Stories from Thursday, February 6, 2014

Feb. 4 -- Daniel Wayne Clark, 29, Linton, was arrested on a parole warrant issued for an alleged parole violation. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Andrew Price was the arresting officer. Feb. 5 -- Michael Gene Brault, 28, Spencer, was arrested on a warrant issued for an alleged probation violation. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Shawn Cullison was the arresting officer...

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 614 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 For VIGO-CLAY-OWEN-SULLIVAN-GREENE-MONROE-KNOX-DAVIESS-MARTIN at 614 AM EST THU FEB 6 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL INDIANA. DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners game at North Central, postponed due to weather on Tuesday night, will now be played tonight beginning with the junior varsity contest at 6 p.m. Fans are also reminded that the Miner boys game against South Knox is still on despite school being closed at South Knox...

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday, Feb. 5, included one fraud investigation, one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one custody dispute or exchange, two utility repairs, two medical runs, one alarm, one harassment complaint, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one welfare check or concern, one assist to the fire department, one domestic dispute and one battery incident...

Low-interest federal disaster loans will be made available to citizens, businesses and certain non-profit organizations in Greene and 18 other Indiana counties the result of severe weather damage on Nov. 17, following a request from Gov. Mike Pence...

Thursday night's Union at Shakamak girls basketball game will now be a varsity-only affair and will begin at 7 p.m. It was originally to be a part of a doubleheader, but due to the cancelation of school at Eastern Greene the boys freshman game that was supposed to begin prior to the girls game has been canceled...

Rosemary Hood, 84, of Bloomington, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at Garden Villa, Bloomington. She was born Jan. 28, 1930, in Greene County to Ferdinand and Lucy (Kates) Barton. She was a homemaker, was a LPN for 20 years, and had worked as a greeter for Walmart in Bloomington...

Sports Writer Rick Curl was at the Linton-Stockton High School Thursday afternoon to talk with Micaela Hazlewood about signing her Letter of Intent for Track and Field at Purdue University. Micaela's father, coach and the athletic director also talked about how far she has come over the years...

Robert Wayne Drake, 77, of Solsberry passed away Wednesday February 5, 2014 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born November 13, 1936 in Monroe County, Indiana the son of Loren and Ruby Thelma (Hacker) Drake. Robert was retired from the stone mill and a plaster by trade, he was a member of the Apostolic Pentecostal Church Gethsemane Tabernacle, he was a member of the National Guard...

Paul Delano Myers, 68, of Winston-Salem, NC, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday morning, Feb. 5, 2014 at 12:45 a.m. at his home. He was born in Linton, on Aug. 24, 1945 the son of Earl J. and Dora Thomas Myers and had made his home in the Winston-Salem area for the past seven years moving from Lakeland, FL...

It is not unusual for Steve and Lisa Crumrin to open their home to foreign exchange students. But it is a bit unusual for them to be 6-2 and have a good touch around the basket. "Steve and I got started hosting international high school students about eight years ago," said Lisa. "We are currently hosting our ninth and 10th students in Marlene from Germany and Kai-Brith from Estonia ."...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 93 calls and incidents on Saturday, Feb. 1, through Wednesday, Feb. 5, including five abandoned vehicles, one 911 call abandoned, 13 property damage accidents, two accidents involving personal injuries, four alarms, two complaints about animals, four assists to other agencies, two motorist assists, two incidents of attempted suicide, one child custody issue, one civil dispute issue, two domestic disputes, one drive-off theft, one assist to the ambulance service, two fights in progress, two fraud investigations, two complaints involving juveniles, one missing person, one property damage incident, two reckless drivers, one road hazard, one sex offense, four reports of suspicious activity, four thefts, five title checks, seven traffic stops, seven inmate transports, two incidents of criminal mischief, seven warrants served, and two welfare checks.. ...

Infant Mathew Wayne Webb's earthly body was born on Tuesday, February 4, 2014 at 11:51 p.m. He weighed 2 ounce and was 14 centimeters long. His Heavenly body now knows no pain or suffering as he spends time playing with Papaw, Pappy, and Baby Webb. He leaves behind his mother and father, Leslie Walden Webb and Jason Webb; siblings Jacob, Chloe, Sydney and Aubrey Webb; Mimi, Ann Walden; Nettie, Janneette Webb; several aunts, uncles and cousins. ...

Friday, February 7 Bloomfield First Baptist Church will be having First Fridays on Friday, February 7. Registration at 6:15 and dinner served at 6:30. This will be a special "Parents Night" with parents being invited to stay the entire time! They will enjoy dinner with their children. ...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak used a 37-10 outburst over the final 21 minutes as the host Lady Lakers pulled away for a 55-28 victory over Union in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball game here Thursday night. The Lady Lakers pushed their record to 12-7 overall and finished third in the conference with a 6-2 mark. They have won 12 of the past 17 meetings with UHS...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners wrapped up the regular season with a 41-32 loss to North Central in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game at Farmersburg Thursday night. Taylor Netherlain collected 10 points in the win for the LadyBirds and according to Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney, they came a very inopportune time for his squad...

South Knox junior Andrew Scott scored a career-high 26 points, hauled in a game-high eight rebounds and spent the majority of the night frustrating the Linton-Stockton Miners. His efforts led to a 64-51 non-conference loss for the Miners -- and gave coach Joey Hart's troops plenty to work on as they close in on the postseason...

A man who allegedly used a hammer to break the drive-through window of CVS Pharmacy early Thursday was caught "red-handed" when two Linton police officers arrived at the store and found him inside the pharmacy. Jamison Kyle Wease, 29, Linton, was taken into custody on the scene and transported to the Greene County Jail...

For Friday, Feb. 7 * Shakamak Schools, two-hour delay. * Bloomfield Schools, two-hour delay. * Eastern Greene Schools, two-hour delay. * Linton-Stockton Schools, two-hour delay. * White River Valley Schools, two-hour delay.

Police say one of the two juveniles suspected of starting the fire that burnt down the old Coalmont school earlier this week admitted the two were in the school that day "lighting fires." "Detectives were told that the juveniles started the fire in the school because they were bored," the Clay County Sheriff's Office report continues...

Kathy Axe searched and prayed to some day be reunited with her birth father and learn about a family that she barely remembers. It has been a dream of hers. She has spent hours and days doing searches on the Internet in the last year or so in hopes that just maybe she could connect the dots of her life and learn the whole story...