Stories from Friday, February 22, 2013

Family says thank you for birthday celebration To the Editor: The immediate family of Ray Correll want to thank the people of the area for their attendance at the OPEN HOUSE Celebration of Ray's 90th Birthday. Dad was amazed at the number of relatives and friends who came and spent time with him, And he loved every moment...

Plans have tentatively been made for a farmer's market to start in Linton this spring, pending approval from the city attorney and Linton City Council. Linton Park Board President Richard Kaiser said the official presentation for the farmer's market will be made at the next city council meeting on March 11 at 6 p.m...

A steering committee met with a Ball State architecture and planning advisor Thursday to get a start on the "Imagine Bloomfield" project. Associate Professor for the Department of Urban Planning at Ball State University Scott Truex led the meeting, consisting of several Bloomfield residents, to get an idea of what the program could do for the town...

For some Greene County workers, it might be time to alter their lifestyle by losing weight, exercising and getting more sleep. A recent wellness screening of about a quarter of Greene County government employees showed more than half were at high risk for coronary disease...

A Bloomfield woman will be using a portion of the proceeds from her recently published book to fund a scholarship for local girls interested in the engineering field. Tina Closser published her first book "Non-Compliance: The Sector" in October under the pen name Paige Daniels...

Virginia L. Haywood, 89, of Noblesville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 at Riverwalk Village in Noblesville. Born Jan. 19, 1924 in Union County, Ky., the daughter of Raphel and Anna Leona (Mills) Haywood. Virginia worked as a checker at White's Grocery Store and had also worked at the Woolen Mill in Bloomfield. ...

JAIL LOG Feb. 21 -- Tracey Lyn Sizemore, 51, Crane, was arrested on preliminary charges of: Possession of methamphetamine, a class D felony; possession of a controlled substance, a class D felony; possession of paraphernalia, a class A misdemeanor; and resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor -- and was being held without bond...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one drug investigation, one public intoxication, one structure fire, two incidents of loitering, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, one harassment complaint, two theft reports, one fireworks incident, one welfare check or concern, one domestic dispute - neighbor, and one traffic stop...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Christopher Whitfield, burglary, theft CIVIL CASES In Re the marriage of Yolanda Roberts and Christopher Roberts, domestic relation GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Eric Michael Blanton, driving while suspended wit a prior conviction within ten years, possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid...

Saturday The Dugger American Legion will have a fundraising breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. A patriot quilt will be given away. Linton Moose will have a fish and shrimp dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. and karaoke at 8 p.m. Members and guests are welcome. There will be a lasagna fundraising dinner for the AM Risher Memorial Pool in Linton from 4 to 8 p.m. ...

A 56-year-old Linton woman was taken into custody at a store in Linton after she was apprehended by the store's loss prevention officers. She allegedly had over 40 items concealed in her purse. Patrolman Brock Garrison of the Linton Police Department was dispatched to the WalMart store Thursday evening...

A bench warrant was issued on Monday for the arrest of Christopher Michael Whitfield, 31, of Solsberry, and he was taken into custody on Friday. He's accused of stealing a backhoe out of a barn and selling it to someone else...

ELNORA -- North Daviess scored the final seven points as the host Cougars came away with a 39-37 victory over Eastern Greene in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball game here Friday night. The Cougars concluded the regular season with a 15-6 record, 5-3 in the SWIAC...

BLOOMFIELD -- The boys high school basketball regular season came to a close for the Bloomfield Cardinals on Friday night and it wasn't a very happy ending. After proving themselves to be a worthy challenger to Class A No. 3 Barr-Reeve, the Bloomfield offense sputtered in the fourth quarter leading to a 51-39 loss...

The Shakamak High School boys basketball team concluded the regular season with a 52-41 non-conference victory over visiting Owen Valley Friday night at Jasonville. The Lakers and the Patriots both concluded the regular season with 10-11 records. They were scheduled to play in December at the Wabash Valley Classic but OVHS had to forfeit because of travel issues in bad weather...