Stories from Thursday, August 2, 2012

UPDATED AT 8:50 A.M. ON THURSDAY: The water main in Jasonville has been repaired, but water customers are asked to boil their water until further notice. --- There has been a main water line break at the intersection of Main Street and Horace Street in Jasonville. Water will be shut off from approximately 4 to 9 a.m. today. If a boil order is need the city will update as soon as possible.

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Brandi M. Owen, driving while suspended with a prior 10 year suspension. Small Claims Filings Renewing Management, Inc. vs. Kaylee Blake, collection. Infractions Patrick K. Sullivan, speeding. Bryan L. Brumfield, driving left of center...

The Eastern Greene High School girls golf team opened the season against Mitchell at Stonecrest Wednesday. The Lady Thunderbirds shot a 225 while Mitchell did not have the required four golfers to amass a team score. Hannah Tanksley of Mitchell was low medalist with a 42...

DUGGER -- With the excessive heat as an ever-present factor, the Union Bulldogs opened practice this week with a familiar theme. "I've got an older squad for the most part, so that helps in the drill work and knowing what we want done," head coach Todd Gambill said during Tuesday's morning workout. "They've stepped up real nice and for most of them it's just a matter of brushing up on last year...

DUGGER -- From a distance, Marisa Abrams blends in with her teammates on the Union High School football team. From that same distance the only thing that sets her apart from her teammates is the dark ponytail that extends about halfway down her back...

Player registrations for the upcoming baseball, softball, and T-ball fall seasons at the Shakamak Youth League will be on the following Saturdays: Aug. 11, 18 and 25 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room in the concession stand at Hanna Field in Jasonville...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday, Aug. 1 included one investigation of fraud, another follow-up investigation, two requests for information, two bar fights, one incident of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one incident of disorderly conduct, one transport of documentation, three accidents with property damage, two medical/illness runs, one VIN check, three suspicious vehicles and/or persons, one complaint of harassment, one speeding vehicle, one traffic control detail, two welfare checks, one fingerprint for a gun permit, two domestic disputes, one ordinance violation and one battery.. ...

Someone was up to no good on Tuesday when they called an elderly Greene County homeowner and claimed to be a county official who needed information about their property. Whatever the unknown caller was trying to do, their plot was foiled thanks to quick action by Greene County Recorder Stuart Dowden...

A 65-year-old Linton man, Robert L. Bennett, was arrested after police responded to a report of a domestic disturbance on NW A St. in Linton early Thursday. The police report states an incident allegedly occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Bennett's residence...

The Greene County Recorder's Office is providing a new online service that will give the public the ability to have their name and property monitored within the county recorder's office in order to track possible fraudulent activity. It's called "Property Fraud Alert."...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce heard an update from Lavon Yoho about the reopening of the Yoho General Store in Solsberry. Yoho General Store was purchased by CFC Properties in March, and has since restored the property with the understanding they keep the original name...

Green Geek Recycling will be at Linton's Humphreys Park on Aug. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help dispose of old electronics. Green Geek is a new branch of Node1 Technology created to help dispose of items otherwise not easily thrown away. "This is an opportunity for people to clean out their closets, garages and so forth. They can bring in those old items they couldn't dispose of because they couldn't take them to the landfill," E-Waste Specialist Judy Miller explained...

Registration forms are available for the fourth annual Jasonville Mayor's Ride to help raise money for the city park. Forms are available for the Aug. 25 motorcycle ride at the mayor's office or at Jo Etta's Pizza Villa in Jasonville. Riders can also register at the Jasonville City Park at 9 a.m. the day of the event...

He's been forced to miss Linton's last two Freedom Festival parades due to campaigning. Now, John Gregg aims to ride in the next one -- as governor. Speaking Thursday evening at the Roy Clark Community Center for a Greene County fundraiser, the former Speaker of the Indiana House and Vincennes University president, promised to return...

Some financial relief for Dugger could potentially come from the sale of property that, until Thursday, the town council didn't even know the community may own. That word came amid Wednesday's day-long financial session, a special meeting where the council made decisions which trimmed three jobs and cut most town employee salaries around 15 percent...

By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer A quarterly sale held through Saturday at the Linton Public Library means bargains which are truly one for the books. While the library maintains an ongoing book sale on the first shelves directly inside the facility's northwest entrance, the quarterly sale held through Saturday expands the fare while reducing prices...

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