Stories from Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Idella Mae Sherman, 67, of Jasonville, passed away at 8:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born on Feb. 18, 1945, the daughter of Joseph Glenn Richey and Anna Fae Turner Richey. Idella was a member of the gospel singers "For His Glory" and the Hymera Independent Community Church...

As farmers face hard decisions in the worst drought the area has seen in years, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) may be able to offer help. "It's a drought relief initiative. There are cost share funds available to help farmers and livestock owners with practices to help with loss of crops," District Conservationist Tammy Swihart explained...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is announcing two upcoming road closures in Greene County. Starting Aug. 27, a portion of State Road 157 near Bloomfield and State Road 45 in eastern Greene County will be closing for repair and construction work...

Senior citizens and others are being warned to be on the lookout for scam artists who have been recently reported to be calling would-be victims in the area. The Jasonville Police Department is warning about a phone scam that tries to convince victims a family member is in trouble...

NEWBERRY -- Commuters on State Road 57 South near Newberry received some encouraging news Tuesday evening. Indiana Department of Transportation officials, engineers and designers announced that work would begin next spring on the long-awaited bridge replacement project...

DUGGER -- Todd Gambill begins his 18th season at the controls of the Union Bulldogs and once again they square off with corporation and county rival North Central. The game takes place Friday at 7 p.m. at Dugger and has the Bulldogs looking to avenge a 56-0 shellacking at the hands of the Thunderbirds a year ago...

It's time for high school football and the Linton-Stockton Miners look to continue their dominance over the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds. The Miners come into opening night well respected around football circles. In the Associated Press Class A poll they sit in the No. 4 spot behind defending Class A champion Lafayette Central Catholic, Pioneer and Indianapolis Scecina...

On July 28 Parkview Lanes in Linton hosted the first Tom Jones Memorial Firecracker Doubles Tournament. Claiming the top spot in the was the tandem of Bobby Spears and Lauren Jones. There was also a 50-50 drawing held to benefit the sports complex Jones had envisioned before his untimely death...

The White River Valley athletic department has announced changes to the fall sports schedule. The Lady Wolverines volleyball team's Spiker Classic has been canceled. The tournament was originally scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22 at 9 a.m. Added to the boys tennis schedule is a match with Barr-Reeve on Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m...

Fall leagues are now forming at Parkview Lanes. Anyone wishing to bowl this fall should come to the lanes and signup now. Leagues start the week of Aug. 19. Parkview Lanes will also be hosting a Special Olympics League beginning Sept. 1 at 2 p.m. Anyone interested can Susan Isenogle at (812) 384-6789 or call Parkview Lanes at (812) 847-9981...

The Tom Jones Memorial Scholarship Golf Scramble will be held on Sunday, Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. at the Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. The format is a 4-person scramble and the cost is $25 per person plus cart and green fees. Lunch will be provided, hole prizes will be available and it will be a cash payout for first and second place, as well as additional teams drawn out of a hat, same as last year -- number of teams paid depends on number of teams entered...

Riding on the backs of the singles players the Bloomfield Cardinals boys tennis team picked up a win in their opening match downing Northview 3-2 on the Knights home courts. Sophomore Del Carter started off the singles sweep by defeating the hard serving Bryce Britton 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 1 position...

The Linton-Stockton girls golf team finished third in a triangular match Monday at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Owen Valley won with a 211, South Knox shot 213 and the Lady Arrows carded a 218. Katie Wells had a 47, Molly Wright 54, Rachel Allen 55 and Darcy Andis 62...

By Mark Stalcup Staff Writer Dugger's current financial woes didn't happen overnight. The crisis was apparently known to town officials as early as two years ago. "There was nothing ever crooked," said former Town Council President Bill Pirtle. "I don't have to worry about that. They can come down and check those books for the 16 years I was on there and they won't find nothing."...

The City of Linton's Board of Public Works placed firefighter Kent "Opie" Wall on paid administrative leave Monday. Mayor John Wilkes said the decision by the Works Board, made in a brief public session following an executive meeting, can be revisited at any time...

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Linton's City Council voted to relocate a free daily summer lunch program for kids from the west shelterhouse to the larger east shelterhouse in Humphreys Park next year. The move will also see the city continue to underwrite the effort by waiving costs associated with the rent and utility costs on the site for the charity, Mayor John Wilkes said...

SWITZ CITY -- The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners served notice to their competition Wednesday night. In no uncertain terms they let the rest of the teams on their schedule they won't go quietly into the night with a 27-25, 25-19, 25-18 win Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win over host White River Valley...