Stories from Friday, October 10, 2008

It's persimmon picking time in Greene County and for people who don't want to pick their own, persimmon pulp is once again available for sale at the Worthington Senior Citizens Center. They charge $4 for two cups of pulp. Besides not having to go on the hunt, buying their pulp means you don't have to peel the persimmons yourself or remove the seeds or smash them up before you make the pudding - it's ready to use...

I just received a letter from a local lady who has decided to give up on Halloween. And not because she doesn't like the ghouls, ghosts and witches that haunt the streets on Halloween night. It's because she wants to give Halloween back to the "little ones"...

Let history guide us when we vote in November I am grateful to be old enough to remember the lifestyle and working conditions of the coal miners here in Southwestern Indiana before they were liberated under the leadership of Eugene Debs and John L. Lewis...

Pop tabs are once again a hot commodity for students at Linton-Stockton Elementary School. This is the third year that students are collecting pop tabs to benefit the Ronald McDonald House (RMH) of Indianapolis. Shaney Dale, an ambassador for the RMH explained, "The kids are collecting tabs through the month of October. They have raised over 700,000 tabs in the past two years. If they collect 250,000 this time around they will be a part of the Ronald McDonald House million tab club."...

A Bloomfield man was arrested Thursday evening after police received a call about a domestic dispute. Preliminary charges filed against Alcide W. Dagley, 37 in Greene Superior Court Friday morning included battery and disorderly conduct -- both class B misdemeanors...

In a presentation Thursday evening at the MSD of Shakamak Board of School Trustees meeting, Regina Hildenbrand director of Communities C.A.N. -- Project SUCCESS explained how the organization provides the youth of Greene County with education on the use of alcohol, tobacco and drugs...

When it comes to Linton's traditional Spookfest, Humphreys Park will again come alive with the sights and sounds of Halloween. The annual Spookfest is slated from 4-9 on Oct. 30-- with the Halloween parade kicking off at 6 p.m. and registration at 5 p.m. at the Girl Scout Cabin, said Linton Mayor Tom Jones...

Additional plans have been announced pertaining to the late November return from Iraq of the Indiana National Guard 76th Brigade -- of which Combat Team Alpha 1-151 Team Avenger, based in Linton, is a part. There have been some changes in the way the soldiers will be debriefed and processed before they are released to spend time with their families when they return, according to Lt. Col. Ronald Westfall, commander of Task Force 1-151...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Adam R. Hill, auto theft, auto theft with a previous conviction of auto theft CIVIL CASES American Acceptance Company LLC v. Buddy Devol, collection Regions Bank v. James Wicker, Diana L. Wicker and Beneficial Indiana, mortgage foreclosure...

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 request for information only, one juvenile/delinquency, one school/foot patrol, one incident of loitering, two accidents with personal injury, two accidents with property damage, three animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle or person, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, one theft-other, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one abandoned vehicle, one open door to a garage and three traffic stops.. ...

Duck/turkey hunt A duck/turkey hunt for youth ages 15 years and under will be held Oct. 18 at Minnehaha Fish and Wildlife Area. Sign-in at the property check station on the day of hunt. Lunch served at 11 a.m., with door prizes. For further details call 268-5640...