Stories from Thursday, January 30, 2014

Jan. 29 -- Douglas Jay Lockhart, Jr., 21, Scotland, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. Bond information not available. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Jordan Gooding was the arresting officer. Jan. 29 -- Robert James Coleman, 36, Bloomfield, was arrested on a preliminary charge of child solicitation. ...

The Linton Police Department's activity log for Wednesday, Jan. 29 included one breaking and entering, one request for information, one custody dispute or exchange, two funeral escorts, two medical runs, two alarms, one assist to another agency, one complaint of harassment, one theft, one 911 prank or false call, one arrest -- wanted on a warrant, one ordinance violation and three traffic stops...

As a result of an investigation into a report of inappropriate notes sent by a 36-year-old man to an underage female, a request by investigators for a search warrant was approved on Wednesday. Officers then arrived at his home, seized computers and printers plus a cell phone, and they arrested the suspect...

White River Valley Superintendent Bob Hacker and school board president Jason Davidson, as well as board members Andy Davis and Chris Cornelius sat down with Staff Writer Jessica Squires last night to discuss the information surrounding the Operating Fund Referendum passed this week...

Vernon Waggoner, 103, of Scotland, passed away Monday January 27, 2014 at Monroe Hospital in Bloomington. Born April 5, 1910 in Newberry, the son of Lewis and Della (Bough) Waggoner. Vernon was an Army veteran of WWII 149th Armored Signal Company, he was a member of the Antioch United Brethren Church in Martin County, Ind. He was a farmer...

John Thomas White, 79, moved to his eternal home on January 29, 2014. He was born April 26, 1934 to John and Julia White. He is survived by his wife, Ruth; children Paul (Tambra) White, Julia Cruse, Steven White, Michael White (Kathryn O'Connor), Kathleen White (Eli Thomas), and Mary White; grandchildren Evan and Noah Cruse, Nedim O'Connor, Emma and Henry White; sister Annie Smulders; sister-in-law Carrie White; several nieces and nephews...

Saturday, Feb. 1 The Linton Moose will host a spaghetti dinner from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Karaoke begins at 8 p.m. Members and guests are welcome. Eastern Greene High School has planned an All-Alumni event at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. All graduates in attendance from the classes of 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, and 2004 who remain for the boys JV game will be recognized at half-time of the JV game. ...

Youth workers from across Greene County gathered Wednesday to discuss the state of the county's youth. The Youth Worker's Cafe, hosted by the Greene County Alliance, Greene County Education Services and the Indiana Youth Institute, discussed trends in the county's children...

Bloomfield, Ind. --The Shawnee Summer Theatre has announced its 2014 season filled with timeless tales, and American favorites. New Producing Director Trey D. Rock says, "We have listened to Bloomfield and the surrounding areas and made sure our shows are bigger, our Youth theatre is improved, and we have brought back the immensely popular Melodrama. Under new direction Shawnee is going to be better than ever."...

Dancers from Bloomfield-based Yer Studio Dance and Gymnastics brought home two national championship titles over the weekend. Instructor Sammie Sparks took the 17 participants to the 2014 JAMfest JAMbash series national competition on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn...

Eastern Greene outscored host Clay City 32-17 in the second half, pulling away for a 54-40 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference victory Thursday night. The Lady Thunderbirds improved to 6-12, 3-3 in the SWIAC. Clay City fell to 6-14, 2-6. "We overcame some adversity in the first half. We had some foul trouble and we're not making our shots," said EGHS girls basketball coach Zack Stevens. "But we never lacked for intensity, drive and our team stayed constant...

Korissa Jobe, Hallie Smith and Cali Hale combined for 41 points as the host Lady Bulldogs defeated Washington Catholic 49-37 in a high school girls basketball game at Dugger Thursday night. The victory was the seventh in 13 games for the Lady Bulldogs. WC dropped to 1-16...

JASONVILLE -- Shakamak scored the first eight points on their way to a 78-17 victory over visiting Eminence here Thursday night in a non-conference high school girls basketball game. The Lady Lakers pushed their record to 10-7. The Lady Eels, who only had five players in uniform because of injuries, slipped to 1-16...

SWITZ CITY -- It took them a half, but the White River Valley Lady Wolverines finally shook off a pesky and game Linton-Stockton squad and pulled away to a 45-32 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win here Thursday night. WRV improved to 11-6 overall and 6-1 in the SWIAC while the Lady Miners fell to 1-20, 0-7...

Ronald Mack Johnson, 81, of Plainfield, passed away January 30, 2014. He was born June 14, 1932 to the late Otha L. and Essa (Lucas) Johnson in Greencastle, IN. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War. He received his BA from Indiana State University and his Masters from DePauw University. ...

GREENE CIRCUIT COURT CIVIL CASES MSW Capital LLC vs. Marti House, collection In Re the Marriage of Harold Meek and Valerie Smith, domestic relation In Re the Marriage of Courtney Abbit and Steven Kristler, domestic relation Bank of America NA vs. Michael Heacox, Susan Heacox, mortgage foreclosure...