Stories from Wednesday, June 20, 2007

A Wednesday morning one-vehicle accident just off State Road 45 near the Greene-Monroe County line sent one 14-year-old Bloomington girl to the hospital. According to Indiana State Trooper Scott Allen, the 10 a.m. accident resulted after Mandi Thorton, 18, of Solsberry, was traveling northbound on State Road 45 in a 1994 Pontiac Grand Am when she entered the curve near Timber Trace and observed a Jeep SUV traveling southbound partially in her lane...

A Worthington teen was behind bars Tuesday after being arrested on a warrant. Seth Stinebaugh, 19, was arrested Tuesday on charges of theft, a class D felony and criminal mischief, a class A misdemeanor. According to a probable cause affidavit written by Worthington Police Department Officer Dennis Conaway and filed in Greene Circuit Court, Stinebaugh spoke with Conaway regarding an incident that occurred at the Vest Quick Mart, located on State Road 67 in Worthington...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Cases Filed State v. Robert M. Buskirk, attempted theft State v. Debra Rusher, check deception State v. Cheryl S. Pickard, check deception State v. Ashley Woods, check deception Greene Circuit Court Civil Cases Filed State of Indiana v. Lori Stewart, miscellaneous...

Federal Bankruptcy Filings Jackilyn Strong Jones Tracy and Kelli McBride Larry and Erin Coleman Charles and Carolyn Sellers Robert and Christina Sperling Scott Alexander Bell Larry and Gertrude Weaver Glenda Anne Zimmerman Ronnie and Donna Myers Kimberly Watson...

The Linton Police Department responded Tuesday to two title checks, two juvenile/delinquents, one utility repair, one property damage accident, one lost and found, three medical/illness runs, three animal complaints, three suspicious vehicles/persons, one reckless driver, one theft other, and one missing adult person. They also assisted another agency twice, provided eight extra patrols and made three traffic stops...

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Helen Loriese Flynn Ray, 73, of Indianapolis passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Born July 6, 1933 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Joseph Leroy and Dara Ellen Meurer Flynn. She worked as a meatcutter at Monty's Supermarket and as an assembler at RCA an General Electric before retiring in 1996...

A Linton woman has been honored for her volunteer work that benefits the Lyons Health and Living Center. Diane Dolan, a certified nursing assistant at the facility, received the 2006 Heart of CarDon Award in May. The honor was based on her haunted house project that annually raises money for the residential Christmas fund...

In recent months, efforts have been made to get a Greene County Chamber Coalition group off the ground. Facilitated by Greene County Economic Development Executive Director Joan Bethell the group has called together representatives from the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce (Cheryl Hamilton), The Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce (Andrea Pierce), The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce (Michael Johnson) as well as the Eastern Greene Development Association (Brad Crites), Mike Steward who will representative the town of Worthington and the Greene County Foundation Executive Director Kerry Conway.. ...

Members of the Linton Fire Department battled a structure fire on State Road 54 on Wednesday afternoon. According to LFD Chief Lonnie Eberhardt, his department was called to the residence -- which is owned by Jerry Lee McKim but rented by Kevin Jerrell -- at 12:03 p.m...

JASONVILLE -- With his work in the classroom and on the baseball diamond, Steven McNabb recently concluded one of the most illustrious careers at Shakamak High School. But the left-handed hitting catcher will get the opportunity to continue as a student-athlete as he will study accounting and play baseball at Oakland City University.

The Greene County Building Corporation received some good news Wednesday concerning the on-going courthouse addition/renovation project. The project is running ahead of its most recent revised completion date. When the often delayed and stalled project -- that is running about three years behind schedule -- is actually completed may depend on which option is undertaken on the parking lot debate, according to project manager Jim Corey...

John D. Lucas, 73, of Vincennes passed away, Monday, June 11, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes. He was born January 1, 1934 in Vincennes to David Elmer and Rachel (Haines) Lucas, who preceded him in death. He retired as a math teacher in the South Knox School Corporation. He was of the Christian faith and belonged to the Harmony Society and YMCA in Vincennes...

The middle name of Miss Greene County candidate Taheena Ronee Baker was misspelled in Tuesday's print/online editions.