Stories from Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mary Lou Blevens, 88, of Vincennes and formerly of Linton, passed away on Dec. 28, 2012, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Robert Lawrence Blevens, age 81, of Vincennes and formerly of Linton, passed away on Nov. 10, 2006, in Evansville. She was born May 7, 1924, in Demotte, the daughter of Frederick and Frances (Davis) Cheever...

Denis L. Bays, 87, of Bloomfield, passed away at 10:01 p.m. on Sunday, May 12, 2013 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. He was born on June 15, 1925 in Bloomfield, the son of Ernest Bays and Inez (Fuller) Bays. Denis was a decorated U.S. Army veteran who served his country proudly in World War II. After serving in the Army, he worked for the Navy at Crane Naval Weapons Support Center and retired after a 33-year career. His interest in service and politics then led him to an elected position as a Greene County Commissioner.

IHSAA announces baseball pairings Pairings for the 47th annual baseball state tournament pairings were drawn Tuesday morning at the Indiana High School Athletic Association offices in Indianapolis. Locally in Class A Sectional 57 at Shakamak, the opening game will...

IHSAA announces baseball pairings Pairings for the 47th annual baseball state tournament pairings were drawn Tuesday morning at the Indiana High School Athletic Association offices in Indianapolis. Locally in Class A Sectional 57 at Shakamak, the opening game will...

Because of league play at the Sullivan Elks Golf Course, Union's golf match with Bloomfield and North Knox today has been moved to Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton, starting at approximately 4:30 p.m.

Shakamak remained undefeated in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference standings after defeating host White River Valley 12-0 in five innings Monday. The Class A No. 6 Lakers (17-2) made the most of eight hits and did not commit an error. Patrick Green pitched the first two innings to earn his fifth win in...

If you've been in wooded areas lately mushroom hunting, turkey hunting or fishing you are advised by an area veterinarians to check close for pesky disease-carrying ticks. Newberry-area native Ed Borter, DVM, who maintains a clinic in Odon, says ticks are bad this year -- especially in areas where deer live or roam...

Greene Education Services will sponsor a summer camp to help students learn more about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The Project Lead the Way Gateway Academy Summer Day Camp is open to Greene County students who have completed grades 6, 7 and 8. The camp will be June 3 to 8 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at Linton-Stockton Middle School...

The view Monday evening as an Indiana Rail Road Company train made its way across the 107 year-old Tulip Trestle -- located in northeastern Greene County between Tulip and Solsberry. The aged relic has stood proud for more than a century and still serves as an important south-central Indiana rail link. ...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Eastern Greene Superintendent Ty Mungle had some good news and bad financial news for school board members at Monday night's meeting. Mungle said a three-year projection of revenue from the state following the end of the session of the Indiana General Assembly shows that about $100,000 is going to be lost in the General Fund...

EASTERN HEIGHTS -- Four Eastern Greene administrators and the varsity boys basketball coach were granted contract extensions by the school board Monday night. However, the vote was not unanimous on three of the principal contacts, which came after several months of discussion by the board...

Phyllis Ann Wright, 92, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:05 p.m. Monday, May 13, 2013 at IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born February 15, 1921 in Marion, Ill. to Dennis K. and Margaret (Jones) Brandon. She later married Odell Wright Jr. on April 5, 1942 and went on to graduate from Indiana University...

The Southern Indiana Aces, a local AAU boys basketball team, won four games and captured first place in a tournament at Evansville on May 4-5. The Aces defeated Top Select (Ky.) 57-43; MBC Evansville League 53-46; MBC of Kentucky 49-42; and Top Select 53-47 in the title game...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds dropped a 4-1 decision to host Bloomington South Monday night in Monroe County. Despite a solid pitching effort from starter Priscilla Laird, Eastern Greene was unable to take advantage of two South errors and two hits...

JAIL LOG May 13 -- Angela Kay Criger, 42, Solsberry, was arrested on a warrant issued for a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy, a class A misdemeanor. She was being held without bond. May 13 -- Terry C. Collins, 24, Dugger, was arrested on a warrant issued for preliminary charges of strangulation, a class D felony, and battery, a class D felony. Bond was set at $8,000 surety or ten percent cash...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one illegal burn, one follow-up investigation, one request for information, one incident of shots fired, one accident with personal injury, one lost and found, one medical/illness, one complaint about an animal, one harassment complaint and five traffic stops...

Wednesday Bloomfield School District will be meeting in special session at 4 p.m. in the junior high school conference room. If you have not filed your business or farm personal property forms, please do so on or before May 15, 2013 in order to avoid a penalty. If you have any questions, please contact the Assessor's Office at 812-384-2628...

The Bloomfield boys golf team won a dual meet with Northeast Dubois 199-238 Tuesday at the Phil Harris Course in Linton. Alex Bartlow fired a round of 41 to claim low medalist honors. Cole Knight finished with a round of 52 while Brady Gadberry shot a 54, Ben Shirley a 56 and Jackson Stone a 63...

White River Valley defeated Eastern Greene 197-214 in a high school boys golf match at the Phil Harris Golf Course Tuesday. Shakamak, who got a round of 42 from Eamon Eccles and Stephen Thomasson shot 60, did not have enough golfers to compile a team score...

Lucas Graber pitched a two-hitter as Barr-Reeve defeated visiting Bloomfield 10-0 in six innings in a high school baseball game Tuesday. Graber fanned six as Bloomfield's Spencer Warren had two singles, accounting for the Cardinal offense. "They are a solid team," said BHS coach Jason Pegg. "And we continue to struggle with the bats...

Linton-Stockton pitchers issued 11 walks and their defense committed seven errors as the Miners lost a 8-2 decision to host Loogootee in a high school baseball game Tuesday. Bryant Jackson had two hits and two RBIs for the Miners (13-7). Abe Neff and Joel Travis each singled while Trent Vowell doubled in three at bats...

Carolyn Sue Frye, age 76, of Vincennes, formerly of Switz City and Linton, passed away on Tues., May 14, 2013, at 2:14 p.m. at New Willow Manor in Vincennes. She was born Jan. 2, 1937, in Sandborn, the daughter of George Washington and Olive Marie (Tisdale) Moore...

Bloomfield School District and Metropolitan School District of Shakamak led Greene County schools in graduation rates, with their difference being only a fraction of a percent. Most local schools were above the state average of 88.6 percent. The area rates for 2012 are:...

Eastern Greene pushed its conference record to 5-1 with a 8-4 victory over host Union at Dugger Tuesday in a SWIAC baseball game. The Thunderbirds improved their overall record to 12-4. Keith Ringer pitched the final five innings in relief of Gage Shell, who earned the win...

This week's meeting of the Linton City Council was relatively short, but they touched on a lot of items of interest to Linton residents. State Road 54 is going to be improved - at least part of it. Highway workers will be starting a repaving project in the downtown area on Monday. They will be working on SR 54, starting from Main Street headed west. This is expected to cause some traffic delays...

BHS second, Union third North Knox defeated Bloomfield and Union in a high school boys golf match played at Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton Tuesday. The match was moved from the Sullivan Elks Club because of a scheduling conflict. The Warriors shot 170, Bloomfield had 199 and Union 223...

Class A No. 6 Shakamak snapped Edgewood's 10-game winning streak, defeating the host Mustangs 10-3 in a non-conference high school baseball game Tuesday. The Lakers pushed its record to 17-2 as Braxton Yeryar pitched the first four innings. Brett Yeryar threw the final three...

Bloomington - It was a day of a few surprises as well as some ho-hum moments at the IHSAA Girls Track and Field Sectional at Bloomington North High School. To no one's surprise, Linton-Stockton junior Michaela Hazlewood and Shakamak senior Savannah Turner secured spots in the next round...

WORTHINGTON ---- The Worthington Town Council gave approval Tuesday evening to its police department to participate in a new firearm simulation training program being established by the Greene County Prosecutor's office. Town Marshal Don Richardson called the program 'the best shooter training that you can get'. It features multiple active shooter scenarios...