Stories from Thursday, May 5, 2016

An anonymous tip led to the recovery of $25,000 worth of items allegedly stolen from contractors associated with the Interstate 69 project, and the arrest of a Bloomfield man. Mark E. Allen, 56, was arrested on four preliminary charges of Level 6 felony theft where the value of the property is between $750 and $50,000...

The Greene County Sheriff Department is warning all residents to be aware of a telephone scam involving the Internal Revenue Service. GCSD said this is not the first experience residents have had with scam calls from individuals stating they are with the IRS. The scam starts, is active in our area for a while, then stops for a period, then starts again...

Forrestrose 'Rosie' Griffith, 90, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones, on Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Miller's Merry Manor in Sullivan, Indiana. She was born on May 3, 1926 in Linton, Ind. to Hollis and Etta (Elliott) Williams. She was married to Dewey 'Duke' Griffith on August 16, 1947...

Gerald Lee "Jerry" Crowder, 72 of Saint Meinrad died Tuesday May 3rd in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper. He was born May 19, 1943 in Linton, Indiana to Fred Leo & Wilma Lucille (Frye) Crowder. He married Terri J. Ferguson on November 22, 1975 in Bloomfield, Indiana...

Court News Criminal Cases Patricia White, 27, Solsberry, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct Brandy J. Martindale, 20, Carlisle, Class C misdemeanor illegal possession of an alcoholic beverage Natasha L. Jones, 40, Jasonville, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended...

Walter George Vingis, 100, of Bicknell, recently residing in Glenburn Home, Linton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 4, 2016 at I.U. Health Methodist Hospital, in Indianapolis. Walter was born in Bicknell, on July 2, 1915 to John Vienazindis and Joanna Capulaita. ...

South Knox experimented with a new infield Thursday afternoon and Bloomfield put them to the test on numerous occasions. Unfortunately for Bloomfield, the Lady Spartan infielders passed their test. Bloomfield was caught in three rundowns, two on one play, and ran itself out of two innings which aided in a 3-1 loss to the visiting Spartans...

Bloomfield tennis coach Mike Canty has said he can almost always count on two points from Emily Bucher and Mariah Long. And as they have done all season, the Lady Cardinals' top two singles players again delivered. But their two wins weren't enough against visiting Owen Valley Thursday...

BASEBALL Logan Hollingsworth rapped a pair of doubles and batted in two runs to help Linton-Stockton to an 8-5 win over visiting Northeast Dubois Thursday. Hollingsworth finished the game 3-for-4 at the plate. Trailing 3-2 after two innings of play, the Miners plated three runs in the home half of the third and two more in the fifth for a commanding 7-2 lead...

A resident who lives on Black Ankle Road in eastern Greene County expressed her concern with road conditions at the commissioners meeting this week. Sharon Leigh lives on Black Ankle Road said the construction in her area around Interstate 69 destroyed her road, and she believes the state should have to help get her roads back to "snuff." She said the roads have torn up her vehicles extensively, and cannot sit outside due to the dust...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce is readying for the annual town wide yard sale event, set for Saturday, May 7. The town will be full of bargains for treasure-seekers in this event's 20th year. The town-wide yard sale is a communal opportunity for residents to sell their new or gently used items, as well as a chance for local bargain hunters to find good deals on assorted items...

Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School hosted Bill Willis, chairman of the Liberty Day Institute, Thursday afternoon to speak about Liberty Day, a program designed to inform 8th and 11th grade students about the Constitution and First Amendment. This was the first year the school has hosted the event...