Stories from Friday, February 5, 2010

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) -- Indiana broadcaster and former Hoosiers player Todd Leary has been arrested in connection with a multimillion-dollar real estate title scheme. Records show that the 39-year-old Leary was being held Friday in the Monroe County Jail in Bloomington on charges out of Allen County...

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Driving on the newly constructed Interstate 69 in parts of Greene County took an acceleration forward -- becoming closer to reality on Wednesday with a major announcement by officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)...

Two people, who were arrested when officers from the Greene County Drug Task Force executed a search warrant at their Solsberry home on Monday, appeared in Greene Circuit Court on Friday afternoon on numerous felony drug charges. Jonathan A. Robertson, 30, has been charged with three counts of dealing in marijuana, all class D felonies, and possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance and neglect of a dependent, all class D felonies for a total of six felony counts...

Officials from the University of Southern Indiana and Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC Crane) will announce a Partnership Intermediary Agreement (PIA) during the NSWC Crane Job Fair at USI in Evansville on Saturday. The job fair begins at 9 a.m. and a news conference on the PIA will start at 10 a.m. Both events will be held in Carter Hall in the University Center...

It's a story that Middle Way House's Christi Turpin hears too often in Greene County. A young teenage girl comes into her office and says she's been a victim of date violence. She is scared, hurt, embarrassed and doesn't know what to do. Fortunately, help is available and this week Turpin and her staffer Jeanette Walker took an awareness message of hope and information to several local schools...

Look for J&D Belt Services, the golf cart ordinance as well as the city park plan to return to the table at the February meeting of the Linton City Council on Monday. Last month the city council agreed to move forward with a $282,000 federal grant application that if awarded could expand J&D Belt Services...

Over 35 people who work at the Greene County Courthouse are determined to "Get Fit and Get Thin in 2010" and they have lost a combined total of 113 pounds in less than a month. Losing weight and getting in shape may be two of the most popular New Year's resolutions, but they also seem to be two of the hardest to achieve...

Two Sullivan County meth arrests have been linked to Greene County. On Thursday, Fred R. and Heather L. Ritcheson of rural Shelburn were arrested on several preliminary meth charges after an on-going investigation by the Greene County Drug Task Force in cooperation with the Sullivan County Sheriff's Department, Indiana State Police, and Farmersburg authorities...

Donald R. Graves, 78, of Indianapolis, passed away Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. He was born Aug. 6, 1931, in Cincinnati, Ohio, son of the late Charles E. and Marie Graves. Don graduated from Bloomfield High School, in Greene County, and attended Indiana State University. Don also graduated from Gradwohl School of Medical Technology in St. Louis, Mo. He was vice president and sales manager of General Medical Corporation in Indianapolis, and was an avid outdoorsman...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Jonathan A. Robertson, three counts dealing in marijuana, possession of marijuana, maintaining a common nuisance, neglect of a dependent State v. Tori A. Bell, possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Thursday included one follow-up investigation, one request for information only, one drug investigation, one school/foot patrol, one accident with property damage, two medical/illness, two animal complaints, one suspicious vehicle/person, one reckless driver, one welfare check/concern, one assist to the fire department, one community relations and two traffic stops...

Chili cookoff at Victory Baptist Victory Baptist Church in Bloomfield is having a chili cookoff Feb. 28. The church will provide drinks and sandwiches, so bring a pot of your homemade secret recipe chili and prepare for a good time. Sunday school starts at 9:30 a.m. ...

Indiana High School Friday's Scores BOYS' BASKETBALL Bethany Christian 45, Elkhart Christian 25 Boonville 55, Heritage Hills 26 Cass 57, Peru 34 Castle 74, S. Spencer 54 Dubois 56, N. Knox 34 Ev. Bosse 63, Jasper 50 Ev. Central 53, Ev. North 32 Ev. Day 65, Cannelton 49...

WRV outscored Eastern Greene 18-11 over the final eight minutes to come away with a 39-38 victory over the host Thunderbirds in a SWIAC boys basketball game Friday night. Both teams are now 4-1 in the conference and tied with Shakamak for second place. North Daviess is 4-0 in the SWIAC after a 33-27 win over Bloomfield Friday...

The predicted big snow blast was a little late getting to Greene County, but an area weather forecaster says about three inches of snow should greet residents when they wake up early Saturday morning. Rain and snow started shortly after 3 p.m. Friday...

ELNORA -- Bloomfield was in a position to extend its winning streak to three games, but host North Daviess used runs of six and four points in the fourth quarter, including the final four at the foul line, as the Cougars defeated the Cardinals 33-27 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference boys basketball game here Friday night...