Stories from Wednesday, May 13, 2009

The investigation into the fatal crash near Solsberry last Saturday evening is not over and the lead detective is asking for information from the public. Greene County Sheriff's Det. George Dallaire said Wednesday morning that the department is continuing to look into the details surrounding the crash even though preliminary charges have already been filed against 19-year-old Preston L. Williams of Bloomington...

Joshua M. Craig, a 29-year-old Bloomfield man who's been in some trouble for being an habitual traffic violator, is facing a lot more legal trouble after a series of events which included crashing a truck in the yard of an Indiana State Police detective...

Family appreciates support during tough times To the Editor: The family of Jessica Burris McBride would like to express our sincere gratitude to the staff at Newkirk's Funeral Home for their excellent service in our time of grief at Jessica's passing...

April 29 came and went without an agreement on the budget. Now a special session will be called to address the matter of money and how it is to be allocated. We have been told that the governor will participate in these negotiations, something he declined to do during the regular session. His ideas and proposals will be appreciated...

Jerry Wayne Landis, 62, of Linton, passed away at 2:02 p.m.. Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born Oct. 6, 1946, in Linton, the son of Russell "Red" and Vivian (Layman) Landis. Jerry loved his family and loved playing with his grandson. He was an avid Colts fan...

Mark Chaney Henico, 51, of Linton, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 12, 2009, at Bloomington Hospital in Bloomington. He was born Oct. 16, 1957, in Connersville, the son of William J. and Treva L. (Chaney) Henico. He graduated in 1977 from Linton-Stockton High School, presently worked at Milestones in Bloomington as a Behavioral Tech and previously worked for 28 years in funeral service at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home in Linton. ...

Wayne W. Malone, 72, of Cincinnati, Ohio and and formerly of Linton, passed away Saturday, April 25, 2009, at 7:09 a.m. at Spectrum Hospital in Grand Rapids, Mich. He was born on March 8, 1937, in Pennsylvania to Parmela "Red" and Melba Malone. Wayne graduated from Dormont High School in Pennsylvania in 1956 and was a veteran of the United States Air Force...

John Stewart Wynn, 20, of Terre Haute, and formerly of Linton, passed away Monday, May 11, 2009 in Clay City. He was born on May 29, 1988, in Terre Haute to David B. and Karla L. (Keck) Wynn. John was a 2007 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and was attending Ivy Tech Community College. He loved martial arts and spending time with his friends. Jack McVickers was his mentor and the McVickers Martial Arts Studio was a great part of his life. He attended Lawton Street Christian Church...

Jerry M. Flynn, 63, of Owensburg, passed away on Tuesday, May 12, 2009. He was born to Clyde and Leva (Helms) Flynn on December 9, 1945 in Harrodsburg, IN. Jerry was a painter for Local Union # 47 where he retired. He also was a farmer for many years. Jerry was of the Pentecostal faith...

Robert E. Hord Sr., 75, of Chicago, IL, Naples, FL and Aiken, SC, passed away on May 12, 2009. He was born Jan. 31, 1934 in Bloomfield, to Earl E. And Violet (Halderman) Hord. He attended Worthington-Jefferson High School, Moraine Valley Community College and the University of Virginia. ...

Michael J. Baker, 29, Linton, was arrested Tuesday and preliminary charges were filed against him Wednesday in connection with the burglary of two churches in the Linton area last October. Baker is accused of committing the burglaries along with another man, Charles Michael Orr III, 32, Linton, who was arrested in February in connection with the same burglaries...

A disagreement in a house in Midland on Monday over what to watch on television escalated into a fight which resulted in the arrest of one man. Buck M. Allen, 30, Midland, was released from the Greene County Jail on Tuesday after posting $1,000 bond...

Jordan Bradbury carded a 37 to lead the Linton-Stockton boys golf team to a season-low score of 155 as the Miners defeated Eastern Greene Tuesday at Phil Harris. Junior Geordi McLennan fired a 54 to pace the Thunderbirds as they shot 237. Brady Stefancik (38), Chase Rhoten (39) and Ben Boyd (41) rounded out the top four golfers for the victorious Miners (28-12)...

The Hanna Field League will host a co-ed slowpitch softball tournament on Saturday, May 30. Entry fee will be $150 per team. Teams will consist of five male and five female players. For more information contact Greg at 812-201-6788 or Travis at 812-798-3409 or 812-847-4487 ext. 20...

Baseball Linton-Stockton at White River Valley, 7 p.m. Clay City at Eastern Greene, 5 p.m. Bloomfield at Shakamak, 4:30 p.m. Softball Terre Haute South at Linton-Stockton, 5 p.m. North Daviess at Shakamak, 5 p.m. Eastern Greene at Union (Dugger), 5 p.m...

CRANE VILLAGE -- WestGate Tech Park developer Dale Ankrom, from Carmel, is proud of the steady progress the project is making, and he anticipates more "exciting" announcements about new tenants and added businesses in the next six months -- possibly sooner...

CLAY CITY -- Former Clay City High School varsity boys basketball coach Grant McVay was injured Tuesday afternoon after a tree he was cutting down at the Turkey Run Golf Course, fell and struck him. "All in all, it appears he is very lucky," McVay's wife Donna told The Brazil Times...

Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center Open House The Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center will hold its open house from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m. Saturday. Refreshments will be served along with live entertainment by local musicians. The art gallery and Phil Harris gallery will be open and local author, Ruby Moon-Houldson, will be on hand with autographed books and signed photography prints available for purchase -- all proceeds will be donated to the art center. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one incident of breaking and entering, one request for information only, one criminal mischief, one accident with property damage, three medical/illness, one alarm, four animal complaints, one reckless driver, one theft-other, one assist to the fire department and 7 traffic stops...

Newborn triplets of Terry and Brandi (Fisher) Swan, Emilee Jade and Sophie Claire, died on Friday, May 8, 2009. Brileigh Madison died on Monday, May 11, 2009, at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Indianapolis. They were born on Thursday, May 7, 2009, in Indianapolis...

Samantha Kirby hit a bloop single to drive in Brittany Major from second base to score the only run of the game in the top of the ninth inning on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, as the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals softball team came away with a 1-0 win over Northeast Dubois in non-conference action...

Preston L. Williams, 19, Bloomington, the driver involved in a tragic wreck on Saturday that killed two people, was arrested Tuesday. The warrant for his arrest was issued late Monday and Williams turned himself in at the Greene County Jail at 10 a.m. on Tuesday...

After teaching business at Linton-Stockton High School for 44 years, Linda Long will retire at the end of the school year. Through the years, she's seen a lot of change. "The new building (high school) has been a big change. It's much better with nicer surroundings ... but I did like the feel of the old school," Long explained. "We have wonderful custodians who took great care of the (old) school. To drive by on the outside it was beautiful, but the inside wasn't meeting our demands."...