Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Friday, Jan. 13 BOYS BASKETBALL Clay City at Eastern Greene, 6:30 p.m. Linton-Stockton at Vincennes Rivet, 6 p.m. Shakamak at North Daviess, 6 p.m. South Knox at Bloomfield, 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14 GIRLS BASKETBALL Martinsville at Eastern Greene, Noon...

The Linton-Stockton Elementary fifth and sixth grade teams dropped a pair of games to Owen Valley on Tuesday night. In the fifth grade game Chloe Boyd scored the only points for the Lady Miners in a 43-2 loss. The sixth grade squad got eight points from Ryleigh Fidler and two from Brantli Lannan in a 43-10 loss to the Lady Patriots...

The WRV-Lyons basketball teams won two games at Carlisle Tuesday. In the fifth grade game, WRV won 20-7 as Addison Wall scored 11 points. Brandon Wood scored four points, Lane McDonald three and Payton Jackson added two points. WRV held off Carlisle for a 42-34 victory in the sixth grade contest...

Rose A. Fuzesi, 86, of Sarasota, FL and formerly of Linton, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2012 in Sarasota. She was born on May 2, 1925 in Greene County to Lawrence W. and Faye (Stone) Bennett. Rose was married to Albert J. Fuzesi for 66 1/2 years. The couple resided in Indianapolis...

Sometimes we shake our heads in the newsroom and say: "You just can't make this stuff up." That statement usually deals with a crime story someone is working on, or something someone does that doesn't make sense. It leaves us questioning what has our society become?...

A home healthcare worker, charged with battering a 6-year-old Linton cerebral palsy patient, waived her initial court appearance Wednesday morning and a jury trial was set for May. Susan R. Johnson, 52, of Bloomington, was arrested last week at her residence on a charge of battery resulting in injury to a victim less than 14 years of age -- a class D felony -- as part of an ongoing child abuse investigation...

Alice G. (Erdman) Campbell, 86, of Bloomfield, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2012 at her residence. Born May 9, 1925 in Ogema, WI, she was the daughter of Adolph L. and Elvina (Tesh) Erdman. Alice was a homemaker, loved being with her family and helping her husband Charles on the farm. She was a member of the Lifeway Baptist Church in Ellettsville...

Since officially becoming a member of the Indiana Main Street Program, the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce has started utilizing the program to benefit the community. The Main Street Program, through the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA), was established to provide economic revitalization and assistance to communities participating in the project...

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GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Charles Washington vs State of Indiana, miscellaneous civil Infractions Jonathan E Gerbig, speeding. Hae Reh, learner's permit violation. Charles Deleau, open alcoholic beverage container during operation of a motor vehicle...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for Jan. 10 included: Three follow-up investigations; one juvenile/delinquent case; one protective order violation; two civil complaints; one fire; one property damage traffic accident; one suspicious vehicle/person; three harassment complaints; one burglary/attempt; one domestic dispute; one community relations event; and five traffic stops...

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for central Indiana -- including Greene and Sullivan counties ---- starting Thursday morning and running into Friday afternoon. The advisory is in effect from 10 a.m. Thursday to 1 p.m. Friday. The main impact will be slippery roads during Thursday evening hours and Friday morning's commute time...

Early county election filings for the May 8 primary have produced a few surprises. Filings began Wednesday morning. Two Republicans have filed for the District 1 commissioner seat now held by Democrat Kermit Holtsclaw. John Fowler, a Greene County Sheriff's Department deputy and husband to Greene County Clerk Susan Fowler, filed for the District 1 seat Wednesday. He also filed for re-election as Taylor Township Precinct committeeman...

U.S. Attorney Joseph Hogsett says Greene County criminal cases, like the Goose Pond shooting, are important to his office. He pledged in a Linton visit Tuesday continued vigilance to make sure criminals -- especially those using firearms -- will be brought to justice...

Democrats selected rural Linton resident Gene Hall Wednesday night to fill out the unexpired Greene County Council term of new Linton Mayor John Wilkes. Hall was picked in a vote of precinct committeemen from Precinct committeemen from Stockton 1, Stockton 3, Stockton 4, Stockton 5, Stockton 6, Stockton 7, and Stafford precincts conducted at the Linton City Hall...