Stories from Tuesday, September 11, 2018

BLOOMFIELD -- The Bloomfield boys ran as a pack Monday evening to win the Cardinal Invitational. The Cardinals won the boys meet with 23 points, followed by Sullivan, 41; Bloomington Bobcats, 86; North Central, 107; and North Daviess, 156. Riley Smith of Sullivan won with a time of 18 minutes, but the next three runners -- Lance McIntosh, Wyatt Frye, and Landen Myers -- were Cardinals as Bloomfield placed six in the top 10...

According to the dictionary, the word spartan, derived from the city state of ancient Greece, means tough, rugged, inured to hardship. South Knox names its team for the Spartans, but on Monday night the Lady Lakers proved to be spartan as they defeated the visitors from South Knox in five sets 25-22, 18-25, 25-21, 17-25, 15-7. The win boosted Shakamak’s record to 2-11...

Indiana Humanities has announced a new opportunity for Indiana communities to participate in a nationally recognized program. Applications are now open to host a Smithsonian exhibit in 2019 or 2020 called Crossroads: Change in Rural America. The new exhibit was developed by Museums on Main Street, a Smithsonian Institution program that works with rural communities to design and host high-quality exhibits and create dynamic public programs across the United States. ...

Bloomington – A routine audit of the evidence inventory at the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post launched a criminal investigation in late September of 2017 after money that was seized or recovered from investigations was determined to be missing from the evidence storage area...

Worthington American Legion Post 106 conducted a flag retirement ceremony at the Post on Sept. 11, the seventeenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the United States. Veterans and assembled guests watched as the NJROTC Color Guard Unit from Bloomfield Jr/Sr High School opened the ceremony, a moment of silence was observed for those we lost that day, a poem was read and Taps was played. ...

BLOOMFIELD – When the Bloomfield Cardinals and White River Valley Wolverines first met on the soccer pitch three weeks ago the outcome was much closer than might have been expected for a first-year squad taking on a more established program. Addison Wall’s corner kick with less than two minutes remaining provided the margin of victory for the Wolverines, 3-2 in the first-ever soccer match between Greene County schools...

After a deadline extension, the City of Jasonville was able to declare an Ed Sheppard Award winner during Monday evening’s regular September meeting of the Jasonville City Council. “I have an award here,” said Jasonville Mayor Roy Terrell, Sr. “It says, ‘For demonstrating love of Jasonville through a positive attitude and community dedication... I now have the honor of giving this to Dennis Landry.”...

An anonymous call to the Indiana Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline led to the charges against Troy Lee Tindell, 50, of Owensburg. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene Superior Court, Greene County Sheriff’s Department Det. Sgt. Jim O’Malley said the phone call about the possible child molestation incident was made on June 29 at 4:15 p.m. ...