Stories from Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Cory Robert Deschamp, 23, of Jasonville, plead guilty and was sentenced Tuesday in Owen Circuit Court for operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing a tragic crash last September that claimed the life of a Terre Haute man and critically injured a passenger...

The Linton Police Department responded to 22 calls and incidents on Tuesday, October 21, including one alarm, one complaint about an animal, one assist to another agency, four assists to the public, one battery, one bomb threat, one burglary, one child custody issue, one civil dispute, one noise complaint, one special detail, two reports of suspicious activity, one title check, one traffic stop, two transports and one warrant served...

October 21 -- Justin Samuel Brown, 26, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant issued on a preliminary charge of invasion of privacy. He was being held without bond. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Lee Condol was the arresting officer. October 21 -- James D. ...

Eden Prairie, Minn. -- Indiana Governor Mike Pence has issued a proclamation declaring Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2014, SmileSafe Day in Indiana. This day of recognition celebrates the partnership between Lifetouch and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in providing SmileSafe photo ID cards to help parents and law enforcement obtain a current school picture if a child goes missing...

INDIANAPOLIS -- State and local health officials are increasing measures to protect the health of Hoosiers in the event of an Ebola case in Indiana. "The State Health Department and healthcare partners, with the support of Governor Pence, are taking extensive measures now to ensure that if we have a case of Ebola here, we will be ready to treat patients, isolate contacts and contain the spread of the disease," said State Health Commissioner William VanNess, M.D...

INDIANAPOLIS -- On Tuesday, the Indiana State Department of Health opened a call center for the public to answer questions regarding Ebola Virus Disease. Health representatives are available to answer questions regarding symptoms, screening and diagnosis of Ebola...

Indianapolis - Less than one percent of Indiana's nearly 400,000 hunters are found to be violating the law while hunting. Finding those violators often requires the input of law-abiding hunters and other citizens who see violations taking place. Now that Hoosier hunting seasons are in full swing, the Indiana Conservation Officers charged with enforcing the state's wildlife laws ask concerned citizens to keep two phone numbers handy and enter them on their cell phones...

The Indiana High School Tennis Coaches Association recently announced its all-District teams for the 2014 season. Bloomfield's No. 1 doubles team of Hunter Heaton and Alex Chestnut were named to the District 7 squad. Heaton and Chestnut were sectional champions and finished the season with a 20-4 mark while playing at No. 1 doubles...

Linton-Stockton School Corporation Superintendent Nick Karazsia has confirmed that there was a bomb threat. Tuesday morning, Middle School Principal Jeff Sparks, received information that someone was going to bring a bomb to school at some time in the future. The Linton-Stockton School Corporation immediately enacted their Safety Plan by securing the premises, notifying the Linton Police Department, and starting their investigation...

North Central defeated North Daviess, Linton-Stockton and White River Valley in the championship match to win the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference junior high volleyball tournament on Oct. 18 at Shakamak. WRV had beaten Clay City and Shakamak to advance to the title match...

Phyllis Joy (Houser) Burch, 85, of Jasonville, Indiana left this world to live eternally in The Lord's Heavenly Kingdom at 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2014 in Glenburn Home, Linton, Ind. She was born March 6, 1929 in Jasonville, Ind. to Clarence Elmer Houser and Hazel Effie (Brinson) Houser...