Stories from Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Joe W. Hoy, 71, of Solsberyy, Ind. passed away Saturday May 24, 2014. He was born in Wabash, Ind. in 1943 to Jerry and Lovah Hoy. Joe was retired from Navistar (International Harvester) for 31 years and enjoyed his retirement at 49 years old. He is survived by his loving wife of 48 years Jeanette Hoy of Solsberry; daughters Leah (Will) Gale of Beavercreek, Ohio, Jennifer (Joel) Dahlinghaus of Dayton, Ohio; sons Bill (Melissa) Gerstorff of Gas City, Ind., Mike (Amy) Gerstorff of Upland, Ind.; his brother Jim Hoy of Roanoke, Ind. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 14 calls and incidents on Monday, May 27 including one alarm, one complaint about animals, one report of harassment, one property incident, one report of suspicious activity, one theft and eight traffic stops...

MEROM, IND. -- For the 2014 Merom Chautauqua Festival (www.meromindiana.org), Event Organizer Emily Condon said the organizing committee is excited to announce a new event: The Merom Asian Carp Tournament. The Merom Chautauqua Festival has been held for over 50 years, but this year's event will include a new competition, brought about by the invasive species terrorizing rivers and boaters all across the midwest: Asian Carp...

May 23 -- Mary H. McCammon, 61, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of two counts of neglect of a dependent. Bond information not available. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Harvey Holt was the arresting officer. May 24 -- Randy Dale Caton, 60, Farmersburg, was arrested on preliminary charges involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated. ...

Carthal Eugene Hawks, of Greenville, South Carolina, and formerly of Worthington and Linton, son of Veaty and Esther Rollison Hawks, born March 13, 1935, passed away on May 22, in Greenville, SC. He was preceded in death by a brother, Quentin Hawks, and a sister, Evelyn Hawks Calvert...

Harry Wayne "Cotton" Templeton, age 84, of Linton, passed away at 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at Shakamak Good Samaritan Center in Jasonville. He was born in Linton on March 5, 1930, the son of Fred and Edith (Denman) Templeton. He previously worked for the state highway and General Electric in Linton. He retired from the Linton Daily Citizen after 25 years of service. He was a member of the Faithway Bible Church in Worthington...

Gene O. Hinds, 73 of Sullivan, Indiana passed away at home in the presence of his wife on Monday, May 26, 2014. He was born on May 13, 1941 in Jamestown, Tennessee. Gene married Susan J. Roderick on March 21, 1964 and they were happily married for 50 years...

Norma Lorene Sparks, age 92, of Spencer, Ind. died Sunday, March 2, 2014 at the home of her son Rick and his wife Debbie. She was born March 5, 1921 at Bloomington, Ind. Her parents were Ernest Bland, and Ophia (Stanley) Bland. She was the third child of six children. ...

Dale L. Schmidt, age 85, longtime New Castle resident, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 at Ambassador Healthcare in Centerville, Indiana. He was born August 22, 1928 in Indianapolis, Indiana a son of the late Louis and Vera Brown Schmidt. Mr. Schmidt was a 1946 graduate of Gas City High School, and received a Bachelor's degree from Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. ...

CLAY CITY -- Even with a delay of just under 20 hours,the Shakamak Lady Lakers couldn't overcome a four run deficit early and ended up dropping a 4-2 decision to host Clay City in the semifinals of IHSAA Class A Sectional 57 Wednesday afternoon. "We knew going in that Clay City was pretty much the favorite and that we'd have to play a perfect game," SHS coach B.A. Shipman said. "It was a well-played game by both teams. They just had more firepower than we did yesterday."...

ELNORA -- Bloomfield had one big inning offensive, played flawless defense and got a shutout pitching performance as the Lady Cardinals defeated Loogootee 4-0 in the opening semifinal game of the Class A North Daviess Sectional here Tuesday evening...

Thursday, May 29 The Greene County Coin Club will have their monthly meeting at the 4-H Building. Dealers will set up at 6 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 29 The Lyons United Methodist Church Mission Group yard sale will be Thursday-Saturday, May 29-31 from 8 a.m. -- 3 p.m. at 205 N. Kirk St. in Lyons. Funds will be used to help with mission projects...

Emily Mundy hit a home run and doubled and pitched a one-hitter to lead North Knox to a 11-0 victory over Eastern Greene in six innings in an opening-round game of the Class 2A Sullivan softball sectional Tuesday. Jama Thomas was the starting and losing pitcher for the Lady Thunderbirds, who finished 2-10...

CLAY CITY -- The host Clay City Lady Eels scored 13 unanswered runs over their last three at bats to end the season -- and the history -- of the Union Lady Bulldogs softball team with a 13-3 decision in the championship game of the IHSAA Class A Sectional 57 game here Tuesday night...

The Greene County Council approved additional appropriations to Greene County Circuit Court during their their regular meeting late Tuesday afternoon. The council approved an additional appropriation of $6,000 to the court to cover potential costs for upcoming jury trials...

Three area athletes have earned spots in the 2014 IHSAA Girls State Track and Field Championships following Tuesday's regional round at Bloomington North High School. Linton-Stockton's Micaela Hazlewood and Macy Fidler along with Bloomfield's Alli Workman all advanced...

Shakamak High School girls basketball coach Troy Fougerousse will be having a girls basketball summer camp, starting in June in the Shakamak Elementary Gymnasium. Girls in incoming grades K-3 will meet from 1 to 2:15 p.m. day Monday, June 2 through Friday, June 6...

The Linton Farmers Market opens this weekend in Humphreys Park offering residents the opportunity to purchase fresh, healthy, locally-grown foods and farm products. The Farmers Market opens this Saturday at 9 a.m. It will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through Sept. 27...

In their first appearance at a girls tennis regional, Linton-Stockton lost to Vincennes Rivet 4-1 in the semifinals at Jasper Tuesday night. It was just the third loss of the season for the Lady Miners, who won the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and North Daviess Regional during a 13-3 campaign...

Bill and Sue Fainot, owners of the Lyons ValuMart grocery store, are fixtures in the Lyons community. Everyone knows Bill and Sue. They know them as hard workers, and people who never fail to lend a helping hand when someone, or some organization, is in need.....