Stories from Thursday, October 21, 2010

A 28-year-old woman is facing three drug-related felony charges after police searched her residence on Copperhead Lane near Hendricksville and said methamphetamine was being manufactured there while a juvenile was living in the home. Mary E. Pruett, also known as Mary E. Hudson, has been charged in Greene Circuit Court with aiding in dealing methamphetamine, a class B felony, maintaining a common nuisance, a class D felony, and neglect of a dependent, a class D felony...

Firefighters and police officers in Worthington want every child attending the White River Valley Worthington Elementary School to have a warm coat, a hat and a pair of mittens to keep them toasty when the chilly winds start to howl this year. So they're teaming up to put on a special hog roast for the community, with a silent auction, a raffle or two and some toe-tapping music to top off an evening get-together at the fire station on Saturday...

The District 2 County Council race sees two-term Republican incumbent W. Edward "Ed" Cullison, 53, Bloomfield, challenged by Democratic newcomer John Beach, 58, Lyons. The campaign pits two candidates who each cite multiple decades they've spent garnering skills in obtaining funding and financial savvy, abilities each deems useful during a challenging economy...

Elizabeth S. Letsinger, 90, died October 17, 2010 at her residence in Mineral. Born March 4, 1920 in Furnace, she was the daughter of Raymond and Nina (Borters) Stone. She was a graduate of Bloomfield High School in 1938 and Indiana University School of Nursing in 1946. She graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 1949...

James Kenneth Letsinger, 90, died October 17, 2010 at his residence in Mineral. Born October 1, 1920 in Mineral, he was the son of Leo C. and Mary (Faucett) Letsinger. He was a graduate of Bloomfield High School in 1939 and Purdue University in 1949...

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GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Mary E. Pruett, aiding in dealing in methamphetamine, maintaining a common nuisance, neglect of a dependent CIVIL CASES The Bank of New York Mellon v. Laura J. Clements aka Laura J. Williams, State of Indiana Department of Revenue and Beneficial Financial Inc., mortgage foreclosure...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- For the second time this season, the Linton-Stockton High School volleyball team defeated Bloomfield in three games. The Lady Miners improved to 24-9 with a 25-20, 25-12, 25-7 victory over the Lady Cards here Thursday in the opening match at Class 2A Eastern Greene Sectional 45...

SWITZ CITY -- It just didn't turn out to be the night for the three-time defending sectional champion Shakamak Lady Lakers. First they lost Libero Kylee Grissom to a concussion during Wednesday's practice, then they were unable to find an answer to Clay City senior middle hitter Lynsey Higgins...

The Greene County Daily World's online straw poll moved into the second week of results that showed few shifts in race leaders, but it appears the number of undecided voters is declining. The poll ran from 8 a.m. last Friday until noon Thursday. The poll did not incorporate the results from the previous weekly straw poll. Instead, all the numbers started fresh to give a more accurate snapshot of the second week, according to Greene County Daily World General Manager/Editor Chris Pruett...

The Greene County community is reaching out and organizing two upcoming benefit events to help out a rural Bloomfield couple, whose twin daughters are in an Indianapolis hospital for treatment of a form Escherichia coil, also known as e-coli. Bailey and Abby Stahl, the 13-month-old twin daughters of Chris and Nicole Stahl, of rural Bloomfield, have been patients at Riley Children's Hospital for about two weeks......

Thursday, Oct. 28 * The Bloomfield School Board will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. in the junior high conference room. * Lyons Health and Living Center will celebrate trick-or-treat night from 6 - 7 p.m. with residents handing out candy to all trick-or-treaters and a prize to be awarded for the best costume. * Linton Masonic Lodge #560 F&AM will have a called meeting on the F.C. Degree with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and degree work at 7 p.m. All Masons are welcome to attend. * Pet costume contest at 6 p.m. at Humphreys Park in Linton. Entry fee is $5. All proceeds go to the Greene County Humane Society. * Greene County Memory Makers Quilt Guild will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bloomfield Public Library. Program by Shiisa Quilts of Bloomington. All quilters are welcome. Call Nancy Hudson, 384-6551, if you have any questions.