Stories from Friday, May 6, 2016

Friday, May 6 The Jasonville Senior Citizen Center will host its monthly biscuits and gravy breakfast with other items available at the center from 7-9:30 a.m. Carry out is available. Proceeds go to the Jasonville Senior Citizen Center. The Listen to Your Heart Event will be on May 6 (starting at 7 p.m.) and May 7 (starting at 2 p.m.) at the Shawnee Theater to benefit the Shawnee Theater Ballroom Club. ...

For a rare moment in election history, Indiana played an important role, especially on the Republican side. Following the primary, both Republican presidential hopefuls Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropped out of the race after Donald Trump swept the state...

George Peter "Gus" Heald Jr., age 40, passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016 at Norton Hospital in Louisville, Ky. Gus was born June 13, 1975 in Louisville, Ky. He was a barber at Temple's Barber and Style in Clarksville. He was preceded in death by his father, George P. Heald Sr...

John D. Wessel Sr., 79, Mooresville, passed away May 5, 2016. John was born January 22, 1937 in Linton, the son of Troy and Myrtle (Clayton) Wessel. John retired from Allison Gas Turbine Engine as a Foundry Technician and was a member of Valley Mills Christian Church where he has served as an elder, he was a former member of Decatur Lions Club...

Court News Criminal Cases Adam J. Sapp, 22, Lyons, Class C misdemeanor OVI; Class A misdemeanor OVI while endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor OVI at least .08 but less than .15 Civil Cases Capital One Bank vs Allen Smith Small Claims Mandy Harper vs Johnathan Harper...

Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log Mark Allen, 56, Bloomfield, was arrested on preliminary charges of theft. Bond set at $16,000 Jessica Lea Webb, 28, Switz City, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia. No bond set...

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...

Volunteers Richard Kaiser, Tim Tucker, John Cotter and Bob Evans were hard at work Friday at Humphreys Park in Linton, moving the children's playground from its location near the front of the park to a new spot where the horseshoe pits once stood. "This new location will be safer for the kids, away from the highway," said Kaiser. "This area up front will be the farmer's market," added Kaiser...

The Twin Rivers Construction Technology Program has built a new home for it's 2015-2016 school year project. The home is located just north of Wendy's in Linton, on 4th Street. An open house is planned for Friday, May 13, from noon to 8 p.m., and the public is invited and encouraged to attend...

Orville DeWayne "Peanut" Bland, 82, of Solsberry, passed away at 10:55 a.m. on Friday, May 6, 2016 at the Residence of McCormicks Creek in Spencer. Born September 19, 1933 in Solsberry, he was the son of Richard and Lillie (Uland) Bland Keasling. He was Owner and Operator of a Pallet business. He served his country with the United States Army in the Korean War. He was a member of the Solsberry Christian Church, Solsberry American Legion and Solsberry Masonic Lodge...

Marvin King Helms, Bloomfield, Indiana, went peacefully to meet his Heavenly Father, on Thursday, May 5th, 2016, at IU Hospice House, surrounded by his family. He was 77 years old, and lived a life devoted to his family, service to his Country, and his love for country music...

The current White River Valley Lyons Elementary hosted the first pep session to introduce students to what is going to be the WRV middle school on Friday afternoon. Assistant principal Jimmy Beasley welcomed the students and told them about the activities that they would be doing for the day, which included a wide variety of games run by teachers, a scavenger hunt and meeting with the teachers that will be instructing the students when the middle school opens next year...

Arthur M. Lee, 93, of Worthington, passed away on May 5, 2016, at his residence. Arthur was born in Owen County, on July 20, 1922, to Roy E. and Dorothy B. (Dyer) Lee. He loved and enjoyed his family and missed his wife, Dorothy Mae Lee, whom he married on August 5, 1950...

Bill Gray, age 85, of Linton, passed away on Friday, May 6, 2016. Funeral service at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton at 11 am Thursday, May 12, with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Visitation at the funeral home from 4-7 pm Wednesday, and after 10 am - service on Saturday...

ELNORA -- It was unfortunate for North Daviess that the earlier rained out match with Bloomfield was rescheduled to a day after the Cardinals lost a heart breaker to Owen Valley. The Bloomfield girls' tennis team came out hard at every position and won in straight sets to defeat Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe North Daviess, 5-0...