Stories from Monday, February 15, 2016

Michael G. 'Mike' Cazee, 66, of Farmersburg, Ind. passed away at 11:37 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in Regional Hospital in Terre Haute, Indiana. He was born Feb. 27, 1949, in Bedford, Ind. to William Fredrick and Mary Alice (Kern) Cazee. Survivors include his wife, Vickie E. ...

Barbara Ann Pearl, 85, of Plainfield, passed away Feb. 11, 2016. She was born March 26, 1930 in Linton to the late James and Anna Gilmour. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist Church of Plainfield. Barbara was preceded in death by her husband, Richard E. Pearl; daughters, Rebecca and Cynthia Pearl; brothers, Philip and Robert Gilmour; and grandson, Luke Pearl...

Joan Baumann (née Rose) passed away on Feb. 12, 2016. Joan was born in 1925 in Newark, N.J., living there and in South Orange before moving to Bloomfield, in 1993. She was married to Arthur Carl Baumann for 30 years until his death in 1981. Joan is survived by her 11 children, Paul, Dorothy, Charles, Catherine, Richard, Martha, Ralph, John, James, Stephen and Joseph; sons-in-law Ed and Edward; daughters-in-law Linda, Sarah, Mary, Barbara, Frances, Christine, Diane and Tara; 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. ...

The Indiana State Police is announcing the Indiana Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) statewide youth education initiative designed to reduce cyber victimization of youth between the ages of 8 and 18. Three specially trained ICAC Youth Educators will be available to present the program in each of Indiana's 92 counties. ...

Greene County General Hospital announced Monday's smoking cessation class has been canceled.

Betty J. Tally, 84, of West Lafayette, passed away Friday, Feb. 12 from an extended illness. She was born Jan. 31, 1932, in Elvins, Missouri, and was the daughter of The Rev. Sanford Ferguson and Glenda (Groves) Ferguson. Survivors include one son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Lisa Tally of West Lafayette; one daughter, Linda McKee of Key Largo, Florida; three grandchildren, Thaddaeus McKee, Anne Tally, and Benjamin Tally; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Helen Green, Carol (Nelson) Roach, and Sue (George) Gentry; and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Betty Jane (Stone) Barr, 90, of Floyds Knobs, passed away Friday Feb. 12 at The Villas of Guerin Woods in Georgetown. Born April 30, 1925 in Bloomfield, she was the daughter of Ross Stone and Edith (Carmichael) Mansfield. Betty was retired from Salem High School and was a member of the Floyds Knobs Christian Church...

Robert Lee Marling, 84, of Solsberry, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb.13 at Hearthstone Health Campus in Bloomington. Born June 6, 1931 in Jackson County to Feorge L. and Leora (Stanley) Marling. Robert worked at Indiana University in maintenance for 38 years and loved fishing and feeding birds...

Michele Lynn Haldeman, 52, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of theft. Bond set at $1,000. Stephanie Nicole Jackson, 26, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of possession of paraphernalia. Bond set at $1,000. William T. Akers, 55, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating while intoxicated. Bond set at $4,000...

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 43 incidents and calls for service from Friday to Sunday, including four abandoned vehicles, six property damage accidents, four personal injury accidents, two alarms, one animal complaint, two assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, one fraud, two property damages, two reckless drivers, one road hazard, four suspicious persons/vehicles, one theft, one title check, five traffic stops, two transports and one unruly subject.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 46 incidents and calls for service Friday to Monday, including three property damage accidents, two bank/residential alarms, 15 assists to the public, one battery, one civil dispute, one extra patrol, one interview, one property, one missing person, one noise complaint, two residential entries, one road hazard, one suspicious person/vehicle, seven thefts, one threat, one title check, one traffic stop, one transport, one trespass and three welfare checks...

Mable G. (Crites) Johnson, a wife, mother, teacher, educator, proud, honest, Christian lady, passed away Feb. 8, 2016 at 8:57 a.m. of complications due to a recent stroke. Mable was born Oct. 12, 1932 in Calvertville. She was one of four children. She was preceded in death by her older brother Harwood Crites, older sister Oneta Noel, son Bradley and daughter Pamela Myers...

ELNORA -- North Daviess boys basketball coach Brent Dalrymple knew his team would be able to breathe a little bit after its loss to highly ranked Class A Bloomfield on Feb. 4. The loss to the Cardinals was North Daviess fifth straight loss, but three of those defeats came to state ranked programs. And all but one of those losses came on the road...

Patricia A. Rogers, age 64, of Linton, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at her residence. She was born in Terre Haute on July 25, 1951, the daughter of Ralph and Martha (Groves) Peltier. She was an avid antique collector and had a passion for reading. Pat enjoyed her children, grandchildren and all of her family...

DUGGER -- A Dugger man is facing charges related to sexual crimes against children. Benjamin Wiley, 38, was arrested on preliminary charges of two counts child exploitation and child molestation. Around 11 a.m. Monday, detectives from Indiana State Police Putnamville Post and the ISP Internet Crimes Against Children and Cyber Crimes Squads descended upon the residence on County Road 200 South, Dugger, to serve a Sullivan County search warrant...

In association with Linton Mayor John Wilkes proclamation of the week of Feb.15 as Clergy Appreciation Week, the Linton Civitan Club will honor local clergy of all faiths with a banquet on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Linton Assembly of God. Civitan groups around the country support Clergy Appreciation Week every year in honor of four heroic chaplains of different faiths who gave their own lives to save the lives of others during the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester in 1943...

Clergy Appreciation Week is held to recognize the heroism of four U.S. Army chaplains during WW2 who were aboard the U.S. troopship Dorchester on Feb. 3 1943. When the ship was torpedoed in the North Atlantic, these men of different faith worked together to evacuate the soldiers, ultimately giving their lives by offering up their own jackets...

Linton-Stockton High School students are getting real life experience in the FFA program. Agriculture teacher Kim Hill and FFA students Miranda Johnson and Riley Mayfield gave a presentation to the school board at Monday's regular session. Hill said students are able to get hands-on experience with a professional landscaping program made available to the school by Twin Rivers...

A well-known Jasonville businessman who always had the city's best interest at heart passed away last week. Jack Ridinger died at age 86 Saturday. Ridinger was known primarily for his business ventures, including owning the Shakamak IGA on Main Street in Jasonville until 2008, but it was his work behind the scenes which earned him praise from people throughout the community...

Life is often full of adventures, and Jodi Byers, the new director of Greene Education Services, has seen a different side of the world before returning home. Byers, an Eastern Greene graduate, first began her career in education working as business manager for an international school in Rwanda...

Folk music, besides carrying the sentiment of an epoch past, also showcases the various legends of a particular generation -- preserving it as though it were a time capsule. For Charlotte Corbin Barnes, a former Bloomfield resident, she grew up listening to the classic Kingston Trio's 1958 hit, "Tom Dooley," and later in life, became fascinated by the story the song told...