Stories from Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The 2012 Indiana All-Stars take to the hardwood to compete against their counterparts from Kentucky in less than three weeks. Led by Mr. Basketball Gary Harris of Hamilton Southeastern, the Indiana boys will take on their Bluegrass rivals for the 71st year in a home-and-home series featuring the top graduating high school players from both states...

The Southern Indiana Aces finished 2-2 at the MBC Spring Classic in Evansville in May. The Aces won their opener 65-50 as Jacob Bledsoe had 23 points. Joel Weyer scored eight points, Bryce Huebner and Jake Kinnaman each had 10 and Luke Mowery added seven,...

A boys varsity summer basketball event has been scheduled for Saturday at Bloomfield High School. This event is open to the public with admission prices of $3 for a single session and $5 for the entire day. Bloomfield, Linton-Stockton and White River Valley will be among 16 teams participating...

Adam Brewer and Brittany Croft will marry July 28 in Indianapolis. Brewer graduated from Linton-Stockton High School in 2006, and received a bachelor's degree in business management from Marian University in 2010. He currently works in Indianapolis as an inside sales representative for Wurth Service Supply...

Shopko announced Monday that the liquidation sale has ended and the store conversion process to Shopko Hometown will begin this week at the Bloomfield Pamida store. The store will remain open during the entire conversion process which will last between five to six weeks...

A problem with a taillight plug led to a traffic stop which resulted in the arrest of an eastern Greene County man on drug possession charges. Wayne D. Roberts, 51, of Route 2 Solsberry, was observed on May 5 by Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeremy Inman driving a red GMC pickup north on State Road 54 near the Center Township Fire Department station with no taillights...

A bail review hearing is slated for a Bloomfield man charged with stealing a variety of items from a rental mobile home. Rickey J. Moore, 20, is charged with two counts of burglary -- class C felonies, and two counts of theft -- class D felonies. He's been held in the Greene County Jail on $28,000 bond since his arrest May 30...

Sandy May, the new Greene County Tobacco Prevention and Cessation coordinator, told the county commissioners Monday she would be thrilled with the passage of a county-wide smoking ban. In Indiana, 9,700 people die each year from tobacco use. So far, the local smoking/tobacco use restrictions pertain only to county-owned buildings...

Marvin Edward Doane, 76, passed away on May 30, 2012 at his residence. Marvin was born in Wheatland, Ind., on Aug. 14, 1935 the son of Raymond L. and Florence (Oliver) Doane. He married Margaret L. Miller and she preceded him in death. He then married Harriet McCalpin and she preceded him in death as well...

A Switz City woman, convicted in August 2011 for theft, was in court Monday to answer to a petition to revoke her suspended sentence because she allegedly tested positive for marijuana in four recent drug screens. Amy L. Crane, 33, will have an evidentiary hearing in Greene Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. on June 27 to determine if her sentence suspension will be revoked...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be conducted June 13 for a new $13 million Strategic Weapons Systems Engineering Facility at NSWC Crane. Capt. Johnny Wolfe, Technical Division Director of Strategic Systems Programs, will serve as the keynote speaker and Ninth District Congressman Todd Young (R-IN) will serve as the guest speaker for the 9:30 a.m. ceremony...

The quaint pizza place that was once tucked away in the southern-most part of Linton near the Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area, with limited parking and seating, has expanded in appearance alone. Goose Pond Pizza now stands out on the eastern part of town, but owners Michael and Becky Smith assure customers they are going to "Keep it simple, and keep it good."...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 4 included: One breaking and entering case; one follow up investigation; one custody dispute/exchange case; one harassment complaint; one theft case; one domestic dispute; and six traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civi Filings Midland Funding LLC vs. Lisa Russell, civil collection. Capital One Bank vs. Brandi Storms, civil collection. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Discover Bank vs. Marilyn L. Oliphant, civil collection. Infractions Carl E. Hutcherson, Jr., failure of occupant to use safety belt...

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dunn of Linton will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary on June 10. Bill and Vicki (Compton) were married on June 10, 1972 at the First Christian Church in Vincennes with the Rev. Teddy Tuner officiating. Bill is retired from General Electric and Vicki is a homemaker...

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A Switz City woman, convicted in August 2011 for theft, was in court Monday to answer to a petition to revoke her suspended sentence because she allegedly tested positive for marijuana in four recent drug screens. Amy L. Crane, 33, will have an evidentiary hearing in Greene Superior Court at 8:30 a.m. on June 27 to determine if her sentence suspension will be revoked...