Stories from Thursday, March 15, 2018

Carl E. Floyd, age 89, of Linton, passed away at 9:56 p.m. on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Bloomfield on Nov. 30, 1928, the son of Rex L. and Pearl (Mullis) Floyd. Carl served our country in the U.S. ...

Russell W. Ewers, age 68, of Linton, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at Terre Haute Regional Hospital, due to injury from a motor vehicle accident. He was born in Evansville on Oct. 11, 1949, the son of John and Barbara (Ogle) Ewers. Russ was a veteran of the U.S. ...

Bessie Emaline Fyfe (Bedwell) passed away Saturday, March 3. Bessie was born Sept. 2, 1940, the daughter of Squire and Irene Bedwell of Carlisle, both deceased. Bessie is survived by sons Brian Bedwell (Bonnie) of Lake Odessa, Mich. and Thomas Fyfe, Jr. ...

Sharla Ann Van Horn, of Brownsburg, passed away on March 14, 2018. She was born July 25, 1937 in Coal City, the daughter of John Benjamin and Dortha E. (Brown) Van Horn. Sharla graduated from Linton High School in 1955. She retired from the Indianapolis Star News in 1999, having worked there for 44 years...

A 68-year-old Linton man was killed in an automobile accident in Vigo County on Tuesday. Russell W. Ewers was driving north on U.S. 41 near Boot City when his vehicle went into the median, officials reported. The car traveled through a ditch, became airborne, then rolled through the southbound lanes before landing in a field...

Greene Circuit Judge Erik Allen handed down a sentence to William Levi Abel, who was convicted of murdering Chase Aliano of Bedford on Jan. 31, 2017. Count 1, felony murder, 60 years in the Indiana Department of Correction. Count 2, Level 6 felony theft of a firearm, two years...

Each month, Linton-Stockton School Corporation honors a member of faculty or staff who has gone above and beyond their normal duties. For the month of February, LSSC has chosen to honor school nurse Marlene Cooper as its February Cause for Applause recipient...

Saturday, March 17, the Romans Warrior Foundation (RWF) will hold an inaugural “Salute to St. Patty Silkie Hike and Beer Pong Tournament.” The event will begin with the Silkie Hike, which starts at 7 a.m., after a 6:45 a.m. registration at the Greene County Courthouse. ...

The Greene County Clerk’s Office will soon be open to the public to test the voting machines. Greene County Clerk Tammy Woodall said the testing in preparation for the upcoming primary election is scheduled for Monday, April 6, 2018 at 1 p.m. The public test will be conducted in the Voter Registration Office, located on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse...

Around 2:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Jasonville Fire Department alerted people on Facebook that State Road 59, from Bogel Corner down to the 'T' of SR 59 and Lone Tree Road, would be closed to traffic from all directions while crews clean up from yesterday's accident...

Water was turned off earlier in Jasonville due to a water main break originating on Park Street. The side street will remain closed off to traffic while crews work in the area. A Jasonville Utilities employee reported that water has been turned back on, but that a standard boil order of at least 24-48 hours would take effect for residents...

Karla Ann Owen, age 54, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 3:55 a.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Glenburn Home. She was born in Linton, Indiana on January 23, 1964, the daughter of the late Ivan Robert Turpin & JoEtta (Souders) Turpin. Karla was a 1982 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School...

Carol Joyce Rich, 87, of Robinson, Ill., died at 7:38 a.m. (EST) on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born Dec. 25, 1930 in Los Angeles, Calif., the daughter of Chester E. Hout & Madeline M. (Burrows) Hout, both of whom preceded her in death. ...

An amazing freshman class, a threepeat, and a new coach highlighted the 2017-18 girls basketball season. Four freshmen made the All-Greene County Girls Basketball Team. Three played for Linton-Stockton, helping transform the Lady Miners into a 20-4 team that made the North Daviess Sectional championship, and the other played for Bloomfield...

The Battery Innovation Center (BIC) was host to a conversation about the link between improving fuel efficiency and national security. Lt. General Kenneth Eickmann toured the BIC facility, led by the organization’s acting president Ben Wrightsman. They were joined by Joe Bryan with the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center, Douglas Rapp of the Cyber Leadership Alliance and representatives from neighboring Crane...

The Worthington Town Council, during its regular monthly meeting, agreed to renew the town’s contract for mosquito abatement with City Pest Control of Linton. Rob Kendall of City Pest Control explained that the contract renewal would be for another three years, and would lock in the current price paid by the town for the next three years. City Pest Control will continue to fog for mosquitoes within Worthington city limits once a week starting in May and until October...