Stories from Wednesday, July 31, 2013

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG July 30 - Ron Len Carmichael, 51, Jeffersonville, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated - a class A misdemeanor. His bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released later the same day after posting $400 cash. Bloomfield Lt. Marshal Jeremy Inman was the arresting officer...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday, July 30 included one fight, one juvenile - delinquent, one vehicle fire, one funeral escort, one medical/illness run, one vehicle identification check, two assists to other agencies, one harassment complaint, two thefts, one disabled or stranded vehicle and four traffic stops...

After five years at the helm of the Eastern Greene baseball program and four years in charge of the athletic department, Trevor McConnell has resigned from the Little Cincinnati school. McConnell will now become a special education teacher, assistant football and assistant baseball coach at Bloomington South High School...

The Linton Youth Football League will be having sign-ups from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 and from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. Children who will be age 8 before Jan. 31, 2014 and under 13 are eligible to play tackle football. Children 6 and 7 also can sign-up for the flag football league on both days...

Practice for the White River Valley High School boys tennis team will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5 at the WRV courts. Athletes need to have a completed physical on file in the school office before being eligible to practice.

Martha Lou King, 71, of Indianapolis, passed away July 30, 2013 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born Oct. 30, 1941, to the late Ernest Ray and Fern (Fiscus) Landis. Martha was a 1959 graduate of Switz City Central High School. She was employed by Indiana Insurance/Liberty Mutual for 43 years, retiring in 2002...

The summer intern at the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) hopes to come back to her home county and work after graduating from college. Shelby Britton, of Solsberry, is majoring in Animal Agribusiness with a minor in food agribusiness at Purdue University. She will be graduating in December of 2014...

With the 2014 budget hearings set for early September, the Greene County Council at Monday's meeting turned their attention to finances. Budget hearings are set for Sept. 3, 4 and 5. The budget request estimates received total $18,007,753.60, which includes $6,135,286 in the General Fund and $11,872,467.60 in all other funds...

A Bloomfield youngster has inspired Hi-Lift Jack Trail Day organizers to donate proceeds from the event to the Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. The Trail Day will be at Redbird State Riding Area Saturday, Aug. 24 with registration beginning at 9 a.m...

Jason T. Haywood, 30, Bloomfield, is accused of injury to a woman caused by dragging her around on gravel then leaving with a small child in his vehicle, then fleeing from an officer at a high rate of speed when the officer knew the child was not buckled in to the child's safety seat...

Wednesday The Worthington Son Shine Shop is having a bag sale July 30 thru August 10. Fill one bag or more for $8 each. This includes all clothing, shoes, toys, and a selection of books and tapes. The Dugger Bible Baptist Church will host Vacation Bible School, located at Zions Hill Christian School, July 30 to Aug. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be Bible stories, skits, 4-wheeler rides, water slide, bounch house, gym sports, fun and games. For more information, call 648-2101...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Shea K. Wonder, driving whle suspended with a prior State vs. Erika J. Dewar, reckless driving State vs. Kyle Cantrell, illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage State vs. Brandi Marshall, operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in person's body...