Stories from Thursday, May 2, 2013

David and Marsha Flater, of Linton, are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jill Lane Flater, to Steven Frank Weber Jr., son of Steve and Barbara Weber of Alexandria, Ky. The bride is a 1995 graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and a 2000 graduate of Indiana State University with a degree in Health and Physical Education. She is employed at Linton Stockton School Corporation as a junior-senior high school physical education teacher...

When a Jasonville woman accused of shoplifting from Walmart was asked why she did it, she allegedly told an officer she did it just to see if she could get away with it. Constance Sue Bickel, 25, was taken into custody Sunday on a warrant issued for her arrest...

Several events will be taking place over the weekend in Linton and Bloomfield. The Linton Farmer's Market will kick off its first season at Humphreys Park on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Organizer Mark Stacy said although the market is just getting started, there will be several vendors and activities for all ages...

Students in the Greene-Sullivan Twin Rivers Automotive Services Technology Program have been showing off their skills at competitions. Twin Rivers Instructor Dewayne Mayfield said he was proud of his students as they work towards gaining life skills...

The White River Valley Junior High School Drama Club will present a comedy production "After Hours" on Friday and Saturday nights. Curtain time is 7 p.m. each night in the school cafeteria. In the award-winning play, written by Kevin Stone, all is quiet on the storefront as the owner of a small clothes shop locks up for the night...

JASONVILLE -- Horse racing enthusiasts are looking forward to Saturday's Kentucky Derby, the first leg of the Triple Crown. Although no horse racing took place at Shakamak High School Thursday afternoon, SHS had a triple crown of its own when three Laker seniors signed letters of intent to play college basketball...

Ashley Cooper, Mercedes Shafford and Brenna West won at singles while the doubles teams of Natalie Swihart and Sydney Alltop and Ashley Todd and Chelsey Budd all were victorious as the Lady Miners defeated West Vigo 5-0 Wednesday in a high school girls tennis match...

Eastern Greene lost on a tiebreaker in a high school golf match Wednesday at Hidden Hills against Loogootee. "Our players gave up because they weren't playing well, and wanted to show off for the girls who came to watch the match," said EGHS coach Don Dyar. "Needless to say, I was pretty disappointed...

JAIL LOG * May 1 -- Michael D. Thompson, 30, Adairsville, Georgia, was arrested on a Writ of Attachment issued on a child non-support. He was being held in lieu of $1,000 cash only.

ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday included one report of fraud, three follow-up investigations, one request for information, one assist to the utility department after hours, one custody dispute or exchange, one suicide or attempted suicide, two medical/illness, two alarms, one complaint about an animal, one vehicle identification number check, one suspicious vehicle or person, one assist to another agency, one harassment complaint, one reckless driver, one theft, one arrest - wanted on a warrant, one domestic dispute - neighbor, one ordinance violation and two traffic stops.. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. James R. Reineke, possession of hash oil/marijuana/hashish/salvia/synthetic drug, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia State vs. Nila J. Reineke, possession of hash oil/marijuana/hashish/salvia/synthetic drug, maintaining a common nuisance, possession of paraphernalia...

Friday The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will meet for a special meeting at 4 p.m. in the library. The Jasonville Senior Citizens Center will host the monthly biscuits and sausage gravy breakfast from 7 to 9:30 a.m. There will be other breakfast items available. Carry out is available...

Union remained winless in the conference after the Lady Bulldogs dropped a 3-0 decision at home against North Central in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference high school softball game Thursday. Conner Kendall had a single in the second inning, the only hit for the Lady Bulldogs...

Shakamak pounded out 16 hits as the Lady Laker softball team defeated Owen Valley 9-3 in a high school softball game at Ellettsville Thursday. Amber Chesterfield, Meghan Miller and Kelsey Pilant each had three hits. Miller had a double and home run, scored three runs and knocked in four runs...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals improved their season record to 11-3 by sweeping Owen Valley 5-0 without dropping a set Thursday afternoon. Kari Schulte ran past Kayla Samick 6-1, 6-1 at the No. 1 singles position while Liza Bartlett prevailed 6-4, 6-1 over Tori Byerly at the second singles spot...

Vincennes Rivet defeated Bloomfield 150-207 in a high school boys golf match Thursday at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Alex Bartlow was low for the Cardinals with a nine-hole total of 47. Cole Knight shot 50, Ben Shirley 53, Brady Gadberry and Jackson each fired a 57 and Nick Puett 58...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds learned an important -- but painful, very painful -- lesson about high school softball in a 4-2 loss to visiting Linton-Stockton Thursday night. "Until we start doing what coaches tell us to do, we are not going to win," Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said in the aftermath of the loss...

A tip to Crimestoppers over the weekend led police to bust a marijuana grow operation housed in a residence in eastern Greene County. James Rufus Reineke, 58, and Nila Jane Reineke, 61, both of Solsberry, were booked into the Greene County Jail Sunday...