Stories from Tuesday, April 24, 2012

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Alicia Nelson, civil collection. Criminal Filings State vs. Darin J. Coverstone, stalking; 3 counts of invasion of privacy. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs. Brenda Chambers, civil collection...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for April 23 included: One fraud case; one illegal burn; one animal complaint; one report of a prowler; two theft cases; one domestic dispute; two domestic disputes with neighbors; and one traffic stop...

Greene County Health Department Food Service Establishment Inspections On a periodic basis the Greene County Health Department will furnish recent inspection reports to the Greene County Daily World for publication as a public service to patrons. Violations are broken into two categories: critical and noncritical. A critical violation is defined as an issue that could be directly related to making someone sick. A noncritical violation doesn't have a direct relation to food-borne illness.

A rural Linton man, who plead guilty of possession of nearly two pounds of marijuana, has completed the jail executed part of his sentence. Troy D. Roberts, 39, of Route 1, Linton, was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court for possession of marijuana over 30 grams to 180 days in jail with 174 days suspended. He was given credit for one day previously served in jail -- meaning the executed part of his sentence amounted to two days in jail. Roberts was placed on probation for 174 days...

A Daviess County man sentenced earlier this month on a methamphetamine possession charge began a 90-day sentence in the Greene County Jail on Monday morning. James D. Raber, 19, of rural Odon, was sentenced April 11 in Greene Circuit Court for possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony...

The man accused of stealing nacho-cheese covered hot dogs at least five times from a Bloomfield convenience store has been sentenced to 180 days of home detention. Michael G. Pitcher, 38, was sentenced April 4 to 180 days home detention with 120 days suspended -- resulting in a 60-day executed sentence on the class D felony theft charge...

A 22-year-old Bloomfield woman was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison for a dealing methamphetamine conviction. Jessica Beall was sentenced Friday in Greene Superior Court as part of a negotiated plea agreement to 10 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, with four years suspended. This means she has a six-year executed sentence or three years of actual prison time for the class B felony dealing methamphetamine conviction...

The former registered nurse, accused of interfering with professional medical care and neglect of a dependent who suffers from cerebral palsy, will face an October jury trial date. Brandy S. James, 36, of Linton, made her initial appearance in Greene Circuit Court on Monday afternoon on three felony charges. Judge Erik Allen set a 9:30 a.m., Oct. 2 jury trial in the case...

A downtown Bloomfield business owner will stage a fundraiser event benefiting Shawnee Summer Theatre on Sunday that features musical entertainment and Italian food fare. Pepperoni Grill owner Mark Turner says the event is his way of giving something back to the theatre and the community for its patronage to his restaurant, now in its sixth year at 24 East Main Street...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce has several events planned for the weekend to help support the upcoming Linton Freedom Festival. Events will start Friday with the Spring Fish Fry at the Roy Clark Building from 4 to 8 p.m. The first of three motocross events this year will start Saturday at 11 a.m. with a practice session at Linton's Conservation Club, located on Park Road...

Gary Dean "Bird" Bays, 57, of Worthington, passed away at 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at I. U. Health Bloomington Hospital. He was born Oct. 19, 1954, in Greenfield to Loren and Sarah (Hamilton) Bays. Gary was a truck driver for many years. He is survived by two daughters, Kari (Shawn) Taylor of Worthington and Heather (Nathan) Weathers of Bruceville; a sister, Becky (Bill) Daymude of Linton; two brothers, Bill (Susan) Bays of Worthington and Ronnie (Yolonda) Bays of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Abigale Weathers, Mason and Ethan Taylor, and his former spouse, Carol Glasford of Worthington.. ...

Kay Ellis Cox, 68, of Sullivan, passed away on Monday, April 23, 2012 at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. She was born on Dec. 8, 1943 in Sullivan, the daughter of Robert R. and Cora A. (Ransford) Ellis. Kay graduated from Union High School in 1961 in Dugger, and was a former bookkeeper for Sullivan State Bank. She was a devoted Christian and attended Westside Church of Christ in Sullivan. Kay loved to travel and was one of the founders of Women Aglow in Greene County...

Bloomfield's girls tennis team came back from a disappointing loss Monday at Bedford North Lawrence to a convincing 5-0 win over conference foe White River Valley Tuesday afternoon. Only one position was ever in contention and that occurred at the top singles spot where Kari Schulte squeezed out a 6-3, 7-5 win over Jenny Wagner in the longest match of the day, said BHS coach Mike Canty, who's Lady Cards improved to 7-3...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds pounded out 13 hits and scored 10 runs as they outlasted Paoli 10-8 Tuesday night at Paoli. "This was a good game for us," Eastern Greene (4-10) coach Gina Ingram said. "It was nice to get a win on the road." Multiple sources powered the Lady Thunderbird offense, an offense that found themselves trailing early in the contest and battling back...

Shakamak pushed its record in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference to 3-1 after a 4-1 victory over visiting Union Tuesday. "Chriss (Jobe) has done a nice job with Union," Shakamak softball coach B.A. Shipman said. "I was impressed with the way he has them playing."...

Lonnie G. Brinson, 63, of Linton, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born on Nov. 13, 1948, in Marco, Ind., to Robert L. and Betty (Sanders) Brinson. He married Carol Brinson on Aug. 12, 1988. Lonnie was employed at Crane Naval Base in Fiber Optics, where he retired in 2010. ...

The White River Valley Lady Wolverines handed visiting Bloomfield a 2-0 setback Monday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game at Switz City. The Lady Wolverines posted single runs in the third and fourth frames. Jordan McHenry led WRV with a pair of doubles and a run driven home while Miranda Pierce knocked in the other White River Valley marker...

Gary Dean "Bird" Bays, 57, of Worthington, passed away at 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at I.U. Health Bloomington Hospital. He was born Oct. 19, 1954 in Greenfield to Loren and Sarah (Hamilton) Bays. Gary was a truck driver for many years. He is survived by two daughters, Kari (Shawn) Taylor of Worthington and Heather (Nathan) Weathers of Bruceville; a sister, Becky (Bill) Daymude of Linton; two brothers, Bill (Susan) Bays of Worthington and Ronnie (Yolonda) Bays of Indianapolis; three grandchildren, Abigale Weathers, Mason and Ethan Taylor, and his former spouse, Carol Glasford of Worthington.. ...

Patrick Green and Brodie Crowe combined to toss a two-hitter to lead Shakamak to a 9-0 victory over visiting Eastern Greene in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school baseball game Tuesday night at Jasonville. The Lakers improved to 11-1, 4-0 in league play. EGHS dropped 6-5, 1-2...

Madison Booe hit a solo home run to provide the margin of victory as host Clay City defeated Linton-Stockton 7-6 in eight innings in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game Tuesday. The Lady Miners slipped to 6-5, 3-2 in the SWIAC. "We tried to pitch around Booe. She is a heck of a hitter," said Miner coach Ruan Fougerousse. "She hit it out on a 3-2 count...

A small stack of scattered debris symbolized sweet relief for residents of a northwest Linton neighborhood elated to see the first steps the city's taking toward an ongoing clean-up effort. Street Superintendent Tim Turpin, who's overseen the demolition of the Northwest F Street properties, said the work's the first step in an ongoing effort by the city which will see more run down property taken down...

Efforts are underway to make Linton more accessible, and Thursday afternoon's Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) public hearing in Linton is the first step. Linton's ADA Coordinator Tim Turpin expects around 60 to attend Thursday's session at the Roy Clark Community Building, which will last about two hours...

Linton-Stockton High School's spring musical "Annie" will be performed this weekend in the auditeria. This year's musical will have three shows: Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 7 p.m., and Sunday at 2 p.m. Joel Young (left, as Rooster) and Autumn Reed (as Lily) go over their lines at rehearsal Monday night at the school...

Linton-Stockton won a boys and girls track and field meet Tuesday night at the Charlie Hoskins Track in Linton. The Lady Miners had 98 points, Bloomfield was second with 64, Sullivan had 57 and North Daviess 23. In the boys event, the Miners amassed a winning total of 104 points. Sullivan scored 82 points, Bloomfield took third with 32 points and North Daviess had 23 points...