Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2012

National Day of Prayer services will be observed at various locations in Linton today (Thursday). People of all denominations are welcome to participate and pray...

Larry Knowles, 36, of Dugger, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was born on April 4, 1976 in Sullivan, Ind., the son of Kent R. Knowles and Judy M. Brewer. Larry graduated from Union High School and worked as a mechanic at Fast Freddie's in Linton. He loved music and was a softball coach for the Dugger league for 6 years...

Have you ever seen a member of the military in uniform and wish you could do more to thank them? Or how about that gentleman drinking coffee with the Air Force hat on? With the help of a national non-profit organization, you can send an active duty or veteran military service member to upcoming Indianapolis Motor Speedway events...

Uriah Resler and Tiffany Hunter Barnes would like to announce their engagement and approaching marriage. Hunter is the daughter of David and Sandy Lohr of Linton, and a full-time mom to Austin, Shayna, and Zayden. Resler is the son of Jim and Kim Resler of Worthington, and previously of Shelbyville, Tenn. He works for Pioneer Oil Fields Services out of Lawrenceville, Ill...

Indiana District 62 State Rep. Matt Ubelhor (R-Bloomfield) says instituting a county innkeeper's tax is nothing new in Indiana. All but about eight of the counties in the state already have an innkeeper's tax. Greene County is not one of them. On Monday, Ubelhor made a pitch to the Greene County Council to seriously consider starting an innkeeper's tax...

Two veteran law enforcement officers are vying for the District 1 Greene County Commissioners seat in the May 8 Primary Election. The Republican Party race pits current Greene County Council member Ed Michael, who also serves as commander of the Greene County Sheriff's Department Reserve Unit, against John Fowler, who is a Greene County Sheriff's Department deputy...

The man suspected in the attempted armed robbery Monday morning at the Smoker's Host store in Linton made an initial appearance in Greene Superior Court Wednesday afternoon. Gary Ray Cross, 25, of 55 N. Main Street, entered a not-guilty plea and the court appointed Greene County Public Defender Alan Baughman to represent him in future proceedings...

An Indianapolis man, already serving prison time for a Marion County drug conviction, was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court on Wednesday to two additional years with the Indiana Department of Correction for a 2009 marijuana dealing charge. Brian E. Wimmenauer, 36, an inmate at the Putnamville Correctional Facility, was sentenced to two years for a class D felony dealing charge by Circuit Judge Erik Allen...

Greene County students who have completed sixth, seventh and eighth grades will have a chance to learn more about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) through a summer program. The Greene Education Services Gateway Academy will be at Linton-Stockton School Corporation on June 11-15 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that traffic on U.S. 231) in Greene County will be stopped temporarily Monday. Traffic will be stopped intermittently on U.S. 231 at the new Interstate 69 interchange near Scotland. "It is anticipated 10 stoppages will take place, none lasting more than 20 minutes between the hours of 8 p.m. ...

Sixty years ago the U.S. Congress established the National Day of Prayer, and that day was celebrated throughout the nation on Thursday. Eight separate prayer gatherings were conducted in Linton, each praying for a specific purpose. Those included: families at Linton Church of Christ; caregivers and nursing home residents at Glenburn Home; Greene County General Hospital staff and hospital; government and the city at the Linton City Hall; and the food pantry at 4th and E Street. ...

White River Valley School District officials and the Indiana State Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon incident after a plastic water bottle was apparently thrown from a bus that ended up shattering the windshield of a following truck. White River Valley School Superintendent Layton Wall said the after-school incident took place on State Road 67 -- near the Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. plant, close to the U.S. 231/State Road 57 intersection.

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. Gary Ray Cross, robbery, theft; intimidation. State vs. Paul V. Nichols, strangulation; battery resulting in injury. State vs. Andrew L. Rippy, possession of a Schedule I, II, III, or IV controlled substance...

Josephine Slapar, age 89, of Linton, passed away at 5:10 A.M. Thurs., May 3, 2012, at Linton Nursing & Rehab Center. She was born July 13, 1922, in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of Joseph & Rose (Kovic) Tomazic. Jo graduated from Chaffey High School in Ontario, CA, & attended commercial art school in Detroit, Michigan. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for May 2 included: One breaking and entering case; one follow-up investigation; two custody disputes/exchanges; one disorderly conduct case; two personal injury traffic accidents; one property damage traffic accident; two animal complaints; one suspicious person/vehicle; one intoxicated/possible driver; three theft cases; and two traffic stops...

The inaugural running of the Long Fish Dash at Shakamak State Park was a huge success. Over 100 participants registered for this 5K run and the mile run which took place on Saturday, April 21. Although it was a cool morning, the runners were prepared and the event sponsors were well organized...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals found offense at a premium in a 2-0 loss to Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival North Central Wednesday afternoon at the Northside Diamonds in Bloomfield. Nicole Hughes allowed just four hits while fanning 15 and walking two, but her offense was unable to do much against the LadyBirds...

The Linton-Stockton girls tennis team picked up their eighth win of the season after a 3-2 victory over West Vigo at the Humphreys Park Courts on Wednesday afternoon. In singles play Ashley Cooper defeated Kaylen Cheesman by a tally of 6-0, 6-1 to begin a Linton-Stockton sweep...

Every once in a while a softball game comes along that baffles the winning coach and defies everyone's perception of how the game would unfold. In the case of the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners and Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds, that game happened Thursday night at Linton...

The White River Valley High School girls tennis lost to Edgewood 5-0 Wednesday. Edgewood 5, WRV 0 Varsity Singles 1. Shelby Williamson, E d. Jenny Wagner, 6-2, 6-0 2. Tyla Holmes, E d. Amy Ragle, 6-2, 6-0 3. Shelby Vaughn, E d. Alyssa Flynn, 6-2, 6-3...

FARMERSBURG -- In any athletic rebuilding project, there are going to be good days and bad days. If you don't believe it, just ask Union High School softball coach Chriss Jobe. His Lady Bulldogs struck out 13 times and left seven runners stranded in an 8-1 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference loss here against North Central Thursday...

The White River Valley Wolverines fell to 3-9 on the year following a 10-2 loss to visiting Cloverdale in a non-conference high school baseball game at Switz City Thursday night. The Wolverines were limited to just two hits -- singles by Alexander Hamilton and Josh Jones -- with runs being driven home via passed ball in the second and a sacrifice fly by Alex Reel in the fifth...

In a contest featuring Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference teams, North Daviess defeated White River Valley 4-1 in a high school girls tennis match Thursday. Alyssa Flynn scored the lone point for the Lady Wolverines as she lost two games in earning a win at No. 3 singles...

Mikayla Crane, Kelsey Samm and Amber Chesterfield had back-to-back-to back doubles in the third inning, pushing across two runs, to help the Shakamak High School softball team defeat Owen Valley 3-1 in a non-conference game Thursday at Jasonville. Samm pitched the first four innings, allowing one earned run and five hits. She struck out one and walked one as her record improved to 7-5...

Additional good paying jobs could be coming to Linton, if defense contractors URS Corporation and Defense Research Associates, Inc. are successful in a partnership to secure a contract for the refurbishing of a large fleet of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles (MRAP) vehicles now on the battlefield in Afghanistan...

The Bloomfield girls' tennis team picked up their ninth win of the season with 5-0 win over visiting Owen Valley Thursday afternoon. "A 5-0 victory wasn't as decisive as it sounds," BHS (9-4) coach Mike Canty said. "It was a tough fought battle with long points, two three set matches and three tie-breaks. In other words, it was close."...