Stories from Monday, June 25, 2007

Clarence Friederich Langhans, 94, of Moscow, Idaho, passed away at 11:46 a.m., Wednesday June 20, 2007 at Good Samaritan Village in Moscow, Idaho. Born August 3, 1912 in Hay Creek, MN, he was the son of Erwin and Emma (Horn) Langhans. He was a minister in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod...

Robert "Bob" Young, 74, of Evansville, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2007, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Born Nov. 25, 1932, in Cairo, IL, he was the son of Lawrence and Alta Marie Young. He was a graduate of Cairo High School. A veteran of the United States Army, he served during the Korean War. He was a 30-year member of Calvary Baptist Church and had worked as a time keeper for the United States Post Office for 42 years...

Larry L. Alsman, 64, of Linton, passed away at 7:06 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2007 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. Born in Greene County, Dec. 23, 1942, he was the son of Robert Harvey Alsman and Betty Gene Riggle Ausman. Survivors include: his mother, Betty Jean Ramsey, of Linton; his wife, Linda L. ...

Robert "Bob" Young, 74, of Evansville, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2007, at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville. Born Nov. 25, 1932, in Cairo, IL, he was the son of Lawrence and Alta Marie Young. He was a graduate of Cairo High School. A veteran of the United States Army, he served during the Korean War. He was a 30-year member of Calvary Baptist Church and had worked as a time keeper for the United States Post Office for 42 years...

It was a busy late Friday night for area police and rescue units.

The Greene County Sheriff's Department, Switz City Volunteer Fire Department and Greene County Ambulance Service responded to a two vehicle accident in Grant Township at 9:52 a.m. Monday. The agencies were called to the scene of the accident on State Road 54 east of County Road 700 West...

The Linton Police Department responded Saturday, Sunday and Monday to one fraud, one follow-up investigation, six information only requests, one fight, two juvenile/delinquents, four vandalisms, one drug investigation, two structure fires, one transportation/documentation, three property damage accidents, two lost and found, nine medical/illness runs, eight animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two burglaries, two harassment complaints, four theft-others, one fireworks, one bicycle theft, two 911 prank/false calls, one wanted on warrant arrest, three domestic disputes and two ordinance violations. ...

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Being remembered never gets old. If you don't believe it, just ask Charlie Karazsia. The former Linton-Stockton High School football coach was one of six members inducted into the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Friday night at a special banquet at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute...

How do you get rid of a guy that saved your life? The Shawnee Summer Theatre presents The Nerd, a side-splitting comedy full of tambourine playing, ridiculous rituals, and the wackiest man you'll ever meet. Opening Thursday, June 28 at 8 p.m. at the Shawnee Theatre in Bloomfield, this is one play you most definitely want to bring all your friends to...

Ethnocentrism. Looking at the world from the perspective of one's own culture and using that culture or group as the center of everything. Or you could call it cultural bias. Sound familiar? Probably not, if that's all you know. But, it's everywhere if you just open your eyes to it...

Fairytale called NBA Draft set for Thursday   I have not scribbled a single word about my beloved Indiana Pacers in some time now. It's not that I am a sore loser after they won six of 29 games to end the 2006-07 season and finished 35-47, missing the NBA playoffs for the first time since 1996-97...

Since losing in the state championship game his senior year at Shakamak, 2007 graduate Ridge Inman has been busy this summer with even more baseball. The first thing Inman did was make his college decision during the tournament when he signed to play baseball at Olney Central in the hopes of moving on to play for the Sycamores of Indiana State in two years...

A negotiated plea agreement filed on behalf of a Switz City man, who pled guilty in April to child pornography and voyeurism -- both class D felonies -- has been rejected by a special Greene Superior Court judge. Judge Elizabeth Mann rejected an amended plea agreement on Friday and set a pre-trial conference for July 27 for John T. Laughlin...

The third time was charm for the Greene County Council on Monday night when voting on a ordinance regarding the county's wheel tax. Council attorney Marvin Abshire presented two versions of a ordinance to re-adopt the county's wheel tax. Currently, he said, the council is required to re-adopt the ordinance every two years...

The Greene County Council on Monday chose not to accept a resolution that would support the appraising of land located on the south side of the courthouse to provide space for a public parking lot. Councilman John Wilkes made a motion to accept the resolution; however, his motion died for lack of a second...

To the Editor: I feel the need once again to share with our community what I know from weekly visits to the Greene County Humane Shelter. Thank you so much to Rene, Rachel, Cricket, Donny and Bill for the excellent hard work they do daily at the shelter trying to put a bandage on the gushing wound of this county's problems with abandoned and neglected animals. ...

To the editor: On Saturday, June 16, Gov. Mitch Daniels announced he is running for a second term as governor of Indiana. Many have commented that he had stated he was a "one term governor". While he has governed like he was not worried about running for a second term, taking chances and pushing through needed changes, he has never said he was not going to run for the second term. ...

To the Editor: The family or Iris Hubbell wishes to thank all our friends and families for their prayers, food, visits and any acts of kindness during our loss. Suzanne Hubbell Moore, Linton Greg Hubbell, Linton Mark Hollingsworth and family, Linton...

The United States Achievement Academy announced that Seth Herndon, of Linton, has been named a United States National Award winner in mathematics. This award is a prestigious honor very few students can ever hope to attain. In fact, the Academy recognizes fewer than 10 percent of all American high school students...

Black Creek Grade School reunion The 14th annual Black Creek Grade School reunion will be from 4-6 p.m. on June 30 at Stoll's Country Inn in Linton. Past students, friends and their families and/or people who are just interested in country schools and Linton's history during the first half of the century are invited to attend. Cost will be about $10 per person plus tip for a delicious meal and great fellowship. For more information, contact Jim Strahle at 847-2712...

By Halea Franklin staff writer After a 45 minute delay due to a thunderstorm, the Linton-Stockton Freedom Festival 5K run/2 mile walk kicked off Saturday at Linton-Stockton High School. Many participants chose to wait out the storm; however, some did not...