Stories from Friday, July 25, 2008

Glenn L. Smith, 86, of Bloomington, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2008, at the Bloomington Hospital. Born Dec. 29, 1921, in Bicknell, he was the son of Earnest L. and Amy (Townsend) Smith. He worked for Stogsdill Grocery, and was a warehouseman at Wetterau for 20 years...

Clara M. Axsom, 60, of Solsberry, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at Bloomington Hospital following a lengthy illness. She was born Sept. 13, 1947 in Monroe County, the daughter of Cletus and Mary (Lucas) Axsom. A retired employee of General Electric of Bloomington, she previously worked for RCA and PTS Electronics. She was also a graduate of Ivy Tech in Bloomington...

Martha Lou Haskett, 86, of Switz City, passed away at 2:10 p.m. on Friday July 25, 2008 at her residence. Arrangements are pending at Jenkins Funeral Home in Bloomfield.

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one follow-up investigation, one incident of vandalism, one disorderly conduct, three lost and found, four medical/illness, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one harassment complaint, one domestic battery, one possibly intoxicated driver, two thefts-other, one welfare check/concern, one open garage door, two ordinance violations and five traffic stops.. ...

BLOOMINGTON -- A home health care physical therapist with Greene County ties face a theft charge after a client reported last month that pain medication missing. Jason Vandeventer, 31, of Bloomington and formerly of Bloomfield, faces a preliminary charge of theft --a class D felony...

Switz City yard sales are a go. Traditionally, the yard sale event is held the second Saturday in June but this year's event was canceled due to the flood, explained Catherine Cox, a Switz City resident. It will now take place Aug. 2. "The flood canceled our community yard sale and I have a list of 12 families in the area that still want to do it," she added...

With the upcoming Bloomfield Town Wide Yard Sale comes lots of traffic and officials are offering some safety advice for the event. Bloomfield Town Marshal Kenny Tharp suggested that yard salers be extra cautious while driving to and from town and to be on the look out for people on foot...

Though the start of the long-awaited Worthington Streetscape Project was overshadowed by the Great Flood of 2008, the downtown makeover has been moving along smoothly and is expected to be completed by early fall. When heavy equipment and construction workers from Dave O'Mara Construction arrived in town and started work in early June, the town was in the midst of dealing with a 100-year flood. ...

Members of the original holding corporation that helped start the White River Valley School system were recognized at a meeting of the school board Thursday evening. WRV's original holding corporation members included John Brown, Warren Shake, Amos Musselman, Dr. Don Steward, Michael Steward, Charles Strickler and Marco Brown...

A preliminary charge of escape was filed in Greene Circuit Court Thursday against a rural Linton man for allegedly violating the rules of the house arrest program on July 12. Drake D. Hobbs wasn't where he was supposed to be, according to authorities...

Art may soon be on its way back to Linton. A group of concerned citizens is working toward converting the old Margaret Cooper Public Library into an arts center. Donna Kluesner, a local artist, is a part of that group. She explained, "I was very upset when art was cut at the (Linton-Stockton) high school. It was really important to me when I was in high school."...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Drake D. Hobbs, escape GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL CASES Jerry Hardisty, Janet Hardisty v. Kristy R. Lewellyn, collection Capital One Bank (USA) NA fka Capital One Bank v. Linda Kay aka L. K. May, collection...