Stories from Monday, October 5, 2015

The Linton Police Department responded to 17 calls and incidents on Thursday, October 1, including one complaint about an animal, two assists to other agencies, six assists to the public, one assist to EMS, one extra patrol, one complaint involving a juvenile, one property issue, one road hazard, one report of suspicious activity and two traffic stops...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 63 calls and incidents on Friday, October 2, through Sunday, October 4, including one abandoned vehicle, five property damage accidents, two accidents involving personal injury, four complaints about animals, one assist to another agency, three assists to the public, two batteries, three civil disputes, two incidents of criminal mischief, two domestic disputes, one assist to EMS, one extra patrol, two fights in progress, one fraud investigation, two missing persons, one complaint about noise, one open door, one property damage incident, three reckless drivers, two road hazards, one attempted suicide, three reports of suspicious activity, one reported threat, 11 traffic stops, four inmate transports, one warrant served and two welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 48 calls and incidents on Friday, October 2, through Sunday, October 4, including two property damage accidents, two accidents involving personal injury, five complaints about animals, six assists to other agencies, eight assists to the public, one civil dispute, two extra patrols, two fights in progress, two reports of harassment, one missing person, one complaint about noise, one reckless driver, one repossession, one attempted suicide, two reports of suspicious activity, one theft, two traffic stops, one unruly subject, three warrants served and one welfare check.. ...

October 2 -- Matthew Jefferson Perry, 32, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges of child molesting, sexual misconduct with a minor, and dissemination of child pornography. His bond was set at $145,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Prosecutor's Office Investigator Julie Criger was the arresting officer...

A Worthington man was killed in an accident Sunday evening in Owen County, north of Spencer, and his four-year-old daughter was airlifted from the scene, suffering unknown injuries. At 9:24 p.m., the Owen's County Sheriff's Dispatch received a call from a resident who heard what he believed to be sound of an accident...

A Linton man in jail with a bond of $145,000 is accused of inappropriate sexual activity with an underage female, of "grooming" her over a period of years, and of sending her nude pictures of his own male genitalia. Matthew Jefferson Perry, also known as Matt Perry, 32, is facing numerous felony charges...

The Bloomfield FFA held their annual Apple Festival Pedal Pull on Saturday morning. The winners were (light weights) Jaycie Anderson, heavy weights Hank Todd, Emmy Todd, and Zach Sipes. The FFA would like to thank Jacob Myers and Blake Gillenwater for donating the prizes...

A Dugger Town Council member was arrested late Saturday afternoon after the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department was dispatched on the report of a domestic dispute. Kermit King, 64, was taken into custody around 4:45 p.m. then booked into the Sullivan County Correctional Facility where his bond was set at $4,000 surety with ten percent allowed...

DUGGER -- The Dugger Town Council adopted the budget for the 2016 year during their meeting Monday evening. Prior to the adoption, Clerk-Treasurer Michelle Riggleman said the board held a public hearing on the budget on Monday, September 14. Riggleman went through every line item in the budget:...

October is domestic violence awareness month and the Middle Way House is doing their part to help spread the word. Domestic, dating and sexual violence is something endured by men, women and children every single day around the world. It can happen to anyone, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, or social status...

Sue Beasley with the Indianapolis law firm of Bingham and McHale was previously hired by the Switz City Town Council to work on creating a bond ordinance for the ongoing water project to conjoin onto the City of Linton's water. The first reading for the bond ordinance was performed during the September meeting and the board proceeded with the second reading of the ordinance during their monthly meeting held Monday night...

Volleyball Eastern Greene improved to 13-11 on the season with a sweep at Shoals Monday night. The Lady Thunderbirds picked up the win 25-18, 25-17 and 25-14. Despite the straight set win, Eastern Greene coach Whitney Richardson admitted her team did not play its best...

JASONVILLE -- The Bloomfield boys and Eastern Greene girls cross country teams proved you don't have to be the fastest, just the most consistent. Neither team had a runner place higher than third but both teams came away as champions at the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference meet at Shakamak on Saturday morning...

CLAY CITY - A strong second set and a fourth-set comeback nearly pulled the Shakamak Lady Lakers back into contention in Tuesday's volleyball match at Clay City. But it wasn't enough. The host Lady Eels rallied for seven of the last nine points in the deciding set, winning 25-18, 22-25, 25-9 and 25-16 in a matchup of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference teams...

Just like every other year in recent past Linton-Stockton and Bloomfield met on the volleyball court with a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship on the line Monday night. And in recent years, the Lady Miners have came out on top. Monday night was different...