Stories from Monday, January 9, 2017

Linton’s 61-56 triumph over Eastern Saturday night in the Greene County Invitational championship represents a milestone for the team’s seniors. They noted the Invitational championship comes after Linton won the state Class 1A championship in football and placed second last week in the Wabash Valley Classic, a large tournament that saw the Miners upset Terre Haute South 65-64. Tyler Meurer said that is a great string of successes for the 9-3 Miners...

SWITZ CITY - “We weathered the storm.” That is how Linton-Stockton basketball coach Joey Hart described his team falling behind 22-9 early. And the storm arrived in the form of an Eastern Greene 3-point barrage. The Thunderbirds sank all five attempts from beyond the arc during the whirlwind stretch...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 42 incidents for service Friday to Sunday, including three abandoned vehicles, six property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, one alarm, three animal complaints, three assists to other departments, three assists to the public, one battery, one civil dispute, one domestic dispute, two EMS, one fight in progress, one harassment, one missing person, one reckless driver, two road hazards, one theft, six traffic stops, two transports and two welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 29 incidents for service Friday to Monday, including two property damage accidents, one bank/residential alarm, one assist to other departments, seven assists to the public, one battery, two child custodies, one civil dispute, two criminal mischiefs, one domestic dispute, one EMS, one harassment, one interview, one suspicious activity, two thefts, four traffic stops and one welfare check...

Jerry D. Fesler, age 78 of Jasper, passed away at 11:37 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, in Memorial Hospital & Health Care Center in Jasper surrounded by family and friends. He was born at Oolotic, Ind. on March 1, 1938 to Estel and Julia (Hatfield) Fesler. He married Donetta “Jean” Bollinger on Sept. 4, 1981...

Chad Allen Myers, 22, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for criminal mischief. Bond is set at $5,000. Timothy Frederick Coleman, 27, Worthington, was arrested on a warrant for assisting a criminal. Bond is set at $4,000. Stacie Reed, 49, Spencer, was arrested on a warrant for possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. No bond is set...

An Indianapolis man has a warrant filed for his arrest on charges of illegal possession of a firearm after allegedly calling an accomplice from the Greene County Jail’s phone to remove drugs and firearms. According to a probable cause filed by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Detective Shawn Cullison, Russell Christy, 61, reportedly made a phone call from the Greene County Jail on Dec. 28, where he was being held after an arrest on Dec. 24 for possession of methamphetamine charges...

Sandra Ellen Vaughn, 71 of Linton, went to be with the Lord in the early hours of Sunday, Jan. 8, 2017 at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born May 14, 1945 in Sullivan County, the daughter of Charles Bonham and Lily Hines Bonham...

Mrs. Sandra “Sandy” (Sharr) Ingram, 69, of Spencer, died peacefully at IU Methodist Hospital on Jan. 8, 2017. Sandy was born on Nov. 6, 1947 in Greene County to her loving parents, Tilman and Marjorie (Watkins) Sharr. Sandy graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1965 and soon married her husband of 51 years, Garry. They happily welcomed their three sons and settled down on Ingram Farm for a beautiful life in Greene County...

A child suffered minor injuries after being struck by a car near the school in Linton Monday morning. According to a Linton Police Department accident report filed by investigating officer Paul Clark, the 11-year-old child was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Fourth and F Streets NE around 7:30 a.m...

The Dugger Town Council voted to make Deputy Justin Todd the town’s Marshal on Monday evening. President Bill Pirtle said Todd may not want the job full-time, and would split the job part-time with Greene County Sherrif’s Department Deputy Billy Snead. “Well I’m confused about the police situation,” said a resident in attendance, with Pirtle replying, “We are too.”...

The Jasonville City Council continued discussion on a possible trash ordinance in an informational meeting Monday evening. A representative from Wallace Brothers Disposal was available for questions about the services they will provide if the council agrees to move on with a bidding process in the future...

The funeral service for Dova “Ray” Lockhart was held at Linton First Christian Church at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 7. Lockhart passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 28. Lockhart worked for WINN Energy as a line foreman. Local utilities attended the service to honor his passing...