Stories from Monday, February 25, 2013

A Peru, Ind., woman is jailed in Sullivan County, facing two preliminary felony counts for allegedly trafficking cell phones into the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle. Sheyenne Johnson, 26, came to the facility early Sunday afternoon to visit offender Roger Jaske. Correctional staff in the facility visit room observed Johnson place an object into a sandwich and pass it to Jaske. Staff then closed in, confiscating the object, wrapped in tape...

There's no doubt it takes a certain kind of individual to be the quarterback of one of the best football teams in any state. Undoubtedly it takes a student-athlete with athletic ability, football acumen and the ability to stand in the face of pressure and perform at the highest level...

A Lesson in Civics and Life Dear Editor, There are times in life in which we all feel we just can't catch a break. The cards are stacked against us. We can't beat the system. We can't fight city hall. We feel powerless in the face of unfairness and injustice...

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Feb. 24, rating points and previous rankings: Class 4A Others receiving votes: Concord 41. Indpls N. Central 38. Jeffersonville 30. Indpls Ben Davis 22. Jay Co. 15...

At the February meeting of the Sandborn Town Council, the council responded to an application for a part-time town marshal submitted by Thomas Clements. Council President Ralph Heshelman explained that there are no funds budgeted for such a position at this time...

Students from across the county had the opportunity to consider their future with the help of an Indiana University representative Feb. 11 at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds. The event was sponsored by Greene Education Services and the Indiana Speakers Bureau. Other sponsors include Greene County Foundation and the Indiana Youth Institute...

JAIL LOG Feb. 23 -- Joshua Kent Netherlain, 27, Jasonville, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor, and leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $5,000 surety or ten percent cash. He was released later the same day after posting $500 cash...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one trespassing, one title check, one follow-up investigation, two requests for information, one bar fight, one juvenile-delinquent, one custody dispute or exchange, one protective order violation, one drug investigation, two reports of criminal mischief, one alcohol-related incident, one transport of documentation, one missing or runaway juvenile, three accidents with property damage, one lost and found, six medical/illness, two suspicious vehicles or persons, four assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, two extra patrols, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one welfare check or concern, one arrest - wanted on warrant, two domestic disputes, one abandoned vehicle and 32 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES RAB Performance Recoveries LLC vs. Stephen Stockrahm, collection GE Capital Retail Bank vs. Kenneth Chadwich, collection Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC as assignee of GE Capital Retail Bank /Walmart vs. Kristen Laue, collection...

Linton-Stockton School Board President Ralph Witty said, during one of three meetings on Monday evening, "The Middle School Building Project is moving right along." Witty said site preparation work is completed and workers are ready to start laying blocks this week, if the weather stays nice...

The printing costs of the employee handbook has the Greene County Council shopping around for a cheaper alternative than a paper version of the document. The Council voted Monday to table an additional appropriation request from the county commissioners that would have provided funds to print and provide copies of the revised employee handbook to each county worker...

The Bloomfield School District Board of School Trustees learned about administrators' efforts to possibly get computers for all students in the school district at the regular meeting on Monday. Superintendent Dan Sichting said the 1-to-1 Computer Study Committee has been attending training events and visiting other schools to learn more about the initiative...

Jason Hays got the maximum -- 20 years in prison. Hays was sentenced by Judge Erik Allen in Greene Circuit Court Monday afternoon for a class B felony conviction of operating a vehicle with methamphetamine in his body causing a crash on Feb. 15, 2012 which claimed the life of Savanah Allen...

Tuesday The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees has rescheduled its regular meeting for 6 p.m. in the library. An executive session to discuss a job performance evaluation of individual employees will be held at 5:30 the same day. The Linton Public Library will have a Movie Night on from 5 to 7 p.m. ...

Indiana Patriot Guard members Rick Thompson (left), of Linton, and Lester Eytenson, of Sullivan, bow their heads in respect along the flag-lined sidewalk outside Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton on Monday. The two men, also members of American Legion Riders from Bloomfield Post 196 and Sullivan Post 139, respectively, were paying tribute to 28-year-old Aaron Hineman, of Palestine, Ill., and formerly of Linton, whose funeral was Monday afternoon.

The children and grandchildren are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dean and Karen Mumma, better known in the local community as "Dino" and "Cookie." They are the parents of three children, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. A reception will be Saturday, March 2 from 4-7 p.m.