Stories from Friday, December 21, 2007

Daily World won't publish Tuesday The Greene County Daily World won't publish Tuesday so its employees can spend Christmas with their family and friends. The office will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Monday. Candlelight Christmas Eve worship Trinity Lutheran Church will host a Candle Light Christmas Eve worship service at 7 p.m. on Dec. 24. The church is located on State Road 54 East in Linton. The community is invited...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Shan M. Bowers, possession of marijuana, reckless possession of marijuana State v. Shannon C. Carter, driving while suspended State v. John A. Whaley, operating a vehicle while intoxicated in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration of at least .08 grams but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included two information only, two accidents with property damage, one lost and found, one off-road vehicle complaint, one medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one harassment complaint, one animal/canine removed and three traffic stops...

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JASPER -- Sherry A. Vogler, 53, of Jasper, passed away at 5 a.m. on Friday at her home in Jasper. She was born in Linton on Oct. 23, 1954 to Russell and Virginia (Haffley) Pankey. She married Sylvester Vogler on May 28, 1982. She was homemaker and a hairdresser and formerly worked at Jasper Bowling Alley...

Greene County's Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics have a very unusual Christmas tree this year. Located inside the door of the Greene County Ambulance Service headquarters in the Courthouse Annex in Bloomfield, it's filled with ambulance ornaments...

Stacy Doyal's husband, Layron, is currently serving active duty with the U.S. Army in Iraq and won't be with his family this Christmas. Stacy and her son Seth live in Linton, and Seth is a first grader at Linton-Stockton Elementary School. Stacy is originally from Linton, and is the daughter of Brad and Liane Franklin of Linton...

There's no doubt that there's been a unique love affair blossoming for years with rural Bloomfield residents Harley and Edna Carmichael. On Friday, the couple, who were high school sweethearts, observed their 65th wedding anniversary. Both say they've got no regrets about the decision they made to exchange vows on Dec. 21, 1942 at the home of a Bloomfield minister the late Frank Messersmith...

A recently approved Linton city ordinance is aimed at controlling traffic and parking on business parking lots during the overnight hours. The ordinance gives local police authority to enforce and regulate traffic, parking and conduct on private business parking lots in an attempt to help businesses, said Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell...

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight...

"Then Isaiah said, "Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of men? Will you try the patience of God also? (14) Therefore, the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." (Isaiah 7:13-14 NIV)...

At the risk of being called the Grinch, let me state that the celebration of Christmas has changed radically in my lifetime. Sounds, gifts, decorations and attitudes are different. Santa Claus has supplanted the Savior. Let's go back in time a few years to when life was slower. People observed Christmas in a far different manner. Christmas was not spoken of or given any consideration until after Thanksgiving. Christmas was peaceful and calm. Quietude was the rule...

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Floyd and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Cooprider would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their children, Leslie Dawn Floyd and Chet Allen Cooprider. Floyd is a 2001 graduate of White River Valley High School. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern Indiana in Elementary Education. She is currently employed at Linton-Stockton Elementary as a sixth-grade teacher...

ROCKVILLE -- The Shakamak Lakers got rolled over by the Rockville Rox Friday night, as the Lakers fell 59-34 in a high school boys basketball game. Billy Newton and Ethan Stanifer combined to shoot 7 of 32 from the field, while Newton led the Lakers with 14 points and Staifer chipped in only two as he struggled all night...

Turkey Run exploded for 42 points in the second half as the host Warriors rolled to a 71-50 victory over Union Friday night. The win was the fifth in six games for Turkey Run, who trailed 30-29 at the half. "The game was a lot closer than the score indicated," said Turkey Run boys basketball coach Joey Hart. ...

Linton-Stockton and Bloomfield will be competing in the eighth annual Pizza Hut Wabash Valley Classic at Terre Haute North while Eastern Greene will again be part of the Graber Post Buildings Classic at North Daviess. The Wabash Valley Classic will start Wednesday, Dec. 26 and run through Saturday, Dec. 29...

SWITZ CITY -- Washington Catholic challenged White River Valley for three quarters, but the Wolverines scored 13 of its final 20 points at the foul line as they came away with a 54-42 victory Friday night in a high school boys basketball game in Switz City...

Gerald E. Stone, 89, of Vicksburg, passed away Thursday at 9:30 p.m. at Greene County General Hospital. He was born in Vicksburg on June 6, 1918, to Charles A. and Lula A. Price Stone. He was retired from General Electric Company, and was a member of the Vicksburg Bethel Baptist Church...