Stories from Friday, December 28, 2012

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering grants through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to Indiana Farmers. According to a press release issued by the NRCS, there will be $26 million available to assist with nutrient management, reduced tillage, cover crops, rotational grazing systems and other conservation practices...

The proposed Bloomfield football program doesn't have approval from the school board yet, but fundraising efforts are continuing to pick up steam with a goal to raise at least half of the money needed to field a team during the first year. Proponents of starting a school-sponsored football program, beginning with junior varsity play in the fall of 2013, have incorporated into a not-for-profit organization ---- Bloomfield Football Booster Club, Inc...

Current estimated Indiana Department of Education tuition support for Bloomfield School District in 2013 shows a loss of more than $300,000. Superintendent Dan Sichting said the revenue loss is due to the continued drop in enrollment and the elimination of two school grants -- Small Schools Grant and Rural Schools Grant...

TERRE HAUTE -- Shakamak was poised to remain in the winner's bracket of the Wabash Valley Classic Friday afternoon at Terre Haute South High School. But they committed six turnovers in the fourth quarter as the Lakers lost to Northview 55-48. The Lakers turned a Northview turnover into a three-point play as a result of hustle by Patrick Green, a nifty pass from Dylan Collins and a layup and free throw by Brodie Crowe, giving Shakamak a 37-33 edge with six minutes and 55 seconds remaining...

Mary L. Wilkie, 71, of Linton, died Thursday Dec. 27, 2012 at 9:31 p.m. at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton following a brief hospitalization. She was born Sept. 30, 1941 in Robinson, Ill,, the daughter of Joseph Carl York Sr., and Pauline (Darnold) York...

TERRE HAUTE - Class 2A No. 7 Linton-Stockton got 22 points from Dess Fougerousse and 20 from Austin Karazsia on their way to a 78-46 rout of South Vermillion in the consolation bracket of the Wabash Valley Classic at Terre Haute South Vigo High School here Friday night...

It may have been over 50 years since Linton-Stockton's Class of 1961 walked the local halls of ivy every day but they have not forgotten their alma mater, their classmates, or the importance of good books. In 1986, the class started a new tradition of donating books to the school library as a way to honor their fellow classmates who had passed away...

Greene County will remain on a Level I Travel Advisory throughout the weekend in anticipation of more snow. Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe said the public should use extreme caution when traveling the county roadways, and motorists are advised to travel at their own risk.......

Due to the large amount of snowfall at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area this week, no quail hunting will be allowed on Saturday (Dec. 29). In extreme weather conditions, DNR biologists reserve the option to cancel quail hunting when it may cause undue stress to the quail population in that area, according to a news release issued Friday afternoon.....

More snow is on the way. A low pressure system passing through Kentucky will cause snowfall in the Greene/Sullivan county areas of central Indiana Friday night, according to the National Weather Service in Indianapolis. A Winter Weather Advisory for snow has been issued by the NWS, effective from 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday......

JAIL LOG Dec. 27 -- Jeremy Guy Baldock, 27, Indianapolis, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke and was being held without bond. Dec. 27 -- Justin Michael McDonald, 27, Linton, was arrested on a parole revocation and was being held without bond...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log on Thursday included two requests for information, one accident with property damage, eight medical/illness, one alarm, one animal complaint, one suspicious vehicle or person, one harassment complaint, two thefts, one disabled or stranded vehicle, one welfare check/concern and one traffic stop...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES Capital One Bank (USA) NA fka Capital One Bank vs. John Gonzales, collection Capital One Bank (USA) NA vs. B.R. Anderson, collection Capital One Bank (USA) NA vs. Linda Crissen, collection HSBC Bank USA NA as indenture trustee for the registered noteholders vs. Michael Alton, Monica Lee, John Doe, unknown tenant, mortgage foreclosure...

Saturday Linton trash pick up is behind schedule due to the holidays and blizzard. Friday trash day will be picked up today, and the city will be working double next week to get caught up on the trash. Anyone who would like to drop off their trash at the City Barn can do so between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday until the schedule is caught up...