Stories from Monday, September 5, 2022

LINTON – Week three turned out to be survival Friday for Class 2A programs in Indiana with Linton being one of the few programs to emerged unscathed. No. 3 Linton held off a feisty Monrovia team 52-27 Friday while No. 2 Eastbrook and No. 1 Evansville Mater-Dei all lost. If the polls stay to form, Linton should be the new No. 1 team going into next week’s rivalry game with Sullivan...

Eastern Greene fell to North Daviess Friday 12-2 in a game where the Thunderbirds held a 2-0 lead. Eastern Greene’s defense scored a safety after North Daviess was called for intentional grounding in the endzone. North Daviess (2-1) would score two touchdowns as it was all it needed to take the win on the road. The 12 points Eastern (0-3) allowed was the lowest Eastern has conceded since the 6-0 loss to Tecumseh in a 2020 sectional loss...

Vera D. Brewer, of Sandborn died September 1, 2022 at her sister’s home in Bloomington. She was 82. She was born in Greene County on February 12, 1940, the last of six daughters of Dr. Stanley and Ollie Brewer, and grew up on the family farm near Pleasantville...

Gene Carol Prulhiere, age 75, of Linton passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his son’s residence in Counce, Tenn.. He was born in Brazil on December 22, 1946 the son of Paul Eugene and Louise Marie (Williams) Prulhiere. He was a graduate of VanBuren High School. ...

Larry J. Fougerousse, 85, of Jasonville went home to meet his Lord surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, September 4, 2022. He was born April 7, 1937 in Jasonville to Harry Fougerousse and Beulah (Smith) Fougerousse. Larry married Patricia Ann (Stough) Fougerousse on May 20, 1961, she passed away February 27, 2018...

Volleyball Friday WRV 3, Shakamak 1 WRV captured the final three sets to defeat Shakamak on the road 19-25, 25-16, 25-21, 25-18. WRV moved to 5-6 (2-1 SWIAC) while Shakamak is also 5-6 (3-1 SWIAC). “The Wolverines played scrappy, tough and just plain resilient for four games,” Shakamak coach Emeral Goff said. “I feel like we were off tonight and just wasn’t at our best. The Lady Lakers will get a few days off to rest and I’m hoping we shake this night off.”...

The Linton junior won her fifth meet of the season Saturday as she was first among Class A to 3A runners at the LaVern Gibson course at Terre Haute. Smith was first with a time under 20 minutes at 19:45.70. Shakamak’s Elayni Stone was seventh (22:47.60) and Maddie Bennett (23:39.70) was 15th. Chase Hammond was 30th...

Wednesday, September 7 Eastern Greene Schools will hold a collective-bargaining public hearing at 3:15 p.m. in the central office board room. Thursday, September 8 The Greene County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the county jail. The ail is located at 204 CR 70 East at the east edge of Bloomfield...

CRIMINAL CASES Jacob L. Farnsworth, 27, Jasonville, Level 6 felony intimidation Shawn K. Toon, 38, Bloomfield, Class B misdemeanor possession of ginseng out of season; Class C misdemeanor use of private land without consent CIVIL CASES LVNV Funding LLC vs Alan Phipps...

You could tell senior Nathan Watson was proud of being selected for a game ball after Linton’s 52-27 win over Monrovia Friday. “It feels fantastic. I’ve always dreamed of being here and doing this. This is just a dream come true for me,” Watson said. “It really isn’t just me. It’s the whole line. We did our job together and we did fantastic tonight.”...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 115 incidents and calls for service from Aug. 29 - Sept. 2, including five property damage accidents, one personal injury, two alarms, six animal complaints, three assists to other departments, four assists to the public, one burglary, two child custodies, three civil disputes, one death investigation, one domestic dispute, six EMS, two fights in progress, two frauds, two harassments, four juvenile complaints, two mental health issues, one property damage, nine reckless drivers, two road hazards, two attempted suicides, nine suspicious, five thefts, one threats, seven title checks, nine transports, five trespasses, three unruly subjects, six warrant services, seven welfare checks and two traffic stops.. ...

According to a press release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD), three Bloomfield residents were arrested after GCSD and Indiana Conservation officers executed a search warrant at a property on Iron Mountain Road in Bloomfield. GCSD states a burglary was reported on Aug. 30, an event which led to the search warrant being served...

Located northeast of town, Worthington’s music venue The Vue will open its gates at 3 p.m. this Saturday for its second country music festival. This year’s artist line-up consists of Trey Hughes, Wildheart Band and Hank Ruff. Ruff, named after Hank Williams Sr., is a recent graduate of IU and and began playing music at 11 years old. Growing up in Southern Indiana, Ruff played in his dad’s band, The Dew Daddies, and the two wrote many songs together...

Members of Bloomfield’s Chamber of Commerce met at the Casa Sevilla restaurant in Bloomfield on Thursday, Sept. 1 for their monthly public meeting. Gust speaker for this month’s session was Judy Branstetter, who updated all on Apple Festival happenings...