Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Saturday, October 3 The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 479 of Lyons will hold their monthly breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. at the Past Home. Menu will include bacon or sausage, sausage and gravy, eggs fixed your way, fried potatoes, tea, coffee and juice. Cost is $7 per person. The public is welcome to attend...

Officers from several agencies in two counties were involved in a chase situation that ended in a back yard in Worthington early Tuesday morning. Some residents of Worthington said they were awakened by the number of sirens before 6:30 a.m. The situation resulted in an arrest as officers from the Linton Police Department, Clay City Police Department and others surrounded a vehicle in a yard off South Jefferson Street...

The annual "Keep the Kids Warm" fundraiser sponsored by the Worthington Fire Territory will begin at 4 p.m. and last until 8 p.m. on Saturday, October 10 at the Worthington Fire Station located at 20 S. Commercial St. on the Triangle in Worthington...

A low-speed police pursuit that began in Linton early Tuesday, traveled through Jasonville then on into Clay County then back into Greene County before ending with an arrest in a back yard in Worthington, but not before the suspect led officers on a loop through the Worthington Park in the pre-dawn hours...

The Linton Police Department responded to 29 calls and incidents on Monday, October 5, including one alarm, two complaints about animals, six assists to the public, one battery, one property issue, one special detail, one complaint about shooting, three reports of suspicious activity, one theft, eight traffic stops, one transport and one welfare check...

September 5 -- Matthew Austin Camden, 18, Lyons, was arrested on a warrant issued for alleged failure to appear. His bond was set at $5,000 surety with ten percent allowed. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Darin McDonald was the arresting officer...

BLOOMFIELD -- On Tuesday morning, the Commissioners approved Jim Weimer to replace Ken Gremore on the West Gate Authority board. Both Gremore and Weimer are members of the Greene County Redevelopment Commission. Weimer, who stepped down in late September, has been a long time member of the West Gate Authority...

Olive Leona Frye, 94, of Bloomfield passed away Monday October 5, 2015 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born October 14, 1920 in Greene County, Indiana the daughter of Bryan and Nellie (Sullivan) Crowe. Leona was a homemaker and had worked at Crane and RCA...

Charles Alan Disney, 64, of Jasonville, Indiana passed away at 2:47 p.m. Monday, October 5, 2015 in Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born November 16, 1950 in Patricksburg, Ind. to Cecil Disney and Ruth (Miller) Lambermont. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann (Snow) Disney of Jasonville, Ind. ...

In an effort to keep Indiana roadways safer, the Indiana State Police and the Indiana Department of Transportation are raising awareness for the state's "Move Over Law," which requires motorists to approach cautiously, slow down, and move over when an emergency vehicle is stopped on a roadway with emergency lights flashing...

Jr. High Football The Linton-Stockton junior high football teams split a pair of games on Saturday. The seventh grade Miners fell to West Vigo, 8-6, while the eighth grade Miners picked up a 38-22 win. In the seventh grade contest, the Miners scored early on a 24-yard run by Gavin House...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene volleyball teams picked up some new fans Tuesday night -- at least for one night. With the Lady Thunderbirds win over visiting Clay City, Bloomfield wins the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference championship. Eastern Greened knocked off the Lady Eels 25-16, 14-25, 25-18 and 26-24 giving Clay City two conference losses...

The annual Apple Festival Parade took place Sunday at 2 p.m. and the results of parade winners are in. Taking first place for Best Commercial Entry was Linton Chamber of Commerce with Hi-Lift Jack taking second place. The Bloomfield FFA came in first place for the Best Youth Entry and Linton IORG Youth Group came in second...

A long-time event makes its annual return to Hanna Field in Jasonville on Saturday, Oct. 10, as the Jasonville City, Wright Township and Lewis Township Fire Departments will come together to host the annual Fire Safety Fair. The event is aimed for families and will feature events for all ages, all free of cost to the public...

JASPER - The Bloomfield tennis team knew it would face a tall task Tuesday in the regional at Ed Yarborough Tennis Center in Jasper. The Cardinals' opponent was Northeast Dubois, one of four teams to defeat Bloomfield this season. The Jeeps swept the Cards 5-0 two weeks ago at Bloomfield...