Stories from Thursday, November 10, 2011

Barbara Jo (Ashcraft) Alumbaugh, 66, of Shelburn, went to be with the Lord at 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2011 at her son's home in Shelburn. She was born in Linton, May 22, 1945, the daughter of James O. Ashcraft and Minnie E. (Mowery) Ashcraft...

Myrtle J. Miller, 89, of Switz City, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at her residence in Switz City. She was born on July 22, 1922, in Langford, SD, to Mons and Lena (Osness) Flagtwet. On October 27, 1943 she married John W. (J.D.) Miller. Myrtle worked for FDIC in Washington, DC and also ran the Small Steps Daycare in Switz City for over 10 years. She was a member of the Switz City Baptist Church...

The Linton Miners will play Milan at home Saturday at 5:30 p.m. for the regional championship. To view post-game interviews and video from last Friday's sectional championship game at North Daviess click on this link -- http://youtu.be/DsRdv0k7rcc

For the city of Linton and the Democrats, the 2011 elections might have served as the smoothest election season in decades. While Fred Markle won Ward 5, defeating Republican Kegan Inman, in his third bid for that office, Nigel Lehman will become the senior city councilman in January by winning a fifth term in Ward 7 against Republican Jared Albright...

SHOAL - Bloomfield outscored host Shoals 26-12 in the second and fourth quarters as the Lady Cardinals opened the high school girls basketball season with a 45-34 victory over the host Jug Rox here Thursday night. Emily Walker (11) and Britney Pinnick (10) combined for 21 points to lead the winners...

A rural Worthington man apparently fell asleep and lost control of his 2007 Hummer on Thursday morning and struck a tree head-on near the Greene-Sullivan County line. Darren Near, 39, was traveling south on County Road 1500W, north of State Road 54 at about 10:50 a.m. and went off the west side of the roadway, went up and embankment before striking a tree head-on. The vehicle overturned onto the driver's side before coming to rest blocking the roadway, facing southwest, according a report from Indiana State Police Master Trooper John Yung. Near told Trooper Yung he fell asleep. Both he and a passenger, 4-year-old Daylan T. Near, of rural Dugger, were taken to Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan by private vehicle. Darren Near had a cut lower lip. Daylan Near complained of pain, according to the accident report. Damage to the vehicle was estimated by Trooper Yung to be between $10,000 and $20,000. Assisting at the scene were personnel from the Greene County Ambulance Service and the Linton City Fire Department.