Stories from Wednesday, February 27, 2019

The UDWI REMC Board of Directors met on Monday, Feb. 25. One item on the agenda was the upcoming annual meeting and board director elections, scheduled for April 25 at 6 p.m. at UDWI REMC in Bloomfield. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for members wishing to cast their votes in this year’s Board Director election...

CLAY CITY -- The Eeldome proved desolate to the Eels Tuesday night as Bloomfield D-scended upon them 51-32. Bloomfield (16-7) limited Eminence (11-13) to just 22 points in the final three periods to notch the win in the second game of the Clay City Sectional...

CLAY CITY -- The free throw line proved most charitable to the Shakamak Lakers Tuesday night as they beat White River Valley 49-43 in three overtimes to open the Clay City Sectional. The Lakers (5-19) shot 20-29 from the free throw line, including a 9-14 performance in the final OT. They outscored WRV (8-16) 13-6 in that period to win...

Shakamak High School’s Advanced Sociology Class donated thousands of items to Open Arms Christian Ministries to help provide clothing to foster families in Greene County. Teacher Jenny Scott and her students organized the kindergarten through 12th-grade children’s clothing drive, which resulted in more than 30 totes and containers filled with children’s clothes, diapers and wipes. ...

A business located at the WestGate Technology Park was recognized as one of the state’s “Best Places to Work.” Artisan Electronics joins a list of 125 Indiana businesses to be named among the Best Places to Work-- organized by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and Best Companies Group -- standing out among just a handful of businesses in small or rural locations...

Eastern Greene Elementary will be hosting its Kindergarten Round-up for the 2019-20 school year on March 29. Children must be age 5 on or before Aug. 1, 2019. Call the Eastern Greene Elementary Office at 812-825-5623 ext. 1003 to set up an appointment...

Bloomfield Elementary will host its Kindergarten Round-up on Friday, March 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The child must be 5 by Aug. 1, 2019. Please bring the child enrolling, birth certificate, immunization record and social security card. If you have any questions, call 812-384-4271...

A Linton man has been charged with two counts of felony sexual misconduct with a minor after an investigation by the Brazil Police Department. Ricky W. Anderson, 23, Linton, appeared in Clay County Superior Court Friday to be formally charged. Anderson pled not guilty to the charges. A no-contact order was filed in open court with a jury trial tentatively scheduled in May...

The Linton Police Department responded to 45 incidents and calls for service Feb. 26, including one property damage accident, one animal complaint, four assists to other departments, one assist to the public, one drive-off, four extra patrols, two fingerprintings, one property damage non-accident, six suspicious, one theft and 23 traffic stops...

CRIMINAL CASES Jesse Hill, 38, Jasonville, Class A misdemeanor theft Steven Earl Strange, 44, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction CIVIL CASES Portfolio Recovery Associates LLC vs Jennifer Moore DISSOLUTIONS Thomas Woodyard, Linton and Ashley Woodyard, Washington...

White River Valley High School has partnered with the Amazon Future Engineer program to offer computer science classes to students beginning with the 2019-20 school year. WRV HS, as one of 1,000 high schools nationwide, will receive funding from Amazon to make computer science accessible to all students...

The Indiana Basketball Coaches Association named two county players to its All-State teams. Malea Toon of Bloomfield received honorable mention on the IBCA’s Senior All-State team. The Cardinal senior, in 25 games, scored 362 points (14.5 per game), grabbed 186 boards (7.44), handed out 64 assists (2.6), made 42 steals 1.7), and slapped away 53 shots (2.1)...