Stories from Friday, August 17, 2001

A second arrest warrant was issued in Sullivan County Superior Court on Thursday for Cecil T. Gallagher. The counts, according to Indiana State Trooper Jackie Taylor, are: Count I, possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon; count II, receiving stolen property; and count III, habitual offender...

JASONVILLE ---- Joshua James Dean, 5 week old infant of Jasonville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2001 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. Born July 3, 2001 in Terre Haute, he was the son of Christopher James "Jamey" Dean and Lisa Marie Pine...

Linton-Stockton opened Tri-River Conference play with a 15-8, 15-9 victory at Eminence Thursday night. With the lackluster win, the Lady Miners evened their record at 1-1. "We just kind of went through the motions and got the win," said Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Mike Misner. "There was all kinds of construction going on. You could here saws in the background. They are building a new gym...

Loogootee won both doubles and two of three singles matches as the Lions defeated host Bloomfield 4-1 in a high school boys tennis match Thursday. Bloomfield junior Chad Burnett rallied from a set down to defeat Bruce Wade 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 at No. 3 singles, evening his record at 1-1...

Bloomington South improved to 2-0 with a 15-3, 15-7 victory over visiting Eastern in a non-conference volleyball match Thursday night. Teryn Papp dished out 15 assists for the winners. Sara Diehl contributed seven digs, Meghan Snyder had five kills and Jessica Greene tallied four kills, nine points and four aces...

Shakamak began play in the Tri-River Conference with a 15-13, 15-4 loss at North Central Thursday night. The setback was the second in two matches for the Lady Lakers. "It was a big improvement from the Bloomfield match," said Shakamak volleyball coach Cassie Smith. "I was very happy...

Bloomfield, ranked No. 6 in Class A, had trouble with passing, but remained perfect after a 15-7, 16-14 victory over host North Daviess Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals improved to 2-0, with both wins coming against South Western Indiana Athletic Conference foes...

DUGGER ---- No. 10 Barr-Reeve continually found holes in Union's defense, which enabled the Lady Vikings to come away from a 15-13, 15-10 victory here Thursday night. "Until we realized that hitting is not the whole ball game, things like this are going to happen," said Union (Dugger) volleyball coach Tammy Meurer. "We have to realize defense is a critical element of the game...

BLOOMFIELD ---- A Solsberry man was found guilty in Greene Circuit Court on Thursday on drug charges. Todd Poe, 31, had been on trial since Tuesday. The jury found him guilty of dealing in a schedule II controlled substance, a class B felony and possession of precursors for an illegal drug lab, a class D felony...

daily citizen staff writer The Linton Police Department has stepped up patrols around Linton's A.M. Risher Memorial Swimming Pool and Linton-Stockton schools since several vandalism complaints have been filed. "I spoke with (Linton city councilman) Nigel Lehman who told me that there have been two incidents in the last couple of weeks (at the pool)," Linton Police Chief Keith McDonald said...

Greene County has been approved for a grant to help fund a study to determine why the county has lost so many jobs over the past years, and hopefully, help county officials develop a strategy to bring some new jobs into the area. The county was notified of the approval of $35,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration this week...

LYONS ---- Wade Pierce, Lyons town marshal, cautioned citizens at Thursday night's Lyons Town Council meeting to keep their cars and homes locked. "There have been burglaries in the past few weeks," said Pierce, "and most of the break-ins happened when cars were left unlocked."...

BLOOMFIELD ---- Five cases have been filed in Greene Superior Court requesting titles people claim they never received when purchasing vehicles at a Linton dealership. Each case is a request from the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles to issue a replacement certificate of title for vehicles purchased from Jack Wheeler Ford...

SWITZ CITY ---- When it came time to calculate the 2002 White River Valley School Corporation budget, superintendent Stephen Campbell did so with an eye to the future. And not just the immediate future. Campbell knows he has teachers ---- as many as eight ---- who are within retirement age, and if a large number of them decide to retire at the same time the school could be in a financial pinch...

Have you ever been caught in a scheme or had a business do you wrong? It is extremely frustrating because you may feel like you have no recourse. But the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is striving to get the information out that they were created to help the consumer...

SWITZ CITY ---- The success of White River Valley High School's athletic teams the past 10 years has been well-documented. The boys basketball team has advanced to two semistates, the girls basketball team advanced to the Class A state championship game and another semistate, and its track athletes have fared well in several state meets...

JASONVILLE ---- Jasonville is preparing to give its preschool children a Head Start in their education. Starting Aug. 27, Jasonville will have a Head Start, and it will be housed in the Shakamak Community Church. "Head Start is a federally funded program that provides developmentally appropriate early childhood education services to eligible preschool-aged children while involving their total family in the child development process," explained Portia Hockman, Head Start Educational Supervisor for Greene and Sullivan counties.. ...

Eldred I. "Granny" Church Bicard Greenwood, 84 and of Linton, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2001 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Aug. 1, 1917, she was the daughter of Arthur Arl and Tilda Jane (Puckett) Craig. She was a housewife, and a member of Christ Baptist Church of Carlisle...