Stories from Friday, January 22, 2016

Saturday, January 23 A Fazoli's dinner fund raiser is scheduled on Saturday, Jan. 23, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at the Bloomfield H.S. cafeteria. Dinner includes your choice of two pastas, your choice of two sauces, salad, bread and a beverage. Proceeds will help pay for post-prom activities...

JASONVILLE - Turnovers and shooting woes which led to a 4-point opening quarter and just three points in the third stanza were too much for Shakamak to overcome here Tuesday. Eastern Greene took full advantage of 36 Lady Laker turnovers and the Lady Thunderbirds rolled to a 54-38 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win...

Emily Bucher scored a game-high 11 points to lead Bloomfield to a road win over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe Linton-Stockton Thursday night. The Lady Cardinals improved to 15-5 on the season and 6-0 in league play, with the 37-21 win...

Bloomfield -- Well-known local entrepreneur and philanthropist Sawyer Sparks is pleased to announce his run as a Republican for State Representative in the 62nd District. As a seasoned business owner, Sparks understands economic development and strongly believes in the importance of sustaining a future for Indiana made products...

A Bloomfield teen was transported to Regional Hospital after a his car went off the roadway and struck a concrete post and fence Thursday evening. Alex T. Brough, 18, was operating his 2008 Black Pontiac G6 Thursday night and was traveling south on SR 157...

To the Editor: Almost two years ago the people of WRV passed a referendum. It was sold to the people as a way to keep their local schools. A list of needed repairs to the buildings was given to the people. The jist of it was that buildings had been neglected and essential heating and cooling and roofs were in dire straights...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Alyssa Garo and Kiera Samm scored 12 points apiece Tuesday night, but it was not enough as Shakamak fell to visiting Terre Haute North 64-34. North jumped out to a 14-4 after the first eight minutes of play and never looked back. The Lady Patriots had nine different players register points in the scoring column led by Kelsey Young's game-high 14 points. Natalie Eagan added 12 points in the win...

PRINCETON -- Hannah Brewer and Jackie Young have been teammates since the fifth grade. And after Thursday night the two will forever be linked in Indiana High School basketball history. With the time winding down in the first quarter, Brewer found Young cutting to the basket. Young caught the ball from the left elbow and tossed it off the glass in stride just before the buzzer sounded...

Roberta Jean Neill, age 92, of Bloomfield, formerly of Worthington, passed away on Friday Jan. 22 at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. She was born in Calvertville on May 15, 1923, the daughter of Russell & Manda (Vandeventer) Crites. In 1944, she married Warren Neill, the love of her life. Family and faith in God were the most important things in Roberta's life. In her later years, she loved to tell about her grandchildren and great-grandchildren...

Bloomfield -- Well-known local entrepreneur and philanthropist Sawyer Sparks is pleased to announce his run as a Republican for State Representative in the 62nd District. As a seasoned business owner, Sparks understands economic development and strongly believes in the importance of sustaining a future for Indiana made products...

JASONVILLE -- Sometimes the final numbers on the scoreboard do not indicate the closeness of a game. Such was the case Friday night. Shakamak ran away with a 61-35 victory over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe White River Valley. The game was not a walk in the park for the Lakers...

Linton-Stockton's Josh Dieball scored a game-high 18 points to help lead the Class 2A No. 8 Miners to a 54-39 win over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe North Daviess Friday night. Dieball scored 14 of his points in the first half as the Miners carried a 28-21 lead into the locker room at halftime. He finished the game 8-for-10 shooting from the floor with five rebounds and three assists...

Eastern Greene fought back from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit with a 9-0 run to pull within four of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference rival Bloomfield. But the Thunderbirds could never completely close the gap. In the final minute Zach Skinner got loose for a fast break. Luke Vandeventer and Chris Gilmore each knocked down both ends of the one-and-bonus and the Class A second-ranked Cardinals held on for a 47-39 win at Guy Glover Gymnasium...

Greene County is an area of natural beauty and hidden treasures. One such treasure can be found between Bloomfield and Worthington, and is known as Red Oaks Country Retreat. Not a traditional bed and breakfast, Red Oaks Country Retreat is a unique getaway for families, friends and small groups to unwind, unplug and reconnect...

KNIGHTSTOWN - We've all seen the movie. Well, most of us have anyway. Saturday the Eastern Greene basketball team had the chance to experience the history and nostalgia of what some have called the heyday of Hoosier Hysteria. The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds squared off against the Borden Braves in the inaugural D-One Husker Classic at venerable Hoosier Gym in Knightstown...

SWITZ CITY -- As per practice of the WRV School Board, a program, class or a special achievement is highlighted during the regular school board meeting. This month, the board heard from Denise Howell, an English teacher at WRV, and her leadership class...

2016 marks the seventh year of Marsh Madness, a weekend festival hosted by The Friends of Goose Pond on March 4 and 5. This community-based event, timed to coincide with the peak Sandhill Crane and waterfowl migration at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area, is held to increase awareness of the area's rich natural resources as well as provide education about waterfowl and other species attracted to and protected by Goose Pond...