Stories from Thursday, July 5, 2007

Clyde Luther Achors, 77, of Shelbyville and formerly of Greene and Sullivan counties. passed away at 1:05 p.m. Wednesday, July 4, 2007 at the Heritage House in Shelbyville. He was born in Greene County on Oct. 22, 1929 to Luther James Achors and Liza Chaney Achors...

With still a couple of weeks to go before the start of the 2007 fall sports season, Linton-Stockton volleyball coach Penny Dunn spent last week hosting the volleyball's annual camp for third through ninth graders. The camp is broken down into two sessions. Third graders through sixth graders took up one session, while seventh, eighth, and ninth graders took up the latter.

James D. Hamm, 57, of Owensburg, passed away at 4:05 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Bloomington Hospital. Born Jan. 16, 1950 in Bloomington, he was the son of Wilfred James and Doris Lucille (Hays) Hamm. He was a truck driver for G.R. Young as well as a member of the Eagles in Bloomington and ABATE...

Mabel I. Hauser, 86, of Coal City, passed away at 3:05 a.m. Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Bloomington Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1920 in Owen County, to Dora "Doc" and Amanda Jane (Halderman) Shouse. She was a homemaker and a member of Antioch Christian Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher for several years. She was also a woman's leader of Indiana Farm Bureau, Inc. in Owen County and member of Busy Bees Home Economics Club in Coal City...

For the most part, Tim Fish was having another good summer, traveling throughout the state and helping to organize and run tournaments for the Indiana Junior Golf Program.

In the quest for knowledge and old high school basketball records, there is one adage that usually rings true -- the more you seek, the more you find. That has always been the case, especially when you are trying to put together accomplishments that have never been recorded collectively, such as total points or scoring average in a season.

Gay Marie Jean, 87, of Solsberry, formerly of Worthington and Spencer, passed away at 5:10 P.M. Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at the home of her daughter in Solsberry. She was born, Nov. 13, 1919, in Worthington, to Garrett and Bessie (Fiscus) Hamilton. A homemaker, she and her husband operated a diary farm. She retired twice, first at age 62, from Worthington State Bank and then at age 80 from Owen County State Bank. She was a member of Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church...

The Fourth of July Fair Tax Rally at Gov. Mitch Daniel's mansion has received a lot of media attention for its stand against the recent increase in property taxes, but there may be more to the story than just protests and anger. Freedom resident Andrew Horning -- who organized the recent tax rally -- told the Greene County Daily World on Thursday afternoon: "The purpose (of the event) ... was to propose a solution to the property tax situation ..."...

Greene County residents will be able to obtain the new Indiana digital driver license and identification cards recently unveiled by Gov. Mitch Daniels at the Linton License Branch starting today. The new credentials will be available at the Bloomfield satellite license branch on Saturday...

Loose and stray animals were once again a topic of concern during the Newberry Town Council monthly meeting. Town Council President Sandy Townsend explained two more animal complaints were received -- one in which a person was chased by a loose dog...

Wednesday's 102nd annual Linton Freedom Festival Parade had several entries as well as several winners. The following is a complete list of winners, according to Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cheryl Hamilton:...

The Family Life Center is gearing up for its fifth annual backpack bonanza -- which is scheduled for Aug. 10. FLC Director Dianne Langer explained, "We are in the process of getting the supply list for all the area schools. We still need supplies such as papers, pens, calculators, erasers and glue."...

SWITZ CITY -- It was all about fashion Thursday evening at the Greene County Extension Building. Linda Tiek introduced 4-H members as they walked onto the runway and described the clothes they were modeling, both consumer clothes and clothes from the sewing entry...

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The Linton Police Department responded Tuesday and Wednesday to one follow up investigation, five information only requests, one juvenile/delinquent, one transport/documentation, one property damage accident, two lost and found, six medical/illness runs, two alarms, two animal complaints, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, one theft-other, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one message delivery, one welfare check/concern, two domestic disputes, one community relations and one battery. ...

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Applications being accepted for FOP back to school program The Fraternal Order of Police, Linton Lodge No. 105, is accepting applications for the 2007 Back to School Clothing Program. The FOP will be purchasing clothing for underprivileged children. ...

Hunter Earle would like to announce the upcoming marriage of his parents, Angela Franklin to Steven Earle. Franklin is the daughter of Edward and Karen Franklin of Linton. Earle is the son of Emily Earle of Linton and Charles Earle of Linton. Wedding vows will be exchanged at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday at the First United Methodist Church in Linton...

For the first time in several years, there will be a fireworks celebration in Jasonville. Years ago, fireworks were set off at Bogle Corner, just outside Jasonville. Since that tradition stopped, the community hasn't had a fireworks celebration. But thanks to the Shakamak Area Chamber of Commerce, there will once again be a fireworks celebration in Jasonville...

One day after serving as the grand marshal of the Linton Freedom Festival Parade, Lieutenant Governor Becky Skillman announced that Independence Place in Linton has been awarded $400,000 in state HOME grant funds and $295,224 in tax credits to assist with the new construction of a $4.1 million low-income family housing unit...