Stories from Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Douglas L. Myers, 67, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday May 9, 2007 at his residence in Bloomfield. Born January 9, 1940 in Mecosta County, Michigan, he was the son of Jasper and Martha (Asdell) Myers. He was the head chef for many area restaurants and was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam. He attended Faith Christian Church in Bloomfield...

Sylvanus "Junior" Daniels, Jr., 83 of Montezuma died 8:35 pm Monday, June 25, 2007 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute.  He was born Sept. 10, 1923 in Jasonville, to Sylvanus Daniels, Sr. and Emma Daniels.  He was a retired laborer employed with J.L. Wilson Construction in Bloomfield. He was a World War II United States Army veteran.  He was a member of American Legion Post No. ...

Jairus Blain Koontz, of Bloomfield, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2007 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born June 21, 2007 in Bloomington, he was the son of Christopher James Koontz and April Sue Day. Surviving relatives include his parents Christopher James Koontz and April Sue Day of Bloomfield; paternal grandparent James W. ...

The Family Life Center is currently accepting fresh produce for its Garden Gate program-- which in turn works by giving the goods to those in need. FLC Director Diane Langer explained, "Garden Gate was developed when someone approached us with extra seedlings from their garden...they had baby plants... tomatoes, and peppers and wanted to know if we wanted them."...

A 33-year-old Linton man is behind bars after battering a female with a pocket knife in Linton's Humphreys Park Monday evening. Kevin D. Johnson was arrested by Linton Police Department Patrolman Chad Crynes and transported to Greene County jail where he's being held on $10,000 bond. He's preliminary being charged with battery with a deadly weapon, a class D felony...

Michael Edward Lewis, 38, of Bloomington, passed away June 23, 2007. Born Sept. 3, 1968 at Bloomington, he was the son of Lawrence Jerome Lewis and Shirley Ann Crawford Lewis. He is survied by is mother, Shirley Ann Lewis of rural Bloomfield; sisters, BethAnn (Drew) Wilson; Tina Marie (Bill) Bowers; Minnie Louise (Kenny) Robinson; brothers, Talmage Jerome (Tammy) Lewis; Richard Dale Lewis; Robert Lee Lewis; companion, Christy Schrougham; several nieces and nephews...

BLOOMINGTON - The victim in a Saturday night stabbing death at Bloomington had roots in eastern Greene County. Visitation for 38-year-old Michael Edward Lewis, of Bloomington, will be held between 10 a.m. and noon Wednesday at the residence of his mother, Shirley Ann Lewis, who lives at 61 Lawrence Hollow, in eastern Greene County...

Traffic Infractions Grounds, Larry D., no seat belt fastened Gulley, David D., no seat belt fastened Hall, Rex A., speeding Ham, Richard K., no seat belt fastened Hamilton, James R., speeding Hanes, Gregory D., speeding Harden, Jamey L., registration and license plates...

The Linton Police Department Monday responded to two follow up investigations, four information only requests, one drug investigation, one medical/illness run, one alarm, two animal complaints, one message delivery, one bicycle theft, one fingerprint gun permit and one battery. They also provided four extra patrols and assisted another agency once...

SWITZ CITY -- Nine-year old Rylie Mayfield and her cat, Trevor, stole the show as they landed grand champion during this year's 4-H Cat Show on Tuesday night. Mayfield, who is a first-year 4-H member explained, "We got him (Trevor) from the Humane Society."...

The Greene County Council commended economic development director Joan Bethell for recent work she's done. Bethell, who's working on getting a Web site for the county, found it would cost $8,000 to develop a site for the county. Instead of going to her budget for the entire amount, she went to the incorporated communities in Greene County asking for support...

The Greene County Redevelopment Commission has moved foward with plans to extend the boundaries of a designated Tax Increment Finance (TIF) economic development area to include parcels of land along U.S. 231 south of Bloomfield and the Greene County part of the WestGate Technology Park near Crane Village...

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...

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JASONVILLE -- One local man looked back on his W.W.II memories during a recent visit with a buddy who traveled from New Hampshire to reminisce about their days in the U.S. Navy. Elden Tipton, of Jasonville, met his lifelong friend John Dufour years ago when they both signed on to serve their country during W.W.II...

It appears the Greene County Courthouse lawn will be restored to its original landscaped yard status at the conclusion of the addition/remodeling project and not become a public parking lot. The Greene County Commissioners are expected to take official action on the matter at its next meeting on July 3. ...

Travis and Jennifer Johnson of Jasonville would like to announce the birth of their son Jaden David. Jaden was born at Greene County General Hospital on May 16, 2007 at 1:10 pm. He weighed seven pounds and three ounces and was 20 inches long. The grandparents are David Johnson of Jasonville, Vaughna and Daniel Steinstra of Hymera, David Scott of Jasonville, and Kim and Gary Schlomer of Linton. ...

Joel and Tammy Morse of Jasonville are pleased to announce to announce he engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Kiley to Curtis McCrary. Curt is the son of Rick and Tammy McCrary of Sullivan. The wedding will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Sullivan...

Linton Blue defeated visiting White River Valley 8-7 in a Babe Ruth baseball game played at Linton's Roy Herndon Field Tuesday. Luke Knight was the winning pitcher for Linton, who won for the fifth time in six games. For White River Valley, five kids finished with hits, including Luke Spence with a single, Trent Collins with a double and an RBI, Jared Sargent finished with a single and an RBI. ...

COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) -- Chris Taylor shot a two-under par 70, giving him an 36-hole total of 145, which is tied for 17th position at the halfway point of the Indiana Amateur golf tournament Tuesday.

The Greene County Daily World announced its 2007 All-Area Softball Team. The sports staff of the Daily World made the selection of 13 players, including three pitchers and two designated hitters. All six local high schools are represented. White River Valley, which had its best season in school history, led the individual honors.

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 Jean Riggle Ausman. Survivors include: his mother, Betty Jean Ramsey, of Linton; his wife, Linda L. ...