Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2016

White River Valley's "Champions Together" is holding a fundraiser May 14, to raise funds to meet its programs obligations, and to benefit Special Olympics. The fundraising dinner and silent auction will be from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the WRV high school cafeteria. Tickets are $5 each and may be purchased at the door. There will be sloppy joes, pulled pork sandwiches, chips, dessert and drinks available, with all proceeds to benefit Special Olympics Indiana...

To benefit Indiana's veterans, American Legion Post #22 will be at two locations, Linton Walmart and Baesler's Foods this Friday and Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. "The paper poppies are made by veterans in Indianapolis, and are given away on a donation basis," said Ladies Auxiliary President Nancy Patterson...

Jack H. Parsley, 69, Ellettsville, passed away at 7:50 p.m. on Wednesday, April 27, at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born March 18, 1947 in Linton, he was the son of Johnnie Harold and Mary Frances (Buher) Parsley. He was an asphalt laborer for Local Union #741. He was a member of the Moose Lodge #1081 in Bloomington, Sons of the American Legion Post #196 Bloomfield and was a basketball official for 49 years...

Clarence T. Philpot, 35, Bloomfield was arrested on a preliminary charge of disorderly conduct. Bond set at $500. Jeffery Louis Ketchem, 29, Solsberry, was arrested on a warrant for a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. No bond set.

The Linton Police Department responded to 63 incidents and calls for service from Saturday to Wednesday, including six property damage accidents, one alarm, on suspicious person/vehicle, three animal complaints, four assists to other departments, 13 assists to the public, two battery complaints, one burglary, one child custody, two domestic disputes, five extra patrols, one harassment, one interview, one local ordinance, three property dispute, one special detail, two reckless drivers, four thefts, two threats, five traffic stops, two trespasses, one unruly subject and two warrant services.. ...

A bridge project four years in the making came to an end with a ribbon cutting Wednesday afternoon. County officials hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of Bridge No. 260, located on Killinger Road, just off of Tulip Road, in eastern Greene County...

In early April, EGMS teachers Dinah Fuller and Tammy Basye took 70 ten-year-olds, the school's entire fifth grade, to Bradford Woods to camp, the trip lasting three days and two nights. This was the first time an Eastern Greene class had been to the property, and the consensus is, it won't be the last...

BOYS GOLF Linton-Stockton picked up another impressive win on the links Thursday afternoon. The Miners carded a team score of 166 to defeat Clay City by 11 strokes at Phil Harris Golf Course. North Daviess rounded out the field and finished with a score of 199...

ELNORA -- It wasn't quite a "win one for the gipper" moment, but the Shakamak softball team played with a little added motivation Thursday evening. Before the Lady Lakers arrived at North Daviess, head coach B.A. Shipman had to leave his team due to an accident in his family...

Saturday at Eastern Greene Linton-Stockton coach Matt Fougerousse stressed the importance of playing until the final out of the seventh inning. Thursday at Linton it was Steven McNabb's North Daviess Cougars who kept the pressure on until the very end...

JASONVILLE - Retiring a jersey number is an honor a team bestows on a former player or coach, usually in recognition of a legendary career. The Shakamak baseball program has produced a number of legends in its storied history. Tuesday Shakamak High School honored perhaps its most iconic baseball figure...