Stories from Wednesday, October 9, 2013

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG Oct. 8 -- James Robert Gibson Jr., 33, of Linton, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear, a class A misdemeanor. Bond set at $10,000, with 10 percent allowed. Linton Police Department Officer Mike Harroll was the arresting officer...

LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Tuesday included one information request; four utility assists after hours; one utility repair; one transport/documentation; one accident with property damage; three medical/illness; one alarm; one animal complaint; one suspicious vehicle/person; one extra patrol; one welfare check/concern; one domestic neighbor; and eight traffic stops...

The Physical Therapy Department at Greene County General Hospital is hosting a series of educational sessions. As a way to celebrate Physical Therapy Month, it is hosting sessions to promote health and wellness. Physical Therapy Director Kristen Goodman explained the hospital has recently put in place a health and wellness program. As a member of the committee, she thought this would be the perfect time to promote the cause, she noted...

Greene County families have an opportunity to learn about 4-H on Thursday at the annual 4-H open house. Greene County Purdue Extension Educator for 4-H Youth Development Malea Huffman said the event coincides with National 4-H week and will feature representatives from most of the clubs, as well as a number of animal species...

As a teenager, Greene County resident Mike Dean looked out the windows of his small-town Indiana school dreaming of faraway places. "Little did I know that someday I would travel the world, experiencing many of those things I had only daydreamed about as an adolescent," Dean said in the introduction to his recently released novel, "Send Me: A Soldier's Story."...

There will be four locations throughout the county to drop off unused medications Saturday so they can be safely discarded. Operation Medicine Cabinet is sponsored by the Greene County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD). Those who would like to discard of unused or expired medications can do so without even getting out of their car by stopping by the Wright Township Fire Department in Midland, Center Township Fire Department in Little Cincinnati, Linton Fire Department in Linton, and the Richland Township Fire Department in Bloomfield between 10 a.m. ...

GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Tuesday, Oct. 8 including one property damage accident, two alarms, one assist to a motorist, one civil dispute, two assists to the ambulance service, one reckless driver, one report of suspicious activity, seven traffic stops, two inmate transports, one criminal mischief and one welfare check...

The driver of a semi-truck was injured in a single vehicle accident in Eastern Greene County early Wednesday morning. According to a report by Greene County Sheriff's Department Deputy Jeffrey Brown, Shai Simmons, 41, of Fountaintown, Ind. was traveling north bound on South State Road 45 when he ran off the roadway around 1:40 a.m...

Even great seasons have to end, according to Bloomfield High School boys tennis coach Mike Canty. After the Cardinals repeated as sectional champs last week at North Daviess, they fell to Washington 5-0 in the semifinals of the Jasper Regional Tuesday night...

Eastern Greene will look to get back to .500 with a non-conference high school football game Friday night at Campbellsburg against the host West Washington Senators. The 3-4 Thunderbirds will take on the 4-3 Senators. West Washington will enter the game on a three-game losing skid, having fell to Paoli (31-7), Tecumseh (35-34) and Perry Central (40-8) last week...

Perhaps the toughest challenge the Linton-Stockton (7-0) Miners will face this year comes on Friday night. That's when the Class A No. 1 squad travels to Hamilton County to take on Sheridan. The Blackhawks, currently ranked No. 10 by the Associated Press, come into Friday's 8 p.m. contest with a bit of a deceiving record. While they currently sit 4-3 on the year, their three losses have been to bigger schools...

The Shakamak Lakers, Eastern Greene Thunderbirds and Linton-Stockton Miners all had their final tune-up for the upcoming cross country sectional Tuesday. All three teams along with Columbus East, Seymour, Greenwood, Home School Union, Jennings County and the host Eagles took part in the Pre-State Invitational at Eagle Park in Nashville...

Trent Myers of White River Valley gets all of the tennis ball while serving. The Wolverines' No. 1 singles player competed in the state singles regional final at Jasper Wednesday against Austin Pea of Vincennes Rivet, falling by the scores of 6-2, 6-1. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CRIMINAL CASES State vs. Desiree June Booker, receiving stolen property State vs. Jason T. Haywood, theft CIVIL CASES Paula Wheaton and Robert Wheaton vs. Caseys General Store, civil tort In Re the Marriage of Tim Lowe and Jennifer Lowe, domestic relation...

Thursday Come to the Greene County 4-H Open House and Chili Supper from 5 to 8 pm at the Greene County Community Building on the Greene County 4-H Fairgrounds. Call 812-659-2122 for more information. Learn what Greene County 4-H has to offer you. Come meet other 4-Her's, leaders, and other families that are interested in joining 4-H. Proceeds from the Chili Supper will be matched by the 4-H Council and go towards the Greene County Community Building Renovation Project...

A suspicion that a Bloomfield woman was involved in pawning stolen goods, from a burglary case that dated back to January 2012, caught up with her after she was recently arrested in connection with a meth lab bust. Desiree June Booker, 28, Bloomfield, was taken into custody on Sept. 28 and booked into the Greene County Jail, then charged with drug-related felonies...

Freedom, Ind. -- Andrew McNeil of Freedom, Ind. has announced that he will be running against Rep. Larry Bucshon in the 2014 Republican primary. "Today I stand before you in the spirit of 1776," said McNeil. "Now is not the time for timidity. It is not the time to cower in fear. Today we must lead. We must stand and fight with dependence upon the same God who saw us through 237 years ago, albeit with humility."...