Stories from Tuesday, July 30, 2002

BLOOMFIELD ---- Greene County General Hospital is moving ahead with plans to build 50 apartment units near the hospital. At the Greene County Council meeting on Monday, an Economic Development Commission was organized to assist in putting together financing for the project...

CRANE ---- William R. Hawkins Sr., 82, of Crane, passed away at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, July 27, 2002, at his residence. Born Jan. 29, 1920, in Indianapolis, he was the son of Hobert Hubert and Mary Agnes (Southerland) Hawkins. He was retired from Crane NWSC, and was a member of American Legion of Loogootee and Crane VFW Post 9297. He was a veteran of World War II in Army, Navy, Air Force Reserves...

JASONVILLE ---- Leona Weaver, 89, of Jasonville and formerly of Linton, passed away at 3:36 p.m. Sunday, July 28, 2002, at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan. Born Nov. 30, 1912, in Butler County, Ky., she was the daughter of Frank and Banion (Dockery) Phelps...

SULLIVAN ---- Clara Kathryn Edwards, 86, of Sullivan and formerly of Linton and Kiwani, Ill., passed away at 7:20 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2002, at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born Nov. 18, 1915, in Sullivan County, she was the daughter of Albert J. and Ruby M. (Bedell) Ladson...

Nicole Fuller Ruble is now a farmer. The 1994 Linton-Stockton graduate is not your typical farmer. Yes, there is planting, sowing and reaping. But she and her husband, Tony, are working on an eternal harvest. The couple are "church planters" and are working on getting a church started in Evansville...

A driver who pulled into the Picnic Basket convenience store and gas station on U.S. 231 south of Bloomfield early this morning soon found herself needing the fire department. Her car caught on fire. Bloomfield Town Marshal Terry Wade said Lynette Reese of Gosport pulled up to the gas pump, got out and was in the process of putting gasoline into her car's tank when she noticed smoke coming from under her car's hood...

The Internal Revenue Service has announced special tax relief for Indiana residents, including those in Greene, Knox and Sullivan counties, in the 22-county Presidential Disaster Area damaged by storms and flooding that began April 28 and ended June 7...

BLOOMFIELD ---- The Bloomfield Town Council met in special session Monday afternoon to officially accept the resignation of William "Butch" Brown town marshal, and to fill that vacated position. In turn, the council gave the vacated position to Bloomfield Police officer Terry Wade...

BLOOMFIELD ---- When the Greene County Council sat down to take care of county business Monday evening there was $58,000 available for additional appropriations. By the end of the meeting, the county had $24,800 for additional appropriations for the rest of the year...

In a rare tribute for someone outside the field of medicine, State Rep. Jerry Denbo (D-French Lick) has been recognized by a statewide advocacy group for his support of family physicians. Denbo received the Jackie Schilling Certificate of Commendation from the Indiana Academy of Family Physicians (IAFP) during the group's annual meeting in French Lick on Saturday. Denbo was the only non-physician recognized for exemplary achievement during the four-day conference, which concluded Sunday...

The annual White River Valley golf scramble is scheduled for Aug. 17 at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Cost is $45 for nonmembers, and $25 for members. All proceeds will go to the WRV athletic department. A shotgun start is scheduled for 7:30 a.m. As in years past, there will be prizes on each hole. There will be two hole-in-one prizes, and the total value of the prizes given away is valued at over $2,000...