Stories from Thursday, April 26, 2018

It wasn’t flashy or spectacular. The Linton-Stockton Miners simply hit, pitched and fielded. The Miners got timely hits when they needed them, made plays in the field and took advantage when opportunities presented themselves. The end result was a workmanlike 6-0 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory over the visiting North Daviess Cougars at Roy Herndon Field Wednesday night...

TENNIS Bloomfield turned the Lady Cougars into the Lady Puddy Tats Wednesday afternoon, blanking North Daviess 5-0 on the road. The Lady Cards (5-1) won all five matches in straight sets although two sets were extended by tie breaks. The victors gave up only three games in the first two singles spots. Malea Toon dispatched Shae Knepp 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Kylee Shelton downed Macie Kane 6-1, 6-0 in the second singles spot...

Around 12 a.m. on Thursday, April 26, officials responded to the scene of an accident on State Road 59 between Linton and Jasonville. According to deputies from the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the individual was driving his motorcycle southbound on 59 when he collided with a cow...

Robert Michael Hauck, 22, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for residential entry. Bond set at $10,000. Charles Clifton Brown III, 38, Evansville, was arrested on an out-of-county warrant for domestic battery. No bond set. Kaleb Bridges, 26, was arrested on a warrant for battery resulting in serious injury. Bond set at $10,000...

The Linton Police Department responded to 121 incidents and calls for service from Friday through Wednesday, including three property damage, two personal injury accidents, one alcohol offense, four animal complaints, three bank or residential alarms, six assists to other departments, four assists to the public, two child custody, one battery, one child neglect, three civil disputes, two criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one drive-off, five extra patrols, one fight in progress, one finger printing, two fraud, three interviews, two juvenile complaints, three property, one missing person, three noise complaints, two property damage/non-accident, two local ordinance violations, 11 special details/presentations, three reckless drivers, six suspicious, one road hazard, one attempted suicide, six thefts, three title checks, 23 traffic stops, two trespass, two warrant service and two welfare checks.. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Justin Dean Norris, 41, Linton, Level 2 felony dealing methamphetamine; Level 3 felony dealing methamphetamine; Level 4 felony dealing methamphetamine; Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine; Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement; Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...

Friday, April 27 Come support the WRV’s Champions Together fundraiser for Special Olympics. On April 27, Cinco De Mayo Restaurant, in Lyons, will donate 10 percent of all profits the entire day to benefit Champions Together. Lively Ladies will meet at Linton Public Library from 1-3 p.m. It is primarily for ladies of retirement age. Event features wide variety of guest speakers, some light refreshments and a fun time to relax...

UPDATE: On Thursday, April 26, SeaPerch Coach Diane Rodriguez paid a visit to the Greene County Foundation to inquire about a possible donation to the SeaPerch team. After hearing about the achievements of the team, the Greene County Foundation informed Rodriguez they will match all funds received in donations by the public, up to $3,000. "There are really no words to express just how grateful our team is for the support of so many," said Rodriguez. "Now with the remarkable dollar matching grant from the Foundation, every donated dollar turns into two. I feel like we really have a shot to get to Massachusetts." Donations may be sent to: Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School c/o SeaPerch 501 W. Spring St. p.o. box 266 Bloomfield IN 47424.

People in Linton and surrounding areas have been waiting 30 years for a Goodwill store to return to the area. On Thursday, April 26, when Goodwill Valley Goodwill Industries CEO Bill Tennis arrived at the location around 8:30 a.m. for the ribbon cutting scheduled at 10 a.m., he said a line had already begun to form. At one point, the line had to be redirected to move shoppers out of the way of traffic. By the time of the ribbon cutting, the line wrapped around the corner of the building...

BLOOMFIELD -- This time the Lady Cardinals did better than getting close. Bloomfield scored in every inning Thursday night to clobber visiting Eastern 16-0 in softball. The victory improved Bloomfield’s record to 2-5, 1-2 in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference while Eastern fell to 1-5, 0-3...

The challenge will continue for Kassi Morrison at Oakland City. The White River Valley senior signed a letter of intent last week to play softball for Oakland City College. Morrison will pitch and play third base for the Mighty Oaks, the positions she currently plays for the Lady Wolverines...

TENNIS Bloomfield turned the Lady Cougars into the Lady Puddy Tats Wednesday afternoon, blanking North Daviess 5-0 on the road. The Lady Cards (5-1) won all five matches in straight sets although two sets were extended by tie breaks. The victors gave up only three games in the first two singles spots. Malea Toon dispatched Shae Knepp 6-0, 6-2 at No. 1 singles while Kylee Shelton downed Macie Kane 6-1, 6-0 in the second singles spot...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners pieced together some timely hits and took advantage of a few White River Valley miscues in the field. A two-out rally in the third inning produced four runs, breaking a scoreless tie. And the big inning proved to be the difference in an otherwise tightly contested game. The Lady Miners went on to post an 8-1 victory over the Lady Wolverines in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball action Thursday at Linton...

This has been updated to correct the name of the batter in the bottom photograph.