Stories from Wednesday, August 20, 2014

August 19 -- Jessica Marie Carter, 25, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. She was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Special Deputy Karen Oliphant was the arresting officer. August 19 -- Kyle Jacob Bailey, 26, Solsberry, was arrested on a warrant issued out of another county on a Writ of Attachment. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Det. George Dallaire was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 15 calls and incidents on Tuesday, August 19, including three complaints about animals, one property damage accident, one assist to EMS, one title check, four traffic stops, one trespassing incident, one report of intimidation, one accident involving personal injury and one theft...

CARLISLE - Greene County native Robert Storm has joined the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) Internal Affairs Department. WVCF announced Storm's promotion on Wednesday. Storm previously served with the Jasonville Police Department for several years...

Bloomington - Do you want to supplement your garden grown vegetables with protein but find store bought beef and poultry too expensive? Are you interested in improving your self-reliance while giving your family a delicious source for fresh and local meat?...

Kenneth D. "Coolie" Pirtle, 70, of Dugger, Ind., passed away at 10:48 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born on March 27, 1944, in Indianapolis the son of Lloyd Pirtle and Anna Louise Bailey Pirtle. Kenneth was a member of Faith Community Church in Dugger, Ind...

Serendipity, located on Highway 54 West in Linton, will be hosting what owner Beth Gennicks says may be the biggest flea market they have had this summer. "We have a lot more vendors," says Gennicks, "and we are even introducing some name brand vendors like Thirty-One and Jamberry Nails."...

The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library is joining with the 'Greene 16' Committee to celebrate Indiana's 200th Birthday by hosting a county-wide poetry contest. They are asking the community to submit their original poems of any form or in free verse that capture the essence of Greene County...

John Gilbert Johnson, age 74, of Linton, passed away on Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2014, at his residence in Linton. He was born November 27, 1939, in Switz City, the son of Earl D. "Blacky" and Mary (Haferkamp) Johnson. John was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Fraternal Order of Police, both of Linton. ...

The Linton-Stockton volleyball team opened the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference portion of its schedule with a 17-25, 25-14, 25-20, 25-9 victory over host White River Valley Wednesday night. The Lady Miners improved to 2-0 overall while WRV dropped to 0-2, 0-1...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Rail Road has pledged $50,000 in matching funds to support the residents of Dugger, Ind., and their effort to establish and sustain Dugger-Union Community School. Located in the heart of Indiana Rail Road's 500-mile operating territory, in Sullivan County, Dugger's 910 residents were faced with a threat to their town's long-term viability last winter when the Northeast School Corporation board voted to close Dugger Union High School...