Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2012

Teresa Jane (Jenkins) Jones, 61, of Solsberry, passed away on Wednesday August 29, 2012 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Teresa was born May 9, 1951 in Linton to Doris Jean Frye Capien and Laudice "Bud" Raymond Jenkins...

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HOBBIEVILLE ---- The Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of several large equipment batteries, cast iron fittings, and other items from a number of Interstate 69 subcontractor trucks and equipment. The thefts were discovered Thursday morning by officials with Infrastructure Systems Inc. (ISI) from Orleans...

With the threat of severe weather expected to hit this weekend, the Community Farmer's Market in Bloomfield will be closed Saturday morning. "It's just because the weather is looking so nasty and now they are saying it's supposed to start Friday instead of Saturday," Farmer's Market organizer Vickie Hatfield said...

State emergency management and weather officials are warning that the slow approaching storm -- a remaining remnant of Hurricane Isaac -- should have a significant impact on southern and central Indiana. Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe said he sat in on a statewide conference call with National Weather Service hydrologist Al Shipe on Thursday afternoon and learned this precipitation-soaked storm could produce 5 to 7 inches of rain from Friday afternoon through Tuesday morning in the Greene County area.. ...

GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Criminal Filings State vs. David Rentas, knowingly and intentionally operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license. Civil Filings J.L. Perry and Angela Perry, dissolution of marriage. Small Claims Filings LVNV Funding LLC vs. Sherry Stewart...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Aug. 29 included: One breaking-and-entering case; two custody disputes/exchanges; one civil complaint; one OVWI; one domestic battery case; one shoplifting case; and three traffic stops...

Linton-Stockton lost to visiting Edgewood 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match Thursday at Humphreys Park in Linton. "This was a much better match tonight all the way around and the scores show that," said Miner coach Brad McKinney. "We were very competitive at several spots tonight...

JASONVILLE -- White River Valley and Shakamak are two high school volleyball teams that continue to go in opposite directions. The Lady Wolverines improved to 5-3 overall and 1-2 in the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference after a 25-13, 25-19, 25-16 victory over the host Lady Lakers here Thursday night...

Two Sullivan County opponents were no match for the Bloomfield High School Lady Cardinal volleyball team the past two nights. After knocking off host North Central 25-18, 26-24, 25-16 to run its Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference record to 3-0 Wednesday night, Bloomfield went on the road again and defeated Sullivan 25-17, 25-13, 25-16...

The Northeast Dubois Jeeps made quick work of disposing the host White River Valley Wolverines 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match Thursday. All matches were completed in two sets. NED is just on another level, and they have no seniors," said WRV coach Roger Maryfield...

Janzen Franklin and Cole Riggleman of Linton-Stockton finished 1-2 in a high school boys cross country race against Sullivan Wednesday. The Miners only had four runners and did not have enough for a team score. Franklin won with a time of 17 minutes and 43 seconds. Riggleman was five seconds behind...

The Linton-Stockton Junior High football teams opened up our season Wednesday against Washington. The Miner seventh grade pulled out a 26-0 victory. They got off to a fast offensive start and staunch defense led by Chance Howard and Keaton Cox making plays on both sides of the ball. The final score came in the air on a Noah Woodward to Dreyden Ward 40-yard touchdown pass...

The Eastern Greene Middle School girls cross country team won a triangular meet at home Wednesday. Lynnly Kirkman won with a time of 13 minutes and three seconds. In the boys race, Justin Terry of Eastern Greene set a new course record, winning with a time of 11:17...

White River Valley and Bloomfield split a boys-girls junior high cross country duel meet at Bloomfield on Wednesday. In the boys race Parker Ramsey paced the field with a time of 12 minutes, 2 seconds beating out WRV's Brayton Cornelius by eight seconds to help the Cardinals claim a 19-44 win...

The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners fell to 5-2 on the year following a non-conference 25-10, 25-20, 25-16 loss to Northview at Brazil Thursday night. "I'm not displeased with our performance," Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse said. "I'm displeased that we lost, but this might be the best team we're going to see on our schedule and we played them very well."...

DUGGER -- It took a little more effort than they would have liked, but shorthanded Eastern Greene handed the Union Lady Bulldogs a 25-12, 25-19, 25-17 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win here Thursday night. It was the 25th consecutive conference victory for the Lady Thunderbirds...

The town of Dugger won't seek any more grants or undertake any more new projects - including a planned apartment complex - while it remains in dire financial straits. That's a dramatic reversal from the past 16 years, where former Town Council President Billy Pirtle frequently pointed with pride to a slew of achievements, from a new community center and water tower to 81 homes improved with a mix of state and federal grants...

Because organizers of the Linton Music Festival know metal's precious to a sizable segment of their fanbase, Oct. 20 will see the debut of Rocktoberfest. The six-band show, slated from 4 to 11 p.m. at the Linton National Guard Armory that night, will essentially transplant the Friday night hard rock show which once served as the festival's opening salvo...