Stories from Wednesday, September 26, 2012

This year Long John Silvers of Linton is going to be making a few changes to their annual car show on Oct. 7. The car show and kid's carnival will be conducted from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. After 24 years of service, store manager Steve Hall left Long John Silvers for a different career...

Doretta Cunningham, 69, of Linton, passed away at 3:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born on May 19, 1943, in Clay County, IN, the daughter of Cecil R. Gallagher and Audrey Ruth (McDaniels) Gallagher...

Doug Trusty, 90, of Vicksburg, passed away Wednesday, September 26, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Vicksburg. Visitation will be at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton on Friday from 4-9 p.m. Visitation will resume on Saturday at Grace Gospel Church in Linton at 9 a.m...

A March 2013 jury trial date has been set for a rural Solsberry man who is accused of pointing a loaded .12 gauge shotgun at a bank employee who was on his property taking photographs as part of the foreclosure process. David Robert Council, Jr., who lives on Washboard Road near Solsberry, made an initial appearance in Greene Circuit Court last Friday, and was formally charged with pointing a firearm at another person -- a class D felony...

A Jasonville woman faces a Nov. 5 pre-trial date in connection with her arrest earlier this month for allegedly stealing Instant Hoosier Lottery tickets from her place of employment. Ronda Cooksey, 46, made her initial appearance in Greene Superior Court on Monday and entered a not guilty plea to theft ---- a class D felony...

A Linton-Stockton High School student hsa been recognized as a commended student in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program. LSHS senior Cody Kocher was one of 50,000 students nationwide to be ranked in the top 5 percent of 1.5 million students nationwide who entered the competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT (PSAT)...

The 2012 Apple Festival Art and Photography Show will be hosted Oct. 5-6 in the community room of the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library. The contest, now in its 31st year, is sponsored annually by the Friends of the Library. One of the organizers, Vera Biery, turned over leadership of this year's show to Darlene Jolley, who's lived in Bloomfield for about two years...

As organizers firm up the roster for the first ever Rocktoberfest slated for next month at the Linton National Guard Armory, word's arrived hard rock night will return to next summer's Linton Music Festival. "I don't want to call it metal night, but hard rock will return for next year's Linton Music Fest," event organizer Jared Albright said...

To the Editor: We would like to thank all the people who recently participated in, sponsored, volunteered and basically made the 17th Annual "Big Mac Attack" Golf Tournament possible. We have been amazed each and every year with the turnout for this fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House of Indianapolis. This year we ended up with 60 three-man teams...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Sept. 25 ---- Amy L. Crane, 33, of Bloomfield, was arrested by the Bloomfield Police Department on a warrant-petition to revoke a suspended sentence on a theft conviction. No bond set pending a court appearance...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT Civil Filings Cora Landis and Donald Landis, dissolution of marriage. Criminal Filings State vs. William James, Jr., operating a vehicle as a habitual traffic violator. GREENE SUPERIOR COURT Civil Filings Jason Brooking, Jode Brooking vs. Davey Sizemore, Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, InsureMax Insurance Company, civil tort...

Herbert L. Morse, 90, of Jasonville, passed away at 10:50 p.m. Monday, August, 20, 2012 in Regional Hospital, Terre Haute, IN. He was born July 24, 1922 in Vigo County, to Jesse Morse and Edna (Larew) Morse. Survivors include his ex-wife, Janice Morse Isaacs of Jasonville; special nephew, James Welch; and other nieces and nephews...

Douglas Francis Trusty, age 90, of Vicksburg, formerly of Linton, passed away at 12:50 P.M. Wed., Sept. 26, 2012 at his daughter's residence in Vicksburg. He was born March 14, 1922, in Vicksburg, the son of Earl Trusty, Sr. & Ruth (Meredith) Trusty...

The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will try to defend their home turf on homecoming this week when Southwest Seven Conference rival the Union Bulldogs pay a visit to Little Cincinnati. They will also be looking to continue a two-game winning streak in a series that had previously been dominated by Union...

Linton-Stockton and North Knox resume their annual rivalry Friday night at Roy Williams Field. The Miners, ranked No. 1 in Class A in the Coaches poll and No. 3 in the Associated Press poll, are 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Southwest Seven Conference...

ELNORA -- Bloomfield needed less than 90 minutes to advance to the sectional championship match. The BHS boys tennis team defeated White River Valley 5-0 in the opening contest at the North Daviess Sectional here Wednesday evening. "We got off to a really good start," said BHS coach Mike Canty, who's Cardinals improved to 10-9. "Everybody played really well in the first set...

On Oct. 6, 2012 Indiana Conservation Officers will be hosting a tree stand safety workshop at Morgan-Monroe State Forest. Tree stand accidents account for the overwhelming majority of hunting related injuries and deaths. During the past two deer hunting seasons in Indiana, nearly 30 tree stand accidents were reported statewide. ...

There will be an alumni men's basketball game on March 15 at White River Valley. Rosters will be finalized on Feb. 15. The first requirement is that the players must have graduated at least 25 years ago (1986-87 school year). There will be seven teams -- Linton, Shakamak, Switz City, Worthington, Lyons, Bloomfield, and Eastern Greene...

Linton-Stockton did not earn any style points, but the Lady Miner volleyball team defeated host West Vigo 25-22, 25-21, 25-14 in a high school match at West Terre Haute Wednesday night. It was the 13th victory in 24 matches for L-S. "It wasn't pretty," said Linton-Stockton coach Jill Fougerousse. "But we are always glad for a win...

Linton-Stockton School Corp. trustees got a revised look at planned expansions to the corporation's middle school Wednesday. Bill E. Payne, the executive director of Fanning-Howey Architectural Firm, presented trustees with updates on the proposed two-stage expansion of the Linton-Stockton Middle School during a special work session Wednesday evening...

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Douglas Francis Trusty, age 90, of Vicksburg, formerly of Linton, passed away at 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2012, at his daughter's residence in Vicksburg. He was born March 14, 1922, in Vicksburg, the son of Earl Trusty, Sr. and Ruth (Meredith) Trusty...