Stories from Wednesday, June 6, 2012

They may only be one step away from returning to Victory Field for the fifth time, but the class A No. 2 Shakamak Lakers have a monumental task in front of them. Before they can focus on claiming the second state title in baseball for the Jasonville school, they must first overcome the No 8 ranked South Central (Elizabeth) Rebels...

Thanks for support To the Editor: Middle Way House would like to thank Bloomfield State Bank, Farmers and Mechanics Federal Savings and Loan, Reister and Strueh Law Office, Vickie Aydt, Nancy and John Cummings, Linton Hallmark Shop, Liz Lester, Sandy May, Laura Miller, Nicole Stahl, Carol Byers, Brenda Combs, Rici Oricks, and JeanAnne Sanders for their generous donations and support for our Event of Compassion fundraising dinner...

After a brief cold snap, the water was warmer at the A.M. Risher Pool on Tuesday, courtesy a touch of salsa. Wanda Silcott, the new Aqua Zumba instructor, led nine ladies through the Spanish dance as part of a series of sweeps and steps, standing on the concrete while her students swam, swung and swayed...

Reports of the demise of a planned apartment construction project may be premature. "It may be still alive," Councilman Kermit King suggested. "I think (our consultant) filed for an extension and I think the state's fine with it." Plans to bring a proposed 10-unit apartment complex in Dugger could be revived a second time in less than six months...

A Linton man was in court Wednesday morning to be formally charged with theft related to items missing from a residence late last week. Levi Butt, 22, who was arrested Saturday, was formally charged with theft -- a class D felony -- in Greene Circuit Court...

Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum will be thanking the community with its 10th Anniversary Aluminum Pour Community Celebration on June 23. "The aluminum pour, back in 2002, started as our very first way to raise any kind of money to pay museum costs," founder Gerry Masse explained...

The fifth and last co-defendant in a 2011 drug sting was sentenced Tuesday in Greene Circuit Court. Robert Ashton, 36, of Clay City, was sentenced to 10 years in the Indiana Department of Correction with two years suspended for his guilty plea to Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance -- a class B felony...

Anna "Ann" Elizabeth Walters, 94, of Bloomfield, passed away at 1:37 p.m. Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at IU Hospice House in Bloomington. Born April 20, 1918 in Princeton, she was the daughter of Logan H. and Joy (Shelton) Miller. She was co-owner and operator of Walters' Hardware Store in Bloomfield from 1955 to 1971. She was also a homemaker...

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Don't expect a lot of offensive fireworks and a huge number of hits on the scoreboard following Saturday's semistate game between Class A No. 2 Shakamak (26-6) and No. 8 South Central (Elizabeth) (24-8). That according to Laker head coach Chip Sweet...