Stories from Wednesday, January 21, 2015

The Linton Police Department responded to 13 calls and incidents on Tuesday, January 20, including two property damage accidents, three assists to the public, one complaint involving a juvenile, one reckless driver, one vehicle repossession, one report of suspicious activity, two traffic stops, one transport, and one warrant served...

January 20 -- Teresa Darlene Blevins, 44, Jasonville, was arrested on a warrant issued on preliminary charges involving operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment, and resisting law enforcement. Bond information unavailable. Greene County Sheriff's Special Deputy Karen Oliphant was the arresting officer...

In a fifth-grade boys basketball game Tuesday night, Linton-Stockton defeated North Daviess 42-15. Drew Smith and Jackson Fields both scored 12 points, Jaden Miller nine, Ayden Riggleman four, Bracy Breneman and Kaden Cates two apiece and Eli Poe added one...

BLOOMFIELD -- Greene County Treasurer Kelly Zimmerly is urging residents to be aware of the deadline to file an appeal of their property taxes. Zimmerly said taxpayers have until February 20 to file for an appeal to their property taxes owed. "The Form 11's are coming out and folks need to be aware that they only have until February 20 to file their appeal," Zimmerly said. "If they didn't get one or if they need to have any changes made now is the time for them to do so."...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue Extension is hosting 20 statewide community forums in January and February to aid the Purdue University College of Agriculture in its strategic planning. Free and open to the public, the forums are intended to gather feedback to consider as the College of Agriculture creates its five-year strategic plan later this year...

Bloomfield - In a Presidential Proclamation signed and issued December 31, 2014, the President Of The United States reauthorized the Violence Against Women Act. The reauthorization of this law reaffirmed January 2015 as Stalking Awareness Month. Within this historic law, stalking is one of the four areas addressed and some of its provisions were expanded to include safeguards against cyberstalking as well as protections for immigrants...

According to Greene County Voter Registration Clerk Marjorie Cullison, Linton City Councilman Nigel Lehman has resigned, effective immediately. "We were informed this morning of his decision to resign," Cullison said. "We were notified by Democratic Party officials.".....

Bloomfield - This past weekend, Bloomfield High School Sophomore Heidi Seymour, daughter of Greg and DaNae Seymour, performed with the Indiana Choral Directors Association All-State Honor Choir. Auditions were held in the fall, and Heidi spent the past four months rehearsing for the big event -- a performance at Fort Wayne's historic Embassy Theatre with approximately 270 of the top high school singers in Indiana...

Owen County -- Dominic Arthur was one of two teenage boys who fell through the ice at a rural rock quarry on Ramona Road in Owen County this past Sunday. He had participated in the Indiana Respect for Law Camp held on the campus of Vincennes University last June...

The White River Valley Lady Wolverine junior varsity defeated South Knox 36-27 at South Knox Tuesday night in girls high school junior varsity basketball. Kassi Morrison scored 11 points to lead the Lady Wolverine jayvees. Whitney Green tallied seven, and Kendra Gamble hit a pair of 3-pointers for six points. Kyra Frye also scored six, Lacey Fisher added four, and Olivia Frye got into the scorebooks with two points. Payton Franklin and Marcea Marshall also played...

Roland Delaney, 63, of Linton, IN passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2105 at the Linton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Hopkinsville, KY on April 30, 1951, the son of Charles and Maureen Delaney. He served in the Air Force, worked at Crane NWSC and was a member of the Cloverdale Baptist Church...

BLOOMFIELD - The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals created steals and turnovers in jumping out to a 17-1 first-quarter lead and rolled over Eminence 75-25 in girls high school basketball here Wednesday. The Lady Cards forced 14 Eminence turnovers in the first period and 28 in the first half with 16 steals as Bloomfield extended its lead to 40-5 at the intermission...

South Putnam outscored visiting Linton-Stockton 15-6 in the second quarter on their way to a 54-39 victory in a high school girls basketball game Tuesday night. South Putnam won for the sixth time in its last seven games, pushing its record to 9-8. Linton-Stockton, who led 8-7 after one quarter before being outscored 47-31 over the final three, fell to 2-14...

After a 42-2 win Tuesday night over Shakamak, the Linton-Stockton sixth grade girls basketball team improved to 5-0. Abby Brownfield, Imagin Morgan and Bailey Near each scored two points, Ezra Davis and Lydia McCammon both had four, Lauren Jobe 12 and Vanessa Shafford 16...

When Bloomfield plays Barr-Reeve on Monday, there will be no seventh grade girls basketball game. The eighth grade game will start at 6 p.m.