Stories from Thursday, March 22, 2012

According to a press release from LIN Media, Terre Haute television station WTHI-TV My Fox 10 will carry the morning session of the IHSAA boys state basketball finals. The two games involved are the Class A title contest between Loogootee and Rockville and the Class 2A title game between Park Tudor and Bowman Academy...

Lloyd H. Jaynes, 89, of Lake Alfred, Fla., passed away on Saturday, March 17, 2012 due to complications of pneumonia. He was born in Camby, Ind., and lived in Bloomfield with his family until moving to Lake Alfred in 2002. He was a retired warehouse manager for IGA Supermarkets and was a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church...

This is the seventh of 31 spring sports previews LITTLE CINCINNATI -- There are plenty of battles before the ultimate battle when it comes to Eastern Greene baseball for 2012. Head coach Trevor McConnell has a lot more than just one of the arguably tougher schedules in the area to contend with...

Of all the area baseball teams, the Linton-Stockton Miners might be the most comfortable with what they have going into the year. Head coach Matt Fougerousse has six returning starters, three returning pitchers and the last two sectional trophies. "Anytime you can return three of your top four pitchers and six of your starters, that's a plus, it's a good thing saying that you only have three holes to fill," Fougerousse said. ...

BLOOMFIELD -- Last year was a banner season for the Bloomfield High School girls tennis team. The Lady Cardinals won their second sectional championship, first since 2002, was Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference champions and posted the first undefeated regular season in school history...

This is the 10th of 31 spring sports previews LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Jon Uebelhor begins his third year in charge of the Eastern Greene High School boys golf program. He will have an experienced roster to begin the 2012 season. "We have 12 kids that have been practicing so far, including nine that golfed for us last year," said Uebelhor. "We are hoping to use our experience to become more competitive this year."...

Eva Thomas, 62, of Scotland, passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born Dec. 7, 1949 in Washington, IN , she was the daughter of Leroy and Margaret (Dollens) Purcell. Eva was a homemaker. Surviving relatives include her husband, William Thomas of Scotland; her children, Bill Thomas of Indianapolis, Alicia Thomas of Bloomington, and Crystal Thomas of Scotland; one grandson, Jaden Thomas of Scotland; and one brother Danny Purcell of Washington...

If teaching staff cuts prove necessary, Linton-Stockton School Corporation officials now have permission to send out reduction-in-force (RIF) notices for teaching staff. However, whether that RIF, which allows school officials to notify teachers their contracts may not be renewed absent funding being found, is needed remains to be seen...

To steal a phrase from Dr. Seuss, "oh, the places you'll go" when you're attending Wyatt LeGrand's on Saturday solo art show. The Linton-Stockton high school art teacher's exhibition, titled "The Places We Go and the Ways We Get There" is scheduled from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday in the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center in Linton...

An Indianapolis man, sentenced in Greene Superior Court on a class A felony child molesting charge nearly seven years ago, has been ordered back to jail until a hearing can be conducted to determine if he violated terms of his probation. A hearing on motion to revoke the suspended sentence on 43-year-old Roger D. Wethington was conducted Thursday morning...

While spring plowing, a prelude to the new planting season, is getting a jump start this year thanks to unseasonably warm weather, Greene County area grain farmers can receive a preview on prospects for upcoming markets at a special webinar. The office of Purdue Extension Greene County, located at the fairgrounds, will host a free Prospective Planting webinar from noon to 1:30 p.m. on March 30...

Indiana weather has been so unusual this year that only once in at least the last 117 years was it warmer than the current month of March. That was in 1946, according to Hoosier Ag Today, a radio/web agriculture service serving the state of Indiana...

A rural Worthington man found out that it's probably not a wise idea to ask your girlfriend's dad if he knows where some illegal drugs can be purchased. Curtis Freeman, 33, allegedly did just that earlier this month, helping police set up an undercover sting that led to his arrest...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for March 21 included: Two fraud cases; one brush fire; one off-road vehicle complaint; one suspicious vehicle/person; two harassment complaints; one domestic battery case; one theft case; one arrest on a warrant; and 10 traffic stops...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Steven James Powell, public intoxication. Civil Filings Ashley Miller and Randy Miller, dissolution of marriage. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company vs. Rhonda Smock, United States of America, Asset Accceptance, LLC, mortgage foreclosure...

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SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley School Corporation will not be sending any possible Reduction in Force (RIF) notices to any teachers for the coming school year, thanks to 11 faculty members opting to take advantage of the offer of an early retirement incentive package...

The Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees learned about updates to the Indiana Department of Education's grading scale for each school Thursday. The A-F grading system, used to show a school's effectiveness rating, will begin implementing college and career readiness in the grade in addition to an increase in ISTEP scores...

Mary Lou Chambers, 76, of Linton, passed away at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born Aug. 16, 1935 in Henderson, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Elmer and Virlie (Crawford) Scott. She was a homemaker. Surviving relatives include: two daughters, Jackie Cullison of Dugger and Misty Bredeweg of Bloomington; one brother, Bobby Scott of Ohio; two sisters, Betty Jones of Linton and June Crow of Evansville; grandchildren, Amanda Chambers, Kimberly Sisk (Jason), Tiffany Farris (Matt), Tara Cullison, Michael Bredeweg, Whitney Bredeweg and Brittany Bredeweg; great-grandchildren, Caitlin Chambers, Austin Cole, Liam Swaby, Lily Sisk, Leah Sisk, Seth Farris, Lexi Farris, Matthew Farris, Jr., Cordelia Cullison and Kayvon Bredeweg.. ...

A new round of belt tightening has begun in the city of Linton: Plans are already under way to begin assessing costs and doing more work in house. Frugality is crucial, Mayor John Wilkes said, with cost savings increasingly necessary due to multiple factors that are straining city budgets to their limits...