Stories from Monday, February 7, 2022

David N. Singleton, 82, passed away on January 30, 2022. He is survived by daughters, Anne (Sergio) Varela and Kathleen Singleton; a son, Michael Singleton; five grandchildren, Jason Singleton, Joel Singleton, Katie Singleton, Franci Varela and Allie Varela; brothers, John Singleton and James Singleton and a sister, Elizabeth Singleton. He was preceded in death by his wife, Judy, and his daughter, Stephanie...

Elizabeth M. (Burcham) Henderson, age 85 passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon February 3, 2022 at Grand Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center in Martinsville. She was a resident of Martinsville and former resident of Greenwood. Elizabeth was born December 28, 1936 in Greene County to her parents, the late D. Wayne and Algie B. (Acton) Burcham...

JoAnn Marie (Turcotte) Schlomer, 77, passed away January 31, 2022, in Avon. She was born December 18, 1944, in Harvey, N.D. to Omer and Doris (Steffen) Turcotte. On November 4, 1966, she married Delvin C Schlomer in Moses Lake, Wash.. After marrying they lived in Moses Lake, Wash.; Mobridge, S.D.; Clinton; Jasonville; Terre Haute and most recently, Plainfield...

CLAY CITY - The Lady Wolverines earned win number seven as they advance in Sectional 57 with a 50-41 victory over Eminence Saturday at Clay City. Lady Wolverines S=senior, Maycee Antibus went 5-6 on her free throws in the final two minutes of play to seal the win for White River Valley. Antibus finished with nine points...

Ronald DeWayne Hamlin, 83, of Bedford and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Bliss Place in Bedford. Born January 2, 1939 in Linton, he was the son of Clyde and Marie (Owens) Hamlin. Ronald worked as a carpenter for Weddle Brothers and J.L. Wilson Construction. He attended the Bloomfield Wesleyan Church, was a member of the Greene County Gideons and the Carpenters Union Local 546. He served his country in the Army National Guard...

JASONVILLE – Shakamak High School has less than 200 students yet somehow, the Lakers are able to deploy a squad with multiple 3-point shooters on its varsity boys basketball team. “For the most part those kids have that stuff ingrained in their mind,” Shakamak Coach Brodie Crowe said. “They know how to shoot. They know how to play ball. It’s just a matter of going out and doing it. They’ve seen a lot successful programs come through here in their younger days. They are kind of the next ones up.”...

Dugger Union now has the rare achievement of winning two conference tournaments in one season as it won the Little Okaw Valley Conference Tournament Saturday at Oblong, Illinois. Dugger defeated the consolidation team of Oblong, Palestine and Hustonville in game one 52-50. In the final game, Dugger downed Red Hill 63-42 to win the LOVC Tournament...

Tuesday, February 8 The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Bloomfield Chapter 0847 will meet at the Casa Sevilla Restaurant in Bloomfield at 11:30 a.m. The business meeting will follow the luncheon unless we have a guest speaker. Guest speakers present their topics immediately following lunch, then the business meeting follows that. ...

Those who travel west along SR 54 in or out of Bloomfield might have noticed a semi trailer that has taken up residence in the lot next to the Crossroads Cafe. The trailer, courtesy of Bennett Transportation, is a traveling memorial dedicated to honoring the memory of the 13 service members who were killed in Afghanistan on Aug. 26, 2021...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 62 incidents and calls for service from Feb. 4-6, including four abandoned vehicles, 10 property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, two alarms, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, seven assists to the public, one battery, one child custody, two civil disputes, two domestic disputes, one drug investigation, three EMS, one juvenile complaint, one noise complaint, two reckless drivers, one residential entry, one road hazard, one suspicious, one transport, one trespass, four warrant services, three welfare checks and eight traffic stops.. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Jason P. Workman, 45, Solsberry, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass DISSOLUTIONS Shirley A. Worland, Lyons and Raymond G. Worland, Switz City INFRACTIONS Zachary C. Granger, 37, Bloomfield, speeding

Bloomfield graduate Margaret Talbott was among the students named to Augustana College’s 2021-22 fall semester Dean’s List. Talbott is studying English, and was named to the Academic All-SWIAC team during her time at Bloomfield High School. Known for sparking passionate curiosity, Augustana College is an empowering home to explore over 90 areas of study. ...

Members of the Greene County Commissioners met on Tuesday, Feb. 1 at 9:30 a.m. for their regular monthly meeting. After a prayer given by President Nate Abrams and the pledge, the minutes from the previous meeting were approved along with the claims and payroll...