Stories from Monday, August 8, 2022

Belinda D. Evans, 66, of Bloomington, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2022 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born October 10, 1956 in Greenfield the daughter of Noel Landis Johnson and Mable Maxine (Key) Johnson. Belinda worked for Cook Inc. and Baxter for many years in production and as a quality control sample coordinator...

Marilyn Sue Harrah, 87, passed away July 30, 2022 at NHC Health Care, Kingsport, Tenn.. She was born May 21, 1935, in Bloomfield to Marie Ione and James Edward Carrell. She graduated from Bloomfield High School and married her high school sweetheart, Herbert D. Harrah, on June 6, 1954...

Daniel “Danny” M. Geatches, age 78, of Linton passed away on Sunday, August 7, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Linton on September 25, 1943 the son of Daniel Francis Rice and Gerogianna (Geatches) Edmonson, being raised by his mother and Carlos Edmonson...

At the Bloomfield Town Council meeting held on Aug. 2, Bloomfield Fire Chief Chris Stahl reminded those present of the state’s residential open burning regulations. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) advises “Indiana’s air pollution control rules generally prohibit open burning. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Breven R. Butler, 19, Lyons, Class C misdemeanor OVI Aiden M. Chavira, 20, Lyons, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Abigail L. Chubb, 25, Switz City, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana CIVIL CASES Capital One Bank (USA), N.A. vs Kelly Sterling...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 126 incidents and calls for service from Aug. 1-5, including one abandoned vehicle, seven property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, five alarms, 10 animal complaints, six assists to other departments, four assists to the public, eight civil disputes, six domestic disputes, two EMS, two fraud, one information call, one interview, two mental health issues, one missing person, one noise complaint, two P.O. ...

After services were over at Worthington’s Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church Sunday morning, members of the congregation and community gathered on the lawn around a little wooden structure. The new addition to the north side of the lot was a Little Free Library, built by Paul Burnside and marks the 17th of its kind in the county...

The Greene County Health Department is are hosting a health fair for Greene County students and their families on Saturday, Aug. 20 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Greene County Community Events Center, located at the fairgrounds. The following services will be available during this event:...

Earlier last week, members of the United Mine Worker’s Union 1423 presented a donation check to the Dugger Coal Museum. Museum Director Peggy Marlow, daughter of museum co-founder Martha Marlow, accepted the check on behalf of the museum. Marlow’s mother was named as the first honorary member of the Local Union 1423 in 2016 at age 95 for her work with the museum...

Tuesday, August 9 The Greene County Veterans’ Council will meet at 7 p.m. at Autumn Trace Senior Community, 1150 County Road 1000 W, Linton. Thursday, August 11 The regular monthly meeting of the Greene County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the Greene County Jail. The jail is located at 204 County Road 70 East, at the east edge of Bloomfield...

CINCINNATI Ind. – Cross country can be a tough sport to recruit runners for but Eastern Greene seems to have stumbled on a pipeline of young athletes to its team. The girl’s team will be favored to win the county meet later this month at WRV. “The girls are doing really well this season,” Coach Bill Valentine said. “We’re going to have a really strong five.”...

DUGGER – It’s been five years since Dugger saw its football team play a full schedule and nine since it last played in the postseason. All that will change in the 2022 season as the Bulldogs are eager to take the next step. “I do feel that the culture is starting swing a little bit,” Coach Levi Lumn said. “Guys are getting more committed. We are starting to get more buzz and excitement in the locker room about it. A lot more motivation and dedication. We just want to continue to grow in that.”...

SWITZ CITY – A new year and new growth for WRV girls soccer as the high school program is now two years old. April Settles, coaches the girls soccer team with her husband Matt. “Compared to year one our numbers are much better. Year one, in that first game we were hoping to just put 11 girls out on the field. We were very tight. This year we are looking at 16 or 17 girls,” Settles said. “We are very excited that we’re going to have subs. I think our talent level is also higher this year.”...

SWITZ CITY – It has been over five years since WRV won a sectional title. That’s a sectional title in any sport as the soccer team knows the pressure is on them to deliver a trophy this season. “Our school needs it. We need to have some winning teams again,” Boys Soccer Coach Matt Settles said. “We’re putting the pressure on ourselves to get that done for the school. Let’s make that happen this year.”...

Mary (Ross) Miller, 94, of Seabring, Fla., formerly of Jasonville, passed away in Seabring, Fla.. She was born January 26, 1928 in Washington to Ausker Burton and Ona Burton. Mary married Joseph E. “Joe” Miller, and he passed away on November 19, 2012...

Jere L. Landis, 85, of Jasonville passed away at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, August 6, 2022 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born October 7, 1936 in Linton to Rex Landis and Margaret (Cook) Landis. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Bobbe Landis of Jasonville who he married on April 2, 1954; daughters, Lisa (Kennett) Rehmel (David) of Linton and Gina Lovelace (Rick) of Dugger; grandchildren, Joshua Kennett, Ashlee Nickerson (Johnny) and Parker Lovelace (Kelsey); great-grandchildren, Brooklynn, Claire, Bentley, Lilliana, Emma and Maggie; siblings, Bill Landis of Linton and Janetta Heaton of Linton and several nieces and nephews.. ...