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Frederick "Rick" Hovey Lyons,
(Obituary ~ 08/11/08)
Frederick "Rick" Hovey Lyons, 48, of Bloomfield, passed away 6:30 a.m. Thursday, August 7, 2008. Born June 22, 1960 in Bedford, he was the son of Hovey Frederick and Joy Kathleen (Mynatt) Lyons. He was a logger for Blunk Logging in Gosport. Surviving relatives include: his wife, Linny Renee (Parrish) Lyons, whom he married Sept. ...
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Sports Briefs
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/08)
Former SHS players at Busch Stadium Former Shakamak High School baseball players Steven McNabb, Ridge Inman and Timothy Betts, who are all now members of Olney Central College baseball team in Olney, Ill, will be playing at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo on Sunday, September 7...
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Lady Miners place seventh
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/08)
The Lady Miners had its best round of the season, shooting a 483 and placing seventh out of eight teams that competed in the Washington Invitational at Country Oaks Golf Course in Montgomery Friday. "The girls really showed a lot of improvement from our first two matches," said Linton-Stockton girls golf coach Aaron Lynn. "This was a much, much better effort on a beautiful day...
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WRV girls golf team looking to build from last season
(High School Sports ~ 08/11/08)
SWITZ CITY -- In their second season as a program the White River Valley High School girls golf team, under the guidance of Karen Cullison, is expecting some improvement from last seasons one match win total. Cullison will have a five-member team at her disposal this season, one more than the required four member team to score for varsity matches. Of the five Lady Wolverines, three are returning golfers from last seasons team...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 08/11/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included two title checks, one follow-up investigation, three requests for information only, one bar fight, two incidents of vandalism, one stolen property, one disorderly conduct, one brush fire, five medical/illness, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one child abuse/neglect, one reckless driver, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern, one motor vehicle theft, five arrests - wanted on warrants, one domestic dispute and one battery.. ...
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Greene County Court News
(Court News ~ 08/11/08)
GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Citibank (South Dakota) NA v. Rhonda Smock, collection Ronald R. Dicus v. Susan D. Dicus, petition for child support GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Joshua L. Maurer, burglary, theft State v. Sean Dixon, burglary, theft...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/11/08)
Writer's Group The Linton Writer's Group will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Linton Library. Writers of all stages are welcome. Greene County Council on Aging The Greene County Council on Aging will hold its annual picnic at 5 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Worthington Senior Citizen Center. Bring a covered dish...
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/08)
Kelley family thankful for support To the Editor: Dear Community Friends, The night of Feb. 16 changed our lives when Mike sustained a head injury in an automobile accident. He was in critical care units at three hospitals for three months in Evansville and then in a rehabilitation hospital in Indianapolis for a month. We are blessed that he is now continuing his recovery process here in Linton...
- Redbird receives donation (Local News ~ 08/11/08)
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Linton police have busy weekend
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
Linton Police Department officers provided a ride to the jail for at least five people over the weekend -- all were wanted on warrants. On Saturday around 10:15 p.m., Cpl. Paul Clark placed Levi Butt, 18, Linton, under arrest on a warrant issued in connection with two preliminary counts of class D felony auto theft...
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Two vehicle crash sends pair to hospital
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
The Linton Police Department worked a personal injury traffic accident about 7:30 p.m. Monday near the corner of South Main and SE C-streets Two people were transported to Greene County General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries by the Greene County Ambulance and Paramedic Service...
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New assistant principal/athletic director hired at Eastern Greene
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
The Eastern-Greene School Board officially approved the retirement of Superintendent Randy Barrett at their regular monthly meeting held Monday night in the high school cafeteria. Barrett's retirement will be effective December 31 but he will be taking advantage of some accumulated vacation time prior to that date. He is currently working alongside incoming Superintendent Ty Mungle during a transition period...
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Jasonville adding to its police car fleet
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
Acting on a request of the police department, the Jasonville City Council voted Monday evening to lease two additional police cars and buy aused car. "We have talked about this for years," Police Chief Rick Van Horn explained. "We have had to use our own vehicles several times (when there have been emergencies). It is a huge risk for insurance sake. At the recent shooting, we had to take off (in our own cars) with only our gun and a flashlight."...
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Manning autographed football taken in burglary
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
There's a warrant out for the arrest of Joshua W. Maurer, a Vigo County man wanted in connection with the burglary of a Jasonville police officer's residence. Among the missing items is a football autographed by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Payton Manning...
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Majority of schools start classes Tuesday
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
It's back to school for students and teachers this week. All area schools but one began classes Tuesday. Union Jr./Sr. High School and Dugger Elementary School will begin classes Wednesday. "It's a fresh start which is always exciting," Bloomfield Superintendent Dan Sichting said. "You have a new set of kids, for the teachers it's an exciting time...
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Linton city hall sale moves closer; buyer's identity not revealed yet
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
The future of Linton's old city hall may soon be determined. The Linton City Council unanimously granted Mayor Tom Jones authority to sell the downtown building during Monday's monthly meeting. But prior to the vote, the public wanted more answers on the future of the building...
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Smith's family searching for answers
(Local News ~ 08/11/08)
The family wants justice to be done in last week's shooting death of Everette "Mike" Smith. So far, no one has been arrested in connection with the death of the Ridgeport area man. His family wonders why. The alleged shooter, Bobby Gunter, was Mike Smith's neighbor...
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