Linton boy has been airlifted for treatment after sustaining potential neck and back injuries when a four-wheeler overturned on Eccles Street Friday afternoon. Linton City Patrolman Nick Yingling said the 3:55 p.m. accident occurred when a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle (ATV) driven by the boy's stepfather Joseph Ball, 31, tipped over, spilling Ball, the child and his sister, 6, into the street...

Shad Cox of Markle's Music fixes the rear-view mirrors on the three-wheel bicycle of Linton's Leon Fisher, provoking a big smile from Fisher.

A former Greene County Ambulance Service employee has filed civil suit in U.S. Federal Court alleging age discrimination, sex discrimination and says supervisory negligence was the reason for her termination more than a year ago. In the suit, Bloomfield area resident Michelle Ellis, who was 42 at the time of her termination on March 10, 2010, claims allegations of misconduct by County Ambulance Service Director David Doane...