Stories from Monday, June 18, 2012

The polls put out by the Indiana Baseball Coaches Association during the run of the 2012 season ended up being an accurate -- no make that a very accurate -- depiction of the Class A tournament. In 2012 the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights stood atop the polls from the their first release of pre-season balloting by the IBCA's poll committee, while the Shakamak Lakers were at or near the top all season as well...

Traumatic injuries will be focus of program To the Editor: On Wednesday, June 20, the Indiana State Department of Health will hold a Trauma Listening Session from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education, 1433 N. 6 1/2 Street, Terre Haute...

The Linton City Council formally codified and clarified rates for trash collection, but didn't increase those fees Monday. "There has been some confusion," explained Linton City Comptroller David Sisk. "Some people thought the commercial rates were weekly, rather than monthly, which isn't the case."...

Paula Jean "PJ" (Manues) Wilson, 56, of Bicknell, passed away Sunday June 17, 2012 at her residence. Born Feb. 11, 1956 in Phoenix, Ariz., she was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Donaldson) Manues. Paula was a homemaker and attended the Switz City Full Gospel Church...

After July 1, there will probably be less tobacco smoke hovering around the entrances to county buildings. As a follow-up to a soon-to-be-effective statewide smoking ban in public buildings and places of employment, the Greene County Commissioners enacted a no-smoking ordinance of its own Monday morning...

A Jasonville area coal mining company has been named in a more than $1 million civil suit filed in Greene Circuit Court by an Indianapolis firm that supplied it with a variety of equipment. The suit filed by MacAllister Machinery Company, Inc., on Thursday, names Lily Group, Inc., P. ...

Mr. and Mrs. Terry Stefancik of Linton are pleased to announce the marriage of their daughter, Melissa Ann Lessmann, to Dean Matthew Staley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Terry Staley of Clay City. The bride, better known as Gracey, is a 2001 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and a 2012 graduate of Ivy Tech College...

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Witty of Linton (right) will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 24. Ralph and Kay (Wolfe) were married June 24, 1962 at the Church of Christ in Dugger with the Rev. Maurice Clymore officiating the ceremony. Ralph is retired from General Electric, and Kay currently works at the Lantern Shop...

Parts of Greene County did receive some limited rain showers over the weekend, easing the drought conditions. That prompted the county commissioners to hold off from imposing a countywide burn ban for now. At Monday morning's commissioner's meeting, President Steve Lindsey was given the authority to impose a seven-day burn ban at any time, if he deemed it necessary. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department activity log for June 15-17 included: One forgery/counterfieting case; one illegal burn; three follow-up investigations; one juvenile/delinquent case; three reports of vandalism; three custody disputes/exchanges; one disorderly conduct case; one report of shots fired; one fire; one property damage traffic accident; one report of a prowler; six suspicious persons/vehicles; two harassment complaints; one domestic battery case; three child abuse/neglect cases; one report of a reckless driver; four theft cases; one bicycle theft report; three domestic disputes; one case of public nudity; and 15 traffic stops.. ...

Changes to the Linton-Stockton School Corporation's test retake policy were approved Monday as part of the revised school handbook, allowing teachers more freedom to determine who takes the re-tests and how much they're worth. The revised retake policy allows educators more freedom than the prior policy, which established corporation-wide standards...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. John Bryant Edward Howell, possession of marijuana. State vs. Joe E. Bickel, check deception. Civil Filings Beth Ann Slough and Travis Slough, dissolution of marriage. Small Claims Filings James E. Walton vs. Leann Lawless, collection...