Stories from Monday, December 13, 2010

The National Weather Service has issued Winter Weather Advisories that will remain in effect for most of the state until midday on Monday, Dec. 13. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has deployed more than 900 yellow plow trucks to clear and treat all state roads, interstates and U.S. highways...

The Shakamak's sixth grade boys defeated WRV-Lyons at home Thursday night 62-10. Parker Green led the Lakers with 25 points. Tanner Yeryar (16) and Cameron West (14) combined for 30. Chad Keller scored three points, Noah Wilson two and Caleb Collier had added two...

Center Township Fire Department responded to a structure fire on Sylvania Road Sunday afternoon at 1:08. Upon arrival, CFD units found smoke showing from the roof line. Firefighters conducted an interior attack and contained most of the fire to the upstairs, but the first floor contained water damage...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners evened their record at 4-4 following a 54-39 win over visiting Shoals Saturday night. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for the Linton-Stockton, who travels to Shakamak Thursday for a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference clash...

DUGGER -- The Union (Dugger) Bulldogs got a hard lesson in playing consistent basketball here Saturday night in a disappointing 62-44 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference loss to visiting Shakamak. The Bulldogs only had seven shots, making four, in the first half, committed 19 of their 25 turnovers during the same span and fell behind 11-0 before they ever got off a field goal attempt. ...

The Palestine-Hutsonville Ill. at Union (Dugger) High School girls varsity basketball game, scheduled for Monday, was called off because Union (Dugger) was not in session Monday. Lady Bulldog athletic director Shane Reese said didn't know if the game would be rescheduled...

Harry "Dale" Bargar, 96, formerly of Dugger and Linton, passed away at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2010 at his home in Fort Myers, Fla. He was born in Cadez, Ohio on Dec. 12, 1913, the son of Harry Bargar and Alice Bargar. He married Opal (Wheeler) Bargar in 1938. They were married 47 years, and she passed away Oct. 6, 1985...

It was a very brief agenda for the Linton City Council's Monday meeting. The council approved the annual contract with the Greene County Humane Society to the tune of $6,000 -- which is an increase of $4,000. "It went up from $2,000 to $6,000," Linton Mayor Tom Jones explained after the meeting...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG...

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one title check, one follow-up investigation, three requests for information, one assist to the utility department after hours, one incident of criminal mischief, one school/foot patrol, one public intoxication, one disorderly conduct, one structure fire, one transport of documentation, three accidents with personal injury, eight accidents with property damage, one suicide or attempted suicide, seven medical/illness, one alarm, four suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one burglary, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, six thefts, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one arrest-wanted on warrant, three domestic disputes, one open garage door and 17 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES The Morris Plan Company of Terre Haute, Inc. v. James D. Ramey, Patti H. Ramey, Indiana Department of Revenue, MainSource Bank, Cindy Dieball, mortgage foreclosure Discover Bank v. Deborah R. Earle, collection Darrell R. White v. Melissa K. White, dissolution...

Students in the five Greene County school districts enjoyed an extra day off of classes following a weekend storm that dumped about two inches of snow in most of the county and with high winds temperatures dipped in the sub-zero range. School was canceled for Linton-Stockton, Bloomfield, Eastern Greene, White River Valley and MSD of Shakamak districts on Monday. Classes the Northeast Sullivan School District operated on a two-hour delay.

HYMERA -- Interim Union High School Principal Shane Reese has now assumed the job permanently. His predecessor Chuck Roach announced his retirement Monday. The Northeast School Corp. Board of Trustees then moved to offer Reese the job, which he's held as a substitute for Roach during two semesters of the administrator's medical leave...

The Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees finalized six-year bus contract deals with 11 owner/operators at a meeting Monday night. The board followed the recommendation of Supt. Ty Mungle and a board-appointed committee and awarded contracts for the following routes:...

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The main item on the Jasonville City Council meeting Monday evening was a vote for a change order for the concrete apron that is to be extended from the front of the new fire station. At the special November meeting, the council voted to extend the cement apron from the fire station if the price didn't exceed $1,100. That amount was what the fire department had in fundraising money and also included $3,024 left from the grant money for the project...

A contingent of unhappy county employees, including two judges, the prosecutor and treasurer, addressed the Greene County Council during its monthly meeting Monday about the way the new county employee handbook is being put together. The county commissioners and county council are working with the consulting firm of Waggoner Irwin, Scheele, Inc. of Muncie revising the county handbook, something that hasn't been done for nearly two decades...