Stories from Wednesday, February 16, 2005

A change of venue is expected in the case of a Linton man whose 60-year murder conviction sentence was overturned in December by the Indiana Court of Appeals. The murder case of 48-year-old James S. Alexander was remanded back to Greene Circuit Court for possible re-trial in the Appeals Court ruling. ...

SWITZ CITY ---- White River Valley had four in double-figures as the Wolverines picked up a 59-56 SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference win over North Daviess Tuesday night in Switz City. "I thought it was a tale of two half," said WRV coach Sean Vandeventer as his team improved to 7-9 on the campaign. "I thought we played well in the first half. They ended up playing well in the second half and we were fortunate enough to pull out the win."...

EASTERN HEIGHTS ---- The ball seemed slick, while the players tried to be. However, a series of stumbling scrambles which switched possession several times, coupled with a flurry of failed three-point shots by Bloomfield, brought Eastern Greene a 47-42 victory Tuesday in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference...

LINTON ---- Linton's boys basketball team hosted Tri-River and SouthWestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival Clay City as they Eels looked to put the seal on a perfect 5-0 mark in the TRC. But the Miners had other plans on their minds and proved to be stingy hosts in a 52-47 win over Clay City Tuesday night in Linton...

Minnie Sowders Bryant, 90, of Linton and formerly of Middlesboro, Ky., passed away at 2:43 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital, Linton. Born July 30, 1914 in Middlesboro, she was the daughter of James Rowe and Mary (Raines) Marsee. She had been married to John Swell Sowders and Earl Bryant, both of whom preceded her in death...

Sign-ups are under way for two federal programs at the USDA Farm Service Agency office in Bloomfield The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Ag Marketing Service has announced final procedures for a continuance of the referendum under the Lamb Checkoff Program...

The Auschwitz-Birkenau camp, also known as Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II, was originally built as a Polish labor exchange. According to "Bitter Prerequisites," by Wm. Laird Kleine-Ahlbrandt, the Polish army also used it for its barracks before it was leased to the SS for a temporary detention center, then a permanent concentration camp...

A Tuesday afternoon fire gutted a mobile home at 8213 Clark Street, Dugger, owned by Bob Burris and rented by David Gordon. Dugger Town Marshal David Heaton said he received the call around 2 p.m. By 3 p.m., the fire had ripped all the way through the home and not even a tendril of smoke remained...

The Greene County Commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday that outlines the courthouse project lease modification. The original building project lease was financed through $10.5 million in bonds issued by the Building Corporation. Last week, the county council approved a financing plan that will make available an additional $2.5 million for the project through "Bond Anticipation Notes."...

The Greene County Commissioners on Tuesday authorized the Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) to apply for a federal grant that will be used in the planning of the Tech Park area at Crane Village. SIDC Executive Director Jo Arthur said federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) officials have indicated they want one governmental entity to cover the planning process for tri-county project that involves Greene, Martin and Daviess Counties. ...

Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce President Tracy Keen reminded chamber members of upcoming events at their monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. Keen said the chamber will be sharing a booth with the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce at the 51st annual Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show. The show will be Feb. 18-27 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds...

Two Dugger residents were arrested Tuesday on a variety of charges after being stopped for a traffic infraction in Linton. Victor J. Marlowe, 24, was driving with a previously suspended license. His passenger, Amber D. Westercamm, 36, also had her license suspended prior and was wanted on a Vigo County bench warrant for failure to appear for driving while suspended...

The Greene County Solid Waste Management District adopted a revised 2005 budget during a special meeting Tuesday morning. The final budget was trimmed from its original $552,000 amount to $232,000. The budget now has to be approved by the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance ---- a process the local board hopes can be received without delay...

North Knox hires McDowell as football coach North Knox high school announced the hiring of its new football coach, Shawn McDowell, who replaces Jeff Pierce after just two seasons on the job. McDowell led Class 4A Kankaee Valley to a combined 39-42 record from 1991 through 1999. The new Warrior coach served as the defensive coordinator last year as North Knox finished 1-9. He has been on the staff since 2000...