Stories from Friday, March 7, 2008

Final sign-ups Saturday The Lyons Better Baseball and Softball League will have its final sign-up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the ball diamonds. Parents should bring a birth certificate for each child. Baseball sign-ups The Linton Boys Baseball League will be having player sign-ups today from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Linton Sporting Goods...

All-TRC teams announced Daily World Staff Report Seven area boys, four girls and three coaches were honored by the Tri-River Conference earlier this week for their accomplishments during the 2007-08 basketball season. Shakamak coach Jon Miller, who led the Lady Lakers to a 4-1 conference mark, tying Clay City for top honors, was named girls basketball coach of the year in the TRC...

The number of people 65 and older has tripled since 1900. As baby boomers age, it is predicted by 2030 there will be 71.5 million people past the age of 65. To insure that people in this area do not just add years to their life but a quality of life to those years is what Generations is doing, according to Sheri Phillips, who is director of the healthy aging program with Generation's Area Agency on Aging...

Not long after the snow started falling in Greene County on Friday, Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Terry Wade was on the scene of two accidents in Center Township, both blamed on slick roadways. No injuries were reported in either accident - both involving pick-up trucks that came to a stop after hitting a tree...

To the Editor: Recently an article was printed in The Daily World "A strong work ethic - Uland using her father's skills to become a good teacher." The title is very true. However, there are several errors in the article, spelling of my name two different ways, some facts, etc. I am confronted with one important fact -- again even as late as Saturday, March 1...

Anna Burcham would like to hear from her friends and neighbors. She is living at the Lodge of the Wabash, 723 E. Ramsey Road, Vincennes, IN 47591. Please remember her in your prayers.

When the sun was shining and the temperature was in the 50s, the mood was cheery in every office I visited not too many days ago. Everyone was ready for spring. And then winter came back again. Everywhere I go I've been hearing people coughing and hacking and blowing and talking like they've got a clothespin on their nose. Lots of adults have been sick with something and so have children. This year's big bug seems hard to shake...

Linton residents have another opportunity to show and support or express their concerns over the proposed youth center during the Linton City Council meeting on Monday. In the past, the proposed location for the youth center at the former Conservation Club has been shot down by some residents who have called it "unsafe"...

Finally, I'd like to share some resolutions, in no particular order because they're all important to me. Continue looking for ways to promote our Greene County treasures: Agriculture, Crane & WestGate, I-69, Goose Pond, etc. (things like 'brain-storming" on untapped opportunities, grants for projects, regional partnerships, etc.)...

The Greene United Against Meth (GUAM) organization -- a grassroots volunteer organization which strives to educate the public about the perils of methamphetamine manufacture, use and distribution -- recently sponsored a countywide poster contest in conjunction with its "Meth is Death Week" observance Jan. 27-Feb. 1...

Ann Graf, 99, of Bloomfield, passed away 5:43 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born August 6, 1908 in Owen County, she was the daughter of Samuel L. and Leota (Fulk) Griffith. She was a homemaker and a member of the Bloomfield United Methodist Church. She was a member of the homemakers club, Bloomfield OES, the American Legion Auxiliary, and Psi Iota Xi soroity...

James H. Page, 81, of Linton, passed away at 11:25 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2008, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. He was born Aug. 3, 1926, in Linton, the son of Ira and Eva J. (Lumbard) Page. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, he was a truck driver in Colorado was well as a member of the Linton First Baptist Church...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log on Thursday included one license plate check, four follow-up investigations, two requests for information only, one fight, two assists to the utility department after hours, one protective order violation, one structure fire, one transport of documentation, one complaint about reckless driving, three medical/illness, one animal complaint, one prowler, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to another agency, two complaints of harassment, one possibly intoxicated driver, one theft-other, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one domestic dispute and four traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. David L. Griffith, burglary, burglary, theft, theft GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Joshua Fields, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana State v. Jessica Hadloc, conversion PROPERTY TRANSFERS...

Once again Linton residents will be able to show their support as well as express any concerns about the proposed youth center grant during a public hearing at the Linton City Council meeting on Monday. Linton Mayor Tom Jones explained, "I think it's important that people come and support the youth center, share their opinions and concerns. This is a real important issue for the community....I think it's divided. But, I hope people can see the vision."...

A Bloomfield man is among four people arrested by Indiana State Police officers in an ongoing methamphetamine dealing investigation. Michael Lee Haldeman, 51, Bloomfield; Christopher Ryan Crouch 27, Mooresville; Rachel Ann Lawson, 35, and Charles Ray Thomas, 35, both of Flat Rock, were booked into the Morgan County Jail on Thursday...

A Lyons teen has been sentenced to16 years with the Indiana Department of Correction for his role in a robbery and a separate burglary last summer. Patrick L. Hamm appeared in Greene Circuit Court Wednesday for a change of plea and sentencing hearing in two separate cases dating back to last July...

Flea and tick control available Greene County Humane Society has Frontline Plus, flea and tick control for sale. For those people who have not been contacted by phone to purchase The Coupon Book, you can pick one up at the shelter for the same amount offered over the phone. Business hours are Tuesday-Saturday from noon - 4:00 p.m...

Bloomfield Town officials believe that the discovery of two leaky underground tanks at Hasler Oil Company may be the cause of the mysterious petroleum-based smell that's been reported in town for the past month. After the discovery of the tanks on Thursday the smell has subsided, explained Town Council President Jo Ann Carmichael...

Members of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 151st Infantry of the Indiana National Guard -- based in Linton -- have arrived in Kuwait for what is believed to be a remaining nine-month mission as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Alpha Company -- known as the Avengers -- is part of Indiana's 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team -- which includes about 3,400 soldiers who are on the largest National Guard deployment in the state of Indiana since World War II...

The idea of conducting a Sunday afternoon Farmer's Market in Linton surfaced again Thursday night. "Where's the culture?", business owner Jeff Thom, business owner, stated during his request Thursday night to the Linton Public Library Board to allow a Sunday Farmer's Market on the library's parking lot...