Stories from Tuesday, November 16, 2010

An update on WorkOne's on-the-job-training program was given during the November meeting of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. Thomas Dusard, WorkOne Region 8 business consultant, provided details on the program -- which helps employers find eligible work candidates as well as reimburses employers with the associated costs of training...

With family, friends and a host of campaign workers looking on in support, rural Bloomfield resident Matt Ubelhor officially became District 62 State Rep. on Tuesday afternoon. He was administered the oath of office at the Indiana State House in Indianapolis...

Bloomfield has a new member of its police force. A.J. Bowers, who has served on the reserve unit for the more than a year and a half, was unanimously selected to be a deputy town marshal by the Bloomfield Town Council in a special meeting Monday night...

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The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one forgery and counterfeiting investigation, one incident of fraud, one illegal burn, one follow-up investigation, two requests for information only, one property dispute, two accidents with personal injury, one accident with property damage, one medical/illness, one extra patrol, one theft, one disabled/stranded vehicle, one message delivery, one domestic dispute and 32 traffic stops...

Melvin T. "Tommy" Stewart, Jr., 35, has been charged in Greene Circuit Court with three felony counts connected with his alleged involvement in an active methamphetamine manufacturing operation. When a couple of deputies from the Greene County Sheriff's Department followed up on a tip about a possible meth lab last week, they arrived at a residence where the door was propped open by a trash can...

Wednesday, Nov. 17 Thursday, Nov. 18 Friday, Nov. 19 Saturday, Nov. 20 Saturday, Nov. 21 Monday, Nov. 22 Tuesday, Nov. 23 sThe Linton Housing Authority will meet at 4:30 p.m. This is a reschedule of the Nov. 16 meeting. Agenda to include the 2011 annual plan for review and comment. The plan is also available for public review at the LHA main office, located at route 2, box 260 in Linton...

SULLIVAN -- Shotgun operas opened the daybreak, rattling dark Hoosier woods as deer hunters aim for a record harvest. "Yeah, this is the norm," Joe Trotter said from behind the counter of his busy sporting goods store in Sullivan. "This is the busiest time of the year."...

It's time for the Shawnee Theatre to host its annual Festival of Trees -- which serves as a fundraiser for the local theatre. The seventh annual Festival of Trees will once again usher in the holiday season as it lights up the Greene County 4-H commercial building Nov. 19-21 and Nov. 26-28...

BLOOMINGTON --The Indiana State Police will be stepping up road patrols for the upcoming Thanksgiving Holiday period. The blitz will run through Sunday, November 28. Indiana State Police will also be participating in Operation Pull Over (OPO) Safe Family Travel Blitz. During the Safe Family Travel Blitz troopers will be focusing their enforcement efforts on restraint usage and impaired drivers...

Lady Lakers drop conference opener Mistakes proved too much for Shakamak to overcome. The Lady Lakers girls basketball team lost to host Clay City 60-37 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game Tuesday night. Shakamak slipped to 0-2 overall, 0-1 in the SWIAC while Clay City improved to 2-1 by winning its conference opener...

West Vigo opened up a 15-point lead after the opening eight minutes and cruised to a 54-19 victory over visiting White River Valley in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night at West Terre Haute. "We just did not come to play tonight," said WRV coach A.J. Graves. "That combined with 26 turnovers was the difference in the game...

DUGGER -- The Zack Stevens era of Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbird basketball began with a 52-29 win over host and Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival Union (Dugger) here Tuesday night. Eastern Greene now stands at 1-0 in both the conference and overall while Union (Dugger) fell to 1-1 overall and 0-1 in the SWIAC...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals improved to 2-0 following a 58-51 win over visiting Edgewood Tuesday night at Glover Gymnasium. Paced by 20 points from Brittney Combs and 14 from Alley Gilliland, the Lady Cardinals used a 22-13 edge in the fourth quarter -- and an advantage at the charity stripe -- to close out the Lady Mustangs...