Stories from Tuesday, May 16, 2006

A large historic bronze bell that has been tucked silently away in the rafters above the attic of the Greene County Courthouse since the mid-1950s may soon have a more public resting place as part of the current renovation project. The 120-year-old bell is mammoth in size -- weighing an estimated 2,000 pounds and measures approximately 48 inches tall and more than 42 inches around, according to Greene County Building Corporation project manager Jim Corey...

Pairings for the high school girls tennis sectional at Loogootee were drawn Monday night. In the opening match at 5 p.m. Thursday, Paoli will face Bloomfield. Bloomfield coach Mike Canty will likely send out a lineup of Sarah Hazelbaker (5-10), Emily Gremore (8-7) and Bailey Maryfield (13-2) at singles while Chantal Fink (8-5) and Nikkole Thombleson (1-0) will compete at No. ...

BRAZIL -- The Linton Miners will open sectional tennis action Friday evening against Greencastle at the Northview Sectional starting at 4:30 p.m. The five team tournament will begin on Thursday with Owen Valley taking on the host, and sectional favorites, Northview Knights at 4:30 p.m...

Bruce Edward Turpin, 67, of Linton and formerly of Pleasantville, passed away at 1:21 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, 2006 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born June 27, 1938 in Martin County, he was the son of Opal and Gertrude (O'Brian) Turpin...

LOOGOOTEE -- Benson W. Trout, 27, of Loogootee, passed away Sunday, May 14, 2006 at his residence. Born Sept. 20, 1978 in Linton, he was the son of Joseph Mark Trout and Karla Keller Trout. He was an attorney and had graduated from the University of Dayton Law School in Dayton, Ohio. He graduated from Loogootee High School in 1997 and Ball State University in 2001. He was a member of St. John Catholic Church and the Loogootee Knights of Columbus, where he had served as a past officer...

Greene County Sheriff's Department officials are looking for the driver of the vehicle involved in a one-vehicle Friday night wreck on Sylvania Road near Deer Lake Subdivision in Center Township. GCSD Chief Deputy Major Terry Pierce said authorities believe a Bloomington man, Bradley Doyle, fled the scene after the wreck that was reported by a passing motorist about 7:50 p.m...

A Sullivan County couple, who told police they stole some items from a rural Worthington barn because they were "short on money," face theft-related charges. Warrants were issued in Greene Circuit Court last Friday for the arrest of Rodney R. Cullison, 26, and his wife, Patricia L. Hughey-Cullison, 43, both of Hymera. Both are charged with theft -- a class D felony and trespass -- a class A misdemeanor...

One 17-year-old Bloomfield resident who has had a strong passion for acting since she was a little girl will intern at the Shawnee Theatre this summer. Greer Gerni, a Bloomfield High School senior, is looking forward to her internship at the local theater...

Ryan Owen, a third-grader at Linton-Stockton Elementary School, will soon be joining several Greene County bicyclists who are riding to raise money for Habitat for Humanity in the Cover Indiana Bicycle Tour. Owen will join about 40 riders Thursday morning when they leave Linton-Stockton Elementary School and head for Terre Haute...

Eastern Greene School Corporation will soon have a new public participation policy that will come before the board during its regular meeting in June. The current public participation policy during school board meetings at Eastern Greene has recently been under fire by patrons who think the policy is too strict...

Summer is right around the corner and members of the Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees approved a list of summer camps Monday night. Summer camps approved include: Volleyball, tennis, boys and girls basketball, junior high football and NASA. In other end-of-the-year news, Superintendent Ron Bush announced that graduation will be at 1:30 p.m. on May 27. The senior honor's program will be at 6:30 p.m. on May 26...

Lt. Gov. Becky Skillman will be on hand Wednesday afternoon when groundbreaking ceremonies are conducted for the first commercial building at the West Gate at Crane Technology Park. The ceremony will get under way at 2 p.m. (local time) located immediately northwest of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane gate -- in northern Daviess County, northwest of Crane Village...

Postseason play for spring sports will begin today with the girls track and field sectionals at Terre Haute North and Bloomington South. Linton and Shakamak will be part of the field at Terre Haute with White River Valley, Bloomfield and Eastern Greene traveling to Bloomington...