Stories from Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Details were released Monday about an hour-long rescue effort by emergency response personnel to reach an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident victim Saturday afternoon. One of several ATV riders contacted the Clay County Justice Center 911 dispatchers by cell phone after the accident...

JASONVILLE -- Although is has been almost 50 years since a football team from the now defunct Jasonville High School took the field, it doesn't mean that JHS, which closed in 1963, did not leave its mark on the history of prep football in Indiana. The Yellow Jackets, as they were known for most of their seasons, have a very colorful past including: winning a Wabash Valley championship and a state championship; hosting the first night game in Indiana; were part of a game where a player died on the field; were suspended from the Indiana High School Athletic Association: and did not have a high school team for a number of years after losing money as a result of purchasing new uniforms.. ...

An injured Linton man screaming for help and found lying on the side of a road by a passerby was taken to the hospital around 3 a.m. Tuesday -- police now want to know what happened to him. Greg Freeman, 43, was transported to the emergency room of Greene County General Hospital suffering from a major laceration to the face (upper lip), an injury to his left shoulder and abrasions to the left hip...

Community input is wanted when it comes to the hiring of a new Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High principal. The Bloomfield School Board and superintendent are sponsoring a "town hall" meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 4 in the high school cafeteria for those interested in sharing their ideas...

In June, another round of UDWI REMC Community Fund grant recipients were selected: Coal City Community Volunteer Fire Department, Jasonville Park Board, Center Fire Department, Eel River and Brazil Coonhunters Clubs, Scotland Historical Society, Patricksburg Community Volunteer Fire Department, White River Valley FFA, Turning Point Education Center, Marshall Township Volunteer Fire Department, Greene County Sheriff's Office, Rock Haven Christian Camp, Bar P Ranch, Shining Stars Integrated Preschool, and Indian Creek Fire Fighters Inc.. ...

Indiana residents and business owners living in the 40 counties included in the recent presidential disaster declaration have only two weeks to register for federal disaster assistance. The designated counties are: Adams, Bartholomew, Brown, Clay, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Huntington, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Pike, Posey, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Sullivan, Tippecanoe, Vermillion, Vigo, Washington and Wayne.. ...

It'll soon be that time of year again. Hunting season, that is. Just in time for the Aug. 15 squirrel season kick-off, a hunter safety education course will be offered Aug., 6, 7, 13 and 14 at the Triple H Gun Club near Linton. The hunter education safety course is a state requirement for new hunters, explained Nolan Reeves, of Switz City...

Chess Club forming The Linton Public Library is offering a beginning Chess Club for learning and playing with the possibility of looking toward competition. This group is open to all ages and will meet every Saturday at the library from 10 a.m. until noon, beginning this Saturday. ...

Irvas M. Marsh, 87, of Waterford, Mich., passed away July 23, 2008. She was born in Switz City on May 14, 1921, and was the daughter of John and Bertha Miller Zimmerly. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth M. Marsh; two daughters, Alice M. Winslow and Patsy Marsh Ahonen; three grandchildren, Shawn R. Cornell, Stephen Thomas Ahonen, and Meghan Elizabeth Ahonen; great grandchild Taylor May Cornell; sister of Harold V. Zimmerly and the late John W. Zimmerly Jr. and Mary Alice Veatch...

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one title check, one request for information only, one assist to the utility department, one sex offense-other, one vehicle fire, one accident with property damage, one lost and found, three medical/illnesses, three animal complaints, four harassment complaints, one bicycle theft, one welfare check/concern and two traffic stops...

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Look for a smoother traffic flow into and out of the Linton-Stockton Elementary School on Aug. 12. Recent work to the south-side entrance has included the addition of a parking lot and will soon include two sidewalks. L-S School Superintendent Ron Bush explained, "We're hoping that we've got a more defined parking area and more defined ways for people to come in and drop off students. ...

The trial of Greene County Democrat Party Chairman W. Jeffrey Lehman of Linton in Greene Circuit Court is still scheduled for Aug. 19 but just last Thursday, the final pre-trial conference was rescheduled. The last formal hearing before the trial begins was to be held Thursday at 11 a.m. After that time was found to be in conflict with another scheduled trial, the date was reset on July 24 and the hearing will instead be held at 11:30 a.m. on Friday...

The trial of Jonathan Towell on methamphetamine-related drug charges began Tuesday in Greene Superior Court with Judge David Holt presiding. Thirteen citizens were seated to serve on a 12-person jury -- one of them will be named as an alternate prior to deliberations...