Stories from Thursday, April 12, 2001

LYONS ---- A Sandborn teen escaped serious injury this morning after his car overturned in a ditch just north of Lyons. According to Lt. Terry Pierce of the Greene County Sheriff's Department, Jimmie Nathaniel Yagle, 18, was driving a 1995 Pontiac Firebird northbound on S.R. 67 shortly after 8 a.m. when he attempted to pass another northbound vehicle...

South Knox defeated Bloomfield 174-180 in a boys golf match at Phil Harris Wednesday. Bennett Hagedorn of South Knox was low medalist with a 41. Chad Burnett paced Bloomfield with a 42. Jordan Burnett and Dan Holtsclaw both shot 44, Austin Neidigh had a 50, Cory Gremore 53, Adam Diewert 55 and Bryan Long 57...

Kristen Hauger came up with the first win of the season for Linton-Stockton, who dropped a 4-1 decision to host Northview Wednesday. Hauger defeated Northview's Melanie Montgomery 6-3, 6-3 at No. 3 singles. "Kristen dominated her match," said Linton-Stockton girls tennis coach Brad McKinney. "She played well...

Linton-Stockton Junior High won two football games against North Daviess Monday. The Miners took the seventh grade game 13-0 while the eighth grade won 7-6. In the seventh grade game, Adam Brewer rushed for 93 yards and two TDs. He also had one extra point and passed for 18 yards...

FARMERSBURG ---- Nate Austin struck out 13 and walked just one to pace Linton-Stockton to a 5-1 Tri-River Conference baseball victory over host North Central here Wednesday. Austin (3-0) allowed just four hits and one earned run. The senior right-hander became more dominate as the game progressed. He struck out 10 over the final five innings after allowing a run in the second...

PENSACOLA, Fla. ---- Misty Shaye (Miller) Kiaunis, 20, of Pensacola, Fla., passed away Sunday, April 1, 2001 at Pensacola, Fla. Born July 17, 1980 in Sullivan, she was the daughter of Rick and Linda (Alumbaugh) Miller. Survivors include, her husband, Edward Kiaunis; her parents, Rick and Linda Miller; one sister, Ashley Miller; grandmother, Violet Flynn Alumbaugh of Pensacola, Fla.; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends in Indiana...

ELNORA ---- Clara Bea Fish, 74, of Elnora, passed away at 5:55 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at Daviess Community Hospital in Washington. Born Aug. 1, 1926 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Roy and Tycia (Kinnamon) Edmonson. She was a housewife. She was a member of the Elnora United Methodist Church, Royal Neighbors, United Methodist Women, Ruths Circle, Stitches in Time, White River Valley Antique Association, and Elnora American Legion Auxillary...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Lois P. Strickland, 80, of Bloomfield, passed away at 3:55 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 11, 1920 in Decatur, Ill., she was the daughter of Alvin and Letha (Bateman) Lehman. She worked on the assembly line at RCA in Bloomington, retiring in 1982. She was a member of the Bloomfield First Christian Church...

ELNORA ---- Vurichow R. Meurer, 91 of Elnora, passed away at 11:43 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at Daviess County Hospital in Washington. Born Feb. 28, 1910 in Sandborn, he was the son of Elisha and Laura (Owens) Meurer. He was a metal finisher for General Motors, retiring in 1970. He was a member of the Elnora Christian Church...

Shakamak's 194 was good for second place in a boys golf match involving three teams Wednesday. Host Loogootee won with a 177 and Shoals placed third with a 205. Mike Lacy paced Shakamak with a nine-hole total of 44. Also for the Lakers, Michael Clark and Drew Landry each shot 49 and Bill Boyd carded a 52...

The White River Valley boys golf team edged Eastern 171-172 in a match at Hidden Hills Tuesday. WRV's Zach Sutphin and Eastern's Clint Burris tied for low medalist with a 39. Also for WRV, Noah Hawkins shot 41, Drew Powell 44, Robbie Hostetter 47, A.J. Graves had a 49, Kyle Coons 49, Ben Maners 52, Sean Porter 55 and Jason Crites fired a 59...

Some odds 'n' ends as we try to figure out this weather: Rep. Hostettler coming to Linton Have you ever been so fed up with something you've threatened to write your Congressman? Hold on for a little longer. That Congressman is about to come to you...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A dispute over property lines has resulted in Bradley J. Gillenwater being charged with battery resulting in bodily injury and disorderly conduct. According to a probable cause report filed by Greene County Sheriff Deputy David Drew, on April 1 he was called to the Gillenwater Body Shop, near Bloomfield, reference a trespassing complaint. ...

A federal conservation project aimed at restoring over 7,000 acres of ground in the Goosepond and Beehunter Marsh areas ---- south and southeast of Linton ---- back to its once-natural state as a wetlands is now in the permitting process. That's according to local Natural Resources Conservation Service conservationist Dan Luczynski...

Could Greene County support a Boys and Girls Club? That was the question John Alesch, executive director of the Midwest Regional Boys and Girls Club, was at the Linton Rotary meeting Tuesday afternoon to answer. He also discussed the possibility of putting a club in Greene County...

Bloomfield was able to win just one set in a 5-0 loss to Vincennes Rivet in a girls tennis match Wednesday. At No. 1 doubles, Amie Humerickhouse and Carrie Marusek took the opening set in a tiebreaker before dropping the final two sets. Bloomfield dropped the junior varsity match 4-1. Ashley Carmichael was a winner at No. 1 singles...

Edgewood jumped to a 6-0 lead and never looked back in a 9-2 victory over White River Valley in a non-conference softball game at Switz City Wednesday. Christin Stollings had a two-run double in the fifth inning to account for all of the WRV scoring...

Shakamak scored three unearned runs in the first inning, which proved to be the margin of victory in a 7-4 win over Northview in a non-conference baseball game at Brazil Wednesday night. "We stole three in the first inning," said Shakamak baseball coach Chip Sweet. "After they got the first two out, Brian Barber struck out but the third strike got by the catcher and the throw pulled the first baseman off the bag...

Union (Dugger) jumped ahead 7-0 and went on to defeat host Eminence 8-2 in a Tri-River Conference softball game Wednesday. Freshman pitcher Jenna Laxton struck out 14 and did not walk a batter to earn the victory, her fifth in as many decisions. She allowed three hits and two runs, both unearned as Union was credited with two errors...

DUGGER ---- Charles Dean Montgomery, 73, of Dugger, passed away at 11:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2001 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born May 8, 1927 in Sullivan County, he was the son of Sheldon and Sara (Abrams) Montgomery. He was a car salesman for 40 years, and was last employed by the Indiana Department of Transportation. ...