Stories from Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The Linton Police Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Monday, September 22, including one accident involving personal injury, three assists to other agencies, three domestic disputes, one property issue, six special details, two reports of suspicious activity, two thefts, two traffic stops and one warrant served...

September 22 -- Erin Dawn Dove, 35, Linton, was arrested on a warrant issued on a petition to revoke a suspended sentence. She was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Conaway was the arresting officer. September 22 -- Stacey Jo Mullis, 36, Brazil, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of check deception and a Writ of Attachment. ...

On Saturday, September 27, 2014 the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is sponsoring the ninth nationwide "Prescription Drug Take Back" initiative. The "Take Back" initiative seeks to prevent prescription drug abuse and theft. Collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs to be disposed of for destruction.....

The Greene County Tourism Advisory Board (GCTAB) will be holding their annual Made-in-Greene-County Showcase this Saturday. This will be the third year for the event and the GCTAB encourages everyone to come out and see what Greene County has to offer.....

BLOOMFIELD -- The Family Life Center of Greene County has found a new home. This week the Center announced the physical move of the ministry to the Good times Building (formerly the Good Times Restaurant) which is located west of Bloomfield at 2093 West State Road 54. The building is west of Greene County UDWI REMC and Hunter's Drive-in.....

Greene County Bridge No. 49, which is located on Coalmine Road between Dobson Road and Ash Road in Center Township will be closed indefinitely beginning Tuesday, Sept. 23 according to the Greene County Highway Department. State inspectors deemed the bridge unsafe and notified county highway officials of its condition on Tuesday afternoon. ....

LYONS -- For many years in the United States the developmentally and intellectually disabled were little more than a footnote to society. They were locked away in state institutions with little or no comforts. They were often abandoned by the people charged with their welfare and were left to the cold hands of a system that quite frankly was unresponsive to anything beyond their basic needs.....

The Linton-Stockton junior varsity volleyball team defeated visiting North Central by the scores of 25-20, 25-23 in a Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference match Monday night. "We really set the ball up well," said Lady Miner coach Julie Walker. "Our passing was better...

The Linton-Stockton High School football team is still ranked sixth in the latest Associated Press Class A Top 10 poll. INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TOP 10 POLLS The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through games of Tuesday, September 23, 2014, rating points and previous rankings:...

The Linton-Stockton Junior High School girls cross country team placed eighth out of 28 teams and the boys ran 17th out of 30 teams that competed Saturday South Knox Invitational Vanessa Shafford for 17th overall for the Lady Miners. Aurek Deischer paced the Miners as he ran fourth in the boys competition...

Class A No. 6 Linton-Stockton will put its three-game winning streak on the line when they travel to Elnora to face the host North Daviess Cougars Friday in a non-conference high school football game. The Miners have defeated Tecumseh, West Vigo and Springs Valley 66-13 last week since having their 31-game regular season winning streak snapped on Aug. 29 at Sullivan...

LITTLE CINCINNATI - The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds hit the road for the third straight week as they travel to Farmersburg to face North Central in a Southwest Conference matchup of T-Birds. Eastern Greene has been on a bit of a roll lately with three big wins in a row - over North Daviess (44-16), Mitchell (32-14), and Wood Memorial (57-16)...

Saturday afternoon is homecoming in Dugger as the Tigers of Charles A.Tindley Accelerated School visit the Dugger Union Bulldogs for a 2 p.m. contest. Charles A. Tindley is a charter school in Indianapolis offering an accelerated curriculum with an emphasis on college preparation...

At the Linton-Stockton School Board meeting on Monday evening, each department, ranging from elementary to high school, gave a presentation on current items. Elementary Principal Kent Brewer spoke on the American Student Achievement Institute (ASAI), a vision-to-action plan currently implemented at Linton Elementary...

The Jasonville High School-Shakamak High School Alumni Association is putting the final touches on its annual Homecoming celebration, which is slated for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This year's Homecoming festivities include a street party, photography and art contest, pancake breakfast, car show, trivia, parade, alumni banquet, afterglow and alumni softball tournament...

All residents from across the county are encouraged to attend the "Meet the Candidate Night" coming up on Thursday. The event is free of charge and gives the public a chance to learn more about this year's candidates before the election. This year, Farm Bureau, Inc. has joined efforts with the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce to present the event at the Shawnee Theatre due to the construction currently going on at the Greene County Fairgrounds, where the event is usually held...

For the second year in a row, the Northeast Dubois Jeeps and the Bloomfield boys' tennis teams was a battle between two unbeatens. For the second time, Northeast Dubois was still unbeaten when the match was over. Like last year, the final score was 4-1 for the host Jeeps...

Despite missing nine serves, the Lady Miners of Linton-Stockton defeated host North Knox 20-25, 25-23, 25-9, 26-24 in a high school volleyball match Tuesday night. The Lady Miners improved to 8-11 with their second win in as many nights. "We are still missing too many serves," said Lady Miner coach Jill Fougerousse. "We have to cut down on our errors...

The WRV junior Varsity volleyball team played in the Cloverdale junior varsity volleyball invitational Saturday losing to Owen Valley 16-25, 21-25 and winning over Monrovia 25-16, 25-14 and Cloverdale 25-20, 25-12. Lilly Hancock and Payton Franklin led the way with Hancock serving 28-33 with six aces and Franklin registering 18 kills...

The Eastern Greene boys and girls cross country teams ran in the Barr-Reeve Invitational. The EG boys finished fifth out of 15 teams. John Kirts ran a personal best time of sixteen minutes and fifty seconds finishing sixth overall for the Thunderbirds...

LITTLE CINCINNATI - Eastern Greene won a five-set thriller over Bloomfield in SWIAC conference volleyball action here Tuesday 25-21, 19-25, 19-25, 25-23, and 15-11. The Lady Cardinals entered the contest undefeated in conference play at 5-0. The Lady Thunderbirds won the first set with some solid net play...

The White River Valley volleyball team defeated Eminence in straight sets 25-5, 25-13, and 25-14 in a match at WRV Tuesday night. WRV coach Shawn Brown said, "The girls came out ready to play this evening. The girls passed the ball very well this evening which led to executing our offense the way we are capable of."...