Stories from Sunday, October 28, 2012

FERDINAND -- The dream of a second bite at the state finals apple came to an end for the Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds Saturday night here at the IHSAA Class 2A Forest Park Semistate. It came at the hands of Class 2A second-ranked Providence 25-18, 25-20, 25-16, the team the Lady Thunderbirds (36-3) had dispatched last year at the same location on their way to the state finals...

Howard Smith, 84, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 27, 2012 at his residence in Bloomfield. Born February 5, 1928 in Freeport, NY, he was the son of Howard and Helen (Cashman) Smith. He was a geologist for the Indiana Geological Survey in Bloomington and later for Citizens Gas Corporation. He was a member of Holy Name Catholic Church in Bloomfield and was a U.S. Army veteran...