Stories from Thursday, September 25, 2014

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals volleyball team defeated Vincennes Lincoln 25-6, 25-20, 18-25, and 25-14 at Bloomfield Wednesday night. Coach Ashlea Dunkerly said, "It was the same thing tonight. We can play really great as we did in game one and then we are satisfied and turn down our intensity...

September 24 -- Christopher Dee Thomas Ervin, 25, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. His bond was set at $10,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Conaway was the arresting officer...

The Linton Police Department responded to 19 calls and incidents on Wednesday, September 24, including one property damage accident, one alarm, one complaint about an animal, one criminal mischief incident, two domestic disputes, two fights in progress, two reports of harassment, two complaints involving juveniles, two special details, three reports of suspicious activity, one title check and two traffic stops...

Indianapolis - The last weekend in September is a great time to visit an Indiana state park or reservoir, with National Public Lands Day activities on Saturday, Sept. 27, and free admission on Sunday, Sept. 28. National Public Lands Day is the nation's largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.....

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Eighteen farm-related fatalities were documented in Indiana in 2013, down from 26 the previous year and reflecting a trend of fewer deadly accidents on the farm, a Purdue University report shows. The 2013 Indiana Farm Fatality Summary data show there have been fewer than 30 documented deaths from farm-related accidents each year since 1996. Before then, deaths of well more than 30 people each year were common going back to at least 1970, with two years having at least 50...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller's Office invites local residents to attend a free fraud prevention workshop in Linton on Wednesday, Oct. 1. A presentation will be given on the latest scams and how consumers can protect themselves from becoming a victim of fraud or identity theft.....

The Greene County Solid Waste Board set the date for the opening of the new Linton Recycling Center during their monthly meeting Wednesday morning. The Center, which will allow residents to recycle almost everything imaginable with the exception of electronics, major appliances and large items, will open its gates to the public on Monday, Sept. 29 at 8 a.m.....

The Jasonville Homecoming Queen 2014 will be selected from four candidates pictured above with their escorts: L-R, Freshman Bailey Scott with Rylee Landry, Sophomore Kristy Fetz with Tanner Yeryar, Junior Sophia Burris with Daniel Simpson, and Senior Makayla Creech with Seth Reese. Jasonville Homecoming festivities begin on Friday and continue throughout the weekend...

On a periodic basis the Greene County Health Department furnishes inspection reports to the Greene County Daily World for publication as a public service to patrons. Violations are broken into two categories: Critical and non-critical. A critical violation is defined as an issue that could be directly related to making someone sick. A non-critical violation doesn't have a direct relation to food-borne illness...

Master Gardeners officers and key personnel attended a regional Master Gardner dinner & training with advisor and Extension staff member, Sadie Davis. Seven counties were represented with members and extension staff. Guest speaker was John Oreck, Purdue Master Gardener State Coordinator, who spoke on the characteristics of effective Master Gardener groups...

The Linton-Stockton varsity, junior varsity and junior high school tennis teams competed at Loogootee. The Miners lost the varsity contest 5-0. In junior varsity action, the Miners fell short by a 3-0 score. In the junior-high contest, Dane Witty of Linton-Stockton won a singles match in a 3-1 setback...

North Knox defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 21-25, 25-19, 15-7 in a junior varsity volleyball match Tuesday night. "We had too many communication problems," said Miner coach Julie Walker. "We did continue to try and set the ball up when we had a chance...

The Linton-Stockton Junior High School cross country teams competed at North Daviess. The boys placed first out of four teams with a score of 40 points. Aurek Deischer was the overall winner. The Lady Miners were second in the girls race as Vanessa Shafford was the overall winner...

This Sunday, ten high school girls from around the county will compete for the chance to be crowned the 2014 Apple Festival Queen. The competition will take place at 4 p.m. in the Shawnee Theatre located in Bloomfield. The doors will open for the public at 3:30 p.m. There will be a $2 admission fee.....

Sally Skidmore, 70, of Brazil, died at home, September 24, 2014 following a brief battle with cancer. She was born November 13, 1943, in Greene County, Indiana the daughter of John and Dorothy (Sharp) West. She graduated from L and M High School with the class of 1961...

LITTLE CINCINNATI - Eastern Greene head football coach Joey Paridaen has described the Thunderbirds' four-year starting quarterback Briar Martindale as "a legitimate dual threat". "He can definitely throw the ball well but he can beat you with his feet at times."...

Braxton Lannan still wears his No. 64 jersey for the Linton-Stockton team, but he does not wear shoulder pads. The 6-1, 250-pound junior usually has a ball in his hands these days, very unusual for a lineman. "Part of my heart is enlarged," Lannan said the having hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that has sidelined his for the 2014 season. "It is hard for my heart to pump blood. Basically I have more of a chance to go into cardiac arrest...

Scottie Ingram will be the first one to tell you what a difference a year can make. The Eastern Greene High School graduate is a sophomore outside hitter for the Murray State University (Ky.) volleyball team. "Last year, I was really homesick," said Ingram, who played on four sectional championship teams during her stay at EGHS. "I guess I was like most freshmen who were away from home for the first time...

The Bloomfield boys' tennis team ended the regular season with a 5-0 win over host Sullivan Thursday. Coach Mike Canty said, "On paper it didn't look like a tough match but none of the matches were walkovers even though only one match was pushed into a third set."...

Linton-Stockton won its ninth match of the 2014 volleyball season, defeating host North Daviess 25-21, 25-14, 21-25, 25-11 Thursday night. The Lady Miners improved to 9-11 overall, 3-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference. "We did a really good job. Our offense was right on point," said L-S coach Jill Fougerousse. "We were fed a lot of free balls...

Dalton Van Patton and Dane Kanen teamed up for a win at No. 2 doubles for the Linton-Stockton Miner boys tennis team, who lost a 4-1 decision at South Putnam Thursday. They won a first set tiebreaker and prevailed in two sets. The 1-15 Miners will conclude the regular season Monday at White River Valley...

Eastern Greene lost a home varsity-only volleyball match to Bloomington North 14-25, 16-25, and 16-25 Thursday night. Lady Thunderbirds coach Gina Ingram said, "It was a tale of two teams. "We came out flat and you just can not do that against a good team.. We felt that we were a step or two slow on most balls and not completely into our coverage."...

The Bloomfield Junior High cross country teams defeated visiting North Central Thursday. The Lady Cards won the girls race with 20 points. In the boys competition, Bloomfield captured the top 11 spots in winning 15-50. GIRLS Bloomfield 20 North Central 40...

BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees heard the final draft of the school corporation's budget for 2015 during their regular monthly meeting Thursday night. They also heard the final numbers for the 2015 Capital Projects Fund and 2015 School Bus Replacement Plan...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals lost a volleyball match at Edgewood 19-25, 17-25, 18-25 Thursday night. "We just had way too many errors tonight," coach Ashlea Dunkerly said. "We beat ourselves." She added, "We are still dealing with injuries. Hopefully we can get everyone healthy soon."...

The Linton-Stockton Middle School Choir will be performing the National Anthem at the Indiana Pacers game on Tuesday, October 7 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Samantha Writtenhouse is in her fourth year of teaching choir at Linton-Stockton and spoke on how Linton-Stockton was chosen to sing at the game...

Lyons residents Buck and Judy Mullis hosted their seventh annual Sunday in the Park event on Sunday, September 14. Every year the Mullis family holds the free event to say thank you to the community. This year, Buck and Judy, along with some volunteers, served 40 pounds of ham and beans, an entire case of cornbread, 50 pounds of fried potatoes, and 15 gallons of homemade chili to over 300 guests at the Lyons Town Park...

Voters in Greene County had a unique opportunity Thursday evening to hear several local candidates speak during the annual "Meet the Candidates" night at Shawnee Theatre in Bloomfield. Greene County Farm Bureau President Steve Crook welcomed the crowd and recognized the Greene County Farm Bureau Cooperative and the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring the event...

This Saturday, the Main Street of the quaint town of Owensburg will be filled with visitors from near and far as they celebrate the 39th Annual Owensburg Founders Day Festival. The event will begin with the yearly biscuit and gravy breakfast hosted by the Owensburg-Jackson Township Fire Department. Breakfast will be served from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. in the Community Room of the Fire Department.....