Stories from Monday, August 26, 2013

Alayne B. Fiscus, 75, of Worthington, passed away at 7:55 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2013, at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born Jan. 23, 1938, in Greene County, to Harry F. and Aubrey June (Boswell) Fiscus. Alayne taught at Central School at Switz City for several years, she also was Greene County Attendance Officer and had worked at Worthington State Bank. She was a member of the Baptist Church...

If you're wondering what the books "Catch-22," "The Great Gatsby" and "The Lord of the Rings" have in common, the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library can help you out. These books were all once challenged to be censored and fall into the category of "banned books." These books and more are topics of monthly banned books discussions at the library...

The third annual Hi-Lift Jack Trail Ride at Redbird State Riding Area (SRA) drew more than 225 vehicles on Saturday. The event, hosted by Hi-Lift Jack Company of Bloomfield as way to say thank you to the firm's customers from around the world. "I think we ended up with the most vehicles at one of these (appreciation rides). ...

Barbara Jean Lehman, 79, of Linton, passed away at 1:05 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013, at Glenburn Home in Linton, where she was loved and cared for by the staff on Station 500. She was born Oct. 23, 1933, in Dugger, the daughter of Robert Granville Arnold, Sr. and Violet Marie (Shake) Arnold...

The Roosters will once again be bringing a variety of music with their eight-piece band to the Linton Music Festival this weekend. The Linton Music Festival kicks off Friday at 6 p.m. in Linton's Humphreys Park. The three-day music festival will feature 30 acts on two stages, the Linton Family Pharmacy Main Stage and the Greene County General Hospital Stage...

In small communities, when someone is in need, it seems as if people always rise to the challenge to help. In Greene County, a local businesswoman is doing just that. Michelle Lockhart, owner of Lockhart's Learning Ladder Daycare in Linton, is organizing a diaper and wipes drive for Marcie Dierdorff, who is expecting her third child in December...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Aug. 23 -- Rodger L. Wilson Jr, 27, of Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of theft, a class D felony. Bond set at $4,000 surety with 10 percent allowed. Bloomfield Lt. Marshal Jeremy Inman was the arresting officer...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday to Sunday included one refusal to leave; two frauds; one title check; one medical/extraction; six follow up investigations; 15 information requests; two juvenile/delinquents; four vandalisms; four custody dispute/exchange; three school/foot patrols; one property dispute; one fire/structure; one transport/documentation; one accident with personal injury; four medical/illness; one alarm; four animal complaints; six suspicious vehicles/persons; three assists to other agencies; three burglaries; two harassment complaints; one child abuse/molestation/neglect; one possibly intoxicated driver; two reckless drivers; three traffic control; five thefts; two thefts of bicycles; one welfare check/concern; one 9-1-1 prank/false call; one fingerprint; one domestic dispute; two shoplifting; three community relations; one ordinance violation; and three traffic stops.. ...

Betty Ann "Annie" Kirk, 74, of Madison, IN passed away at 8:40 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, KY. She was born in Oaktown, IN, the daughter of William Moses Archer and Nellie Ruth Bennett Archer. Betty was a member of the Point of Grace Fellowship Apostolic Church in Madison, IN...

Eastern Greene and Linton-Stockton were among the nine high school girls golf teams that competed at the Vincennes Rivet Invitational Saturday at the Country Club of Old Vincennes. The host Lady Patriots finished first with a 316 while Evansville Memorial was second with a 344...

The Bloomfield Cardinals picked up three hard fought victories to win the Bedford North Lawrence Invitational Tennis Tournament Saturday afternoon improving their season record to 6-0. The Cards beat host BNL 4-1 in the first match and then bested Borden 3-2 to win pool A...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbird split a pair of matches Saturday in their own round robin volleyball tournament. In the opener, they handed Eminence a 25-5, 25-11 setback before dropping their second match of the day to Sullivan. The Lady Thunderbirds left the court falling in three sets 28-30, 25-18, 13-15 to the Lady Golden Arrows...

The Bloomfield High School cross country teams ran in Saturday's Early Bird Cross Country Meet at LaVerne Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute. The BHS boys finished the day with a team total of 323 while the girls combined for a team total of 263...

The Linton-Stockton boys and girls cross country teams took part in Saturday's Fountain Central Grand Prix. The boys were led by Janzen Franklin (18:19) who placed 11th in the field that included runners from 18 other schools. The top finisher for the Lady Miners was Hanna Camden who ran a time of 27 minutes to place 67th...

The White River Valley boys tennis team took home a second place finish from Saturday's West Vigo Invitational. In No. 1 singles play, Trent Myers defeated Trey Moore of South Putnam 6-0, 6-2 then lost to Kyle Watson 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. The No. 2 singles bracket saw Ethan Hoffeditz drop his first match of the day 6-1, 6-1 to Brock Mitchell of Turkey Run...

A 27-year-old Bloomfield man was taken into custody Friday evening after a warrant was issued for his arrest earlier in the day. Rodger L. Wilson, Jr. is accused of shoplifting items from the Picnic Basket convenience store in Bloomfield on Aug. 11...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Justin Lee Axsom, two counts of possession of a Schedule I, II, III or IV controlled substance State vs. Johnny McCarter, four counts of child molesting State vs. Robert G. Clark, theft State vs. Frances J. Rooney, neglect of a dependent - dependent put in a situation endangering dependent's life or health...

Tuesday The Linton-Stockton School Corporation Board of School Trustees will meet in special session on Tuesday, Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be help at the administration office at 801 First St. Wednesday, Aug. 28 Greene County Coin Club will meet at the 4-H Building. Dealers will be there at 6 p.m. and meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome to attend. Any questions, please call 384-8516...

Two requests for additional appropriations brought before the Greene County Council on Monday by the head of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation and the County Surveyor drew plenty of discussion, but both passed the initial phase, and gained approval to be advertised...

The Sullivan at Linton-Stockton football game has been moved back one hour and will now start at 8 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field.

The Sullivan at Linton-Stockton football game has been moved back one hour and will now start at 8 p.m. Friday at Roy Williams Field.

The Eastern Greene High School boys cross country team finished fourth at the Bedford North Lawrence Invitational to begin the 2013 season Monday. The Thunderbirds scored 119 points. Justin Terry was 14th overall for EGHS, running the 3.1-mile course a time of 18 minutes and 41 seconds...

JASONVILLE -- Rome wasn't built in a day and a volleyball program isn't rebuilt in a week, just ask the Shakamak Lady Lakers. The Lady Lakers took another step down that difficult, mine-filled road back to being among the area's elite volleyball teams in a 22-25, 23-25, 25-20, 23-25 loss to visiting Riverton Parke here Monday night...

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Monday, August 26, 2013, rating points and previous rankings: 6A Others receiving votes: 11, Brownsburg 18. 12, Noblesville 16. 13, Fishers 12. 14, Homestead 10. 15, Crown Point 8. 16, Lafayette Jeff 4. 17, Portage 2. 18, Indpls Tech 2...