Stories from Friday, January 5, 2007

Noah Conner Shields was welcomed Wednesday as the first baby of 2007 born at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Noah, the son of Gloria Shields of Linton, was born at 7 p.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and measured 21 inches long. When Noah arrives home, he will be welcomed by his big brother, 6-year-old Wyatt...

SWITZ CITY -- Back on Dec. 1, Union (Dugger) battled Clay City right to the very end before falling 37-30. But this time the Eels jumped out to a 17-6 lead as they went on to top the Bulldogs 59-42 in a loser's bracket game at the Greene County Daily World Invitational here Thursday night...

Shakamak exploded for 21 points in the fourth quarter as the host Lady Lakers topped West Vigo 47-35 in a varsity girls basketball game at Jasonville Thursday night. The Lady Lakers trailed 29-26 entering the final period. Jess Gilbert led a trio of Shakamak players in double figures with 17 points...

Here we are in the middle of the Greene County Daily World Invitational with no upsets so far. The best games could very well be tonight, with Vincennes Rivet going against North Central and the Linton Miners and Eastern-Greene Thunderbirds matching up in the nightcap...

Eastern Greene rallied for a 26-19 halftime deficit to knock off Edgewood 54-49 in a non-conference high school girls basketball game Thursday night at Eastern Heights. The Lady Thunderbirds exceeded their first-half output by scoring 20 points in the third quarter, taking a 39-35 advantage to the fourth period...

FARMERSBURG -- It had been exactly two weeks since the No. 2 Bloomfield Lady Cardinals took to the court and on Thursday, Bloomfield opened the 2007 portion of its schedule with a road contest at North Central and came away with a decisive and convincing 74-26 win over North Central...

SWITZ CITY -- Shakamak boys basketball coach Ernie Maesch was astonished by the turnaround of his Laker squad. After a listless performance in a 44-32 loss to Vincennes Rivet Tuesday night, the Lakers shot 50 percent from the field, forced host White River Valley into 19 turnovers and limited the Wolverines to 25 percent shooting in a 68-30 victory in the loser's bracket of the Greene County Daily World Invitational here Thursday night...

Wilma Jean (Smith) Vance, 81, of Chula Vista, Calif., passed away Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006 at her residence. She was a self-employed businesswoman for many years in Chula Vista. She was preceded in death by her husband, Stanley L. Vance; her parents, John and Susan Smith; two brothers; and three sisters...

Darla Nanette Horne, 42, of Linton passed away at 6:20 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007 at Wishard Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis. Born June 15, 1964 in Anderson, she was the daughter of Francis (Butch) and Wilma (Wink) Andis Layton Dowdy. She attended Indiana Business College and obtained a degree in Business Administration Network Technology and was currently working on her second degree in Human Resources. She was also employed with Acceptance Insurance of Bloomington...

After putting in 28 years of dedicated service at the Bloomfield State Bank, one employee has decided that it is time to retire. Sharon Osborne originally started as a part-time bookkeeping employee and over the years worked her way up to vice president of customer service...

Comedy is coming to Linton. The Eight Ball, located on South Main Street, is bringing laughs to its venue beginning Jan. 12 when Rich Ragains and Cleveland take stage. "We want to cultivate the older crowd," explained Ed McCammon, co-owner of The Eight Ball. "We're doing this because we wanted to do something unique."...

A well-known outspoken advocate against the use of tobacco products will bring his no-nonsense cessation message to three Greene County schools in April. The Greene County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Coalition is sponsoring the school presentations by Rick Stoddard, who's addressed more than 300,000 students in over 600 schools across the county...

SANDBORN -- The Sandborn Town Council announced Thursday night that the town's sewer project is soon becoming a reality. The first shovel of dirt signaling the beginning of construction is predicted for the beginning of April. "Contractors can begin after you close on the loan, and that can be after April 1," advised Rochelle Owen, who represents the Rural Community Assistance Program and who, along with Jacqui Bauer, has guided the council throughout the long months of planning and applying for loans and grants.. ...

The Society of Unconditional Love (SOUL) provided one Linton family with an abundance of love, joy, food and gifts during the recent holiday season. Prior to Christmas, SOUL members along with Santa made a surprise visit to the home of their adopted family -- Jessica Cantrell and her daughters Abigail Barrentine, 4, Emily Bennett, 6, and son Dylan Bennett, 10...

Ellis Water Company, Inc. officials intend to ask the Greene County Commissioners to re-apply for a $500,000 grant on its behalf to fund the construction of a new larger capacity water tank and system improvements. Ellis Water is hopeful it will be successful in the next round of grant funding from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for a Community Block Development Grant...

Representatives from the towns of Bloomfield and Lyons attended a grant award ceremony in Indianapolis on Thursday. The town of Bloomfield and volunteer fire department representatives accepted grant money for a new fire engine during the ceremony. Bloomfield Volunteer Fire Chief David Ausman explained that the ceremony accepting the $128,400 Community Development Block Grant went well...

Bloomfield's seventh grade boys basketball team lost a 51-27 decision at Sullivan Thursday night. Conner Wikle led the Cardinals with 10 points. Ryan O'Neall had six points, Bryce McClothlin five, Cody Caron four points and Kyle Doane added two points...