Stories from Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Less than one week after the Greene County Sheriff's Department received information about a video tape said to contain child pornography, Basil Lewis Turpin, 65, of Lyons, was in a federal courtroom for his initial hearing. The wheels of justice turned quickly in Turpin's case...

Wilma L. Hugunin, 89, of Bloomfield, passed away 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 at the Washington Nursing Center in Washington. Born April 4, 1919 in Odon, she was the daughter of Ernest Walter and Elma (Dowden) Hugunin. She served in World War II in the Women's Army Air Corps 8th Division, and was stationed in England, France, and Germany. ...

Marjorie (Crowe) Hudson, 92, of Bloomfield, passed away at 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday August 26, 2008 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born March 13, 1916 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Burge and Byrd (Bays) Crowe. She was a homemaker and she worked at the Bloomfield Nursing Home. She was a life time member of the Sylvania Wesleyan Church in Bloomfield...

Saundra Sue Blair, 71, of Clay City, passed away at Royal Oaks Rehabilitation Center in Terre Haute, Monday, Aug. 25, 2008 following a brief illness. She was born Sept. 16, 1936, the daughter of Lester and Grace (Fields) Heaton. She worked as a bank teller at Citizens National Bank in Linton. She was a member of the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ in rural Lyons...

Watch out for aliens to land at the 14th annual Kid's Fair. The fair is set for Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the White River Valley High School gym. "The Kid's Health and Safety Fair does a couple of things. It provides a mechanism for our families to make sure kids are healthy," explained Dianne Langer, event organizer. "It also opens up a world and a sense of community not bound by economic barriers. Everybody will be there."...

SWITZ CITY -- Three students from Greene County Learning Center were the first to recently complete a degree through a newly instituted pilot program in which classes were not only all video classes, but were incorporated with learning centers in Orange and Martin counties...

John A. Penick, 38, Linton, was arrested early Tuesday on preliminary charges of public intoxication, a class B misdemeanor, and resisting law enforcement, a class A misdemeanor. Charges were filed in Greene Superior Court later in the morning. A probable cause affidavit details the events which led to Penick's arrest. At approximately 1:11 a.m., the Linton Police Department received a report of people arguing in the area of 7th St. S.E., south of Vincennes St., in Linton...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included two requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, two drug investigations, two lost and found, one medical/illness, one animal complaint, one child abuse/neglect, one reckless driver, one extra patrol and four traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Countrywide Home Loans Inc. v. Joy Weaver, Ricky Weaver, mortgage foreclosure Merchants Acceptance Inc. assignee of CAM Industries Inc. v. David Wever, Dovey Wever, collection GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Christopher James Dean, battery resulting in bodily injury...

For Marissa Schneck, learning to live with Down Syndrome is not as much of a challenge as helping other people to understand how to view the disability and treat her as any other young girl. Marissa, a second-grade student at Linton-Stockton Elementary School, turns 9 on Monday...

Vincennes Rivet did not lose a set as its boys team, defeating host Linton-Stockton 5-0 at city park Tuesday. The loss was the second in as many dual matches for the Miners. "First of all, they are a good club," said Linton-Stockton coach Brad McKinney. "They have six seniors playing in their line-up. They are big and athletic. A lot of their kids play basketball as well. Mat (Johnson, assistant coach) and I knew this was going to be a challenge...

The Shakamak High School boys and girls cross country teams opened the season as part of a four-way meet at Owen Valley Tuesday. Shakamak junior Drew Gambill won the boys 3.1-mile race, helping the Lakers to a third-place finish. In the girls competition, Lady Laker junior Casey Fougerousse was second overall, leading Shakamak to a second-place finish in the girls competition...

Bloomfield struggled in all phases of play as the Lady Cardinal volleyball team lost to visiting Bedford North Lawrence 25-7, 25-13, 25-6 in a high school match at Glover Gymnasium Tuesday night. "BNL has some really good servers," said Bloomfield coach Jennifer Heaton, whose Lady Cardinals slipped to 2-3. "Our passing was not there tonight at all. Our serve receive was horrible...

The losing streak for the Union (Dugger) High School volleyball team reached three in a row after the Lady Bulldogs fell to host Vincennes Lincoln 25-17, 25-14, 25-20 in a match Tuesday night. The Lady Bulldogs have lost to Clay City, Owen Valley and the Lady Alices after beginning the season with a victory at home against South Vermillion...

Hole-in-one Ben Boyd, 14, of Linton, had a hole-in-one Sunday at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. Boyd used a pitching wedge on the par 3 No. 14, approximately 130 yards. The feat was witnessed by Brock Boyd, Keith Sims and Mike Smith. Car wash for Miners...

The Shakamak High School volleyball team went on the road and defeated Riverton Parke 25-9, 25-16, 25-20 Monday night. It was the fifth victory in a row for the Lady Lakers (5-1). "We did fair tonight," said Shakamak coach Jeri Morin. "Girls are getting more comfortable with their positions...

Goals and Guidelines for the I-69 Corridor in Greene County -- Public Open House Goals and Guidelines for the I-69 Corridor in Greene County public open house will be from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. today at Eastern Greene High School in the library. The community is invited to review and comment on goals and guidelines for future development along the proposed Interstate 69 Corridor...

Linton-Stockton's volleyball team fell from the ranks of the undefeated after losing a 25-15, 25-18, 25-17 decision at Loogootee Tuesday night. It was the first loss in four matches for the Lady Miners. Senior Megan Barnes finished with one ace, six kills and seven digs...