Stories from Friday, January 3, 2014

Jan. 2 -- Amanda Dawn Sheffer, 18, Solsberry, was arrested on a preliminary charge of battery. Her bond was set at $500 surety with ten percent allowed. Jan. 2-- Brent A. Arnett, 47, Jasonville, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. His bond was set at $1,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Jasonville Police Officer Andrew Duguay was the arresting officer...

The Linton Moose will host a Chicken Dinner from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4. Members and guests are welcome. It's not too late to register to become a Master Gardener! The Master Gardener Course 2014 will start on Thursday, Jan. 16 and continue meeting weekly on Thursdays for 12 weeks. The cost is $90. For more information, contact AG and NR Educator Lindy Miller at the Purdue Extension Center by calling 659-2122...

Jasonville Utilities Superintendent Troy Fougerousse said the boil order for Jasonville Utilities customers has been lifted as of Friday afternoon.

Ball State University meteorologist David Call says the weather will go from bad to worse in the next few days when an Arctic front arrives early Monday just hours after heavy snowfall on Sunday. "This could bring the coldest temperatures in two decades, creating extremely hazardous conditions," he says. "This could be one of the coldest air masses to affect Indiana and the Midwest since January 1994. This air is not expected to be that cold, but it will be close."...

Anna Marie (Hawkins) Gainey, 84, of Bloomfield, IN, passed away at 1:00 PM Wednesday, January 1, 2014 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. She was born in Greene County, IN on September 30, 1929, the daughter of Charles Milton Hawkins and Eva Lena Van Meter Hawkins...

A 52-year-old Linton man accused of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, sideswiping another vehicle, then leaving the scene of the accident, was arrested last Saturday and scheduled to appear in court early Friday. Tony Gene Peterson was expected to be charged in Greene Superior Court with: Operating a vehicle while intoxicated endangering a person, a class A misdemeanor; operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a class D felony; operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class C misdemeanor; operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a class D felony; operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more, a class A misdemeanor; operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a class D felony; and failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in damage to attended vehicle, a class C misdemeanor.. ...

Late Friday afternoon Jasonville Police identified Joshua A. Ray, 25, Jasonville as the deceased individual in a possible homicide investigation. Ray was identified after an autopsy at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute Friday morning conducted by Dr. Roland Kohr...

As winter storm Ion makes its way through the midwest, Greene County officials urge residents to stay in. Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe said the severe winter weather coming Sunday and Monday is a call for concern about safety. He said with forecasts of six to 10 inches of snow and temperatures well below zero, conditions will be dangerous...

BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield limited Shoals to just one basket in the first 12 minutes as the Cardinals defeated the Jug Rox 65-22 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game here at Glover Gymnasium Friday night. The Cardinals improved to 4-3 with its 19th victory in the past 21 meetings with Shoals. The Jug Rox slipped to 1-5...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds fell to 5-2 on the year after a 69-41 loss to host Bloomington South Friday night in a non-conference boys basketball game. They were led by Cam Creager with 15 points while Camden Sego and Briar Martindale added seven each...

SWITZ CITY -- A win is a win, regardless of how unfolds. That was the case Friday night as White River Valley escaped with a 40-35 win over visiting Vincennes Rivet here Friday night. "Careless there at the end which has been the story of our season," WRV (4-2) coach J.B. Neill said. "We had a couple of opportunities when we were up seven or 10 points and could've put them away...

A Bloomfield youngster made a smashing entrance into the new year on Tuesday night and got to meet a well-known comedian. On New Year's Eve, Luke and Heather Stoner, of Bloomfield, wanted to surprise their family ---- Kaleb Stoner and Abby Stoner ---- with a fun night at the famed Watermelon Drop in Vincennes...

A 2006 Shakamak graduate will be showcasing her hunting skills on a new television show in January. At first look, Krysten (Steurwald) McDaniel does not look like she can take down a black bear with a bow at just over a petite 5-feet tall. She explained the television show she has been shooting hunting footage for hopes to dispell the thought that a woman can be a lady and hunt for her own food...

The ladies dressed in pink smocks at the entrance of Greene County General Hospital do much more than greet people with a smile. The Greene County General Hospital Auxiliary frequently hosts fundraisers to ensure the hospital has state of the art equipment...