Stories from Thursday, October 29, 2009

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The Linton area is without some telephone service today (as of Thursday morning) and other areas of the county may also be experiencing problems. The Linton Police Department was contacted by AT&T as a courtesy this morning to fill the department in on what's going on with the lines...

Indiana High School Football Sectional Semifinals Friday CLASS 5A Sectional 1 Portage (5-5) at Chesterton (7-3) Merrillville (9-1) at Lake Central (2-8) Sectional 2 Mishawaka (9-1) at Elkhart Memorial (7-3) South Bend Adams (2-8) at Penn (9-1) Sectional 3...

If three times is a charm, then the Shakamak Lady Lakers should find themselves in the championship match of Saturday's Indiana High School Athletic Association Class A Regional at South Decatur High School in Greensburg. Or at least that's what eighth-year coach Jeri Morin and her team hopes...

Eastern Greene (30-4), Tri-West Hendricks (19-14), Forest Park (16-18) and No. 2 Brownstown Central (27-4) make up the field at the Class 2A Eastern Greene volleyball regional, set for Saturday. The host Lady Thunderbirds will take on Tri-West in the first match at 11 a.m...

The Bloomfield Girls Softball League will be having a meeting at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 3 at the Bloomfield Public Library. Linton-Stockton athletic director Charlie Karazsia would like to remind Miner football fans that Miner Pride Passes will be not accepted for all Indiana High School Athletic Association tournament events, including Friday's North Knox at Linton-Stockton Class A Sectional 40 football game...

SULLIVAN -- Sullivan will be the site of a debate next month that features three Republicans looking to challenge two-term incumbent Indiana Democrat U.S. Senator Evan Bayh in the 2010 General Election. Richmond financial advisor Don Bates, Jr., State Senator Marlin Stutzman of Howe and Fishers businessman Richard Behney will discuss issues and their campaigns at the Sullivan County Fairgrounds on Saturday, Nov. 14...

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a flood warning for the White River at Elliston (located west of Bloomfield) from Sunday afternoon until early Monday afternoon. Flood stage is 18 feet and the river is expected to rise to 18.2 feet late Sunday evening...

Two teens from Worthington were injured and taken to the hospital after an accident involving three vehicles on State Road 54 -- west of Switz City at 11:10 a.m. Thursday. Taylor Blanton, 17, the driver of a 1997 Volkswagon Cabrio, and a passenger in her car, Caitlyn Robertson, 16, were transported by the Greene County Ambulance Service and Linton Rescue...

One Linton-Stockton Elementary class has been busy collecting cans and raising money for the Linton Community Food Pantry. Brittony Landis' third grade class just wrapped up a community service project that raised $388 and collected 434 cans for the food pantry...

It wasn't business as usual for several Linton locations Thursday. Several Linton businesses and banks that rely on AT&T for communications experienced technical difficulties after an AT&T fiberoptic land line was cut Thursday morning. When it came to banking business, most Linton banks closed their doors...

TERRE HAUTE -- A mistrial was declared Wednesday in a civil jury trial in Terre Haute in a wrongful death suit that involves a fatal 2007 log truck wreck. The log truck was driven by a Richard H. Fulk, 60, of Worthington. Testimony began Tuesday in the suit filed over the November 2007 death of a Prairie Creek couple Max and Joyce Strain...

The master teacher contract and support staff wage schedule for the coming school year were both approved during the Thursday meeting of the Bloomfield School Board. The master teaching contract was approved in a 7-0 vote by the board. The 2009-2010 contract includes a salary scale increase of 2 percent from the 2008-09 scale...

It was three years ago when Shakamak freshman Drew Gambill burst upon the cross country scene in the Wabash Valley, finishing 10th at the sectional and 15th at the regional, earning the first of four consecutive trips to the semistate. He finished 30th in 2006...

There are a lot of everyday heroes in Greene County -- firefighters who jump and run, police officers who respond to frantic 911 calls, EMTs who come to the rescue, and social workers who offer helping hands. The list could go on and includes people who are paid to serve the public and volunteers who serve without any compensation at all...

A break in an AT&T fiber optic trunk line near Edwardsport early Thursday wreaked havoc with communications in Greene County until service was restored around 2:30 p.m. AT&T Spokesperson Jackie Janus reported technicians working to repair the break were able to restore service around 2:30 p.m...

Steve Campbell, the former superintendent of White River Valley School Corporation, will temporarily resume the job until his successor Layton Wall returns from a medical leave. Campbell, who served 16 years as superintendent from 1988-2004, will resume the job temporarily beginning Monday, an appointment which will continue through Nov. 30...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one request for information only, one incident of vandalism, one sex offense, one criminal mischief, one school/foot patrol, one accident with property damage, one funeral escort, one medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, two thefts-other, one welfare check/concern, one motor vehicle theft and two traffic stops...

Sheriff's Merit Board The Greene County Sheriff's Merit Board will meet at 7 p.m. Nov. 10 in the conference room at the Greene County Jail. The jail is located at 204 County Road 70 East, at the edge of Bloomfield. Rock Club The Lawrence County Rock, Mineral and Fossil Club with members from all over south-central Indiana will meet at 7 p.m. ...