Stories from Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Patricia R. Overman, 74, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday at Garden Villa in Bloomington. She was born Feb. 22, 1937 in Switz City, IN, the daughter of Frank and Verna (Hart) Frost. Patricia worked several years at Sarkes Tarzian and 18 years in bookkeeping for Watkins Accounting. ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- AT&T announced Wednesday the expansion of its mobile broadband network in several southwest Indiana communities in Greene, Sullivan, Knox, Vigo, and Clay counties extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area...

White River Valley Worthington Elementary School was placed on lockdown shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday as precaution while police investigated a report that a man was chasing a woman with a gun down Main Street near the school. School normally is dismissed at 3:05 p.m...

Donald R. Jerrels, Sr., 75, Peru, Ind., passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 08, 2012 at Howard Regional Health System in Kokomo. He was born April 23, 1936, in Dugger to James and Mary (Buckner) Jerrels. On Nov. 20, 1989, he married Marcia Miller, and she survives...

The boys high school basketball season shares the spotlight this week as the 37th edition of the Indiana High School Athletic Association Girls State Tournament gets underway. That means the majority of the boys action will take place on Thursday, which is an off-day for the ladies postseason soiree...

BLOOMFIELD -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds scored the first 16 points of the game and never looked back on their way to a 70-24 shellacking of North Central in the first round of the IHSAA Class 2A Bloomfield Sectional at Glover Gym on Wednesday night...

GIRLS BASKETBALL CLASS A CLAY CITY SECTIONAL 57 Game 1, Tuesday -- Shakamak 39, Union 18 Game 2, 6 p.m. Friday -- Eminence (4-15) vs. Clay City (16-6) Game 3, 7:30 p.m. Friday -- White River Valley (7-13) vs. Shakamak (12-9) Game , 7:30 p.m. Saturday -- Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3...