Stories from Monday, March 14, 2011

Which leading brand of laundry detergent is the best? What are the effects of overcrowding? How does Vitamin C work? Those among several other interesting questions were all a part of the Linton-Stockton Elementary School's fourth annual science fair Friday...

HUNTINGBURG -- No. 1 Forest Park scored nine of the first 11 points and never trailed as the Rangers held off No. 10 Eastern Greene for a 49-44 victory in the championship game of the Class 2A Southridge Regional here Saturday night at Huntingburg Memorial Gym...

JAIL LOG...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one incident involving minor consumption, one refusal to leave, one fraud, two vandalism, one custody dispute or exchange, one alcohol-related incident, one structure fire, two brush fires, one missing or runaway juvenile, two accidents with property damage, one lost and found, two medical/illness, two complaints about animals, five suspicious vehicles and/or persons, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one possibly intoxicated driver, one reckless driver, three thefts, one animal/debris in roadway, one disabled or stranded vehicle, two bicycle thefts, one domestic dispute-neighbor, two community relations details, two ordinance violations and 54 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Neal A. Burton, failure to appear GREENE SUPERIOR COURT CRIMINAL CASES State v. Steven T. Vaught, minor possession of an alcoholic beverage State v. Jacob L. Weaver, minor possession of an alcoholic beverage...

Tuesday, March 15 Wednesday, March 16 Thursday, March 17 Friday, March 18 Saturday, March 19 Saturday, March 26 Monday, March 28 Wednesday, March 30 Thursday, March 31 Friday, April 1 Saturday, April 2 Wednesday, April 6 Saturday, April 9 Sunday, April 10...

Donald Rap Alsop, 69, of Indianapolis, Ind., passed away March 1, 2011. He was born to the late Ray D. and Mary Ruth Alsop on Nov. 23, 1941 in Linton. He graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor's degree and went on to graduate from Indiana University with a master's degree...

Virginia Marie Sullivan, 82, of Carmel, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011. Born Nov. 20, 1928, in Linton, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Esther (Harting) Tiek. She was a member of St. Peter's United Church of Christ where she sang in the choir for many years...

The Greene County Humane Society now has help in protecting dogs against canine influenza virus (CIV), a highly contagious disease that spreads easily from dog to dog, especially those in close proximity. The shelter received a grant for the vaccines as part of a Petfinder.com Foundation program to build community immunity against this respiratory infection. ...

Not many reports of bicycle thefts appear in the daily logs from the Linton Police Department during the winter months, but once the weather warms, the problem reappears. Two reports were made over the weekend. In both cases, the bicycles had been left on a porch and both disappeared during the night...

A group of four male teens from Worthington attracted the attention of a police officer in Linton and wound up at the police station, in trouble for allegedly drinking alcohol. Linton Police Officer Debbie McDonald was out on patrol when she drove by the Taco Bell restaurant in Linton and noticed two males in the parking lot. She said they were "squared off" to fight so she turned around, went back and pulled into the lot...

JASONVILLE -- Mayor Roy Terrell had several announcements and updates at the Jasonville City Council meeting Monday evening. Terrell noted that Phase II of the Water Treatment project was still in process and continuing to move on. He also announced that the city is accepting bids for mosquito abatement and mowing for the City Park. He said the bids will be advertised in the Greene County Daily World and The Independent newspapers......

Resignations, Reduction in Force and employment were some of the items brought to the table at the Linton-Stockton School Board's March meeting. In new business, permission to send out Reduction in Force (RIF) notifications to teachers was approved by the board.....

His absence was evident. The chair where Linton Mayor Tom Jones once sat was vacant Monday, and his nameplate still sat atop the table. The first City Council meeting since Jones' March 3 death began with his daughter Lauren reading thanks from the mayor's family.....