Stories from Friday, December 23, 2016

OLNEY, IL - An unfortunate series of physical maladies have dealt a setback to what shaped up as a promising sophomore campaign at Olney Central College for former Linton-Stockton center Austin Robertson. After a strong summer of improvement, Robertson contracted shingles before the season. Then a month ago, patellar tendinitis flared up, shelving the 6-9 post player for the last seven games...

A Lewis man is facing charges of resisting law enforcement after allegedly leading an officer in a high speed pursuit. According to a probable cause filed by Patrolman Jacob Gambill of the Jasonville Police Department, Jason Allen, 23, was reportedly traveling at a speed higher than the normal flow of traffic westbound out of Jasonville...

In this week's episode, Patti and Andrew talk Christmas miracles, theft, fire, accident and an adorable Pet of the Week

Dianna Lohr Lacer Lawless, 74, of Austin passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 at her residence. Born October 30, 1942 in Linton, she was the daughter of the late Leroy Lohr and Margie E. (Fitzpatrick) Lohr. She was a member of New Harmony Baptist Church in Austin and Order of the Eastern Star...

Three county teams will compete next week in girls basketball tournaments. Shakamak and White River Valley will both take on Barr-Reeve and Loogootee Monday in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference/Blue Chip Conference Shootout at WRV. Eastern will be one of 12 teams competing Monday and Tuesday in the annual Toby Yoho Classic...

Once he played against them. Now he is their head coach. Jamie Hudson assumed the helm of the Bloomfield Cardinals in August, becoming the sixth varsity boys basketball coach at the high school. He graduated Eastern in 1995 and spent 11 years at Bedford-North Lawrence, including nine years as head coach. He compiled 107 wins at Bedford, but his teams usually fell in the sectional to perennial powerhouses Jeffersonville and New Albany...

A Bloomfield family’s wish to ease their son’s fear of law enforcement resulted in an unbreakable bond with local police and a badge of his own. Kyreese Kolby Mumma -- known to family and friends as Kye -- was named an honorary member of the Bloomfield Police Department last week. The 7-year-old boy was excited to receive his own police badge and take the oath of an honorary police officer...

The Associated Press ranked three county boys basketball teams in the Top 20 polls that came out today. Linton was ranked sixth in the Class 2A poll. The Miners fell to Vincennes Lincoln (3-5) 36-33 Tuesday night. Voters selected Shakamak (6-1) at the No. 6 team in the Class 1A poll. The Lakers are idle this week...

Peabody Energy announced it has filed its plan of reorganization and disclosure statement with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, a milestone in the company’s Chapter 11 process. The plan of reorganization and disclosure statement establish proposed recoveries for key stakeholders, and outline other components of the company’s future governance and ownership...

There is never a bad time to volunteer one’s time, and an agency relatively new to Greene County makes volunteering easier than ever. Funded by the Corporation for National and Community Services, with a match from Generations of Vincennes University, the Volunteer Center of Greene County (VC of GC) is a network of love...

The 2016 volleyball saw some outstanding individual performances. Sadly only one county team posted a winning record. The Linton Lady Miners finished 19-15, but won the North Knox Sectional with a stunning upset of 31-2 Barr-Reeve. The Greene County Daily World recently chose its 2016 All-County volleyball team. All members of the team but one were named to the All-Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference team, and she earned honorable mention...