Stories from Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Fresh off the Greene County Invitational, area basketball teams will see a steady diet of familiar faces this weekend. Friday night features a full slate of Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference tilts. Shakamak hosts North Daviess, Bloomfield visits Linton-Stockton and Eastern Greene travels to Clay City...

SWITZ CITY -- The second quarter killed the Lady Wolverines Tuesday night. Visiting Terre Haute North (7-12) outscored White River Valley 12-3 in the second period. The Lady Wolverines (9-7) equaled the point production of the Lady Patriots in the other three quarters as they fell 44-35...

BLOOMFIELD -- Visiting Washington struck in the first half Tuesday night to trim the tailfeathers of the Lady Cardinals. Washington (11-5) never trailed as the Lady Hatchets took a 13-6 lead after one quarter of play and then held Bloomfield to two points in the second. The loss dropped the Lady Cards’ record to 6-11...

Shakamak evened its record in conference play Tuesday night by beating visiting North Daviess 47-38. The victory gives Shakamak a 4-13 record, 3-3 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play. North Daviess fell to 6-11, 2-2. The Lady Lakers will travel to Eminence at 6:30 p.m. Thursday...

Both Linton and Shakamak remained in the Top Ten of this week’s boys basketball polls. According to the Associated Press, the Miners (9-3) are ranked sixth in the Class 2A poll after winning last week’s Greene County Invitational. Electors chose Shakamak as the No. 10 team in Class 1A following the Lakers’ third-place finish in the Invitational...

As part of its Namesake Tour, representatives of the USS Indiana visited the area Tuesday to discuss the first with a Hoosier moniker in more than 70 years. USS Indiana Commissioning Committee Chairman Ray Shearer, Captain Jesse Zimbauer and Master Chief Lafrederick Herring stopped by WestGate Academy and Conferencing Center to discuss the Virginia Class Fast Attack Nuclear Submarine...

Michael Louis Merritt, 44, Washington, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Bond is set at $10,000. Thasha Collins, 37, Bicknell, was arrested on a warrant for theft and criminal trespass. Bond is set at $6,000. Deandre Rashawn Hughes, 24, Indianapolis, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery, strangulation and criminal mischief. Bond is set at $7,000...

The Linton Police Department responded to 21 incidents for service Wednesday, including one personal injury accident, two assists to the public, one EMS, one property, one property damage not accident, one reckless driver, four suspicious activities, two thefts, one threat, one title check, five traffic stops and one warrant service...

The Shakamak Lady Lakers rode a torrid start and a strong finish to a 47-38 Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference win over the visiting North Daviess Cougars Tuesday. Shakamak jumped out to a 14-7 first-quarter lead behind Alyssa Garo’s six points and four more from Moriah Messmer. The Lady Lakers were able to keep pace in the third quarter thanks to five apiece from Garo and Messmer...

Opie is an approximately 14 week old Boxer mix who arrived to the shelter as a stray on Dec. 26. Staff said he is well-mannered for a puppy, very sweet and will have a micro-chip. The fee to make Opie a part of your family is $125.

Douglas L. Brenton, age 27, of Worthington, passed away Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Riverside, Calif. on Nov. 3, 1989, the son of Tim Brenton & Susi (Swobodoa) Brenton. Doug was a 2007 graduate of White River Valley High School and served in the U.S. Army Reserve. He loved sports, enjoying playing and watching basketball and football. Doug liked playing his guitar and loved hanging out with his dad...

Wendell B. Anderson, 86, of Westphalia, Ind., peacefully went to Heaven, surrounded by his family, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, Ind. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. He was born in Emison, Ind. on March 12, 1930 to Joshua J. and Cynthia (Burris) Anderson. Wendell married his loving wife of 66 years, Delores L. ‘Babe’...

There was no stoppage of play and no game ball presentation. The occasion of Tanner Yeryar scoring his 1,000th career point passed without fanfare. Yeryar reached the milestone on his first shot of the game, a 3-pointer against Edgewood in the Wabash Valley Classic December 28...

Sunday, January 14 Lyons Legion Post 479 will host karaoke night, from 8 p.m. - midnight, with services provided by Kim’s Karaoke. Open to the public on Saturdays. Smoking allowed on patio only.