Stories from Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Nedra Spinks, 68, of Columbus, IN, died at 8:48 a.m. Monday, June 11, 2012, at her home. Nedra was a librarian for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation for 39 years, from 1964 until retiring in 2003. She also was a member of the Bartholomew County Public Library Board for 16 years...

Ruth Jaynes, 90, of Lake Alfred, FL, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2012. She was born in Bedford, Ind., and lived in Bloomfield with her family until moving to Lake Alfred, Fla. in 2002. Ruth worked as a sales clerk for the Five & Dime Store, was a member of the United Methodist Church in Bloomfield, and she was a member of the Oddfellows and Rebekah lodges...

Max Leon Stalcup, Sr., 70, of Rock Hill, S.C., passed away Saturday morning, June 9, 2012. Max was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving on the U.S.S Recovery during the Cuban Crisis. Originally from Worthington, Ind., he was a longtime resident of Rock Hill. ...

Max Robert Floyd, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, June 11, 2012 at Ketcham Memorial Nursing Home in Odon. Born Oct. 27, 1922 in Greene County, he was the son of Joseph Elmer and Effie Mae (Denman) Floyd. Max served his country with the United State Marine Corps retiring as a Master Sergeant. ...

Janavieve Newman, 100, passed away Monday, June 11, 2012 at her residence. She was born April 17, 1912 in Mooreland, Ind. to the late George and Mary Gay (Schifflet) Davis. A homemaker, she graduated from Mooreland High School and was a lifelong resident of Mooreland. She was an active member of White Branch Church of the Brethren, where she was in the Ladies Aid and was a Sunday school teacher...

The Linton City Council formally codified changes in rates to the city's golf cart license fees into an ordinance passed Monday night. "These are all things that we've decided in the past," said Mayor John Wilkes of the quick, unanimous passage of the changes. "This is just putting them into ordinances."...

A Terre Haute man has a November jury trial date in Greene Circuit Court after he was arrested for allegedly stealing a variety of railroad track parts, owned by Indiana Rail Road Company, near Jasonville. Carl Lee Finley, 42, was arrested last Sunday after a theft investigation by Jasonville Police Officer Andrew Duguay...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the official opening of Ivy Tech Community Cooperative's new location in Linton. Formerly located at the White River Junior-Senior High School in Switz City, the cooperative will be open at the new 140 N. Main Street location Monday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. to noon on Friday...

A Linton businessman and a friend spent nine continuous days in the water on a boat called "Company Business" they had completely reconstructed. James Tibbett -- owner, founder and president of CB&M Surveys in Linton -- said he had made several boat trips on the White River, but it wasn't the big adventure he was looking for...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Richard C. Ausman, battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman. State v.s Carl Lee Finley theft. Civil Filings Capital One Bank vs. Christopher Jarmen, civil collection. Precision Recovery Analytics vs. Sabrina Westfall, civil collection...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 11 included: One breaking-and-entering case; one illegal burn; one follow-up investigation; one custody dispute/exchange; two property damage traffic accidents; one animal complaint; one harassment complaint; one motor vehicle theft; one arrest on a warrant; four domestic disputes; and one traffic stop...

A Terre Haute man has a November jury trial date in Greene Circuit Court after he was arrested for allegedly stealing a variety of railroad track parts, owned by Indiana Rail Road Company, near Jasonville. Carl Lee Finley, 42, was arrested last Sunday after a theft investigation by Jasonville Police Officer Andrew Duguay...

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a Worthington man after he allegedly battered his pregnant girlfriend and forced her to withdraw some money from an ATM machine. Richard C. Ausman, 26, faces three felony charges of battery resulting in bodily injury to a pregnant woman -- a class C felony; robbery -- a class C felony; and theft -- a class D felony...

The Worthington Town Council has joined the fight to keep White River Valley-Worthington Elementary School open and viable, despite discussions by the school board about studying the possibility of combining the school with the district's other elementary school in Lyons...

Deborah Clubbs, 61, of Vincennes, passed away Sunday June 10, 2012, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind.. Born September 25, 1950, in Missouri, she was the daughter of Robert James Clubbs and Lenora (Slusher) Clubbs. Deborah was a Special Education teacher at North Knox School Corporation for 38 years, and she was a member of the Harvest Community Church in Bloomfield...

FRANKLIN -- Clayton French's short game was the best part of his arsenal at the high school boys golf state finals Tuesday here at The Legends Golf Club. It resulted in just 28 putts as part of his two-over par 74 score, which left him in sixth place as a individual. The top nine individuals, including ties -- not on qualifying teams -- advanced to Wednesday's second day of competition, which will feature another 18 holes...