Stories from Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Dugger has a new town councilman -- Lawrence "Larry" Bedwell, selected Monday to replace Lane Lovelace who resigned Aug. 6. Bedwell was selected from a field of three interviewees. Taking the oath of office from Clerk-Treasurer Michelle Riggleman Tuesday, he kidded, "I did that one time 50 years ago, and then I found out I was in the Army."...

The 8th Annual Linton Music Fest has released its final schedule for the Labor Day weekend. While this year's 30 bands are just over half the 2011 slate of 50 artists which performed, and the stages have been cut from three to two, the show features a broad range of music...

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Thank you for supporting WRV To the Editor: The White River Valley High School Athletic Department would like to extend sincere thanks to all who helped make the 2012 WRV Open a success. We could not have done this without your help, support, and participation!...

Paul and Kimberly Rifner, of Newberry, announce the engagement of their daughter Lindsay Megan Rifner to John Bradley Steelman, son of Bradley and Debbie Steelman, of Hazelton, Ind. Rifner is a 2007 graduate of Bloomfield High School, 2011 graduate of Vincennes University with a B.S. in elementary education and a B.S. in special education, with a license in middle school math...

The Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center is pleased to present a showing of the art of Sammye Dina Smith. The display will open Sept. 3 and remain on display until Oct. 15. Smith paints in watercolor, and other media. The exhibit will be open to the public during the usual hours of the Carnegie Center: Tuesday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday by appointment...

City of Linton officials are encouraging customers to voluntarily conserve water as the dry weather has overworked the well field causing discolored water. Some Linton Utilities customers, as well as Ellis Water, Dugger and Pleasantville water customers, are expected to experience the dark-colored water for a couple more days, according to Linton Municipal Utilities Director Brent Slover...

Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe warns area residents that heavy rains are in the forecast for the weekend as remnants from Hurricane Isaac could hit the area hard. "The National Weather Service (NWS) in Indianapolis predicts rain from three to five inches for central Indiana. ...

Crane Army Ammunition Activity (CAAA) notified its employees this week of a possible reduction of its workforce due to federal funding issues. CAAA Public Affair Officer Thomas Peske, Jr., in a prepared statement to the Greene County Daily World on Wednesday morning said, "Crane Army Ammunition Activity notified its employees today (Tuesday) of the potential of cutback from full-time schedule A authority to intermittent Schedule A work schedules in the coming fiscal year of 20 or fewer personnel due to reduced funding.". ...

There will be plenty of entertainment for everyone in Greene County over Labor Day weekend including bargains, music, and fireworks. The Worthington 'Round the Town' Yard Sales are set to have some good deals Saturday -- rain or shine. In the two decades of the annual yard sale's existence, rain has yet to deter the event...

JASONVILLE -- Flags are authorized to fly at half-staff in the city of Jasonville and at Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, honoring Timothy Betts, a resident who died Sunday afternoon while on duty as a guard at the Carlisle prison. Gov. Mitch Daniels issued a special order to lower the flags for the rest of this week in tribute to 51-year-old Betts, who had worked as a correctional officer since 1997...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- There was very little good Eastern Greene head coach Luke Dean was able to find in his team's 19-6 loss at North Knox last Friday night. Aside from scoring their first points of the season, Dean was expectedly disappointed in his team's performance...

It's week No. 3 of the Indiana high school football season and that means only one thing for fans of Union High School. It's time for the annual meeting of the two smallest football playing public schools in the state when the Bulldogs play host to Indiana Deaf School at Bulldog Field on Friday night...

Linton-Stockton will make its second venture into Southwest Seven Conference territory when the Class A No. 3 ranked Miners host Wood Memorial Friday night. Because the Trojans reside in Oakland City, which utilizes Central Time, the kickoff at Roy Williams Field is set for 7:30 p.m., 30 minutes later than usual...

The Union Lady Bulldogs dropped a non-conference volleyball match to host Cloverdale Monday night. The Lady Clovers prevailed in three sets 25-22, 25-18, 25-14 but UHS coach Mike Voigtschild wasn't disappointed in his team's effort. "Again, the girls continued to improve even more, he said. "We are starting to put the whole thing together. Our passing and setting are coming around so our hitters are finally getting to hit good at the net and giving us a chance to be on the offense...

The Indiana Cage Fighting mixed martial arts organization will bring the newest trend in combat sports to the area on Saturday, Sept. 15. That's when they'll make a stop in the Downtown Gym in Sullivan. The card will feature local area fighters as well as contenders from other Midwestern states in 22 total bouts...

The Bloomfield High School boys and girls cross country teams picked up wins over visiting White River Valley Wednesday afternoon. Led by Parker Ramsey, the Cardinals won the boys race 23-36. WRV did not field a girls team as the Lady Cardinals earned a victory by forfeit, but ran as well. Alli Workman was first with a time of 22 minutes and 19 seconds...

The Linton-Stockton boys tennis team fell to 0-4 on the year following a 4-1 loss to visiting Northview Wednesday afternoon at the Humphreys Park Courts. Linton-Stockton's lone point came in the No. 1 singles match as lone-senior Cody Kocher needed three sets to defeat the Knights' Bryce Britton...

The Bloomfield Cardinals boys tennis team improved its season record to 5-2 with a 3-2 win over visiting Owen Valley Wednesday afternoon. The top of Owen Valley's lineup was too powerful for the young Cards but they picked up wins at No. 3 singles and both doubles to clinch the victory...

SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley boys tennis team dropped their fourth straight match on Wednesday afternoon. It came at the hands of visiting Sullivan during a non-conference match at Switz City as the Golden Arrows prevailed 4-1. "I've been tinkering with the line up without much success," WRV (1-4) coach Roger Maryfield said. "We got no wins from the singles positions, although Trent Myers took an early second set lead of 5-2."...

Linton-Stockton had four golfers shoot 53 or lower as the host Lady Miners defeated North Central in a girls golf match Wednesday at the Phil Harris Golf Course. The Lady Miners finished with a 207 and the LadyBirds shot 290. Katie Wells of Linton-Stockton was low medalist with a 49. Molly Wright had a 52 and Darcy Andis and Rachel Allen both carded 53...

Whether the Linton Music Fest will weather expected weekend storms throughout its full three-day line-up remains uncertain. However, for now, the show must go on. With the threat of the remnants of Hurricane Issac drenching south central Indiana over the weekend, organizers of the Linton Music Festival are pondering their options...

The Bloomfield Memorial Post 196 of the American Legion is the standard bearer in national competition for the second time in three years. National Commander Fang A. Wong presented the guard with their honors during the 94th Annual National American Legion Convention in Indianapolis...

To ensure an accurate user-friendly election-day experience, a public testing of the electronic voting machines will be conducted next month. Greene County Clerk Susan Fowler says the public test will be conducted in the Voter Registration Office located on the second floor of the courthouse at 2 p.m. on Sept. 25...

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Prom season might seem long past -- but assisting victims of violent crimes is never out of season. Now, women's advocates and prosecutors are selling tickets to a cotillion for the cause of helping sexual assault victims attain local medical aid. The second Annual "Mom Prom" is planned for 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at the St. Peter's Catholic Church Knights of Columbus Hall, a fundraiser which will assist in the training of a local sexual assault response team (SART)...