Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2018

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- White River Valley rode a first-inning explosion into a 12-10 victory over host Eastern-Greene Wednesday night. The Wolverines (7-8, 2-2 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play) erupted for nine runs in the first inning and held on for the win. Eastern (3-8, 1-3) loaded the bases with one out in the bottom of the seventh, but a double play allowed WRV to get out of town with a win...

The county will soon need to update the operating system on its voting machines. Steve Shamo, with Microvote, went before the Greene County Council Monday evening to explain the need for the upgrade. One of the major reasons for the needed upgrade is the county’s transition to the Vote Center Plan. With the current plan, Greene County residents can vote at any of the vote centers, which means the machines must have all precincts listed on every machine for every office...

A Jasonville man is in Greene County Jail after allegedly threatening to shoot a woman if she left the residence and reportedly threatened to shoot police if they arrived. Kylan A. Holbert, 22, is facing preliminary charges of Level 3 felony criminal confinement, Level 5 felony intimidation, Level 6 felony pointing a firearm at a person and Class A misdemeanor domestic battery...

Local emergency personnel are being praised on social media after a woman shared a video of Linton police and firefighters helping push a stalled car out of the highway. Crystal Hodge shared a video on Facebook Wednesday evening, which showed two police officers, a firefighter and another man helping to push a woman’s vehicle from the roadway, which had stalled on State Road 54...

Since forming the nonprofit Romans Warrior Foundation (RWF) in 2016, Brian Romans has been a busy and dedicated man. While working full-time and co-parenting his sons, Romans and the group of local volunteers who make up the Romans Warrior Foundation have worked ceaselessly to raise awareness of veteran issues such as PTSD and veteran suicide rates in the US, said to average at 22 suicides per day...

Don L. Gambill, age 77, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 3:35 p.m. on Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at his residence. He was born in Vicksburg on July 1, 1940, the son of the late Uriah Bement Gambill and Edith (Callahan) Gambill. Don was a graduate of Midland High School. He began working as coal miner in 1970 and was the president of the UMWA Local 1423 for over 20 years. He loved traveling the country on the back of his Harley motorcycle...

Anthony R. “Tony” Dilley, age 63, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at his home. Tony was born August 22, 1954 in Dennison, Ohio to the late George and Dorothy Angle Dilley. He was a Marine Corps Veteran and a Baptist Church Clergyman and a member of North Harrison Baptist Church, Ramsey, Ind. He was a 1973 graduate of Worthington High School...

White River Valley struck early Wednesday night to hand visiting Eastern an 18-1 thumping in softball. The Lady Wolverines (6-8, 1-2 in the Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference) began the game on the right paw, scoring six runs in the first inning. Eastern (1-6, 0-4) scored its only run in the top of the second when S. Flynn knocked in J. Shaw...

The Linton Police Department responded to 132 incidents and calls for service from April 27 to May 3, including one property damage accident, one bank/residential alarm, six animal complaints, five assists to other departments, six assists to the public, one criminal mischief, four domestic disputes, one drug case, seven extra patrols, nine fingerprintings, one EMS, three harrassment, two juvenile complaints, two interviews, five noise complaints, one missing person, one property, 11 special details, four reckless drivers, one road hazard, eight suspicious, one threat, seven theft, two title checks, 38 traffic stops, two trespass and one welfare check.. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Kylan A. Holbert, 22, Sullivan, Level 3 felony criminal confinement while armed with a deadly weapon; Level 5 felony intimidation where defendant draws/uses a deadly weapon; Level 6 felony pointing a firearm at another person; Class A misdemeanor domestic battery...

Friday, May 4 Bloomfield-Eastern Greene Public Library will hold a book sale May 4 and 5 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Library Annex in Bloomfield. Linton Public Library will host Yoga With Leah Gray at 9:30 a.m. Beginners welcome, please bring your own mat or towel. No charge, but donations are welcome. For adults...

BASEBALL Miner bats silenced at Barr-Reeve The Linton Miners managed only two hits and went down to defeat for just the fourth time this season, 2-0 at Barr-Reeve Wednesday. “We just didn’t hit,” coach Matt Fougerousse said. “And we had too many errors and free passes.”...

The Linton-Stockton Miners picked up a much-needed win Thursday to avoid a second straight loss. But they needed a come-from-behind effort to pull it out. The Northeast Dubois Jeeps had taken the lead 5-4 with three runs in the fourth inning. The Miners answered with five in the fifth and held on for a 9-5 win at Roy Herndon Field...