Stories from Thursday, December 14, 2017

Putnamville—On Tuesday, Dec. 12, for the fifth time in recent weeks, troopers from the Putnamville Post utilized aircraft for their speed enforcement efforts. Indiana State Police Sergeant Lee Wright, from the ISP Aviation Section, piloted his Cessna 172 Skyhawk to the Putnamville District, and joined forces with Putnamville District officers, Sergeant Jared Nicoson, and Troopers Bill Bradbury, Tom Hanks, Brent Robinson, and Erik Smith...

John Ray Correll, 67, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of operating while intoxicated. Bond set at $4,000 with 10 percent allowed.

The Linton Police Department responded to 28 incidents for service Thursday, including two property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, one alarm, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, one child neglect, one domestic dispute, one repossession, on road hazard, one suspicious activity and 16 traffic stops...

The road closure on State Road 54 between 10th St NE to 12th ST NE in Linton is now open. According to a press release from the Linton Police Department, the closure was due to working on a water main and was anticipated to be closed until around 4 p.m. on Dec. 15...

A water main leak has been reported on 15th Street near the Linton Housing Authority. Drivers are warned to be prepared for delays as repairs are underway.

Crane- The WestGate@Crane Technology Park (WestGate) and Vincennes University (VU) are enrolling now for the new Electronics Fundamentals Certificate program with classes beginning on Jan. 8, 2018. The courses are the core of a yearlong Certificate of Graduation (CG) in Electronics Fundamentals. ...

The former first deputy in the Greene County Clerk’s Office is fulfilling the term of the late Susan Fowler. Tammy Woodall will fill the position as Greene County Clerk through the completion of Fowler’s term second term, ending in December 2018. Fowler passed away Oct. 20, 2017. She was first elected as the county clerk in 2011...

Andrea “Candy” Anderson, 70, of Bloomfield, passed away Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born March 8, 1947 in Washington, the daughter of Perry A. and Irma Lee (Conrad) Anderson. Surviving relatives include her siblings, Larry Anderson, Rick Anderson, Gary Anderson, Marcia Anderson and Stacy Staut; and several nieces and nephews...

Shakamak Superintendent Mike Mogan announced his retirement during a regular meeting of the school board Thursday evening. Mogan stated he intends for his retirement to take effect June 30, 2018 following the completion of the school year. “I have appreciated the opportunity given me by the Board of School Trustees to serve the students, staff, parents and community of Shakamak. ...

It was slow going initially for the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners Thursday. Shots weren’t falling, and the Shakamak Lady Lakers kept hanging around. But Linton-Stockton finally got it going. The Lady Miners closed out the first half on a 13-3 run to take a 15-point lead, 32-17 into the locker room. Linton-Stockton gradually increased its lead in the second half, easing away for a 66-43 win in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference girls basketball action at Linton...

SWITZ CITY -- It was a tale of two halves. White River Valley (3-9, 2-2 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play) led Eastern (1-9, 0-3) 32-6 after two quarters of play. The Lady Thunderbirds rallied in the third quarter and actually outscored their hosts 31-27 in the final two quarters, but WRV still won 59-35...

BLOOMFIELD -- No Toon, too little confidence in their shooting, too much overpassing, too much Springs Valley height, and the flu bug. Stir those together and you have the recipe for Bloomfield’s 41-24 loss to visiting Springs Valley (4-6) Thursday night...