Stories from Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Another scam has recently begun to surface in southeastern Indiana and could very well be occurring statewide. Though not a new scam, it has been successful for the scammers in other areas of the United States. The scam works like this; a person will receive a phone call advising them they have placed second or third in the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and have won hundreds of thousands of dollars and they are asked to wire money via Western Union cover taxes and processing fees. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Sept. 9 -- Brandon Wayne Moore, 27, of Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine, a class B felony. No bond set. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Darrin McDonald was the arresting officer...

Snotha Ann Phillippe, 74, formerly of Bruceville and Spencer, passed away Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013 at IU Health in Bloomington. Snotha was born July 13, 1939 in Bruceville, the daughter of Robert Stephens and Wanda (Helderman) Dove. She married George "Bruce" Phillippe on April 19, 1957, and he passed in June of 2003...

Richard Earl Duvivier, 40, of Linton, IN, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, with his wife and mother at his side. He was born in Linton, IN, on March 8, 1973, to Lawrence and Patricia (Gullion) Gwaltney and later adopted by Fernard Duvivier, Jr...

Bloomfield's sweet tooth just got a little stronger. Grandma's Goodies, a bakery and confectionery, recently opened at 32 East Main on the north side of Bloomfield's square. Owner Jill Vaught said the business is a realized dream two years in the making...

This Saturday, downtown Linton will be a buzz with the activities of the 2013 Linton Fall Arts Festival. Events will be situated on East Vincennes Street in downtown Linton from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Organizers of the festival ---- Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce and Rediscover Downtown Linton ---- are still searching for area artisans, community organizations and direct sales businesses to set up vendor booths...

One man who got stopped for allegedly speeding down Price Road in the Linton area wound up with more than an infraction. He's facing a criminal charge of reckless driving endangering the safety or property of others. It's a class B misdemeanor. Jarrod W. Lewis, 25, of Linton, has been summoned to appear in Greene Superior Court on Sept. 27 for an initial hearing as a result of an incident that occurred on Aug. 23 around 11:38 p.m...

A rural Owensburg man accused of allowing his horses to run loose has been summoned to appear in court this week. Ronald N. Hughes, 44, is scheduled to appear in Greene Superior Court on Friday for an initial hearing. He's expected to be charged with the crime of animals running at large, which is a class B misdemeanor...

Nona Kaye (McCall) Mitchell, 61, Lyons, passed away Saturday Sept. 7, 2013 at the Glenburn Home in Linton. Nona was born Feb. 26, 1952 in Washington, the daughter of Chet and Lois (Rose) McCall. She married Murle Mitchell on Nov. 2, 1974, and he passed on Dec. 1, 2001...

(By Sabrina Westfall) A ribbon cutting for the Greene County Health-Bloomfield office, along with a tour, took place at the 55 N. Judge St. location Tuesday. Those participating the ribbon cutting are Marketing Directory Corey Sparks, physician Dr. Owen Batterton, nurse Linda Pyne, receptionist Karin Thompson, Director of Operations Randy Padgett and Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce President Matt Miller. ...

Dale Paul Pruitt, 65, of Crane, died Tuesday. Visitation will be 3-5 p.m. Thursday at the Bethel Church in Owensburg. Services will be 5 p.m. Thursday at the church followed by graveside services at Dishman Cemetery. Victoria Grace Funeral Home and Memory Chapel in Little Cincinnati is in charge of arrangements...

The Town of Lyons has hired a reserve officer to assist when Lyons Town Marshal Ron Sparks is not on duty. Sparks was given permission by the town council at Tuesday's regular meeting to hire Ryan Montgomery. Montgomery, who lives in Bloomfield, received his pre-service training through Vincennes University, spent a year as a reserve with the Worthington Police Department, and is currently employed with the Greene County Sheriff's Department at the courthouse...

URS Linton has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001 and 14001 Quality and Environmental Management Systems certification from The International Organization for Standardization. URS Corporation, a provider of federal government engineering and technical services, has announced that it has been awarded the coveted ISO 9001 and 14001 Quality and Environmental Management Systems certification from The International Organization for Standardization...

The water in Worthington's fountain downtown on the Triangle is flowing once again thanks to a local businessman. Town Council President Malcolm Stahl said Brian Stoner installed a new pump in the fountain, donating both the pump and his labor. "Thanks to Brian Stoner -- this is deeply appreciated by the Town of Worthington," said Stahl...

Linton-Stockton evened its record at 6-6 after disposing of visiting Washington 25-14, 25-13, 25-14 in a non-conference high school volleyball match Tuesday night. The Lady Miners tallied 34 kills and 20 block assists. They also had 33 assists and missed just twice in 74 attempts on serve (97 percent)...

Host Northeast Dubois did not lose a game as the Jeeps defeated Linton-Stockton 5-0 in a high school boys tennis match Tuesday. The 0-7 Miners return to action Wednesday in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference contest at Bloomfield. "We ran into a really good team tonight. ...

SWITZ CITY -- After gutting out a first set win, the White River Valley Lady Wolverines were unable to maintain the momentum and ended dropping a 25-21, 10-25, 12-25, 17-25 decision to visiting North Knox here Tuesday night. "It was a completely new lineup, we went from a 6-2 to a 5-1," WRV (2-7) coach Kristi Graves said. "I was really pleased in the first set, they played really well they worked really hard and we had Shannon (Pittman) back which was good for us."...

On Sept.11, 2001, the U.S. was rocked by attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and subsequently the Pentagon. Across all corners of the world, people watched planes crash into the skyscrapers and the Pentagon and the emergency officials who ran into the wreckage instead of from it...