Stories from Thursday, May 10, 2012

After-work commuter traffic on State Road 54 -- west of Bloomfield -- was slowed and detoured Wednesday following a two-vehicle wreck that closed down part of the highway. A 2005 GMC Envoy, driven by 38-year-old Ian E. Long, of Sparta, Wis., was traveling east on State Road 54, west of County Road 250W when it traveled left of center and struck westbound 2005 Chrysler van, driven by Dawn E. ...

Margaret B. Ellis, 90, of Linton, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born in Bloomfield on June 21, 1921, to William C. and Rebecca (Lester) Isenogle. On Nov.30, 1945, she married Herbert J. Ellis and they had two children...

Standing at the intersection west of Wendy's in Linton, a slew of Shriners tipped their fezzes for tips, collecting cash Wednesday evening for ailing kids. Passing motorists, some stopping with a smile to deposit bills and change, honked their horns in support of the three-hour effort...

A Linton woman was very excited to learn the photograph she entered in a magazine contest had been chosen, along with four others, to take the next step in the competition. Laura LaRoche said she sent the photograph of her two great nieces, sisters Addy Stefancik, 6, and Izzy Robbling, 4, to Birds and Blooms magazine last October, and was surprised to get a letter in the mail welcoming her to the magazine's "staff."...

A group of 11 Linton-Stockton students, ranging from fifth grade to seniors, gather around Mayor John Wilkes on Student Government Day on Thursday. Students get to spend part of the day with the town's department heads, including the fire department and street department, according to the mayor's administrative assistant, Fran Abbott. ...

Brad Stout, 59, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 in Regional Hospital Terre Haute. He was born Feb. 9, 1953 in Sullivan, to Don Stout and Joy (Bush) Stout. Survivors include his spouse, Pamela J. (Axsom) Stout of Jasonville, whom he married on June 3, 1978; father, Don Stout of Coalmont; son, Brad L. Stout II and Carey Rehmel of Terre Haute; grandchildren, Kynlea, Brinlyn, Benjamin and Carter; siblings and spouses, Bill and Jane Stout of Jasonville, Kathy and Steve Ford of Terre Haute, Gary Stout and Lisa of Terre Haute, Cary Stout of Bloomfield, Jay Sinders of Coalmont; nieces and nephews, Jason Stout, Tom Stout, Chris English, Jeremy English, Stephanie Terrell, Jennifer Stout, Heather Stout, Jessica Stout. He was preceded in death by his mother. Brad had been a pastor at Coalmont Baptist Church. He was a member of the Jasonville First Baptist Church. Brad enjoyed being with his grandkids, gardening and mechanicing. Arrangements are entrusted to Michael W. Cox, Cox Funeral Home, 218 South Meridian Street, Jasonville. Visitation is 1 p.m. on Saturday until service time at the cemetery. Graveside service is at 2 p.m. at the Friendly Grove Cemetery with Pastor Jerry Sink officiating.

Bonnie L. Fiscus Hagemeier, 101 years young, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at her residence with her family at her bedside. She was born January 28, 1911 in Daviess County near Plainville, the daughter of Emery and Myrtle Dyer Fiscus. She married Herbert R. ...

Sectional pairings for the 2012 IHSAA Girls Softball Tournament were released Thursday evening in Indianapolis. In Class A Sectional 47 at Clay City, things get underway at 5 p.m. on Monday, May 21 when the White River Valley Lady Wolverines take on the Eminence Lady Eels at 5 p.m...

Cloverdale pushed across two runs in the top of the seventh inning as the visiting Clovers defeated Shakamak 5-3 in a non-conference high school softball game Thursday at Jasonville. The Lady Lakers slipped to 12-10 after the setback. "You don't want to lose, but you can take a loss to a good team," said SHS coach B.A. Shipman. "They are a good team and we were right when them in the seventh...

BLOOMFIELD -- After falling behind 2-0, Shakamak outscored Bloomfield 11-2 over the final five innings to come away with an 11-4 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory in a high school baseball game here Thursday. The Lakers, ranked No. 3 in Class A, fell behind after a two-run homer in the bottom of the second by Bloomfield left fielder Spencer Warren. David Deem scored ahead of the blast after reaching on an infield single...

Union erupted for 10 runs in the first three innings as the visiting Lady Bulldogs defeated host Eastern Greene 10-1 Thursday. It was the first Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball win in seven games for the Lady Bulldogs, who improved to 3-15 overall...

Sometimes Christmas comes early, just ask the Linton-Stockton Miner baseball team. After trailing for the entire game to visiting White River Valley Thursday night at Roy Herndon Field, Santa Claus came in the form of a three-run seventh inning and a 5-4 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win...

The White River Valley girls tennis team dropped a 5-0 decision to Loogootee Thursday night. The Lady Wolverines return to action Friday (today) when they take part in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tournament at North Daviess. The tournament begins at 4:30 p.m. on Friday and continues at 9 a.m. on Saturday at Elnora...

A former Switz City man, convicted of child seduction in August 2011, has filed a petition for post-conviction relief in Greene Superior Court alleging deficient and ineffective legal counsel during his trial. The petition was filed Wednesday by Bloomington attorney Katharine C. Liell on behalf of Randell L. Vandeventer, 51, currently an inmate at New Castle Correctional Facility...

A Linton police officer has been placed on paid administrative leave by the Linton Board of Public Works until the disposition of criminal charges filed against him are known. During a special meeting Thursday afternoon, the Board of Public Works voted unanimously to place LPD Patrolman Nicholas B. Yingling, 31, of Linton, on administrative leave with pay after two criminal charges -- one a felony -- were filed against him Monday...

A former Linton man has been charged with one count of felony child molesting and faces a July jury trial. Joshua Hall, 34, was arrested earlier this week by the Terre Haute Police Department and made an initial appearance in Vigo Superior Court Division 5...