Stories from Friday, March 24, 2017

The five Greene County high school golf teams are all facing a season filled with uncertainty as they prepare to tee it up for the 2017 campaign. Every team returns one or two of its top players. But four of the area’s top six linksters have graduated...

David Stone is seeking another term on the Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC board of directors and John Royal is seeking his first term on the board in the District 4 seat. UDWI REMC members can vote on the three districts up for re-election this year, which includes Districts 1, 2 and 4 at the annual meeting, scheduled for April 8. The meeting will be hosted at White River Valley High School, with doors opening at 10:30 a.m. and the meeting starting at 1 p.m...

Timothy Allen Handley, 53, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of battery. Bond is set at $1,000.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 107 incidents for service Monday to Friday, including four abandoned vehicles, seven property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, five alarms, four animal complaints, two assists to other departments, one assist to the public, one attempt to locate, one civil dispute, two criminal mischiefs, one fight in progress, one fire, one harassment, one juvenile complaint, one missing person, two property damages, three reckless drivers, two road hazards, one shooting complaint, two attempted suicides, six suspicious activities, one theft, two threats, eight title checks, 23 traffic stops, 12 transports, one trash, three trespasses, three warrant services and five welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 24 incidents for service Friday, including one animal complaint, one battery, one criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one extra patrol, four fingerprintings, one fraud, one interview, one special detail, one repossession, one suspicious activity, one theft, four traffic stops and three welfare checks...

Area fourth grade students attended the annual Greene County Youth Ag Day at the Greene County Fairgrounds. According to Sadie Davis, the Ag and Natural Resource Extension Educator of Purdue Extension, the Youth Ag Day is meant to coincide with National Ag Day...

In the late Whitney Houston’s hit single, Greatest Love of All, she sings: “I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children’s laughter remind us how we used to be.”...

SPENCER, Ind. – The littlest Hoosiers are often the most vulnerable to abuse and neglect. The Indiana Youth Institute’s 2017 KIDS COUNT in Indiana Data Book shows that 47 percent of all child abuse and neglect cases in 2014 involved infants and children younger than five. But prevention programs that educate and support families can help keep Indiana’s toddlers and infants safe...

Criminal cases Michael Nickle, 36, two counts Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy Jordan Sipes, 20, Worthington, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy Kristin Hart, 21, Worthington, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury Erik Greaves, 38, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class B misdemeanor battery, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

“I think I’m up to six generations now,” said one of the few remaining barbers in Greene County, Ken Robertson, “My oldest customer is 102 and the youngest are 8 and 9 months old.” Ken’s Barber shop, located in White’s Square in Bloomfield, will turn half a century old this April 20...