Stories from Friday, October 9, 2009

Odis F. Waggoner, 84, of Odon, passed away Oct. 7, 2009. Born in Martin County on Oct. 22, 1924, he was the son of Curtis and Verna (Dowden) Waggoner. Following graduation from Burns City High School in 1941, he joined the U.S. Army Air Force. Serving with the 492nd Bomb Group (H) and the 36th Bomb Squadron (RCM) of the "Mighty Eighth" Air Force in World War II, he was a flight engineer and waist gunner on the B-24 "Lady Jane."...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jesse R. Swinney, driving while suspended State v. Nathan S. Mills, invasion of privacy PROPERTY TRANSFERS Chris Budny and Alicia Budny to George M. Dory, Sr., property in Greene County Greene County Asphalt Limited LLC to Milestone Contractors, property in Greene County...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one request for information only, one school/foot patrol, one structure fire, one accident with property damage, one mental case, two medical/illness, one animal complaint, two assists to other agencies, one domestic battery, one theft-other, one animal/debris in roadway, one welfare check/concern, one domestic dispute, one community relations and two traffic stops...

Quilt Guild to meet Greene County Memory Makers Quilt Guild will meet Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Library community room, located at 125 South Franklin Street in Bloomfield. Grace Sipes is in charge of the program. All quilters are welcome...

Cockeye, Mr. A. and Buzz To the Editor: Dugger's legends of the fall season were Cockeye, Mr. A. and Buzz. For almost anyone over age 40 that lives in Sullivan County you probably know their last names. One worked for Rogers, one was a high school principal and one was a coal miner. I am sure that they all loved their work, but they all really loved their time away from work, especially during retirement...

A long-time Linton-Stockton Elementary School teacher has recently been honored for her commitment to education. Sharman Smith, a second-grade teacher, was presented the 7th District American Legion Educator of the Year award at the state convention in Indianapolis...

A Linton surveyor warned the Greene County Commissioners on Monday that county plat maps and property databases are outdated and in dire need of updates. He also suggested trouble awaits over property disputes if it isn't corrected. "It's going to end in lawsuits, or violence and bloodshed," said James Tibbett, owner of CBM Surveying, stating problems potentially arising due to law enforcement officers and emergency workers not knowing who owns what property...

A Linton girl has sang her way to the top of a local contest and now she needs your vote to advance to the next level. Kristen Riggleman has been selected as one of the top 30 in the Wabash Valley's Got Talent contest -- which is sponsored by 102.7 WBOW and Vigo County Federal Credit Union...

The first local round of H1N1 vaccines should be ready by late October, though the number of shots county health officials will have available for Greene County remains uncertain. "We can't make promises," said Marilyn Crays, the county's public health nurse. "We are going to do it on a day-to-day basis, and we are getting it to the people who need to have it first."...

Ruby E. Smith, 89, of Dugger, passed away at 1:18 p.m., Friday, Oct. 9, 2009 at Manor Care in Danville, Ind. She was born in Oaktown on Feb. 22, 1920, the daughter of John E. Riggle and Nellie French Riggle. Ruby was a member of the First Christian Church in Dugger, the Eastern Star, Pythian Sisters and the Bykota Homemakers Club...

PAOLI -- In what could only be called a total one-sided game, Class 3A No. 3 Paoli held the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds to four yards of total offense, put two runners in triple digits and rolled up 501 yards of total offense on their way to a 53-0 win over the Thunderbirds...

Linton-Stockton scored 28 points in the opening 12 minutes and was never challenged as the host Miners defeated Union (Dugger) 56-6 in a Southwest Seven Conference football game at Roy Williams Field on Friday night. The Miners snapped a two-game losing streaking, improving to 5-3 overall, 3-2 in the conference. Union (Dugger), who has now lost 35 straight times to Linton-Stockton, fell to 3-5, 2-2...