Stories from Wednesday, November 9, 2011

District 62 State Rep. Matt Ubelhor (R-Bloomfield) will be hosting a town hall meeting on Thursday night to discuss issues surrounding the 2012 legislative session. The two-hour session will be staged 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Linton Public Library, located at 95 SE 1st Street...

Bloomfield American Legion Post 196 will host the Grandview Cemetery flag pole dedication Friday at 12:30 p.m. following the Veteran's Day program on the Greene County courthouse square. "The Legion would like to invite everyone to attend. This has only been made possible with the help of the community and individual donations. ...

The road to Lucas Oil Stadium and the IHSAA Class A State Football Championship becomes just a little rougher for the No. 3 Linton-Stockton Miners. After running through the sectional allowing a minuscule 15 points while scoring 156, the No. 3 Miners (12-0) now set their sights on the fifth-ranked Milan Indians and their 11-1 mark in a regional title game...

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Lehman thanks voters for support To the Editor: I would like to thank my family and all the people who have supported me through the years. My opponent in Tuesday's election was a fine young man, who ran a very good race. Thank you Jared for helping me pick up my signs...

Robert Keith and Patty Joyce (Spinks) Warren of Bloomfield will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the IOOF Lodge north of Bloomfield. The couple was married Nov. 11, 1961 at Roswell, Ga. They have two children both living in Bloomfield -- Rob and Peggy Warren and Greg and DaNae (Warren) Seymour...

A representative from Kenna Consulting and Management Group, Inc., visited the Lyons Town Council on Tuesday night to discuss the Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation grant. Angie Pappano is from the company that writes grants for the town and determines eligibility requirements...

A Linton police officer got into an altercation with 32-year-old man shortly before midnight Monday and that man now faces a battery and resisting arrest charge. Joseph F. Ball, 32, of Linton, was arrested by the Linton City Police Department Officer Michael Watt on preliminary charges of battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest -- both class A misdemeanors...

Representatives for the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce and city of Linton officially welcomed Monical's Pizza in the Linton Shopping Center on Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Vince Mickey and John Agan, both of Robinson, Ill., own the Monical's Pizza independent franchise in Linton...

NEWBERRY -- Tucked away behind a closed service station along State Road 57 is a place near and dear to the hearts of a band of Greene County military brothers. On Thursday mornings for about two hours the Newberry Cafe is transformed into an honorary mess hall for any and all veterans...

The Eighth Annual Festival of Trees, a fundraiser for the Shawnee Summer Theatre, once again ushers in the holiday season for Greene County. The event runs Nov. 18--20, and from Nov. 25--27. The festival offers activities for the young, old, and in-between...

Eastern Greene High School is working in conjunction with the American Red Cross to gain another scholarship through a blood drive Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. EGHS Principal Kevin Frank said the blood drive will be in the gym in the open area above the court...

In late October, a stuffed scare crow and pumpkin fall decoration vanished from the front entrance to the Bloomfield Housing Authority's Hi-Rise building on West Main Street. With the help of videotape surveillance tape, police believe they have caught the culprit and 26-year-old Christopher Solis, of Bloomington, has been issued a summons to appear in Greene Circuit Court on Nov. 16 on a class D felony theft charge...

Editor's Note: Eastern Greene High School English teacher Teresa Bartlett submitted these essays from some of her students in honor of Veteran's Day. By Auston Matricardi English I.3 Veterans November 7, 2011 Actual Heroes You read comic books and watch movies and you think, "Wow! Those superheroes are awesome!" But, those superheroes are not real. ...

The Greene County Soccer Association will have an open board meeting on Monday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place at the Glenburn Community Room and the public is encourage to attend. For more information contact Heather Fulton at (812) 699-4243...

Edith Ann Bedwell, 81, of Linton, passed away at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011, at her daughter's residence in Linton. Born July 4, 1930, in Perkins, Mo., she was the daughter of Murrel and Letha (Parker) Brown. She married Raymond L. Bedwell on May 27, 1955.

NSWC Crane officials brought in two K-9 units to Linton-Stockton Junior High and High School on Wednesday to do one more sweep of the campus following Monday's bomb threat. "When they were here on Monday, they offered to come back and do a follow-up search," Linton-Stockton Superintendent Nick Karazsia noted. Linton Police Chief Troy Jerrell and Karazsia both stressed there was not another threat, and the police and school officials just wanted to ensure student safety. "Basically, what we are doing is just kind of a safety check today just to be extra cautious," Jerrell explained. "We found nothing." Karazsia said following the search there were no devices found and said the school is safe. Jerrell said Crane was extremely helpful in the second check of the LSHS campus by lending two of its best officers and K-9s. "Both buildings (junior high and high school) were searched and checked with two K-9s," Jerrell said. "We have no reason to believe there is anything on campus." Karazsia said students were kept in their classes during the follow-up search, and a normal class schedule resumed at around 10:15 a.m. "We are going to get students back to a normal class schedule -- at 10:15 -- but we are going to be on heightened security," Karazsia noted. "That basically means the students will switch classes and go to different classes, but we are going to cut down traffic during classes." Karazsia wanted to thank the cooperative efforts of the two Crane units, as well as the help from Jerrell and the LPD. He said students, staff, teachers and administrators have been very cooperative throughout the ordeal. LPD is continuing the investigation in hopes of finding the culprit. "Crimestoppers will be offering a substantial award for information leading to arrest and conviction," Jerrell said, noting his officers are following leads. "My officers have been interviewing people on a back-to-back schedule." Karazsia said Wednesday afternoon there had been no new developments throughout the day. He understands parent concern, but student safety is first priority for the school. "Our No. 1 concern is our student's safety. We are going to do what we can and donate 100 percent of our time to ensure that," Karazsia explained. The superintendent said he sent out a school-wide call by around 10:30 a.m., approximately 15 minutes after the search concluded and normal classes resumed. He would like to stress to parents that administration and staff were deeply involved in the investigation, and taking time to send out a call pulls him away from the search of the school. "We are actively involved in what is going on here. We are prioritizing," he added. "I truly feel the decisions we are making are in the best interest of our students." Karazsia said parents need to be able to trust that the school is taking all necessary precautions to keep their children safe. "They (parents) are more than welcome to call me. Everyone that has called me and left a message, I have gotten back to," Karazsia explained.

Thursday's Bloomfield at Shoals High School girls basketball game will be a varsity-only contest, starting at 7 p.m.

Earlier this week, Wright State men's basketball coach Billy Donlon announced the signing of two high school seniors who will attend WSU and play basketball for the Raiders. Eastern Greene's JT Yoho and Jacob Roddy of Manual High School of Peoria, Ill. will join the Raider roster next season...