Stories from Friday, August 25, 2017

Diamond Cutters 03, a travel softball team based out of Odon, will conduct an open tryout from 2-4 p.m. today at North Daviess High School. A press release said the team is seeking “a steady, reliable pitcher,” a catcher, and utility players who can hit...

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley’s offensive woes continued Thursday night as visiting Vincennes Rivet blanked the Wolverines 3-0 in soccer. The Wolverines (0-1-2) fought Rivet to a 0-0 deadlock at halftime. However, Rivet (4-1) scored three goals in the second half to put the match away...

SWITZ CITY -- Bloomfield overcame a slow start Thursday night to beat host White River Valley 4-1 in tennis. The Cardinals (2-3) won all but the No. 2 doubles match as they posted their second victory of the year. WRV fell to 0-3. “I thought we started off a little sluggish, but the boys responded,” said assistant coach Mitch Hobson, who guided the Cards since head coach Mike Canty had a family emergency. “We played pretty well.”...

Coach Kyle Foli wants to see the improvement continue. The Union head football coach said the Bulldogs made some progress last week against the Noblesville Lions. He said he expects more when Union hosts Traders Point Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. Friday...

LINTON — After a nail-biting finish, the Linton-Stockton Boys Tennis Team took their first win of the season Wednesday evening against Owen Valley. The matched ended with a 3-2 conclusion, with two of the key matches going into three sets. “We had a close match,” explained L-S Coach Jamie Brown. “At one point, we were down one game to two, and we had two matches which went to three sets. It may have been ugly, but I’m proud the boys were able to get the win.”...

Shane Walters, 41, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine. No bond set. Michael Boyd Caswell, 38, Springville, was arrested on a warrant for operating while intoxicated. Bond set at $10,000 with 10 percent allowed. Steven Jarrett Wayne Gibson, 37, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for driving while suspended, theft and possession of a firearm by a felon. No bond set...

The Linton Police Department responded to 37 incidents for service Friday, including one property damage accident, one bank/residential alarm, three animal complaints, one assist to other departments, seven fingerprintings, one special detail, two thefts, 13 traffic stops, one unruly subject, six warrant services and one welfare check...

Criminal Cases Charles Allen, 25, Lyons, Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent Shelly Wilkinson, 41, Bloomfield, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Henry Townsend, 35, Plainfield, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury...

This story has been edited to include comments by Eastern boys' coach David Young and a photograph of Eastern runner Adam Anderson.

Linton Police Department have match a name to the security camera still of the man who entered and robbed BloomBank in Linton on Friday last week and fled in a stolen vehicle. Police have Probably Cause to believe Vonny Dr. Craw, 59, of Logansport was involved in the robbery and is wanted on a Level 5 Felony for Robbery. Craw is described as a white male, 5’10” tall and 175 lbs...

As the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Library Board gets closer to obtaining the nearby MainSource property, board members are envisioning ways the property can serve the community. “We’re in the process of working with a title company to close on the property,” said Director Austin Stroud. “We’re hoping to close in the next week or two.”...

LITTLE CINCINNATI – This time the defense showed up. One week after yielding 44 points at Springs Valley, Eastern (2-0) played suffocating defense in a 48-6 thrashing of visiting North Knox Friday night. The Warriors' only TD came on the return of a blocked punt, and the Thunderbirds stifled their rushers, holding North Knox (0-2) to 57 yards on 28 rushes...

It was only fitting the 100th edition of the Linton Miners-Sullivan Golden Arrows rivalry game came down to one play in the closing seconds. On its final drive Sullivan had moved the ball 76 yards through the air in one minute, three seconds. With 14 seconds to play and the ball on the Miner 2, the Golden Arrows were poised to punch it in for the winning score...