Stories from Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Linton-Stockton High School golfers Ben Boyd and Luke Jerrells tied for second at the latest stop on the Indiana Golf Foundation Mountain Dew Tour. The Miner duo fired 4-over-par 76 on the 6,308 yard, par 72, Otis Park Golf Club Course in Bedford on Monday...

This is the second 4-H season Tammy Steiner has been in charge of the Junior Leaders. She organized a tour to enhance their leadership skills by letting the older kids take the young children on a tour through the barns with the "Mini 4-H Barn Tours."...

After three years away from coaching, Marc Hostetter is returning to the sidelines. The 1993 White River Valley High School graduate was approved as the new boys basketball coach at Mt. Vernon (Posey) High School by Metropolitan School District of Mount Vernon Tuesday night...

SWITZ CITY -- Ariel Fuller didn't want the announcer at Monday night's 4-H Sheep Show to reveal that she was the reigning Miss Greene County when she stepped into the show ring. She didn't want any possible advantage due to her fair royalty position...

The Linton Police Department is in the planning stages of organizing a local Town Watch program in order to create a better communication system between the police and members of the city. "We are most definitely not asking anyone to put themselves out there to get hurt, but no one knows a neighborhood like the people that live there. They're there 24/7," Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell explained, noting foot patrols would be a very small part of the program and informants can remain anonymous...

SWITZ CITY -- Every year the Greene County Fair has a cooking competition using one main ingredient. It varies year to year however this time the main ingredient was bacon. There were several mouth-watering entries including candied bacon, bacon wraps, bacon quiche, and bacon wrapped jalapenos, among others...

SWITZ CITY -- Those attending "Energy Efficiency Day" at the Greene County Fairgrounds on Thursday will have an opportunity to support local 4-H efforts by purchasing bottled water at the 4-H concession stand. Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC donated 500 bottles of water to help Greene County 4-H with fundraising efforts...

Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) has provided Greene County with more than $10.6 million in grant funding in the past budget year -- ending June 30. On Monday, SIDC Executive Director Greg Jones talked with the commissioners about what his agency has provided to the county's communities in terms of grant writing and funding expertise...

Linton Mayor Patti Jones announced Tuesday morning that the East Shelterhouse in Humphreys Park will open immediately during the day time hours as a refuge for residents seeking relief from the excessive heat and humidity. Mayor Jones said the air conditioned building will be open 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day through July 26, if the current heat wave continues. "This will get them (the residents) though the hottest part of the day," Jones added.

Mary M. Shonk, 79, of Linton, passed away at 10:35 a.m. Tuesday, July 19, 2011, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton.

Area conservation officers are warning parents to keep their kids off all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) on the road following a Thursday evening accident which left a rural Bloomfield youth comatose. Jared Rifner, 17, remains in critical condition in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, said IU Health Public Relations intern Sarah Stillinger, a hospital spokeswoman...