Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Read stories about life in the Goose Pond area back in the old days, including a story about Wanda Lind, Kay Anderson, Ina Mowery and Patty Cardinal, all pictured, in a new Greene County Daily World column written by Bob McDonald.

INDIANAPOLIS -- State health want Hoosiers to be prepared for what could be a severe flu season. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that H3N2 flu viruses have been the most common so far this flu season. Historically, during seasons where H3N2 viruses are dominant, more hospitalizations and deaths have been reported...

INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana is bracing for what is expected to be a severe flu season. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this season's most predominant strain--the H3N2 strain of influenza A--is historically known to cause more hospitalizations and deaths. ...

A Hymera man was shot twice at a home north of Brazil on Monday after allegedly violating a no-contact order and threatening to kill those inside the home. Jeffery Frakes, 42, then left the scene with two gunshot wounds and ended up in Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was released from the hospital Tuesday afternoon into the custody of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department. He was then transferred to Clay County Sheriff's Department and booked in to the Clay County Jail...

When you see and hear bell ringers outside red Salvation Army kettles this holiday season, rest assured any donations you give are going to be used to help those in need locally. Since the Salvation Army is a national organization, there has been some misconception as to how the money is used locally...

The Linton Police Department responded to 16 calls and incidents on Tuesday, December 16, including one property damage accident, one alarm, one complaint about an animal, three assists to other agencies, four assists to the public, one report of harassment, one complaint involving a juvenile, one theft and one welfare check...

December 16 -- Robert Dewayne Hicks, 40, Solsberry, was arrested on a warrant issued on a parole revocation by the Department of Corrections. He was being held without bond. December 16 -- Benjamin Lewis Edwards, 38, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of interfering with a drug or alcohol test and petitions to revoke suspended sentences. He was being held without bond...

The Bloomfield at Springs Valley varsity girls basketball game will start at 6 p.m. Thursday. This is one hour earlier than previously scheduled.

Linton-Stockton defeated host Shakamak 41-39 in a sixth grade boys basketball game Tuesday night. Lincoln Hale had 28 points and Trey Goodman, Wesley Axe and Japheth House each scored four for the 1-1 Miners. Shakamak won the fifth-grade contest 41-34...

Mariana Sparks, 90, of Noblesville, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at The Lodge Assisted Living in Noblesville. She was born on April 9, 1924 to James and Marian (Lisman) Melton in Dixon, Kentucky. Mariana had been a teacher at Bloomfield High School and Worthington High School, where she had taught everything from Science to Physical Education. ...

The sentence handed down to Jason Caldwell in Greene Superior Court Wednesday afternoon for the murder of David Lamm and the rape of a surviving victim might as well have been a life sentence. Caldwell was given a total of 111 years in the Department of Corrections. Under Indiana's new sentencing law, Caldwell must serve 75 percent of the time...