Stories from Friday, December 7, 2012

Indiana Conservation Officers arrested two men Tuesday evening, Dec. 4, and another was arrested on Dec. 5 following an incident that occurred in southeastern Sullivan County on the Tuesday evening. Christopher R. Roark, 21, of Sandborn, Wendell D. Stewart, 22, of Sandborn and Damond W. Roark, Jr., 19, of Bicknell were arrested for allegedly stealing an off-road vehicle...

All Greene and Sullivan county schools are operating today (Friday) on a two-hour start delay due to dense fog. This delay includes: Bloomfield, Linton-Stockton, White River Valley, Eastern Greene, Shakamak, Northeast Sullivan and Southwest Sullivan school districts...

Linton-Stockton School students will soon find it safer and more convenient to walk or bike to school. The city recently received a $250,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation under the Safe Routes to School program. Linton Mayor John Wilkes said he was pleased to have the city selected by INDOT under this round of funding ---- the second straight year the city has received this grant...

Isaac 'Ike' House, 72, of Linton, passed away at 5:31 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012, at his residence in Linton. He was born Dec. 28, 1939, in Dugger, the son of Isaac House II and Bertha I. (Bryant) House. He was a highline worker for IBEW and retired as a superintendent. ...

Eastern Greene had its first road test of the season and the Thunderbirds passed with flying colors as they defeated Brown County 72-49 in a non-conference high school boys basketball game Friday night. The victory was the fourth in as many games for the Thunderbirds...

Indiana High School Basketball Prep Scores Friday's Scores BOYS BASKETBALL Austin 86, Henryville 34 Avon 56, Lafayette Harrison 48 Barr-Reeve 53, Tecumseh 36 Batesville 62, Lawrenceburg 24 Bloomfield 72, Clay City 66 Bloomington South 53, Southport 24...

SWITZ CITY -- The White River Valley Wolverines used a strong defensive start to set the tone for their 54-39 victory over the visiting Eminence Eels here Friday night in a non-conference high school boys basketball game. The Wolverines did not allow a point in the first quarter, jumping out to a 9-0 lead that they would extend to a 17-1 advantage with just under six minutes remaining in the second. ...

White River Valley had little trouble in picking up its sixth win of the season. The Lady Wolverines (6-3) scored a season-high 64 points as they defeated the Eminence Lady Eels 64-8 in a non-conference high school girls basketball game Friday night at Switz City...

BLOOMFIELD -- Friday's Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference game between host Bloomfield and visiting Clay City quickly turned from a possible rout into an all-out battle. The Cardinals -- who trailed by as many as 10 points in the first quarter -- rallied back, then got solid free throw shooting from some unlikely sources on their way to a 72-66 win...

There will be a C-team game added for the Eastern Greene girls on Tuesday at Bedford North Lawrence. The boys C-team will play at BNL at 6 p.m. Tuesday with the girls game to follow.

The Palestine-Hutsonville, Ill at Union girls basketball game has been moved to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The varsity-only high school contest was originally slated to be played Monday.

Eastern Greene defeated visiting Linton-Stockton 35-26 in an eighth-grade boys basketball game Tuesday night. The Miners slipped to 6-3. Kendall Williams had five rebounds for Linton-Stockton. Tyler Meurer made 5 of 6 foul shots and finished with nine points and two steals...

WRV-Lyons lost two basketball games earlier this week to Shakamak. The Lakers won the fifth grade contest 40-13. Joe Records led WRV with five points, Carter Hostetter had four points and Noah Walton and Matthew Norman each added two. In the sixth grade game, Shakamak won 48-17...

Ornaments and garlands in every color of the rainbow, handmade by creative students from across Greene County, are decking the halls of the Greene County Courthouse for the holiday season. Mrs. Rose's second grade at Bloomfield Elementary School made paper chains and doves to decorate one tree near the front door, the Shakamak Girl Scouts made ornaments for a tree decorated in Laker blue and white. ...

Patrice Health & Home Essentials, a new business in Linton, is hosting its Christmas Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to store owner Patrice Dyer, the products sold at the store are designed to enhance people's physical, mental and spiritual well being; as well as their lives, and marriage...

The Greene County Department of Child Services staff members have decorated their cubicles and offices to prepare for Christmas amongst themselves and with the families they assist. The DCS staff had their Christmas party Friday, and will have foster families in throughout next week to visit with staff and meet Santa Claus...

Greene County's smallest incorporated town hopes to host a Christmas holiday celebration on Sunday evening that fosters a special family time of fellowship and reflection on the reason for the season. The town of Newberry will host a community Christmas tree lighting ceremony at 7 p.m. in front of the town hall...

The Generations' AngelWorx program is sponsoring the fourth annual Build-a-Basket project to benefit local older adults and people with disabilities. The AngelWorx program has been active in Greene County since 2004, and is sponsored by the Generations Area 13 Agency on Aging program at Vincennes University, explained coordinator Sandy Carpenter...