Stories from Monday, October 6, 2008

Danny Ray Gage, 62, passed away at 9:05 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at his residence in Linton. He was born in Linton on Oct. 25, 1945, the son of Lewis and Marietta (Holder) Gage. He served in the United States Army Medical Corps and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired from Greene County Home Health Care in Linton. He was of the Catholic Faith and was a member of the American Legion Post #22 & the B.P.O. Elks #866, both of Linton...

Cindy, a young mother with two little daughters, shared a recent and incredibly dangerous situation. She and her daughters were out for an evening walk with their little pug Harley. They were strolling along just north of Glenburn near the practice field. Cindy takes her responsibilities seriously and had Harley on a leash...

The Greene County Daily World encourages Letters to the Editor about the Nov. 4 election. All letters must be received by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday to be included on the Viewpoints page. Letters are printed in the order they are received. Letters must include a signature, daytime and nighttime telephone number. The newspaper reserves the right to edit all letters...

It's time again for the Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. This 10-day countywide event always starts on the second Friday in October and this year's dates are Oct 10-19. The festival offers you activities and events countywide and the shining stars are Parke County's 31 historic Covered Bridges...

ELLETTSVILE -- An estimated 5,000 riders are set to roll this at the 41st Annual Hilly Hundred Weekend set for Oct. 18-19. Organizers of the event, the Central Indiana Bicycling Association, are anticipating a record number of riders. Riders from over 40 States and several foreign countries make the annual journey to Southern Indiana to enjoy a full weekend of cycling, entertainment, and shopping bargains. ...

This is the time of the year to begin thinking about the flu season and taking preventive measures, according to Greene County Health Nurse Marilyn Crays. There haven't been any kind of projections released yet on the potential severity of the influenza this season, but health officials say it's wise to get the vaccination shots as a protective measure...

A Linton man was arrested Saturday night after he allegedly threatened a city police officer. Charles L. Starnes, 43, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of intimidation -- a class D felony. The charge was filed against Starnes in Greene Superior Court on Monday...

Additional charges have been filed against a man wanted by the U.S. Marshal's Fugitive Task Force who was tracked down and arrested in Linton on Sept. 8. Keith Edward Fields, 46, was wanted on felony drug charges in Clay County when he was located at the home of Angela Ruth Douthitt in Linton and taken into custody by Indiana State Police Sgt. Richard C. Effner with assistance from Linton Police Det. Josh Goodman and Deputy U.S. Marshal Gregory Snyder...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one fraud investigation, two follow-up investigations, three requests for information only, three assists to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, three school/foot patrols, one structure fire, one vehicle fire, one complaint of reckless driving, four accidents with property damage, one funeral escort, one lost and found, one medical/illness, two alarms, four suspicious vehicles or persons, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, two extra patrols, four thefts-other, one bicycle theft, one welfare check/concern, three domestic disputes, two domestic disputes-neighbors, and five traffic stops.. ...

A biomass plant is on its way to Linton. Hi-B Fuels, of Bedford, has recently purchased 19 acres of land from the city and will begin construction on the biomass plant next spring. Linton Mayor Tom Jones presented the city clerk with a $60,000 check from the company during Monday's city council meeting...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Angela Ruth Douthitt, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with a prior conviction for possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance State v. Keith Edward Fields, possession of marijuana, possession of marijuana with a prior conviction for possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance...

Music concert at Solsberry Christain Dailey & Vincent will be appearing at Solsberry Christian Church November 9, at 6:30 p.m. The doors will open at 5:45. The church is located one mile east of Solsberry on the old portion of State Road 43. There is no admission charge, but a free-will offering will be received. ...

Terre Haute North made quick work of visiting Union (Dugger), defeating the Lady Bulldogs 25-15, 25-7, 25-9 in a high school volleyball match Monday night. The loss was the 12th in 17 contests for Union (Dugger). Freshman Taylor Woods was 4 of 6 serving with two points, one ace and one dig...

After battling for five games, visiting Clay City came away with a 25-22, 26-24, 23-25, 20-25, 15-13 dual conference victory over Shakamak Monday night. With the loss, Shakamak slipped to 15-10 overall, 3-3 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference and 3-2 in the Tri-River Conference...

Linton-Stockton's junior varsity football team pushed its record to 6-1 with a 21-6 victory over host North Daviess Monday night. "Our defense played well tonight," Miner coach Brian Oliver said of shutting out the Cougars until the fourth quarter. "We came up with a lot of stops and forced a lot of turnovers tonight. We had a couple of nice drives, but we played with a short field the majority of the night, which helped us out...

Playing in front of her home crowd for the final time in her high school volleyball career, Megan Barnes came up with a big night in leading Linton-Stockton over Bloomfield here Monday night. With the win the Lady Miners remain perfect in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference play (5-0) and improve to 18-8 overall on the season...

Charles W. Timmons, 85, of Bloomfield, passed away at 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008 at his residence. He was born Dec. 14, 1922 in Bloomfield, Indiana. He was the son of Marion Edward & Adrienne (Walker) Timmons. He was retired from Bell Cleaners in Bloomfield. He was a member of the First Christian Church and American Legion Post # 196 both in Bloomfield, he was a U.S. Army Veteran of World War II...