Stories from Tuesday, February 20, 2007

Two vehicles were involved in an accident on State Road 54 East near County Road 450, just east of Bloomfield, this morning. According to Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Woodall, a 1990 maroon van, driven by Angela Speer, 26, of Bloomfield, was attempting to make a right turn onto County Road 450 around 8:35 a.m. and was struck in the left rear corner by a semi...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds' eighth-grade boys basketball season capped off an undefeated SWIAC regular season by capturing the conference tournament title Monday night with a 41-30 victory over Bloomfield in Dugger. "I have to give glory to God," said Eastern Greene coach Chris Reed. "I also have to thank coach Andy Igel (boys varsity coach) for his support...

Shakamak game postponed The Eminence at Shakamak boys basketball game, scheduled for Saturday, was postponed until Thursday. A shortened junior varsity contest will begin at 6 p.m. Only two quarters will be played before the varsity game, which will begin approximately between 6:45 and 7 p.m...

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- No, A.J. Graves is not wearing down. The Butler Bulldogs say everyone else is stepping up. Graves scored 20 points, Brandon Crone added 17 and No. 15 Butler beat Wisconsin-Green Bay 68-58 Monday night after Pete Campbell helped erase a five-point second-half deficit with three straight 3-pointers...

It has been said by someone much wiser than me that "The only constant in life is change." The landscape of high school athletics in Indiana changed forever during 1997-98 season with the advent of class state tournaments in boys and girls basketball, volleyball and softball...

Chris Nick Sarris, 60, of Linton, passed away at 5:24 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007 at Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born Feb. 5, 1947, in Linton, the son of Nick Chris and Deloris (Dennis) Sarris. He was a member of Faithway Bible Church in Worthington, owned and operated S&S Construction for more than 30 years, was a 1965 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School, and attended Indiana State University...

Steven Keith Eslinger, 23, of Vicksburg, passed away on Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2007 in Lyons due to a motor vehicle accident. He was born April 3, 1983, in Bedford, the son of Donnie and Linda (Lucas) Eslinger. He was in customer service at Linton Wal-Mart. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Linton and was a member of the 380th Quarter Master Company Army Reserve in Terre Haute. He was a 2001 graduate of Calvary Christian School in Linton...

Community support for the Bloomfield speech team may have looked minimal during its recent meet Saturday, but support came in ways often unseen by the causal observer. Jen Gerni, speech coach, explained that because much of the community traveled to North Daviess to support the Lady Cardinals in the regional basketball games there was little support in terms of numbers...

The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees approved a proposal Monday night from STR for roof work on the elementary building. Superintendent Ron Bush said STR will work with the school's employees to complete the job. Bush said there are some areas of the roof that need some repair work...

An up-and-coming art contest at Eastern Greene Schools will give students an opportunity to leave a lasting mark on the floor of the new high school gymnasium. The future face of the new gym floor has been left up to the student body to design. The floor's logo will be replicated from the design of the winning student...

Eighth District Congressman Brad Ellsworth listened to concerns of area residents Monday afternoon when he made a stop at Stoll's Country Inn in Linton as part of his Open Door Listening Tour. One resident told Rep. Ellsworth that there's a problem in Greene County with sexual offenders...

Time is running out for those wishing to declare candidacy for vacant offices in the cities and towns of Greene County. Margie Cullison, a clerk in the voter registration office, said the deadline to file for office is at noon Friday. In Linton, Mayor Tom Jones, a Democrat, and city councilman Kelly Foglesong, a Republican, have both filed for the office of mayor...

Eighth District Congressman Brad Ellsworth stopped at Stoll's Country Inn in Linton on Monday as part of his Open Door Listening Tour. Ellsworth, who defeated incumbent John Hostettler in the November 2006 general election, talked with residents, listened to their concerns and answered questions. ...

A school bus for the Bloomfield School District was in an accident in Highland Township this morning due to ice-covered roads Superintendent Dan Sichting told the Greene County Daily World that the accident occurred between 6:30 a.m. and 6:45 a.m. today when the bus slid off of the road. No children were on the bus at the time, and the driver escaped injury. No damage was reported to the bus...

Greene County officials have taken the next legal step in getting work to resume on the courthouse project. "Upon the advice and recommendation of its project professionals, the county will proceed with termination of the construction contract of Weddle Brothers unless the Bloomington firm returns to work," the commissioners announced in a prepared statement released after this morning's (Tuesday) regular meeting...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The Indianapolis Colts made defensive end Dwight Freeney their franchise player on Monday, keeping him with the Super Bowl champions for at least one more season while they work on a long-term contract. Freeney, a first-round draft pick in 2002, missed the Pro Bowl this year for the first time since his rookie season. He was held to a career-low 5 1/2 sacks while fighting shoulder and leg injuries...