Stories from Tuesday, October 4, 2011

LYONS -- The Lyons Volunteer Fire Department responded to a fire on North Jefferson Street on Monday morning. The cause of the fire at the home of Jim and Dotty McCombs, 390 N. Jefferson Street, is unknown, according to Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks...

Vivian P. Wills, 95, of Fitzgerald, GA and formerly of Sandborn, IN, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2011. She was born in Odon, IN, on Oct. 12, 1915 to Edgar D. and Olive (Miller) Meek. Vivian married Malone Wills on Oct. 15, 1938. Vivian was a homemaker and a former member of the Sandborn United Methodist Church, a former member, music director and Sunday School teacher at Odon Nazarene Church in Odon...

Linton-Stockton High School graduates Jeremy Newton (right) and Jeremy Haldeman, both Marines serving in Afghanistan, met recently while serving their country. SSGT Newton is a 2001 graduate of Linton-Stockton and the son of Jim and Tammi Newton of Princeton, and grandson of Phil and Patty Poe and Violet Newton of Linton. SGT Haldeman, a 2003 Linton-Stockton graduate, is the grandson of Jim and Carole Haldeman of Linton and his mother is Michelle Passen, also of Linton...

Linton's A.M. Risher Pool finished the season with about $8,600 in profits, $1,856 of that accounted for by a restored water aerobics program. "We did really well. It helped with the new pool liner and we didn't have expenses coming out of our budget to repair," said Pool Board President Debbie Alsman. "We finished a little bit in the black, (but) not as much as we did this year."...

A passerby found an intoxicated Lyons man sitting in a ditch Friday next to the vehicle he wrecked several hours earlier west of Bloomfield. The Greene County Sheriff's Department stated in a news release issued to the Greene County Daily World on Tuesday that when fire personnel from Switz City arrived at the scene about 6:35 a.m. -- on Baseline Road, west of County Road 250W -- they found 24-year-old Joe D. Navarro...

Eastern Greene School Building Corporation and Eastern Greene School District have filed a civil suit against a variety of engineers, architects and contractors who built the new high school building. The $16 million high school, located on State Road 54 near Little Cincinnati, opened in February 2008...

The Shakamak High School volleyball squad lost a 20-25, 25-21, 18-25, 9-25 decision at Clay City Monday. The Lady Lakers fell to 7-16 overall, 3-4 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference. Josefina Rojas del pozo was 10 of 10 serving with three points, one kill and a pair of digs...

A Crawfordsville man was arrested Sunday afternoon on alcohol charges following a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 231 south of County Road 550N that left the other driver dead and another person injured. According to information provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office to the Crawfordsville Journal Review, Jose L. ...

An evening of family fun at Linton-Stockton Elementary School on Thursday evening has a serious purpose: It aims to prevent bullying. "Unfortunately, during the times we live in now, we have problems with kids not understanding social skills," Principal Kent Brewer said...

Worthington Fire Territory will host its second annual "Keep the Kids Warm" fundraiser Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. "Pam Kirk (former White River Valley Worthington Elementary School nurse) had started a project for kids that were possibly in need of coats during wintertime. There used to be several individuals that would donate money to buy the coats, but we decided to take it upon ourselves to have a fundraiser," Worthington Fire Territory Chief Kyle Steward explained...

A rural Jasonville man, originally charged with two felony battery charges and a resisting law enforcement count, entered into a negotiated plea agreement that set him free from jail following a hearing in Greene Superior Court on Tuesday morning. Brian W. Worth, 48, entered guilty pleas to possession of marijuana and carrying a handgun without a permit -- both class A misdemeanors...

Linton-Stockton junior Cody Kocher lost to Northeast Dubois' Tyler Haas 6-0, 6-3 in a singles match at the Jasper Regional Tuesday night. Kocher lost to Haas 6-1, 6-0 during the regular season. "I thought Cody did a great job after he settled down," said Linton-Stockton boys tennis coach Brad McKinney. "He played a pretty good set...

BLOOMFIELD -- Even in victory there can be a few pitfalls, just ask the Bloomfield Lady Cardinals who defeated visiting Lighthouse Christian Academy 25-6, 25-17, 25-9 Tuesday night here at Glover Gymnasium. "It's nice to see that the kids still played aggressively," Bloomfield (9-13) coach Susie Schulte said. "At times we played a little lackadaisical, but we served very well, we had plenty of aces (21) -- which is nice to see -- and we had only four serving errors."...

Class 2A No. 3 Eastern Greene remained unbeaten in Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference play following a 25-17, 25-9, 25-18 win over visiting Clay City Tuesday night at Little Cincinnati. "This was a good match tonight," Eastern Greene (25-4, 6-0 SWIAC) coach Gina Ingram said. "Their goal was two stay aggressive all night and they did that."...

JASPER -- The White River Valley duo of Derek Myers and Luke Mowery extended their tennis season into the Jasper Semistate Saturday by defeating Bloomfield's No. 1 doubles of Eric Hendrix and Andrew Dawson, 6-4, 6-1 in a regional doubles match here Tuesday night...

The Eastern Greene girls cross country team placed second in the Pre State Meet Tuesday at Eagle Park in Nashville. Seymour won with 34 points while Eastern Greene was second with 46 points. Shakamak was seventh with 60. "We were second out of 10 teams overall," said EGHS coach Brian Spice. "It was a pretty balanced field as I think there were just 25 points between the top seven teams...

The Eastern Greene High School boys cross country team finished ninth out of 11 teams that competed Tuesday at the Pre-State Classic in Nashville at Eagle Park. Cathedral won with 47 points, Seymour had 89 and Columbus East had 93. "The guys gave a good effort today coming off of the SWIAC meet," said Eastern Greene boys coach Ray Hausler. "We're hoping to put it all together next week...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners improved to 14-12 on the year following a 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 26-24 win over visiting Edgewood Tuesday night. "This was a very nice win for us," Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse said. "The girls really battled for every point tonight and everyone was able to contribute."...

The Bloomfield Town Council approved the purchase Tuesday night of a newer aerial fire truck to replace the current out-of-service 1968 model truck. The 1989 model has a 1,000 gallon tank, compared to the 43-year-old truck 's 500 gallon tank. Council President Aaron Hamm said the newer truck is a huge upgrade...

The 29-year-old Linton woman arrested last week for taking items intended for a free yard sale at a local store faces more legal problems. Jamie D. (Hollifield) Dyer was arrested early Monday evening without incident at her residence on D Street NE, on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence...