Stories from Tuesday, April 30, 2013

CRANE ---- Adam Razavian, PhD., a longtime supporter and past employee of Crane has been selected as the new Technical Director of Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division (NSWC Crane). "I am looking forward to being back in Southern Indiana; both of my sons were born here and it's where I started my career," said Razavian. ...

Radius Indiana has formed and launched a new Defense and National Security Advisory Council, with it's first meeting Tuesday, April 30. The council is being chaired by Don Schulte, Executive Director of Westgate at Crane Technology Park. Those serving on the council include Duane Embree from the Indiana Department of Defense Development, Dave Reece of the Crane Regional Alliance, and Steve Gootee representing the Southern Indiana Defense Alliance. ...

Greene County Home Health Care (HHC) is celebrating 28 years of service to Greene and surrounding counties Wednesday. HHC Executive Director Karen Wathen explained that the program, owned by Greene County General Hospital, has been helpful in the effort to keep people out of the hospitals...

Anthony J. "Tony" Niebrugge's been charged with a trio of misdemeanors. Police say he was found sleeping in a vehicle in the parking lot of White River Valley High School early last Monday morning, parked in a spot that disrupted the unloading of students off the buses...

When it comes to shelling out money for a leased county parking lot, Greene County Council President Ed Cullison left little doubt where he stands on the matter. He's against it. Greene County Commissioner Rick Graves said there is a great need for parking for both employees and courthouse patrons as well as storage space. He wondered what the council thought about the matter...

The Greene County Council wants more information on local occupancy rates before it's ready to approved a proposed 5 percent innkeeper tax. Greene County Economic Development Corporation Director Joan Bethell addressed the council Monday afternoon and reaffirmed the same proposal she made two years ago in asking that the collected innkeeper tax revenues be dedicated to the county's tourism promotion...

Several schools throughout the state have had to shut down the second day of ISTEP testing in order issues within the testing system to be addressed. Glenda Ritz, Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction, issued a statement on behalf of the Indiana Department of Education Tuesday afternoon apologizing for the inconvenience...

Three people accused of stealing a 47-inch LG LED TV from Walmart on March 22 were taken into custody late last week after warrants were issued for their arrest. Graham N. Tackett, 24, of Linton, was arrested by the Linton Police Department. Gerald Leroy Thompson, 22, Linton, and Paige Renee Kidwell, 20, of Worthington, were both arrested by the Worthington Police Department...

The Indiana Football Hall of Fame announces the 2013 Class Football Scholarship winners as follows: Class 1A: Austin Karazsia, Linton-Stockton High School Class 2A: Gunnar Norred, Tipton High School Class 3A: Ethan Engelhardt, Hamilton Heights High School...

Bloomington South pushed across two runs in the top of the 13th inning as the visitors from Monroe County held on for a 3-1 victory over Linton-Stockton in a high school softball game Monday night. "Again, our defense and pitching are stellar, but we struggle to put runs across," said Lady Miner coach Ruan Fougerousse. "Hopefully, we can find the right combination by the post season...

Jenny Wagner earned the lone point for the Lady Wolverine tennis team as WRV lost a 4-1 decision against Washington Monday. Wagner defeated Washington's Brittany Pierson in straight sets at No. 1 singles, losing just one game. "All our singles girls started out strong but we weren't able to hang on to our lead to the end," said WRV girls tennis coach Ted Wagner...

JAIL LOG April 29 -- Julie A. Richardson, 41, Lyons, was arrested on a warrant issued for a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a class D felony. Bond was set at $8,000 surety or ten percent cash. She was released later the same day after posting $800 cash...

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Monday included one medical/extraction, two requests for information only, one assist to the utility department after hours, two medical/illness, one alarm, four complaints about animals, four suspicious vehicles and or persons, one assist to another agency, one welfare check or concern, and 10 traffic stops...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Terry C. Collins, strangulation, domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old State vs. Troy J. Hostetter, receiving stolen property, two counts of theft State vs. Jaycie A. Gouckenour, neglect of a dependent...

Wednesday *The White River Valley Board of School Trustees will meet in special session at 4:30 p.m. for the purpose of hiring a new superintendent, effective July 1. The meeting will be conducted in the WRV school cafeteria. Thursday, May 2 The Bethel Church Ladies May banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. All ladies welcome for a great meal and evening. The church is located south of Dugger on State Road 159...

Logan Frye and Devon Buchtman each singled to account for the Eastern Greene offense, as the Thunderbirds lost a 5-0 decision at Loogootee Tuesday in a high school baseball game. "The Mathies kid threw a good ball game, you have to tip your cap to him," Eastern Greene coach Trevor McConnell said the Loogootee hurler who blanked the T-Birds. "He pounded the ball in the strike zone and kept us off balance...

Lady Miners edge Lakers Linton-Stockton pushed across the only run of the game in the second inning as the Lady Miners defeated host Shakamak 1-0 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school softball game Tuesday. The Lady Miners improved to 7-4, 3-2 in the SWIAC...

Linton-Stockton dominated singles and also won at doubles as the Lady Miners defeated Owen Valley 5-0 in a high school girls tennis match Tuesday. "Overall we played great," said Lady Miner coach Nathan Skinner. "Both doubles teams jumped out fast and played well...

Lakers lose to North Shakamak committed six errors and allowed 12 unearned runs as the Lakers lost to visiting Bloomington North 14-1 in five innings in a high school baseball game Tuesday night at Jasonville. North broke the game open with seven runs in the second...

The Greene County Economic Development Corporation (GCEDC), through successful applications for USDA's Rural Business Enterprise Grant, has been able to establish a Revolving Loan Fund to nurture new and developing locally-owned businesses. GCEDC Director Joan Bethell states, "Greene County Economic Development Corporation was able to reach the grant-required match of local funds with help of four generous donors; UDWI-REMC, Crane Federal Credit Union, MainSource Bank, and Farmers & Mechanics Federal Savings Bank. ...