Stories from Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Friday, December 15 Just two games involving Greene County teams are on the Friday Night ticket. Yet it promises to be an exciting night of basketball. Eastern Greene faces its sternest test of the year to date. The Thunderbirds travel to Barr-Reeve to take on the Class A No. 1 rated Vikings...

The second annual Crane Community Christmas invited area Headstarts and day cares to take part in some festive Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities. Kimberly Frazier, organizer for the event and Director of Strategic Development and Engagement for STIMULUS Engineering, said the idea originated from her personal love for Christmas and a desire to give young children an opportunity to experience STEM...

An Edwardsport man reportedly fell asleep at the wheel, causing a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 69 Tuesday morning. Indiana State Police Master Trooper John Yung reported Jacob T. Potts, 22, was traveling northbound on I-69 at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, southwest of the 106 mile marker, when the accident happened...

The Linton Police Department responded to 14 incidents for service Wednesday, including one animal complaint, one assist to the public, two extra patrols, two fingerprintings, one property damage not accident, one reckless driver, two thefts and four traffic stops...

Ronald Lee Eaton Jr., 48, Bloomfield, was arrested on a writ of attachment. Bond set at $1,000. Jason L. Wingler, 42, Sandborn, was arrested on preliminary charges of resisting law enforcement and theft. Bond set at $2,000 with 10 percent allowed. Wendy Michelle Nicoson, 38, Terre Haute, was arrested on a warrant for possession of a controlled substance. Bond set at $5,000 with 10 percent allowed...

Wednesday, December 13 Dugger Union Community School Board will hold an executive session at 6 p.m. The meeting of the Executive Board of the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative will meet in executive session at 9:30 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 10:30 a.m. in the conference room at the Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative in Linton...

Bloomfield – National Beta announced Bloomfield Jr-Sr High School as a 2017-2018 National School of Distinction. This award is an honor for Beta Chapters striving towards academic achievement, exemplary character, demonstrated leadership and service to others. With an ongoing quest to instill these qualities in more students, the National Beta School of Distinction Award is designed to award those schools that show an increase in membership for the current school year...

Rita Ann Sanders, 73, of Jasonville, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2017 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Rita was born in South Bend on Dec. 19, 1943 to James and Evelyn (Thoma) Van Scoyk. Rita and her late husband Jack owned and operated Jack’s Blue Room in Jasonville...

Don Alvin Franklin of Marshall, Mich., died Dec. 7, 2017, at his home. He was 78. Mr. Franklin was born in Linton to Alvin M. (Doc) and Sarah Louise (Dannenfelser) Franklin on July 8, 1939. He attended elementary school in Rockville and graduated from Worthington-Jefferson High School in Worthington. He worked for Clarence Calvert on the Calvert farm during high school...

The Bloomfield Town Council discussed upcoming events for the month of December as well as the success of events so far regular session on Tuesday, Dec. 5. Bloomfield Town Marshal Kenneth Tharp reminded attendees that the Bloomfield Police Department’s Bless this Dinner will take place Dec. ...

A Woodlawn man is facing charges after he allegedly attempted to force his way into a residence and threatened to kill multiple people. According to a probable cause filed by Linton Police Department Officer Paul Clark, he and LPD Officer Britt Lannan responded to a dispatch on Dec. 9 after Shane Force, 48, was noted to be in possession of a firearm and trying to get into a Linton residence...

Michelle Chapman, Greene County Humane Society (GCHS) Executive Director, must have been on Santa’s good list this year. Chapman received a visit Tuesday from Fran Hughes, representing the Terre Haute Kennel Club, and Hughes brought GCHS more than a stocking-stuffer...

Freddie Joe Neidigh, Sr. 72, of Newberry, passed away at 5:44 a.m. on Monday, December 11, 2017, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born June 26, 1945, in Newberry, he was the son of Calvin F. and Lena “Gail” (Rollins) Neidigh. Fred was a retired as an electrician for IBEW Local 725...

Bloomfield resident Cindy Montgomery recently deepened her relationship with the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana. On Saturday, Nov. 18, Cindy made a commitment as a Providence Associate, joining 21 other 2017 associates with the Sisters of Providence during the rite of commitment ceremony. The ceremony coincided with the Providence Associates 10-year anniversary celebration...

Jamie Sherer of Bloomfield has been a Volunteer Firefighter/EMT for six years, and along with her husband, Richland Twp. Fire Chief John Sherer, has been with the department for four of those years. Chief Sherer has been a firefighter for 16 years total, and in their years as first responders, the couple has seen firsthand how devastating house fires can be...

During the regular meeting of the Bloomfield Library Board the evening of Wednesday, Dec. 13, board members approved a two percent raise for employees, approved a reduction in nonresidential fees and said goodbye to a longtime board member. Kristie Bladen had served on the Bloomfield Library Board for 17 years--four full terms and half of a fifth. ...