Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 2009

It's National Library Week and the Worthington-Jefferson Township Public Library is joining in the nationwide celebration with a book sale and an invitation to all students in the White River Valley district to stop in and sign up for a free library card...

"Greene County needs places of employment, and not places with mediocre pay but a business or industry where residents can make a decent living." -- Janice Wilson --- "Greene County needs things to do such as a state park." -- Michael Lesure --- "Lack of work is the No. 1 situation facing Greene County."...

Lt. Col. James W. Cooper, of Ormond Beach, FL, passed away Oct. 27, 2008 at his residence. Graveside service will be 2:30 P. M. Saturday, April 18, 2009 at Worthington Cemetery with full military honors. He was the nephew of Mrs. Austin (Ruth) Graves; and cousin of Randy, Terry, Heather Graves and Bobby Wilson of Worthington and Laurinburg, NC...

Whenever Earl Hofert traveled, he filled the small spaces in his datebook with meticulous notes. "Motored 150 miles today. Weather breezy and sunny. Ham sandwich for lunch." His letters to his nieces and nephews paid the same attention to detail. "Temp. on lanai: 75 degrees. Pool warmer, at 82."...

Martha L. Husband, 82, of Gulfport, Miss., passed away on April 8, 2009 in Gulfport. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Lester Husband. She was a member of Lover's Lane Christian Church, Long Beach, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Red Hat Society, and the Long Beach Garden Club. She was a former lab technician at Green County General Hospital in Linton...

Grace I. Fancher, 75, of Indianapolis, passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2009. She was born March 13, 1934 in Switz City to the late James and Emma Deckard. She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Harold Fancher; her son, Harold "Randy" Fancher II (Mary); and grandchildren Samantha, Andrea and Eric Fancher, and Grant, Stephen, and Tommy Sollenberger...

Christian N. Quearry of Worthington is being summoned into court on a class A misdemeanor charge of domestic battery. He is accused of hitting a pregnant woman. The preliminary charge was filed Tuesday in Greene Superior Court. Deputy Marshal Don Richardson of the Worthington Police Department began investigating the incident around 9:42 p.m. on Sunday when the victim came to the police department to make a complaint...

A Linton man, who grew up in Switz City, has recently published a suspense novel. The book, "fragment(s)", rolled off the presses in late February -- published by AuthorHouse of Bloomington. Author W.P. "Pete" Angleton is excited about his first professional writing efforts saying, "This is my first published book. I had been writing since I was a teenager, but this is the first time I ever had the courage to get anything printed."...

The building is gone. There is only a small shelterhouse to mark the spot, but once a year in the minds of former students, the building is held together with memories as solid as the bricks and mortar that once kept it standing. As it has been for many years, Midland High School alumni gathered at Shakamak High School the night before Easter to renew acquaintances and spend an evening of nostalgia sharing stories and memories...

We need to support our volunteers To the Editor: Being a Linton-Stockton High School graduate of 30-plus years ago, I would like to praise the endless hours of volunteer time men and women have put in to make Linton athletics what it is today. Apparently some people need to get out and support such community affairs and tip their hats to these volunteer folks. ...

Philip E. Sartore, 50, of Bloomfield, IN and formerly of Evansville, IN died Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, IN. Philip was born on Aug. 13, 1958 to Glenda Cook and the late Robert Sartore. He graduated from North High School and Indiana University and received his Masters of History from Mississippi State University. He collected art and was a Civil War historian. He was retired from Crane Naval Depot in Crane, IN...

Betty L. Neidigh, 80, of Lyons, passed away at 3:50 a.m. on Thursday, April 15, 2009 at Millers Merry Manor in Sullivan. Born Sept. 27, 1928 in Marion County, she was the daughter of Floyd and Mary I. (Vandeventer) Kendall. Betty was a member of the banking community for many years working in bookkeeping, she was a member of the Sandborn United Methodist Church...

During this week's meeting of the Worthington Town Council, Councilman Malcolm Stahl was appointed to serve as the Council's representative on the board that will govern the newly-formed fire territory. They're still looking for another person to serve on the board as the representative from the town...

A warrant for the arrest of Jason R. Fields was ordered Wednesday after preliminary felony charges of forgery and theft were filed against him in Greene Superior Court. Fields is accused of stealing a blank check from his grandfather, making the check out to himself, forging the grandfather's signature then cashing the check...

Two 18-year-olds are facing theft charges after being arrested for allegedly stealing a four-wheeler from a rural Linton residence. Ezekial T. Morrow of Linton and Brent L. Wylie of Westphalia were arrested Friday by Linton Patrol Officer Debbie McDonald...

The deadline for paying the first installment of property taxes will be delayed in Greene County. County Treasurer Shelby Meurer said the May 10 deadline will be changed, but at this point she's not sure how long it will be extended. Greene County officials are waiting for word from the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) to certify the 2009 tax rates...

A sewer rate increase is likely coming soon for Bloomfield, initially to keep the service breaking even. Meanwhile, a further rate increase may also be needed to help fund a major refit of the town sewer system down the road. The Bloomfield Town Council took no action to raise rates Wednesday, simply taking in what Douglas L. Baldessari, an accountant with H.J. Umbaugh, an Indianapolis firm, told them about rate projections...

Another exciting and successful girls basketball season has been put in the books. The season was filled with team achievements as well as great individual performances. Union (Dugger) split the Tri-River Conference title with North Central, and White River Valley finished undefeated in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference for the second straight season. The two teams also squared away for the Class A Sectional crown, which was won once again by the Lady Wolverines...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one custody dispute/exchange, one funeral escort, one alarm, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle/person, one extra patrol, one theft-other, one welfare check/concern and one battery...

Greene County 4-H Horse and Pony fundraiser Saturday Greene County 4-H Horse and Pony Club will host a silent auction, a tack auction and soup supper Saturday at the 4-H Fairgrounds. Donated items from local merchants that will be auctioned include a big screen television, a horse and various horse tack...

The White River Valley softball team fell to 1-4 on the season with a 10-0 six-inning loss to visiting Edgewood Wednesday night. Haylee Holtsclaw was the starting and losing pitcher for the Lady Wolverines. Rachel Mowery and Kelsey Anderson registered the only hits for WRV in the shut-out...

The Bloomfield boys golf team opened up their season Wednesday night with a loss to South Knox, 173-204. Derek Corn paced the Cardinal golfers with a 47, while Andrew Bladen carded a 50 good for second on the team. Taylor Helms (52) and Justin Bennent (55) rounded out the Cardinals top four golfers...

The Union (Dugger) boys golf team earned their first win of the season by defeating North Knox Wednesday night 183-186. With the win the Bulldogs improve to 1-2 on the season. Taylor House was the carded the low round of the night for the Bulldogs with a 43. He was four strokes behind Ryan Reedy for low medalist honors...

An eight-run six inning by Eminence sent the Union (Dugger) Lady Bulldogs softball team to their seventh straight loss to open the season Wednesday night. The Bulldogs jumped out to an early 3-0 lead after the first inning, but the Eels rallied for three runs in the fourth, five in the fifth before exploding for eight in the sixth to apply the 10-run rule...

Owen Valley posted four runs in the bottom of the first and fourth innings, as they downed Eastern Greene, 10-6, Wednesday night in a non-conference baseball game. The Cardinals came up with two runs in the second and third innings to tie the contest, but was unable to keep the Patriots offense at bay. The loss drops the Thunderbirds to 2-3 on the season...

After starting the season with three straight wins, the Linton-Stockton baseball team dropped their third straight game with a 3-1 loss to North Central Wednesday night. The Miners had two costly errors in the first inning which led to three unearned runs and was the difference in the game...

BLOOMFIELD -- Linton-Stockton scored four runs in the top of the seventh inning completing a come-from-behind win, 6-2 over Bloomfield here Wednesday night in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game. After stranding five runners on base in the first two innings, the Lady Miners were finally able to cash in with runners on base in the decisive seventh inning...