Stories from Monday, September 22, 2014

The Greene County Sheriff's Department responded to 53 calls and incidents Friday through Sunday, September 19-22, including two abandoned vehicles, six property damage accidents, two accidents involving personal injury, four alarms, three complaints about animals, three assists to other agencies, one assist to the public, one burglary, two civil disputes, one civil paper served, one criminal mischief incident, two domestic disputes, one assist to EMS, one fraud, one complaint involving a juvenile, two property damage incidents, three reckless drivers, one road hazard, four reports of suspicious activity, two thefts, five traffic stops, two inmate transports, one trespassing incident, one unruly subject and one welfare check.. ...

September 19 -- Joshua Ray Flynn, 28, Springville, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. He was being held without bond. Greene County Jail Officer Darren McDonald was the arresting officer. September 19 -- Louis J. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 17 calls and incidents on Friday, September 19, including one alarm, one theft, two complaints about animals, four requests for information, two traffic stops, two property damage accidents, one child custody issue, two reports of suspicious activity and one warrant served...

Frederick Douglas O'Bannon, 76, of Owensburg, passed away at 1:58 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Oct. 7, 1937 in Dresden, Ind., he was the son of Everett and Beatrice Louise (Jeffries) O'Bannon. He served his country in the United States Army. He worked for Carl Jackson Lumber and for J.C. Penney...

Eastern Greene hosted a four-way Round Robin volleyball tournament Saturday with the Lady Thunderbirds defeating Washington: 25-13, 25-18 and Pike Central: 25-16, 25-16 but losing to South Knox 26-28, 25-18, 11-15. Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said, "Against Washington we started out very solid against a team that I felt was definitely better than us. It might have been a situation of where we were awake and ready to play at 9 a.m. and they were not."...

Willis D. Justus, age 89, of Mooresville, passed away Friday, Sept. 19, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital, Mooresville. Born Sept. 22, 1924 in Switz City, Ind., he was the son of the late Cecil and Cressie (Fines) Justus. His brothers, Harley Justus and Cecil Justus, Jr., along with his sister, Jan Henico also preceded him in death...

Marcus Ray "Red" Oliphant, 86, of Bloomfield passed away Sunday Sept. 21, 2014 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born Dec. 16, 1927 in Bloomfield the son of Charles and Rosa (Jackson) Oliphant. Red was retired from the United State Air Force as a Colonel, he was a 1945 graduate of Bloomfield High School and a 1952 graduate of the United States Military Academy, West Point with a Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering. ...

Orval L. Newsom, 85, of Jasonville, Ind., passed away peacefully at 3:50 p.m. Sunday, September 21, 2014 in his residence. He was born Jan. 17, 1929 in Greene County, Ind., to Ralph Newsom and Leo (Stump) Newsom. Survivors include his wife, Sarah (Blanton) Newsom of Jasonville, Ind., who he married on April 8, 1956; son, Brian Newsom, of Jasonville, Ind.; grandsons, Dustan Newsom, Justin and Kayla Newsom...

A Linton man accused of rape and child molesting was taken into custody Saturday by Det. Sgt. Josh Goodman of the Linton Police Department on a warrant issued for his arrest out of Sullivan County. William T. LaBaume, 54, was booked into the Greene County Jail at 12:25 a.m. Saturday...

One of Ohio's "Top Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" was booked into the Greene County Jail over the weekend following an arrest by the Indiana State Police. Louis J. Reynolds, 52, of Lake Bluff, Illinois, was taken into custody by ISP Trooper Richard Klun late Friday night and booked in at 11:05 p.m...

A Linton man accused of rape and child molesting in two counties was taken into custody Saturday by Det. Sgt. Josh Goodman of the Linton Police Department on the first warrant issued for his arrest out of Sullivan County. A second warrant was issued for his arrest in Greene County on Monday afternoon...

The Eastern Greene, Linton-Stockton, and Shakamak cross country teams competed in the South Knox Invitational cross country meet Saturday. The Eastern Greene boys topped the area teams finishing sixth out of 21 teams. Next was Shakamak in eighth followed by Linton-Stockton with a 14th-place finish...

The Bloomfield Cardinals assured themselves the SWIAC tennis title with a 5-0 win over North Daviess Monday afternoon. The Cards swept both singles and doubles without dropping a set but were pushed at the No. 1 singles position. Del Carter was the first one on the courts but the last one off. ...

Eastern Greene hosted a four-way round robin volleyball tournament Saturday with the Lady Thunderbirds defeating Washington 25-13, 25-18 and Pike Central 25-16, 25-16 but losing to South Knox 26-28, 25-18, 11-15 Eastern Greene coach Gina Ingram said,"Against Washington we started out very solid against a team that I felt was definitely better than us. It might have been a situation of where we were awake and ready to play at 9 and they were not."...

Linton-Stockton's boys tennis team lost a 5-0 decision Monday at Sullivan. The Miners (1-13) continue their season-long road trip Wednesday at Loogootee. At Sullivan Varsity Sullivan 5, Linton-Stockton 0 Singles: Will Arnett (S) d. Zack McGill 6-2, 6-2; Austin Bobbitt (S) d. Andrew Woods 3-6, 6-2, 10-5; Carson Willis (S) d. Brayden Allen 6-2, 6-1...

Linton-Stockton's junior varsity football team defeated the freshman team from Bedford North Lawrence 35-18 Monday night at Roy Williams Field. The Miners, who used only freshmen and sophomores, were led by Chance Howard, who had three rushing TDs. Ian Fonceca rushed for one TD and one two-point conversion...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) -- the trade association for the firearms industry -- have announced a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for the murder of Scott Maxie and the theft of firearms from Muscatatuck Outdoors, a federal firearms licensee in North Vernon, Ind...

The Shakamak High School volleyball team finished second at its own invitational Saturday. In their opening contest, the Lady Lakers defeated Washington Catholic 25-18, 25-15. In the title match, Rockville won the tournament with a 25-20, 20-25, 15-9 victory over Shakamak...

William Alexander Freeman William Alexander Freeman, 79, of Westminster, Md., died Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 at Carroll Hospice Dove House. Born March 4, 1935 in Indianapolis, Ind., he was raised by his grandparents, the late Guy "Dad" Freeman and Goldie "Mom" Freeman. He was the husband of Patricia Selby Freeman whom he married June 18, 1955...

On Monday evening, the Linton-Stockton School Board approved several hires for the athletic department. Aaron Lynn was approved for a three year contract as the high school girls'/boys' track coach beginning with the 2104/15 season until the 2016/17 season...

Rebecca A. Wiles, 90, of Bloomfield passed away Wednesday Sept. 17, 2014 at Terre Haute Regional Hospital. Born Jan. 10, 1924 in Greene County, Ind., the daughter of Clifton "Red" and Nelle (Sparks) Dixon. Rebecca was retired from RCA in Bloomington as a line supervisor and was the janitor for the Bloomfield American Legion, she was a member of the Bloomfield American Legion Auxiliary and Rebecca's Lodge in Bloomfield...

The Eastern Greene Lady Thunderbirds dropped a four-set match to Wood Memorial Monday night at Oakland City by scores of 25-18, 23-25, 13-15, and 23-25. Coach Gina Ingram said tonight the team started out solid and then just fell flat. "I thought we were past this, but evidently we revisited the flat feet, lack of communication, and poor teamwork phase tonight," she said...

BLOOMFIELD -- Many friends and family are in mourning following the passing of United States Air Force Ret. Col. Marcus "Red" Oliphant. The 86 year old Oliphant, who passed away this past weekend at the Indiana University Health Hospice in Bloomington after a long illness, was more than just the man who would be seen sitting in a lawn chair at the various sporting events in Bloomfield and surrounding areas. .....

The Eastern Greene High School girls golf team completed its season Monday with an appearance at the Bloomington North Sectional, which took place at the Cascades Golf Course in Bloomington. The Lady Thunderbirds finished with a 437, which was good for seventh place out of nine teams.....

BLOOMFIELD -- Full Life Development will host their Second Annual Covered Bridge Dinner and live music event on Saturday, September 27 from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Dinner will be served and a live band set up inside the Richland-Plummer Creek Covered Bridge, which is approximately 2.5 miles south of Bloomfield. Music will be provided by Dean Watson & Friends.....