Stories from Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Greene County sky gazers caught a glimpse of the lunar eclipse during the earlier morning hours on Tuesday. An eclipse occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, blocking the sun's light. During the full eclipse, the moon does not become completely dark because some light still reaches it around the edges of the Earth...

David W. Gillespie, 48, of Bloomington passed away at 5:30 a.m. Monday August 27, 2007 at his residence. Born April 30, 1959 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Herbert David Gillespie and Patricia (Shoopman) Williams. He was a construction worker operating a backhoe. He also worked for the city of Bloomington for 13 years, and in Corpus Christi, Texas in the oil fields for one year. He was a member of the Eagles Lodge in Bloomington and was of the Pentecostal faith...

An offender attack on an officer is under investigation at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility.  Officer Eddie Gilbert, 34, of Greene County, was taken by ambulance to Sullivan County Community Hospital shortly after the 11:10 a.m. assault.    Gilbert was struck repeatedly about the head and upper body by 27-year-old offender Paul Brasher. Gilbert's injuries do not appear to be life threatening. It is not believed a weapon was used in the attack.        ...

Ada R. Shillingford, 85, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, August 24, 2007. She was born to Chalmer and Bessie Roudebush on April 19, 1922. Survivors include: brothers; Vernon Roudebush and Harold Roudebush. She is preceded in death by her husband Hershel Shillingford, and sister Marie Bridges...

A Bloomfield man was arrested over the weekend after firing shots from a semi-automatic rifle. Eric Von Peterson, 31, was arrested Sunday on charges on pointing a firearm, resisting law enforcement, intimidation and criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon. He was later released after posting $13,000 bond...

linton police department activity log The Linton Police Department responded on Monday to one trespassing, two information only requests, one disorderly conduct, four medical/illness runs, one alarm, one suspicious vehicle/person, two harrasment complaints, one reckless driver, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one animal/canine removed and one ordinance violation. They provided one extra patrol, delivered one message and assisted the utility department once...

Greene Superior Criminal Cases State v. Thomas W. Cody Jr., operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner that endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...

Hospital auxiliary to meet The Greene County Hospital Auxiliary will meet at the Old Bank at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 4 for a luncheon. Malone reunion Family and friends of Walter and Hazel Malone will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the home of Jack and Judy Elkins in Newberry. Drinks and table service will be provided. Bring a covered dish and lawn chairs...

Linton-Stockton School Superintendent Ron Bush tells school bus drivers, "The quickest way to get your name on the front page of the paper and to make national news headlines is to leave a child on the bus." A couple of drivers in Indiana, but not in Greene County, have recently made this mistake and they did indeed made headlines...

Linton Office Leasing LLC announced Monday that a professional business center has been developed at 75 S. Main St. in downtown Linton. "What we're going to be offering is different office suites within the building," said Linton Office Leasing LLC representative Christopher Wathen, noting that there's a possibility for six businesses to locate within the building. "We're going to be offering a lot of support services in the future."...

COAL CITY -- A 52-year-old Coal City man was killed in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on State Road 159 -- in Clay County -- not far from Jasonville. The wreck happened at about 7:57 a.m., just north of County Road 1200 South. The victim was identified as Jeffrey Albright, who was pronounced dead at Sullivan County Community Hospital in Sullivan...

DUGGER -- Officials at Redbird State Riding Area are elated they've been able to host a major unveiling to more than 130 journalists and photographers of two new Jeep/Dodge vehicles this month. For two days last week and Tuesday and Thursday of this week, the site has been prepped to showcase the new 2008 Jeep Liberty and the and 2008 Dodge Caliber SR-T4 compact sport vehicle -- both manufactured by Chrysler Group -- headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI...

Doug and Annette Ladson, of Linton, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Sara Annette to Broc Sparks. Sparks is the son of Susan Egnew-Sparks, of Switz City, and Mike and Rhonda Sparks, of Linton. Ladson is a 2002 graduate of Linton-Stockton and a 2006 graduate of Indiana State University with a degree in Finance. She is currently employee with the State Board of Accounts in Madison...

ORLEANS -- Eastern Greene provided little competition for Orleans, as the Lady Bulldogs defeated the Lady T-Birds in three games, 25-14, 25-16, 25-18 Tuesday night in high school volleyball action in Orleans. "We just committed a lot of errors tonight," said Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram. ...

DUGGER -- The Union Lady Bulldogs dropped a three game match to Barr-Reeve at home to fall to 1-6 on the year. "We had a total of 20 blocks in three games, which is much, much better than we have been blocking in the past, so I was impressed with the blocks," said Union coach Valerie Dean. "Several of my girls blocked. It wasn't just my normal blockers. They got in there and did what they needed to do and did a very good job."...

George Fritch was not feeling his best, but the Linton-Stockton senior hung on for a 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 victory over North Central's Logan Hennecke Tuesday in a high school boys tennis match at Humphreys Park in Linton. It was the lone point for the Miners in a 4-1 setback to the Thunderbirds...

The two suspects accused of assaulting and robbing a Lyons service station attendant while he walked to the bank on Friday night were in Greene Circuit Court Tuesday to formally be charged in connection with the incident. One of the suspects, 17-year-old Patrick L. Hamm, of Lyons, will be tried as an adult. He's charged with charged with robbery resulting in bodily injury, conspiracy to commit robbery and theft -- all felonies...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak jumped out to a 14-6 lead in game one and never glanced back as the Lady Laker volleyball team, ranked No. 7 in Class A, remained perfect with a 25-18, 25-18, 25-16 victory over Edgewood Tuesday night. The Lady Lakers have started the season with eight consecutive wins...

Linton-Stockton remained perfect in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and Tri-River Conference with a 25-22, 15-25, 26-24, 25-19 win over visiting Clay City Tuesday night. The Lady Miners are 2-0 in both conferences and 4-2 overall. "I think we are having a little bit of a problem getting in sync with our rotation," said Linton-Stockton coach Penny Dunn. "We are having a hard time executing with our hitting as well as I think we can...