Stories from Monday, May 1, 2017

The April 2017 issue of Senior Connections features stories about several Greene County residents. Click here to see this month's issue.

Claudie R. Weaver, 84, of Linton, formerly of Bloomington, passed away on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. He was born June 25, 1932 in Monroe County, to Earl and Delia (Carmichael) Weaver. He was a U.S. Army Veteran. Claudie was a farmer, raising cattle and employed at GE in Bloomington for over 30 years before he retired...

Harold Lee Weaver, 65, of Terre Haute, passed away peacefully, on Friday, April 28, 2017 in Terre Haute. He was born in Breman, Ind. on Feb. 11, 1952 to Robert L. and Joan (Phillip) Weaver. Harold was an SAL member of the Jasonville American Legion Post #172. He worked in construction as a roofer and most recently worked as a custodian at Terre Haute Nursing Home. He loved watching NASCAR, with Rusty Wallace being his favorite driver, enjoyed fishing and spending time outdoors...

Norma Fern (Todd) Cox, 81, of Bloomfield passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at her residence. Born May 2, 1935 in Greene County, the daughter of Earl and Myrtle (Wade) Todd. Norma was a homemaker and a member of the Bloomfield first Pentecostal Church...

The City of Linton is updating street corners to fit with Americans with Disabilities (ADA) standards. According to Linton Mayor John Wilkes, roughly 60 street corners are being updated. “Our engineers took the plans and selected the corners around town,” Wilkes said. “We’re slowly working on a plan established three to four years ago.”...

Weekend weather resulted in an excess of storm water over the weekend. Several areas mentioned in the Linton storm water plan on April 26 were overflowing on Monday afternoon, such as the pictured area near Greene County General Hospital. If completely approved, Linton's storm water plan could tackle 15 different areas of concern throughout the city.

Baseball will continue beyond high school for Trey Passen. Linton-Stockton’s senior second baseman recently penned his letter of intent to play college baseball at Purdue University Northwest. Purdue Northwest is a regional extension of Purdue University located in Hammond, Ind., near Chicago. The university was formed from a 2014 merger between former Purdue regional campuses Purdue Calumet and Purdue North Central...

The Switz City Town Council intends to gain its third member this Saturday during a caucus at the town hall at 9 a.m. The council hopes to move forward with several projects once he or she is elected, according to clerk/treasurer Carla Porter at a regular meeting on Monday...

BASEBALL Terre Haute South put five runs on the board in the sixth inning, adding to its 4-0 lead, in dispatching the visiting Linton Miners 9-2 Monday. South led 1-0 after two innings. The Braves tacked on two more in the third and led 4-0 headed into the sixth...

Logan Kinnett’s good stand on the mound equaled a bad night for visiting Clay City Monday at Shakamak. The Shakamak hurler threw all seven innings as the Lakers posted a 4-1 win. Shakamak coach Todd Gambill said Kinnett “threw a lot of strikes” as he held the Eels to two hits for the night...

BLOOMFIELD -- Two numbers explain the reason for Bloomfield’s 13-6 loss to visiting North Central Monday night in baseball. Seven errors, four hits. “That’s terrible,” Bloomfield coach Jason Pegg said. “I think we still have some kids who are playing scared, Instead of going all out to make the play, they’re afraid to mess up. Whatever happens, happens.”...

The Bloomfield Cardinals girls' tennis team traveled to Lawrenceville, IL to take on Vincennes Rivet in a post-prom tennis match Monday afternoon.The trip wasn't kind to the Cards as they came away a 3-2 loser to Rivet. Both of the Cardinals points came in the top two singles positions. ...

Open Arms Christian Ministries held a donor thank-you event Sunday, at the Greene County Event Center just across the highway from their campus in Switz City. Held annually, the event serves as the organization’s opportunity to present its yearly report, celebrate its volunteers, announce news and needs and to thank all those who contributed the previous year, whether contributions came in the form of funding, time donations or material goods...