Stories from Friday, December 11, 2015

Friday, December 11 The 2016 Friends of Goose Pond calendars are now available at www.friendsofgoosepond.org/store or call 812-847-2145. Calendars are also available at the Goose Pond office. The cost is $10 each, and is a great Christmas gift. The Linton Park Board will be hosting a chili supper on Dec. ...

Norma Elaine Moody, 89, of Raleigh, N.C., went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Dec. 9, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband Paul Curtis Moody, brother James McCulloch, brother Charles McCulloch and parents Archie and Ester McCulloch. She is survived by her brother John McCulloch and a many nieces and nephews...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 97 incidents and calls for service from Nov. 7-11, including three abandoned vehicles, eight property-damage accidents, five personal-injury accidents, four alarms, five animal complaints, nine assists to other departments, four assists to the public, three battery cases, three civil disputes, one EMS run, two harassment complaints, one interview, one juvenile complaint, one property damage incident, two reckless drivers, two road hazards, one sex offense, three suspicious activity/persons, one theft, four title checks, 18 traffic stops, nine transports, one trespass investigation, three warrant services and one welfare check.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 20 incidents and calls for service Thursday, including five assists to the public, two domestic disputes, one drug investigation, one fraud, one harassment, one special detail, one reckless driver, one suspicious vehicle/person, two thefts, two traffic stops, one transport, one warrant service and one welfare check...

Two people were booked into the Greene County Jail recently. Ryan Matthew Dotson, 32, Worthington, was arrested on a preliminary charge of possession of a synthetic drug. Bond set at $1,000. Brian Lee Tally, 57, Worthington, was arrested on an out-of-county warrant, habitual traffic offender and two possession of marijuana. No bond set...

Linton Mayor John Wilkes read a proclamation Friday at noon while members of the Linton Fire Department raised the Indiana Bicentennial Flag.

Wanda Jane Passen Rhoderick , 91 of Jasonville, was invited to be with the Lord Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015 at her daughter Judy's home in Tampa Florida. She was born in Greene County to the late Irene Ilotta Danford and William M. Passen. She is preceded in death by siblings Wyonetta Passen, Buddy Passen and Charles Passen...

S.A.F.E. Animal Rescue is hoping to reunite a recently rehabilitated dog with his family before the holidays. Organizer Chantel Eaton said she believes the dog, whom they are currently calling Max, has a family and would like to see him go home for Christmas...

SWITZ CITY -- All across the state, both county and local governments celebrated the 199th year of Indiana being inducted into the Union. Earlier, the state of Indiana asked local governments top mark Dec. 11 as a kick off to the Indiana Bicentennial celebration...

The honors continue to roll in for members of Linton-Stockton's football Class A State Finalists. Dylan Morris and Pierce Jackson were named to the 2015 Associated Press Indiana 1A All-State football team. Morris and Jackson were selections to the first-team defensive unit...

Some are lucky to find their passion early in life, while others, inspiration hits them as though they we stuck in a storm of creativity. For Bloomfield artist Wyatt LeGrand, his goal was to pursue a career as an art educator. "Whenever I was a young guy, I was pretty decent as an artist. I was the kid who the classmates went to if they needed a doodle done of their favorite cartoon character," LeGrand said...

William L. Lloyd, 72, of Solsberry passed away Friday Dec. 11, 2015 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. He was born July 30, 1943 in Knox County, Indiana the son of William J. and Katrina (Thurston) Lloyd. William worked in ordnance at Crane, he attended the Pleasant Ridge Church and loved to fish...

LINTON -- The Linton-Stockton School Corporation is requesting help from parents and the community in order to have the opportunity to receive a $100,000 technology grant through the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). Recently, L-S Schools have begun their 1:1 Initiative, which has brought computers to students in grades 3 and 6...

Criminal Cases Cody Wesley Major, 21, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy, Level 6 felony invasion of privacy with a prior unrelated conviction Ryan M. Dotson, 32, Worthington, Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent, Class A misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug...

GIRLS BASKETBALL The White River Valley girls basketball team shook off its loss to North Knox on Monday in a big way Friday night. The Lady Wolverines got back on the winning track with a 77-14 shellacking of host Eminence. Shannon Pittman outscored the Lady Eels by herself with a game-high 23 points...

MONTGOMERY - In a battle of highly-ranked Class 2A basketball teams it was the higher ranked team who won - and won convincingly. Fourth-ranked Linton-Stockton kept it close for the better part of three quarters, but 2A No. 2 Barr-Reeve began pulling away late in the third and on into the fourth, defeating the Miners 57-40 Friday at Barr-Reeve...

CLAY CITY -- After 16 minutes of play, Clay City had the No. 2 ranked team in Class A right where they wanted them -- defensively. The Clay City defense held the high-powered offense of Bloomfield to just 22 first half points. Unfortunately for Clay City, the Bloomfield defense was just as good and then some...

The Linton Elks are helping to ensure local youth have a Merry Christmas. The Elks will be hosting the annual Pace Head Start Christmas party next week, and organizer Troy Jerrell said it is one of the most attended event by members. "This is a good opportunity for the kids to have a Christmas celebration they might not have otherwise," Jerrell said. "This is the one party you can get all the Elks out to."...