Stories from Tuesday, April 11, 2017

This story has been updated with more statistics and corrections of several players' positions.

The Linton and Shakamak track teams ran right behind each other Monday afternoon, but both failed to take first in a five-way meet at Linton. Clay City won the boys meet with 107 points, followed by Sullivan, 99; Linton, 97; Shakamak, 29; and North Central, one...

The Lady Wolverines pounded the bats Saturday afternoon as visiting White River Valley swept South Putnam in a softball doubleheader. WRV (2-1) defeated South Put (0-4) 5-2 in the first game as they rapped out 11 hits and won 13-9 in the second game by hammering 18 hits...

Stuart Mikel Cobb, 23, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for writ of attachment. Bond is set at $1,000. April Dawn Middleton, 37, Springville, was arrested on a warrant for battery resulting in bodily injury, resisting law enforcement and conflict of interest. No bond is set...

The Linton Police Department responded to 22 incidents for service Tuesday, including three animal complaints, one drug, one extra patrol, one fight in progress, two fingerprintings, one harassment, one local ordinance violation, two properties, two special details, three reckless drivers, one suspicious activity, two title checks, one unruly subject and one warrant service...

The Jasonville City Council heard a proposed ordinance that will allow citizens to operate registered off-road vehicle on city roads at its regular meeting Monday. The proposal, presented by Jasonville City Police Officer Jake Gambill, will be similar to what the city of Linton has...

SOFTBALL The Lady Wolverines exploited four Eminence errors Monday evening to rout the Lady Eels 12-2. Eminence (2-3) committed four boo-boos that helped the visitors lose an early 2-1 lead and WRV (3-1) prevailed. The Lady Wolverines rapped our 12 hits compared to five for the Lady Eels...

Clarence David “King Fish” Robertson, age 58 of Linton, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born in Bloomington on May 11, 1958, the son of Herman and Fay A. (Payton) Robertson. David worked as a self-employed tree trimmer and also with Headley Tree Service. He loved the outdoors, spending time fishing, mushroom hunting, and coon hunting. He enjoyed working on small engines...

JASONVILLE - A pair of bases-loaded scoring opportunities that got away and two three-run innings for the visiting Washington Lady Hatchets added up to a 7-2 defeat for the Shakamak Lady Lakers on the softball diamond Tuesday. “We’re just not playing well right now,” Shakamak coach B.A. Shipman said. “We’re not hitting the ball very well. Our pitching wasn’t very good and our defense wasn’t very good.”...

This story has been edited to correct an error: Archie Ellett is a coach, not a student-athlete. A statement attributing a throw to him has been removed.

Linton, - Anthony K. Genson, 50, of Merom, Indiana capsized his 14 foot aluminum fishing boat on Wampler Lake. Mr. Genson was wearing a life jacket and was able to swim to the safety of a nearby island. Mr. Genson was brought to shore by Indiana Conservation Officer Mike Gregg and Greene County resident Chris Corbin...