Stories from Thursday, January 4, 2018

Linton-Stockton School Corporation will be on a two-hour delay Thursday, Jan. 4 due to the cold temperatures and last night's snow fall.

Warrants were issued for a Springville couple accused of compulsory school attendance and neglect of a dependent. Lisa L. Kortea, 34, was arrested Dec. 29 on a warrant for three counts Class B Misdemeanor Compulsory School Attendance Violation and three counts Level 6 felony neglect of dependent. She was held in Greene County Jail with a bond of $13,500 with 10 percent allowed...

Jesse Dean Hill, 29, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant for petition to revoke a suspended sentence for burglary. No bond set. Thomas Lee Sullivan, 51, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant for Class A misdemeanor domestic battery. No bond set.

The Linton Police Department responded to 11 incidents and calls for service Wednesday, including one animal complaint, two assists to other departments, one criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, one local ordinance violation, one property dispute, one reckless driver, two traffic stops and one welfare check...

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office and the Indiana State Police are seeking information concerning the whereabouts of Holly J. Brunton (also known as Holly Hampton), 42 of Shelburn. Brunton was last seen at a residence in Shelburn around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening...

CRIMINAL CASES Gary McQueary, 53, Jasonville, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia with prior conviction, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

LOCATED: GCSD has found missing Solsberry teen Kade Corbin The Greene County Sheriff's Department is seeking information about a missing runaway juvenile. Kade Lee Corbin, 13, was last seen leaving his residence in Solsberry Jan. 2 around 8 a.m. Corbin was on foot and no destination location is known at this time. The teen is described as 5'3" tall, 120 pounds, blue eyes and blond hair. He was last seen wearing a black hoodie sweatshirt, blue jeans and red coat. If located, contact the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812-384-4411 option 1.

• Bloomfield School District Superintendent Jeff Gibboney reports BSD will operate on a two-hour delay Friday, Jan 5. Breakfast will not be served.

The Dugger-Union School Corporation recently announced candidates for its Homecoming Court. DUCS Homecoming basketball game will be held Saturday, Jan. 6 against Evansville Day. Boys JV tips off at 5 p.m. followed by Homecoming festivities and the boys’ varsity game...

Bloomfield School Board met in regular session Thursday, Dec. 28 in the Superintendent’s Boardroom to discuss a heavy agenda as they wrapped up 2017. One of those items was the approval of one of the two calendar options the board was presented at the November meeting. ...

Linton Fire Department and Linton Police Department responded to a structure fire on the 300 block of F Street Northeast around 7 p.m. Linton Fire Chief Brad Sparks said the fire was caused due to "something we're all dealing with recently"--frozen pipes. The residents attempted to defrost frozen waterlines by placing a salamander heater just outside the house...

Martha Lorraine Gaither, age 98, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, at Greene County General Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home, Linton. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.welchcornett.com...

SWITZ CITY – The North Central Thunderbirds entered Thursday’s Greene County Invitational matchup with White River Valley as owners of the state’s longest active losing streak at 37 games. And the White River Valley Wolverines were determined to not become the team at whose expense North Central’s first win in nearly two years would come...

LINTON -- The Lady Miners almost caught visiting Vincennes Rivet Thursday night, but fell 42-39 as a fourth-quarter rally fell short. Vincennes Rivet (15-2, ranked fourth in the Associated Press Class 1A poll) led most of the way, going to the locker room at the break with a 24-16 lead. ...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held its first meeting of 2018 Thursday at the Pepperoni Grill in Bloomfield. Three new board members were welcomed, Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Agent Joe Medina, Middle Way House Client Advocate Samantha Edwards and Bloomfield’s Sarah Miller...