Stories from Friday, April 12, 2013

The White River Valley at Loogootee baseball game set for Friday evening at 5:30 p.m. at Loogootee has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 13 at 11 a.m. Varsity will play first followed by the junior varsity.

Eastern Greene Superintendent Ty Mungle (center) receives a check from representatives of AMVETS Post No. 2000 and the Rodney Ritter Scholarship Fund. The donation was made to the Eastern Greene High School Golf Program for their golf program. Submitted photo...

Former Greene County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation (TPC) Coordinator Nancy Cummings will be the guest of honor at the 2013 Women's Health Fair. The informational meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 20 at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds, and will feature several topics focused on women's physical, emotional and spiritual health...

The Revolutionary War Veterans Association will be giving a "Liberty Seed" presentation April 15 at the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. Andrew Huffman, who has a master's degree in history and is a local social studies teacher, will be giving the presentation about the day that changed United States History -- April 19, 1775...

A Linton police officer has been investigating an incident involving a man who allegedly picked up items in the WalMart store then returned them in exchange for a store shopping card on Tuesday. A warrant was issued Thursday for the arrest of Randy Eugene Hughbanks, 25, of Linton...

The Sandborn Town Council addressed residents' complaints regarding abandoned buildings, kennel rules, and trash at the April meeting. Concerning complaints about trash that was originating from a house "on the hill," the council reported a letter was sent to the family notifying them to clean the trash in 30 days or the Knox County Solid Waste and the county health department would be called...

Two men walking down a county road outside of Lyons are accused of stealing decorative yard lights from the residential properties of three different homeowners. Jesus Martin Rodriguez Hernandez, 26, and Jose Vera Soto, 19, both of rural Lyons, were arrested by Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Bobby Pierce on April 2...

Recently retired Jasonville Fire Chief Harold "Pude" Keller (left) was honored by the City of Jasonville and the Jasonville Fire Department at a recognition ceremony Wednesday. New fire chief Justin Disney (right) presented Keller with a Certificate of Appreciate for his more than 40 years of service to the community. ......

The White River Valley at Loogootee high school baseball game was moved from today to Saturday. First pitch is scheduled for 11 a.m.

McCormick's Creek State Park, in partnership with the Owen County Family YMCA and the Friends of McCormick's Creek State Park group, will host its annual 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, April 20. The event starts at 8:30 a.m. Packet pickup will begin at 7:30 a.m. at the park's nature center...

ACTIVITY LOG April 11 -- Teresa Darlene Blevins, 42, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor. Bond was set at $500 surety or ten percent cash. April 12 -- Shane J. Wilkins, 35, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery, a class A misdemeanor. Bond was set at $1,000 surety or ten percent cash...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one incident of trespassing, one title check, two requests for information, one vandalism, one criminal mischief, one property dispute, one public intoxication, two medical/illness, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one child abuse or neglect, one theft, one message delivery, one domestic dispute - neighbor, and one traffic stop...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Anthony Jian Li, burglary, two counts of theft CIVIL CASES In Re the marriage of Cora Landis and Donald Landis, Jr., domestic relation INFRACTIONS George E. Freshour, speeding Ayanna M. Ragin, speeding Molly C. Groves, speeding...

Saturday Dugger Dollars for Scholars, a program with Scholarship America, will be hosting a fundraising all you can eat pancake breakfast for $5, which will include pancakes, sausage (limit two patties), juice, milk or coffee, from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Union High School cafeteria. Free local delivery, text or call 812-239-1641...

White River Valley finished with a 229 as they competed in a high school boys golf match against Bloomfield and host Eastern Greene at Hidden Hills Golf Course Friday. Clay Smith shot 55 to pace the Wolverines. Preston Reed had a 56, Justin Barnett 57 and Chad Evans carded a 61...

Mark Gordon Thomas, 64, of Linton, Ind., passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in Linton. Mark was born on June 7, 1948 to William and Eleanor (Bratkowski) Thomas in Hamtramick, Michigan. Mark was employed with the Worthington Pork Processing Plant as a production supervisor until their closure. ...