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Saron church to celebrate 150th anniversary
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
The Saron United Church of Christ will celebrate its 150th anniversary with a special program Sunday. The celebration will begin with an all-church Sunday school program at 9 a.m. Breakfast will be served at 10 a.m. followed by the morning worship service with former pastor Rev. Paul Bauch as guest speaker. Rev. Paul Gettinger, who has served as interim pastor, will speak at the noon celebration luncheon...
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Lady Wolverines gave No. 1 their best shot
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/04)
White River Valley's girls played at Washington Catholic last night. The Lady Cardinals are 17-2, ranked number one in Class 1A, have outscored opponents by an average of nearly 20 points, have a big and experienced starting lineup and played at the Bird Cage on senior night. WRV coach Joe Pigg couldn't have asked for a better atmosphere for his girls to play in...
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WRV girls force top-ranked WC into OT
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/04)
White River Valley knows what it's like to be ranked number one. The Lady Wolverines were in that position three years ago when they were getting everyone's best shot. WRV gave top-ranked Washington Catholic its best shot on Wednesday and nearly knocked off the Lady Cardinals, falling 52-43 in overtime...
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Leona (Lechien) Wilson
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Leona (Lechien) Wilson, 97, of Linton, passed away at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004 in Greene County General Hospital. She was born in Linton on June 23, 1906 to Emile and Emma Peltier Lechien. She was a clerk at GC Murphys and a past member of the Linton Assembly of God Church...
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Elmer Wayne Thomas
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Elmer Wayne Thomas, 85, Shelbyville died Feb. 4, 2004 at his residence. Born July 23, 1918 in Bloomfield, he was the son of Villouogh and Maude Alice Flater Thomas. He married the former Flora Diana Busby on Feb. 21, 1938. She preceded him in death March 2002. The couple moved from the area in 1946 and operated Thomas Fruit Market, Thomas Superette and Thomas Super Market ---- all in Shelbyville ---- until he retired in 1983...
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Mildred French
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
Mildred French, 88 of Galesburg, Ill., passed away at 9:50 p.m. on Feb. 3, 2004 in the Knox County Nursing Home, Knoxville. She was born Oct. 6, 1915 in Belleville, Ill. to Samuel and Matilda Hentschel Woodward. She married Goebel W. French on Sept. 17, 1941 in Perryville, Ohio...
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William Joseph "Bill" Deatrick
(Obituary ~ 02/05/04)
William Joseph "Bill" Deatrick, 88, of Worthington, passed away at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 3, 2004 at Lyons Health and Living Center. He was born March 16, 1915 in New Albany to William C. and Corrine (Rutledge) Deatrick. He was a building contractor and retired farmer. He was a member of the Worthington Christian Church, Worthington Masonic Lodge 577 F&AM and was a director of the Worthington State Bank for 25 years. He was an Army veteran of World War II...
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Slick road causes three-car wreck
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
Extremely slick roads this morning resulted in a three-car accident on State Road 59 south of Linton. According to officer George Dallaire of the Greene County Sheriff's Department, the drivers were "exceptionally lucky" as there were only slight injures...
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Parents looking forward to parents coming home
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
A rural Dugger baby, born 3 1/3-months premature last month, continues to improve and get stronger each day in an Indianapolis hospital. Blue-eyed, brown-haired Lyric Justice Blythe, the daughter of Melvin J. Blythe Jr. and Amanda Haseman, arrived at 11:19 a.m. on Jan. 18 at St. Vincent's Hospital in Indianapolis. She weighed just one-pound, 12 ounces and measured 13 inches long...
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Bloomfield Town Marshal offers report
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
Bloomfield Town Marshal Bob Richardson reported a relatively quiet month of activity by his department during January. Richardson issued his monthly report to the Bloomfield Town Council on Wednesday night that showed eight property damage accidents were investigated, 15 infraction tickets and 30 traffic warnings were issued and just seven custodial arrests were made. Three of the arrests were for individuals driving under the influence of alcohol...
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Charges filed against man for not registering
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
Criminal charges have been filed against a Greene County man for failing to register as a convicted sex offender. Johnnie Dale Buffington, Jr., 28, rural Bloomfield, was charged filed Tuesday in Greene Superior Court with the class D felony for failing to register an address change as required by Indiana's "Zachary Law."...
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Nicol offers update on I-69
(Local News ~ 02/05/04)
SWITZ CITY ---- The head of the Indiana Department of Transportation told a Greene County audience Wednesday night that completion of the $1.78 billion Interstate 69 project is vital to the long-term preservation of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane and to ensure continued economic growth throughout southwestern Indiana...
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Basketball makeup dates announced
(High School Sports ~ 02/05/04)
Linton's girls basketball team has added a game with Riverton Parke this Saturday to make up for the cancellation of the Sullivan game. The junior varsity contest will tip-off at 4:00pm. The Linton at South Vermillion boys game which was postponed last Friday will be played on Saturday, February 14. The junior varsity game will start at 1:00pm...
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