Stories from Monday, November 8, 2010

Mary Jo White, 78 of Plainfield, passed away Nov. 6, 2010. She was born April 12, 1932 in Lyons to the late Luther and Dorothy Ault. She had been a receptionist for Dr. O'Neil for 15 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, James P. White. Graveside services will be Tuesday, November 9, at 1 p.m. in Prairie Chapel Cemetery near Lyons...

Kenneth Eugene "Gene" Bedwell, 90, of Sullivan, passed away at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6, 2010 at Sullivan County Community Hospital. He was born in Sullivan County on Sept. 24, 1920, the son of Carl Bedwell and Alice Burch Bedwell. Gene was a member of the Hickory Methodist Church, retired machinist from Crane and was a coal miner...

Marty Lane Johnson, 49, entered into eternal life at 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2010. He was born Oct. 20, 1961, the son of Jackie D. and Linda (Burch) Johnson. He was a graduate of Eastern High School. Marty loved playing drums and electric guitar and was a member of the Knight Riders Band with Gary and Danny Dobson. ...

WORTHINGTON -- White River Valley Elementary students from Worthington and Lyons heard the heart-warming story of the late Rachel Scott on Monday morning. It was part of the school district's pro-active effort to build character and reduce bullying on their respective campuses...

Two pedestrians crossing the highway in Jasonville Sunday evening were injured when they were struck by a car. Betty Sluder of Jasonville was transported first to Sullivan County Community Hospital by Greene County Ambulance Service E-4. Sluder was stabilized then airlifted by Lifeline Air Ambulance to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. The police report issued Monday morning states she was listed in critical but stable condition...

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The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one illegal burn, one title check, three follow-up investigations, five requests for information, one fight, one stolen property, five assists to the utility department after hours, one incident of vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, two school/foot patrol, one civil complaint, one structure fire, one brush fire, one transport of documentation, one robbery, one funeral escort, one lost and found, four suicides or attempted suicides, four medical/illness, four animal complaints, four assists to other agencies, four harassment complaints, one child abuse/molestation/neglect, two other thefts, one lost or stolen license plate, one welfare check/concern, one arrest-wanted on warrant, three domestic disputes, one domestic-neighbor, one ordinance violation and five traffic stops.. ...

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It was a brief meeting for the Linton City Council on Monday -- with the approval of the first and second readings of the bond ordinance for the Stone Creek Homes project topping the agenda. Karl Sturbam, bond attorney for the project, explained that the project will allow Stone Creek Homes to acquire the old Sunbeam Plant in Linton due to a recent resolution approved by the Greene County Commissioners...

The annual awards banquet to announce the Southwest 7 Football All- Conference awards for 2010 took place Monday night at the auditeria at Linton-Stockton High School. North Daviess was the conference champion with a 6-0 record. Linton-Stockton was 5-1, North Knox 4-2, Wood Memorial, North Central and Eastern Greene each were 4-2 and Union (Dugger) was 0-6...

The Jasonville City Council gave updates on the new fire station, the health center project and the water project at the Monday evening meeting. Mayor Roy Terrell and Fire Chief Harold Keller reported on the problem with cracked cement in the newly built fire station...

Locating a walk-in clinic/wellness center on the Eastern Greene School District campus looks more like a reality. Eastern School District Director of Learning Lori Richmond updated the school board on plans to partner with IU Health Bloomington Hospital (formerly Bloomington Hospital) for the establishment of a multi-use medical clinic in a building that will also house the school's Early Learning Center and Head Start program...

Linton-Stockton hosted Monrovia as the high school girls basketball season started Monday night. Results will be posted at the end of the game.

HYMERA - Dugger Elementary School made massive improvements, increasing its scores for annual state accreditation by 18.2 percent. However, the school remains in its second year of improvement for federal "No Child Left Behind" standards, meeting 12 of the 13 requirements but falling short by a single child's score in language arts...

White River Valley School District Superintendent Layton Wall wants his schools to get back to the basics when it comes to treating fellow students, teachers and employees with respect and kindness. Wall helped to bring the "Rachel's Challenge" educational program to his schools Monday...