Stories from Monday, May 7, 2012

The Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District and new watershed coordinator will be hosting the first watershed steering committee Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Eastern Greene Middle School Central Board Room. Plummer/Richland Creek Watershed Coordinator Adam Grossman said the purpose of the steering committee is for residents of eastern Greene, western Monroe and southeastern Owen counties to express their watershed concerns...

Thank you for helping with show To the Editor: The Greene County Master Gardeners' Association would like to thank everyone who attended our Greene County Flower & Patio Show on April 28 and April 29. A special thanks to all our vendors who helped make our show a success: Biltz Greenhouses, Clay City Pottery, Country Barn, Curveside Flowers, Earth Images, Ellen's Handmade Soaps, Goedde Gourds, Noah Smith Garden Tools, Shade Tree Garden, Somewhere in Thyme, The Red Barn, Reeves Greenhouse, Tastefully Simple, Valley Implement and our food vendors, J&T Concessions and the Greene County Extension Homemakers.. ...

Margaret M. (Murdock) Richards, 86, of Linton, passed away Saturday evening, May 5, 2012, at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born in Linton on Nov. 25, 1925, to Andrew Murdock and Margaret Rosetta (Jarman). On June 14, 1947, she married George A. "Pest" Richards...

A 51-year-old Jasonville woman faces a felony theft charge after she allegedly stole several items from the Casey's General Store in Jasonville to give to her daughter as a belated birthday present. Carolyn Sue Russell, who lives on East Shanklin Street, has been issued a summons to appear in Greene Circuit Court on a class D felony theft charge at 9:15 a.m. on May 16...

The Greene County Commissioners were busy Monday morning accepting a variety of bids for several on-going projects. Snedegar Construction, of Bloomington, was the low bidder on the Scotland area sewer line project with a bid of $751,712.71. Reed and Sons of Construction, of Bloomington, followed at $798,099. Other bids included: Dave O'Mara Construction, of North Vernon, $946,859; Graves Plumbing, of Switz City, $1,202,828; and Atlas Excavating, Inc. of West Lafayette, $1,270,634...

Lonnie E. Walters, 69, of Sandborn, Ind., formerly of Dugger, Ind., passed away on Friday May, 4, 2012, in Bloomington, Ind. He was born in Sullivan County on Jan. 7, 1943, to Lewis and Beverley (Jewell) Walters. Lonnie served in the US Navy and was a member of the American Legion Post #22 of Linton, Ind. He was employed with the railroad, as well as a contractor and a handyman...

Class 3A No. 3 Gibson Southern handed host Bloomfield a pair of losses Saturday at the Northside Diamonds. In the opening contest the Lady Cardinals made a run in the third inning stand until the sixth when Gibson Southern pushed across a single run to even things ahead of a game-winning tally in the seventh for a 2-1 BHS setback...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbird baseball team split a doubleheader on the road at Eminence Saturday. In the opening game the Thunderbirds got a complete game, three-hit performance from Carter Divine as Eastern Greene pounded the Eels 14-2 in five innings...

The White River Valley girls tennis team broke through with their first victory of the season Saturday against the South Putnam Braves, winning 3-2. "This morning the girls woke up as tennis players," WRV coach Roger Maryfield said. "If they all would play like they did today each and every match, we could compete with most teams...

Duane R. Daugherty, Sr., age 63, of Linton, passed away on Monday morning, May 7, 2012, at his residence. He was born Sept. 8, 1948, in Linton, the son of George & Mary (Burger) Daugherty. He was a 1968 graduate of Shakamak High School & a 1980 graduate of Ivy Tech. ...

Brendon Bovair had an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning to lift Riverton Parke to a 10-9 victory over host Bloomfield Saturday in a high school baseball game. The Cardinals had scored in every inning through six before coming up scoreless in the seventh. They rallied from an 8-2 deficit to tie the game at 9-all after six...

The Union High School softball team lost two games at the Owen Valley Invitational Saturday. The Lady Bulldogs fell 10-0 in six innings to Cloverdale and then lost to Shakamak 13-12 in the consolation game. "Cloverdale hit the ball well," UHS coach Chriss Jobe said of losing pitcher Cierra Manuel allowing 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings as the game ended via the 10-run rule with two outs in the bottom of the sixth. ...

In an unusual high school baseball doubleheader Saturday, Shakamak split two games, winning both games on the road. The Lakers (14-3) remained undefeated in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference with a 5-4 victory at Linton-Stockton. Both teams had just two hits and combined for 27 strikeouts...

Linton-Stockton had all four golfers score in the 30s, five overall, as the Miners picked up two wins in a high school match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Monday. Led by low medalist Cole Bradbury, who had a 35, the Miners had a winning total of 148...

The Bloomfield High School boys golf team shot a season-low 177 as the Cardinals earned two wins in a match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Monday. Union shot a 218 while Shakamak only had one golfer (Eamon Eccles, 51). Alex Bartlow was low medalist, pacing the Cardinals with a 39...

JASONVILLE -- It was a classic softball pitcher's duel between county and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rivals Bloomfield and Shakamak. When it was all said and done, the Lady Lakers had survived thanks to a stalwart pitching effort from sophomore Kelsey Samm and an RBI groundout by Meghan Miller in a 1-0 decision here Monday...

Union made the most of two hits and Cierra Manuel allowed just one earned run as the host Lady Bulldogs defeated Lawrenceville, Ill. 3-2 in a high school softball game at Dugger Monday. Hallie Smith scored two runs and Shania Hale also scored once. Olivia Pinkston and Autumn Secrest each had an RBI single...

It was senior day at the White River Valley High School tennis courts on Monday, with the Lady Wolverines losing to Northeast Dubois 5-0. Senior's Alyssa Flynn and Amanda Gardner are winding down their high school career, according to WRV coach Roger Maryfield...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals had little trouble downing the Washington Hatchets 4-1 in girls' tennis action Monday afternoon. The Cards swept the singles matches dropping a total of only five games. In the top position Kari Schulte knocked off Chelsee Brown, 6-0, 6-4...

Councilman Bryan Woodall reminded the public at the Switz City Town Council meeting Monday evening that the Community Yard Sale is Saturday, June 9. The fire station will serve a biscuit and gravy breakfast and hot dogs and hamburgers for lunch. Those participating in the sale who want their address on the maps should contact the Town Hall...

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DUGGER -- A "no" vote from Dugger Town Councilman Lane Lovelace may have ended plans for a proposed 10-unit apartment complex on land donated by Peabody Coal. "I'm just not sure on down the road who's going to do the upkeep on this," he said. "Where's responsibility for this going to lie? Is it going to come back on the town?"...

At least nine Linton businesses had either glass doors or windows damaged over the weekend by what appears have been some kind of firearm - possibly a Co2-powered pellet or BB gun. Linton City Police Chief Troy Jerrell reports that all of the criminal mischief incidents were believed to have occurred after 1 a.m. on Sunday...

There will be a change of ownership of one of Linton and Sullivan's most successful businesses next week. The sale of Angell's Food Centers, Inc., to Baesler's Market, of Terre Haute, will be official May 14, according to an announcement by Joe Angell, president of the company...