Stories from Monday, April 9, 2012

Worthington VFW Post 7117 conducted its annual Easter Egg Hunt at the Worthington Park on Saturday. Sunning skies greeted the youngsters. There were prizes for three age groups: 0-3, 4-7, and 8-12. The Easter Bunny was also on hand. The VFW Men's Auxiliary conducted a drawing for a girls and boys bike for each age group after the hunt, according to Ken Stalcup, post commander...

Tuesday Wednesday, April 11 Thursday, April 12 Friday, April 13 Saturday, April 14 Sunday, April 15 Monday, April 16 Tuesday, April 17 Wednesday, April 18 Friday, April 20 Saturday, April 21 Thursday, April 26 Saturday, May 5 Saturday, May 12 Coalmont School Alumni Banquet, open to any graduate or former student of Coalmont, at Shakamak High School Cafetorium, Jasonville, 4:30 - 9 p.m. ...

Church asks for neighbors to be aware of suspicious persons To the Editor: Dear friends and neighbors, I'm writing to vent anger felt about thieves stealing from the church. This past Tuesday we were preparing our new weedeater and gasoline for the mowing crew at our church and cemetery and when we arrived we seen that once again we had been robbed of the weedeaters and gasoline, and there was damage to our buildings from the break-in...

Tom A. Vlaskamp, 74, of Bloomfield and formerly of Muncie, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 7, 2012 at the IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis after an auto accident in Greene County. Tom was born in Muncie on Oct. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department log for April 6 through 8 included: One title check; one follow-up investigation; two information requests; one bar fight; one juvenile delinquent; three utility assists after hours; one vandalism; one custody dispute/exchange; one protective order violation; one drug investigation; one criminal mischief; one shots fired; one animal cruelty; one civil complaint; one disorderly conduct; one structure fire; two accidents with property damage; one funeral escort; eight medical/illnesses; two alarms; one prowler; four suspicious vehicles/persons; three assists to other agencies; one burglary; one harassment complaint; two reckless drivers; two thefts; three arrests on warrants; one ordinance violation; one ordinance warning; and 22 traffic stops.. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Infractions William H. Pike, speeding. Eric C. Holman, speeding. Travis K. Sutton, speeding. Pamela D. Bostic, speeding. Ted A. Williams, speeding. Justin M. Baker, failure of occupant to wear a safety belt. Jeremy C. Salyers, failure of occupant to wear a safety belt...

The Greene County Drug Task Force's (GCDTF) work with confidential informants in February led to six drug-related arrests. Erika M. Smith, 28, and Michael R. McQuillen, 38, both of Linton, were arrested on warrants for preliminary charges of dealing methamphetamine in an amount of more than three grams, class A felonies...

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LITTLE CINCINNATI -- One of the worst kept secrets in the history of Greene County athletics became a reality Monday night: Andy Igel stepped down as boys basketball coach at Eastern Greene High School. After 16 seasons, 243 wins and five sectional championships, the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees accepted Igel's resignation at its monthly meeting...

Bloomfield South touched up Shakamak pitching for 11 hits as the host Lady Braves defeated the Lady Lakers 6-0 in a high school softball game in Monroe County Saturday afternoon. Bryly Shipman had two singles, Meghan Miller had a single and Mikayla Crane added a double for the Lady Lakers, who slipped to 4-2...

Bloomfield scored seven runs in the third inning on their way to a 16-6 victory over host Shoals Saturday in a high school baseball game. It was Bloomfield's first victory after opening 2012 with five losses. "I am very happy for the kids," said BHS coach Jason Pegg. "The kids are still learning how to win and this was important for their confidence."...

Linton-Stockton's goals of an undefeated boys golf season went by the wayside on a perfect spring Saturday with a second-place finish at the annual Northview Invitational at Forest Park in Brazil. Greencastle took first place with a six-over par 290. The Miners finished in second with a 306 and Terre Haute North was third with a 310...

The Bloomfield Cardinals girls' tennis team dropped a 3-2 match to a veteran Barr-Reeve Saturday afternoon in first round action at the Loogootee Invitational Tournament. In the second round, Bloomfield defeated Pike Central 4-1. Barr-Reeve won both doubles matches...

The Linton-Stockton High School girls tennis team placed second out of four teams Saturday at the Brown County Invitational. Brown County won their own tournament as they had first-place finishes at No. 1 singles, No. 3 singles and both doubles position...

Linton-Stockton freshman righthander Brei Followell was nearly flawless in a 10-0 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rout of visiting Union. "We're pleased to get the win," Linton-Stockton (2-1, 1-0 SWIAC) coach Ruan Fougerousse said. "We were working on some things and I don't necessarily care who the opponent is, we've got to execute what we do well...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds dropped a 10-2 non-conference decision to host South Knox Saturday in a high school softball game at Verne. "Today, we faced a solid South Knox team that ran the bases well and were aggressive at the plate," Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said. "With a total of seven errors in the field, we need to communicate more, stay mentally in the game at all times and work at wanting the ball in the field...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals continued a solid start to the 2012 campaign after splitting games with Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival North Daviess on Friday and non-conference foe Springs Valley on Saturday. "We had our opportunities, but we left a lot of base-runners stranded," BHS (3-1, 0-1 SWIAC) coach Nicole Peter said about Friday's 6-3 loss to the Lady Cougars. ...

Eastern Greene pounded out just four hits but they were able to benefit from three Linton-Stockton errors as they posted a 6-4 win on Saturday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game. Matthew Bays and Logan Frye both pounded out RBI singles for Eastern Greene while Kent Helton, Bryant Jackson and Aspen Taylor (two RBIs) all collected run scoring hits for Linton-Stockton...

The City of Linton will convene an advisory lunch and disability and advocacy workshop Thursday, April 26 at the Roy Clark Community Building. The session, organized by the officer of Mayor John Wilkes and Linton's Naturally Occurring Retirement Community, seeks insights regarding how the city may better comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)...

Union pushed across four runs in the top of the eighth inning to come up with a 7-3 victory over host Bloomfield in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference baseball game Monday night. Winning pitcher Trey Bedwell hit a two-run homer to help his own cause...

Bloomington South had more than half of their 17 hits in their first at bat, taking a 9-0 lead and the Panthers cruised to a 26-5 victory over host Linton-Stockton in a non-conference high school baseball game at Roy Herndon Field Monday night. The game was halted after five innings via the 10-run rule...

The Linton-Stockton High School girls tennis team got another win Monday, defeating visiting White River Valley by a score of 4-1 with wins coming at the one singles, two singles and at one and two doubles. The girls really played well. I was worried after a long tournament on Saturday we would not come out ready to play but they reall showed up and played aggressivly, according to Linton-Stockton girls tennis coach Nathan Skinner...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds improved to 3-1 on the year following a 14-9 win at Mitchell on Monday night. "I'm really proud of the kids," Eastern Greene coach Trevor McConnell said. "They jumped ahead early, then the Mitchell kids battled back."...

Just like the wind that hit the Bloomfield tennis courts Monday afternoon, the Paoli girls tennis team blew through the Lady Cards by a 5-0 score without dropping a set, said BHS coach Mike Canty. No. 2 singles was the closest match where Liza Bartlett dropped a 7-6(2), 6-1 decision to Jennifer Lundergan...

The Bloomfield High School boys golf team opened the season with a 200-222 victory over host North Daviess at Crane Monday. Bradley Seymour was low for the Cards and earned medalist honors with a 47. Ross Tally shot a 49, Evan Wright and Alex Bartlow each with a 52, Kyle Robinson 54 and Cole Knight carded a 57 for BHS...

Shakamak committed eight errors in a 7-1 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball loss at home against Clay City Monday night. The Lady Lakers fell to 4-3 overall, 1-1 in the SWIAC. "The errors just killed us tonight," said B.A. Shipman. "We did not come ready to play...

White River Valley pushed across single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings as the Wolverines defeated host Eminence 3-2 in a high school baseball game in Morgan County Monday night. "It was really nice to get our first win," said WRV coach Justin English, who's Wolverines improved to 1-2. ...

JASONVILLE -- Reporting for Project Good Start at the Jasonville City Council meeting Monday evening, Jim Johnson reported -- with a smile - that several people have been trying to crack the 100-year old safe in the Jasonville Museum with no success...

Eastern Greene Schools are ready to gear up for summer school and a special summer program for preschoolers. At their regular monthly meeting on Monday evening in the Central Office boardroom, the Eastern Greene School Board approved the slate of classes that will be offered this summer...

For once, the City of Linton is hoping its properties will be appraised for less than they once were, as a reduced rate on two lots near F Street would mean reduced selling costs. "The issue is whether you want to dispose of these, and if so, in what period of time," said City Attorney John Rowe...

Those who do good deeds around the city could soon be singled out for praise by Linton City Council members. The city council's considering formalizing the thanks with a series of "Attaboy!" or "Attagirl!" awards akin to those awarded by corporations...