Stories from Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Greene County Commissioners will conduct its first evening session of the 2014 calendar year on Tuesday. The commissioners will meet at 6 p.m. in the third floor meeting room of the Greene County Courthouse in Bloomfield. The meeting is open to the public...

Betty J. Wagner, 79, of Linton, Indiana, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2014, at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Betty was born to Bill and Olive (Goodman) Haussin on December 31, 1934 in Linton, Indiana. Betty was a member of the Saint Peters Catholic Church in Linton...

John H. Achors, 86, Martinsville, passed from this life on March 31, 2014 at the IU Health Bloomington Hospital. He was born to the late James C. Achors and Eliza (Mowery) Chaney on September 7, 1927 in Oaktown, IN. Mr. Achors served his country honorably, serving in the US Army during the Korean War. ...

March 28 -- Crystal Dawn Wilkins, 39, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county. She was being held without bond. Linton Police Officer Debbie McDonald-Miller was the arresting officer. March 29 -- Terry Gene Feutz, Jr., 50, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated. ...

The Greene County Community Building project received a commitment for financial support from the Greene County Council for renovation and addition to the current Greene County Extension Service Building at the fairgrounds. The council unanimously agreed late Monday afternoon to allocate up to $100,000 from the Riverboat Fund and gave the commissioners the 'green light' to use any part of the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund, which has a current balance of $817,256.22....

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday, March 31 included one trespassing incident, one follow-up investigation, one fight, four assists to the utility department after hours, one vehicle repossession, one structure fire, one accident involving personal injury, one property damage accident, five medical runs, three alarms, three complaints about animals, one suspicious vehicle or person, one assist to another agency, two complaints of harassment, one theft, one animal/debris in roadway, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one message delivery, one missing person -- adult, one domestic dispute, two animals/canines removed and one battery.. ...

The White River Valley School Referendum effort has turned ugly. Dr. Mark Buckley, DDS., a vocal supporter of the referendum and a member of the WRV PAC reports at least two political signs in favor of the referendum have been -- stolen, taken or moved -- in the town of Worthington...

The Greene County Plan Commission now has $5,000 in seed money to assist with its enforcement efforts. On Monday afternoon, the Greene County Council agreed to assist and directed the county auditor Matt Baker to proceed with setting up a budget line item to handle any money that comes in from fines levied by the Plan Commission...

Today How Charming Photography 2014 and 2015 Senior Model Representatives along with Greene County General Hospital are hosting the "Capture Your Fitness" 5K Run and Walk on Saturday, April 12 at Humphreys Park in Linton, Indiana. All proceeds raised will benefit the Greene County General Hospital Foundation.Early registration perks are available through April 1, including a t-shirt, an extra door prize ticket, and a photo session entry...

Some changes are coming to the Greene County Solid Waste District's Recycling Center. In a meeting Tuesday morning, the GCSWD Board decided to operate status quo -- with no staffing changes for the next two weeks -- to allow members to review financial data and determine how deep the personnel cuts will be...

Tammy Michelle Evans, 41, of Brooksville, Florida, formerly of Indianapolis, passed away March 12, 2014, in Brooksville, due to injuries in a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Sullivan on April 27, 1972, the daughter of John Timothy and Elaine Faye (Moore) Evans...

A Linton woman operating an unregistered All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was transported to the hospital with neck pain after a mechanical failure caused her to lose control of the ATV and crash on Monday evening. Caressa D. Robinson, 33, was driving a green 2003 Kawasaki KSF 400 on NW 8th Street about 100 feet north of Glenburn Road in Linton when the accident occurred...

Summertime road paving projects were on the minds of the Greene County Commissioners at Tuesday night's meeting with bids received from two contracting companies. Bids were opened from Milestone Contractors LP, of eastern Greene County, and Dave O'Mara Contractor, Inc. of North Vernon...

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley senior basketball standout Michael Fisher has decided to take his game to the next level. Here on Tuesday afternoon, Fisher became the latest recruit for Lincoln Christian University and men's head coach Mac Ingmire...

A warrant is out for the arrest of Brenda J. Daniels, a 44-year-old Jasonville woman accused of removing evidence from the body of a deceased person before medical and law enforcement personnel arrived on the scene. A bench warrant was issued out of Greene Circuit Court on Tuesday for the arrest of Daniels on a preliminary charge of obstruction of justice...

Thursday, April 3 Head Start is having an art show at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts center. Opening day is today. The children will be attending the opening at 10 am and at 1:30 pm. The Bicknell Head Start will be joining this year and their children will be there on April 4th at 10 am and 1:30 pm. The exhibit will then be open to the public April 8th through the 11th...