Stories from Monday, November 2, 2009

John David Hamlin, 66, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:57 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009 at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. Born June 15, 1943 in Bloomfield he was the son of John Marcus and Evelyn Irene (Helms) Hamlin. John David was retired from Crane, and was an active self employed woodworker. John David was a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ, EAA (Experimental Aircraft Association) and the Shawnee Airfield...

Juanita Knowles, 87, of Linton, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born in Clay County on Feb. 9, 1922, the daughter of Aaron Gardner and Sally White Gardner. She was a member of the Olive Branch Baptist Church in Linton, and a Pink Lady for 20 years at Greene County General Hospital.

Great job Linton Miners! To the Editor: It has been another outstanding football season for the Linton-Stockton High School Miners and I want to express my appreciation to the entire team and coaching staff for the enjoyment I have experienced attending and watching the games...

Robert William Edmondson, 46, of Jasonville, died Oct. 30, 2009 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born Nov. 27, 1962 in Greene County, the son of Robert W. Edmondson and Betty Z. (Billingsly) Edmondson. Robert was a graduate of Worthington High School, a member of Jasonville First Baptist Church, and served in the U.S. Army from 1987-1991. Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle. He enjoyed his dogs and being in the outdoors...

Two administrative contracts were extended during the recent monthly meeting of the Bloomfield School Board. Jr./Sr. High Assistant Principal Stella Turner-Royal's contract was extended from Aug. 1, 2010 to July 31, 2011 -- for a total of 200 days a year...

A convicted felon from Jasonville, who was allegedly carrying a fully-loaded semi-automatic weapon with the safety off, was arrested by a Bloomfield police officer and hauled off to the county jail Halloween night. Dustin L. Turley, 22, was wanted on an arrest warrant issued out of Clay County in connection with a petition to revoke his probation on a conviction of receiving stolen property...

CRANE -- WestGate at Crane Tech Park tenant EG & G, a division of URS Corporation, announced Monday that it has been selected to provide logistics, engineering and project management support for the Flight Systems Division of the Naval Surface Warfare Center at Crane...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident of breaking and entering, one follow-up investigation, seven requests for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, one custody dispute/exchange, three school/foot patrols, one property dispute, one disorderly conduct, one accident with property damage, one funeral escort, one lost and found, seven medical/illness, two alarms, one animal complaint, two suspicious vehicles/persons, one assist to another agency, one speeding vehicle, one reckless driver, one welfare check/concern, one fingerprint for a gun permit, four domestic disputes, one ordinance violation and 18 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Jerry Margraf, Gayle Margraf v. Trump and Sims Inc., Carolyn Wrightsman aka Carolyn S. Trump-Sims, Indiana Department of Revenue, USA and State of Indiana, mortgage foreclosure Bloomfield State Bank v. Timothy A. Fosburgh, mortgage foreclosure...

Bloomfield NARFE to meet Bloomfield Chapter 847 of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association (NARFE) will meet November 10 at 11:30 a.m. at Stoll's Restaurant at Linton. All members are encouraged to attend to vote on the NARFE Membership Single Dues Change Referendum and annual election of chapter officers. Questions should be directed to President Loren Wilson at 847-7409 prior to meeting time and date...

At a brief Switz City Council meeting Monday evening, clerk- treasurer Carla Porter reported that Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC) had contacted her regarding the Rehabilitation Housing Project and said that there would only be funding for half of the amount that was originally requested...

For the second time in two weeks, the Greene County Commissioners tabled a request which would have allowed a Sullivan-based coal mining company to purchase equipment via a $1 million Office of Community and Rural Affairs grant. The second delay, however, came about due to Commissioners President Bart Beard's absence from Monday's meeting...