Stories from Thursday, April 5, 2018

BLOOMFIELD -- Mitchell snapped a 3-3 deadlock with five runs in the fifth Wednesday night and handed Bloomfield a 9-3 loss in the Cardinals’ season opener. Ten Bluejacket batters stepped to the plate in the fifth inning as the visitors cranked out five runs, Briston Bundy delivering the biggest shot with a two-run single. Bloomfield coach Jason Pegg said several Cardinals were playing new positions against Mitchell (1-1) and it will take some time to get used to them...

Erin was 13 years old and an 8th grader at Bloomfield Jr/Sr High School. She was a member of Mansions in Heaven Church, Junior High One 80, played softball, basketball and volleyball. She enjoyed listening to music, watching scary movies with her dad and hanging out and having sleepovers with her friends. ...

Dejah Lorraine Wier, 83, of Jasonville, passed away at 5:38 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born June 5, 1934 in Greene County to Lowell Noel Wasnidge and Olive Lou (Yeryar) Wasnidge. Survivors include her husband of 62 years, Jesse Willard Wier of Jasonville, who she married on April 9, 1955; children, Jesse David Wier (Michelle) of Jasonville and Janice Lorraine McBride (Ed) of Jasonville; granddaughters, Christy L. ...

Buddy D. Fields, 81, of Owensburg, passed away at 1:05 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at home. He was born Nov. 27th, 1936, in Owensburg to Dennie B. Fields and Lillian B. (Thomas) Fields. He attended Owensburg and Oolitic schools with the class of 1955...

Sculpture Trails founder and Eastern Greene alumni Gerry Masse, along with Sculpture Trails Artist-in-Residence Paul Watson, visited Eastern Greene Elementary Thursday, sharing the realities and details of creating art from metal with art teacher Marci Parsley and Eastern Greene third, fourth and fifth graders...

The hits just kept on coming for the Shakamak Lady Lakers. Shakamak took a trip to Turkey Run Thurdsay and pounded the softball for 19 hits blasting the Lady Warriors 18-2. “It was nice to get a game in after being rained out so many days,” Shakamak coach B.A. Shipman commented. “I thought our bats came alive tonight. We controlled the game from the start and finished really strong.”...

A gritty comeback effort by the Linton Miners came up just short. Trailing the Sullivan Golden Arrows 10-2 the Miners rallied for three runs in the fifth inning and put three more tallies on the board in the sixth to pull within two runs. But in each of the last three frames, Linton left the potential tying or winning runs stranded...