Top 10 News Stories of 2011

Girls basketball Thursday Eastern Greene 61, Clay City 33 Eastern Greene finishes the regular season at 17-7 and second in SWIAC. Eastern Greene will play Linton Wednesday in sectionals. EASTERN GREENE (61) Kenady Hudson 8 3-5 19, Keylee Hudson 6 3-5 16, Mallorie Elliott 2 5-6 9, Bianca Wyatt 2 1-2 6, Kaylyn Criger 2 1-2 5, Ashley Hudson 2 4, Melanie Wyatt 1 2, Ema Studnickova 0 0, Totals: 21 2-12 61...

Arthur H. “Bub” Hale, 82 of Dugger, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. He was born in Pleasantville March 30, 1935 the son of Arthur D. Hale and Glotien Bedwell Hale. Arthur retired from Peabody Coal Co., he was a member of the UMWA Local #1410, and a member of the Pleasantville United Methodist Church. He loved hunting and fishing and telling stories...

The National Weather Service of Indianapolis reported a Flash Flood Watch effective until Friday evening. The Flash Flood Watch continues for: “Motorists should never drive into flood water. Turn around and go another way. Keep children away from flooded areas. Recreational and agricultural interests should remain alert to changing river conditions.”...

Saturday, April 8 Lyons Legion Post 479 will host karaoke night from 8 p.m. to midnight with services provided by Jim Dandee. Open to the public on Saturdays. Smoking allowed on patio only. Linton American Legion Post 22 will host the band Heartbeats, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., the public is welcome and invited to attend. Newberry Festival will hold a fundraiser from noon - 5 p.m. in the Newberry Park. Menu will be chicken and noodles, green beans, mashed potatoes, rolls, desserts and tea for donation only. The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library will host Wine and Cheese in the Stacks from 6-8 p.m. Tickets: $15/single $25/couple. Must be 21+. Contact Beth 812-384-4125 for questions. The Liberty Church of Christ in Hendricksville will be having a free clothing giveaway from 8-11 a.m. Clothes, coats, shoes, toys, linens and household items will be given away. A free brunch will also be served.

An old sinkhole believed to be caused by an abandoned coal mine shaft has closed a county road to enable repairs to be made. Greene County Highway Department Superintendent Brent Murray said County Road 1100W ---- between County Roads 100S and 200S in Stockton Township -- was closed on Monday...

The city of Linton was in shock and mourning at the sudden death of two-term mayor Tom Jones on March 3. The death of Mayor Jones and transition of the office to his wife, Patti, was voted by the Greene County Daily World staff as the No. 1 local news story of 2011...

Long-time Linton restaurant Pizza Villa caught fire in the early morning hours of February 23, and destroyed the rear of the building. Linton Fire Chief Gary Tannehill said flames were showing in the southeast corner of the building when the fire department arrived, and even though the fire was contained quickly the kitchen area was a total loss...

Storms ravaged Indiana during the last week of May in 2011 pounding the area including Greene County for three straight evenings. Sirens warning of tornadoes could be heard across the area on May 25 as severe weather wrought havoc sending many residents to shelter...

The Bloomfield School District Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of science teacher and high school boys basketball coach John Bucher, who was in his second year as a coach. This story ranked a tie for No. 8 for the top stories of 2011, as voted on by the Greene County Daily World staff...

A pair of threats -- one scrawled on a bathroom wall, the other phoned in -- meant Linton-Stockton Schools spent several days under heightened security this fall. This was voted a tie for the No. 8 story of the year. First, a threat discovered in a high school bathroom in October suggested an incident might occur Tuesday, Oct. 19, the same day report cards were sent home...

At this time, the future of the White River Valley School Corporation's Lyons and Worthington campuses is unknown. Superintendent Layton Wall said with recent drastic cuts in state aid, combined with a shrinking local property tax support, the long-term viability of continuing to operate the two aging school buildings an economic challenge is a challenge...

The Greene County Foundation Festival -- traditionally held the weekend after Memorial Day -- did not take place in 2011. This was voted the No. 6 story for 2011. The festival concert and golf tournament events has roots dating back to 1979 when the late Phil Harris and his wife, Alice Faye, teamed with Don Steward, former local golf pro Ted Bishop, and local businessman John Wilkes to launch the first-ever Phil Harris golf tournament and music show...

On Sunday afternoon, May 8, the Rev. David Atkins, pastor of the Linton Assembly of God Church, and Mark Angell of Linton were enjoying a 30-plus mile bike ride through a picturesque area of Greene County with four other riders. The group talked and laughed as they peddled along on the beautiful sunny day...

URS Corporation, a long-standing supplier to Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) since 1998, made major changes this year. First, the company announced on Sept. 23 it would take over tenancy of Linton's former Sunbeam plant, located on 12th Street NE...

The Indiana Rail Road Company (IRRC) broke ground in August 2011 on a $6 million locomotive maintenance facility at Hiawatha Yard that will improve efficiency and environmental controls for the railroad as well as preparing for anticipated growth. That announcement tied as the No. 4 story for 2011...

The conviction of former Greene County General Hospital chaplain and daycare owner Randal Vandeventer on felony a child seduction charge tied for the No. 4 spot for the top news story of 2011. The 50-year-old Vandeventer was sentenced in late September to 1 1/2 years with the Indiana Department of Corrections for the class D felony charge of child seduction...

Despite disapproval from some along the construction zone, the extension of Interstate 69 is quickly progressing. The new section of interstate, which will connect Indianapolis and Evansville, will bisect a portion of southeastern Greene County. Land surveying by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) began in August 2009 in Greene County and construction began in April 2010...

The beating death of Stacey Jo Lawson of rural Solsberry was voted the No. 2 news story for 2011. Less than a week after the alleged brutal murder of the 28-year-old Lawson on Aug. 21, an arrest was made. Three charges were filed against Randy Knapp, 52, of Bloomington, including: murder, a felony; criminal confinement, a class B felony; and obstruction of justice, a class D felony...