Stories from Tuesday, February 16, 2010

A woman was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she ran off the road east of Bloomfield on Monday evening. Then a man who drove to the jail to check on her was also arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated...

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The girls basketball Class A sectional championship game at Clay City, featuring Shakamak vs. the host Lady Eels, will be played at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The winner will advance to the Southwestern (Shelby) Regional Saturday...

Wilma L. Smith, 96, of Worthington passed away 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 at the residence of her son. She was born Nov. 13, 1913, in Illinois, to S. Kenneth and Bessie N. (Shelburn) Phillips. She was a homemaker and formerly worked at IGA in Worthington, and she attended the Worthington Baptist Church...

Greene County residents are recycling in increasing numbers, based on an encouraging yearly tonnage report of recyclable materials that was presented Tuesday morning to the Greene County Solid Waste Management Board. District supervisor Erek Wilson said total tons for 2009 were 665.485 -- the largest portion coming from cardboard with 346.8 tons that generated about $16,000 in revenue...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one request for information only, one juvenile/delinquent, two assists to the utility department after hours, one criminal mischief, three accidents with property damage, three medical/illness, one suspicious vehicle/person, two harassment complaints, one disabled/stranded vehicle and two welfare checks/concerns...

U.S. Rep. Brad Ellsworth, 8th District, says it's too early to decide whether he'll run for the U.S. Senate. With Sen. Evan Bayh announcing his resignation this week, Ellsworth was asked the question during his "Open Door Listening Tour" in Linton on Tuesday...

A Scotland woman received a mysterious telephone call last week and she nearly "took the bait." Luckily, this time the alleged scammer wasn't successful in talking their way out of hard-earned money from an unsuspecting victim. Bonnie Evans' daughter-in-law, April Evans, said she is angry about the call...

Daily World Staff Reports The North Central at White River Valley boys basketball game scheduled for tonight has been moved to Wednesday. The junior varsity game will start at 6 p.m. The Shakamak at Eminence Tri-River Conference high school boys basketball game has been moved from tonight to Thursday. The junior varsity game will start at 6 p.m...

The Linton-Stockton boys sixth grade won at WRV-Wortington 34 to 20 Thursday night. The Miners were paced in scoring by Joe Dieball (nine points), Nick Wisniewski (six points), Pierce Jackson and Janzen Franklin (four points each), Jacob Clothier, Jacob Gregory, Devin Collenbaugh, Zack Phegley and Michael Thompson (two points each) and Kalen Lawson (one point)...

Accounting Certificate to begin in March Ivy Tech will be offering a certificate in Accounting to start at the Greene County Learning Center this March. An information meeting to learn more about this college credit program will be Thursday at 6:30 p.m.at the Greene County Community Learning Center, located in White River Valley High School. ...

Speeding vehicles traveling on Lone Tree Road, east of Linton, have again drawn the attention of the Greene County Commissioners. On Tuesday morning, the commissioners authorized highway superintendent Mike Hennette to initiate a traffic count -- which is the first step in amending a speed limit on a county road...

A woman was arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated after she ran off the road east of Bloomfield on Monday evening. Then a man who drove to the jail to check on her was also arrested on preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated...

Eastern-Greene Schools: Closed Shakamak Schools: Two Hour Delay White River Valley: Two Hour Delay, No AM K or Preschool Bloomfield Schools: Two Hour Delay, Buses on Snow Routes Only Linton-Stockton Schools: Two Hour Delay

Warrants are out for the arrest of Jessica R. Huffman, accused of writing numerous checks, totaling at least $2,500, to several area businesses using her own checking account after it had been closed. Two separate cases have been filed against Huffman, one as a result of an investigation by Marshal Kenneth R. Tharp of the Bloomfield Police Department, the other as a result of an investigation by Deputy Marshal Donald R. Richardson of the Worthington Police Department...

Host-Clay City defeated Shakamak 47-37 in the Class A girl's basketball sectional finals on Tuesday night. It is the first sectional title for the Lady Eels in the school's history. This story will be updated.