Stories from Tuesday, February 22, 2005

SWITZ CITY ---- No matter where you stand on the courthouse renovation project issue, Greene County Councilman Ken Gremore says now is not the time to turn back, pick another site or stop construction work. Gremore, a first-term Republican who took office in January, said he was not going to be bashful about the situation and spoke at length at Monday night's informational forum. He broke down the dilemma the county is now facing in easy-to-understand terms...

All-area team nomination forms due For the teams who are no longer participating in the girls IHSAA tournament, they are reminded that nomination forms for the Linton Daily Citizen/Evening World's All-Area team and Miss Basketball are due by the end of the week. Questions should be directed to the sports department...

DUGGER ---- In his first year as softball coach of the Union Lady Bulldogs, John Scott accomplished something many coaches strive for decades to achieve, but few pull off. Scott was the mentor that led the Lady Dawgs to the school's first state championship appearance in softball. In fact, before the 2004 campaign, Union had never tasted the sweet nectar of sectional glory let alone a regional and state berth...

Robert E. "Bob" Thomas, 77, of Linton, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital, Linton. Born Dec. 15, 1927 in Sullivan, he was the son of James L. and Dica Ellen (Auten) Thomas. He attended New Covenant Church in Linton...

Eva L. Smith, 74, of Worthington, passed away at 4:10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Funeral arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Worthington.

Dorothy M. Johnson, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:20 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005 at Greene County General Hospital, Linton. Born Oct. 3, 1919 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Verl and Emma (Smith) Hasler. She had been an office worker for Sears Roebuck in Indianapolis for 25 years, having lived in Indianapolis for 40 years. She was a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ...

Mildred Hastings Casner, 83, of Bloomfield, passed away at 12:45 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005 at Lyons Health & Living Center. Born Dec. 28, 1921 in Daviess County, she was the daughter of Paris and Flossie (Atchley) Hastings. She was a bookkeeper for Johnsons Creamery from 1965-84. She was a member of the Farmers Wives Club in Greene County and Rural Youth. She was also a member of the Church of Christ in Worthington...

Mary Irvin Bough, 83, of Spencer and formerly of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2005 at her residence at McCormick Creek. Born Sept. 3, 1921 in Adena, Ohio, she was the daughter of Ernest L. and Mary (Zimmerman) Irvin. She had been married to William F. Bough, who passed away in 1983...

ST. ALBANS, Va. ---- Penny Garrett Stalcup Bays, 41, of St. Albans, W.Va. and formerly of Worthington, passed away Sunday morning after a battle with cancer. Survivors include: two daughters, Desiree Keller of Lyons, and Rheannon Stalcup of St. Albans, W.Va.; one son Stevie Stalcup of St. Albans, W. Va.; a sister Terry L. Garrett of Huntington, W. Va.; a brother Bob Garrett of Lyons; her father Jesse Garrett of St. Albans, W. Va.; and several nieces and nephews...

Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center has joined with The Indiana Counter-Terrorism and Security Council (CTASC), Indiana University and Purdue University and signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) for the development, application and advancement of technologies designed for homeland security or military use, according to an announcement made Monday by Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman...

Tonight's annual meeting of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation will be the forum for an announcement that state and local officials are calling a critical development for southwest Indiana's economic stability and growth plans. Plans to establish a new technology-based economy at the West Gate at Crane facilities have "taken a major step forward," according to Charley Dibble, executive director of the Greene County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC)...

The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees approved trimester scheduling, beginning with the 2005-06 school year, at their regular session meeting Monday night. Superintendent Ron Bush announced that a state waiver, which the board had given him permission to apply for at the January meeting, was not needed. Bush applied for the waiver because he didn't think the class length would meet state requirements; however, he said the class period length will, in fact, meet state guidelines...

SWITZ CITY ---- Greene County officials put the facts about the courthouse project on the table Monday night in a public informational forum conducted at the fairgrounds. The message from members of the Greene County Commissioners and Greene County Council at this joint meeting was simple ---- the project has to be completed or the county runs the risk of financial ruin. If the building bonds are defaulted, then the county would not be able to borrow money again...

If you plan on making the trip to Huntingburg for the Southridge Semistate on Saturday, you'd better get your tickets in advance. Tickets will got on sale Wednesday morning at Bloomfield Junior-Senior High School for the Cardinals' 1 p.m. contest with the Jeeps of Northeast Dubois...