Stories from Monday, October 27, 2008

James Franklin McGill, 64, of Spencer passed away Friday, Oct. 24, 2008 at his residence. Born July 24, 1944 at Knoxville, Tenn., he was the son of Austin McGill and Frances Selman McGill. He is survived by his former wife, Barbara Corder of Spencer; children, Frank, Rick, Mike, and Kelly McGill, all of Bloomington, Rob and James Stierwalt, Polly Myers; siblings, Shirley McQuillen of Linton, Thomas McGill of Solsberry;a niece, Crystal Johnson; and eight grandchildren...

BLOOMFIELD -- Linton-Stockton defeated North Knox 25-11, 26-24, 25-15 here Saturday to advance of the championship match of the Class 2A Bloomfield volleyball sectional. "We started out really well," said Linton-Stockton coach Penny Dunn, after the Lady Miners won their 25th match of the season. "But we lost our intensity somewhat in game two...

The downtown Linton branch of Regions Bank is getting a bit of a facelift. This past week crews were busy tearing out shrubs at the lot located east of the bank and near the bank's ATM. Curt Hatton, bank manager at the downtown branch, explained, "It's for security. It's for our customers' protection."...

The cost of juvenile court detentions is taking a big chunk out of the Greene County General Fund budget. The Greene County Council approved a motion Monday afternoon to advertise for an additional appropriation of $40,000 to cover the cost of bills that are expected to be submitted before the end of the calendar year...

A Linton man was arrested on Saturday on a warrant issued in connection with a domestic dispute involving the man and the mother of an 18-year-old woman. Robert E. Steed, 43, is being held in the Greene County Jail on $4,000 bond after he was taken into custody by Jasonville Police Officer Danny Keller...

Jackie Lee "Jack" Martindale, 49, passed away Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 at his parent's home in Switz City. Born September 7, 1959 in Crawfordsville, Indiana, he was the son of Vernon and Thelma Martindale. Jack formerly worked for the Attorney General of Texas at Austin. For the last 12 years he was Fleet Manager for Stonebelt Trucking in Bloomington...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included three incidents of breaking and entering, two follow-up investigations, four requests for information only, one lifting assistance, four assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one public intoxication, two accidents with property damage, one lost and found, one mental case, six medical/illness, six animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, two assists to other agencies, two burglaries, one harassment complaint, one speeding vehicle, two thefts-other, five welfare check/concern, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one arrest-wanted on warrant, three domestic disputes, one ordinance violation and 11 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Roy Matthew Keith Arthur, operating a vehicle in a manner which endangered a person, operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle with an alcohol concentration equivalent to at least .08 grams but less than .15 grams of alcohol in blood or breath, driving while suspended...

Long-Thompson to visit the grill Jill Long-Thompson, Democratic candidate for governor, and Dennie Oxley, Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov., will make a campaign stop at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Grill in Linton. Skillman to visit Rosie's Cafe today...

Charles A. Brickman, 71, of Linton, passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008, in Linton. He was born in Blaine County, OK, on November 4, 1936, to Ezra and Lyda (Schuber) Brickman. He married Linda Bragg on Feb. 7, 1981. He was an aircraft worker, retiring in September of 1995. Survivors include: his sons, Charles Brickman, Jr. of Pueblo, CO and Richard Brickman of Colorado Springs, CO; daughter, Dawn Brickman of LaMirada, CA; grandchildren: Xypher, Vanessa, Loren, Alyssa,

Monday was a special day for Doris Franklin. She retired last Friday from her part-time job as one of two receptionists at the Worthington Police Department and on Monday, the officers threw a special surprise party for her. Doris was honored on her birthday for over 10 years of faithful service to the WPD...

Linton City Hall was the stopping ground for Former First Lady Judy O'Bannon and former Lt. Gov. Kathy Davis on Monday. During their stop, both women held candid conversation with locals about the upcoming presidential election and their support of Sen. Barack Obama...

In the only election on the Greene County ballot that offers the chance to vote for Republican and Democratic candidates at the same time, three will win and three will lose. Whichever mix voters select in the six-candidate race will determine which party controls the Greene County Council, the county's budget-writing body...

Three Democrat Party candidates are seeking one of three available seats on the Greene County Council. The candidates include: Rae Della Cravens of rural Bloomfield, William "Butch"Brown of rural Bloomfield and Scott Richards, who lives in Wright Township...

Art is back by popular demand. The Carnegie Heritage & Arts Center of Greene County is projected to open Dec. 1, said Fred Markle, who serves on the center's board. The idea for the arts center came about when the Linton-Stockton High School stopped offering hands-on art classes, Markle said. The purpose of the center is to offer music lessons, art and writing classes as well as preserve local history...

SWITZ CITY -- Union (Dugger) sophomore Ashli Scott had a career match against Shakamak in the first semifinal here Saturday morning of the White River Valley Class A volleyball sectional, but the Lady Lakers ended the season for Scott and the Bulldogs with a 25-17, 25-16, 20-25, 25-21 win...