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Hard-hitting Lady Warriors massacre defenseless Eastern
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/17)
LITTLE CINCINNATI -- Eastern got their bats going Tuesday evening, but North Knox mounted an overwhelming offensive assault to maul Eastern 32-6 in softball. The Lady Warriors (4-1) reeled off 10 runs in the first inning and never looked back. Eastern coach Mike Prince said the Lady Thunderbirds had worked on their hitting since a 10-0 loss to Brown County...
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Thirteen proves lucky for Lady Miners in romp over Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/17)
BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield scored first Tuesday evening, but the Lady Miners scored the most runs. Linton (2-4) reeled off five runs in the second inning to overcome a 1-0 Bloomfield lead and pound the Lady Cardinals (1-2) 13-1 in the first Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference game for both squads. Linton coach Ruan Fougerousse said the Lady Miners settled down after the first inning...
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LOCAL SPORTS ROUNDUP 4-11: Rivet comes from behind to edge Bloomfield in the seventh
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/17)
BASEBALL A win slipped through the Cardinals’ claws Tuesday evening at Vincennes Rivet. Bloomfield (0-3) led Vincennes Rivet 10-9 heading into the bottom of the seventh. The Cards got one out on the Patriots, but the next runners got on base and advanced to second and third. An error scored them and the Cards lost their second close game in a row...
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WRV girls trounce Cloverdale in track, but boys fall
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/17)
The visiting Clovers brought mixed results to WRV Monday evening as the Lady Wolverines romped, but the boys fell in a dual meet. WRV won the girls meet by an 80-40 margin as the Lady Wolverines placed first in 11 of 16 events. WRV coach Mike Karr noted seniors Abby Denham and Rylee Ellett, who won four and three events respectively, anchored the girls’ team...
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Sexual assault survivor: ‘I let him win for too long’
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
Editor's note: It is the policy of the Greene County Daily World to not use anonymous sources in a story, but in a case like this it is important to protect the identity of the victim. In this story, the survivor is telling her story to remind others who have been in her situation that help is available and possible...
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Friends, family remember man dedicated to Linton
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
The late Eugene “Tootsie” Martin spent most of his time helping others, but made a point of keeping his philanthropic endeavors quiet. Martin died Sunday, April 2, 2017 surrounded by his family at 76 years old. Martin’s best friend, Rosie Griffiths, said he had a hand in a lot of projects around the city but would almost always do so in the name of the Linton High School Class of 1958 as to not give himself credit...
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Thelma Michael
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Thelma Lucille (May) Michael, 81, of Solsberry, passed away at 8:01 p.m. on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Garden Villa in Bloomington. Born Dec. 30, 1935 in Linton, she was the daughter of Ealey Edward and Exie Irene (Cunningham) May. She was a homemaker...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 04/12/17)
Brenden Snider, 31, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for driving while suspended. Bond is set at $5,000. Timothy Leon Trowbridge, 51, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for battery resulting in bodily injury with the same victim, battery resulting in bodily injury and invasion of privacy. No bond is set...
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Linton Police Department activity log
(Police Reports ~ 04/12/17)
The Linton Police Department responded to 17 incidents for service Wednesday, including four animal complaints, one assist to other departments, one battery, one extra patrol, three fingerprintings, five special details, one title check and one traffic stop...
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WRV juniors continue ‘Legacy’ for fourth year
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
Fourteen White River Valley juniors have continued a tradition of becoming published authors. The students, who are members of English teacher Denise Howell’s class, published the fourth annual “Legacy” project. According to Howell, the students were required to find somebody involved with a trade which has not been modernized, conduct interviews with the subject matter expert and then transcribe the interviews into essays which are then combined to create the book “Legacy.”...
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Lyons discusses town-wide cleanup
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
The Lyons Town Council met on Tuesday evening and discussed cleaning the town up in more ways than one. Clerk Treasurer Darla Robison said a town-wide cleanup day will be held sometime in the beginning of August, though a date has not been officially set due to pricing of disposal services,...
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Pet of the Week 4-15
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
Gilbert is a two year old English Pointer who is very playful and friendly. He arrived at the shelter on March 29 as a stray. He is updated on shots, neutered and will come with a micro-chip for identification. The fee to adopt Gilbert is $125.
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No ‘neigh’ votes as Worthington Town Council ratifies animal ordinance
(Local News ~ 04/12/17)
The Worthington Town Council met Tuesday, and, as promised at last month’s meeting, the long-debated town animal ordinance was amended to allow residents to own and keep horses. Residents residing within town limits may keep one animal per quarter acre of land, and the animal’s surroundings must be clean and provoke no complaints from neighbors regarding sanitation...
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Bloomfield A.D. McBride to receive IBCA Administrator of the Year award
(High School Sports ~ 04/12/17)
School administrators Patti McCormack of Lowell, Chuck Weisenbach of Roncalli and Ron McBride of Bloomfield will be recognized with special awards at the 2017 Indiana Basketball Coaches Association annual Clinic. The three administrators -- McCormack is athletic director at Lowell, Weisenbach is principal at Roncalli and McBride is athletic director at Bloomfield -- will be honored as Administrators of the Year from the IBCA. ...
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Joe Stephen Hale
(Obituary ~ 04/12/17)
Joe Stephen Hale, age 69, of Sandborn, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Sullivan, on Sept. 19, 1947, the son of Leo Seward Hale and Marjorie Lois (Brewer) Hale. Joe began working as a Funeral Director/Embalmer in Indiana in 1968. ...
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