Stories from Thursday, September 5, 2019

BEDFORD, Ind. -- Radius Indiana is hosting its first-ever multi-county pitch competition on October 4, open to high school students and adults in the eight-county region. The contest is an opportunity to present a startup idea, product and/or business plan and receive useful feedback and advice from a panel of judges, which will be comprised of business owners from the Radius region...

A Sandborn man is facing a felony intimidation charge following a July incident in rural Linton. James Herbert Johnson, 54, was booked into Greene County Jail on a warrant for Level 5 felony intimidation, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespassing and Level 6 felony possession of a syringe. The charges were filed Aug. 26, and a warrant was issued...

Indiana’s state tree nursery in Vallonia will pay you to collect certain tree seed throughout the state if the seeds meet DNR specifications. Each year the nurseries, part of the DNR Division of Forestry, plant millions of seeds to produce tree and shrub seedlings for conservation planting within the state. ...

Tammy Mary Rawley, 56, of Lyons passed away Tuesday September 3, 2019 at her residence. Born July 23, 1963 in Erie, Pa., the daughter of Ray Zygai and Sharon (Heuser) Griffith. Tammy was the head cashier at the Lyons station, she loved taking care of other people and her grandson Westin was her world...

Orval Tillman “Till” Wonders, 92, of Port Neches, Texas, died Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. He was born on April 3, 1927, in Sullivan, to Ethel Louise Gibson Wonders and Norval Tillman Wonders. Survivors include his children, Gayann Corbin and her husband, Robert; Eric T. ...

On Thursday, Sept. 5, 400 elementary students at Bloomfield Elementary gathered at the new, ADA-compliant elementary school playground with their teachers, other staff and school administration to witness the unveiling of a brand-new “buddy bench” installed to honor the memory of a former student, the late Jaden Lauderdale...

Mainstay Suites and Sleep Inn of Crane opened for business with a ribbon-cutting on Thursday, Sept. 5. The 72-unit hotel combines both a Sleep Inn, which caters primarily to guests planning shorter stays and a MainStay Suites for extended stay guests. The space includes conference rooms, a business center, and an indoor pool and a fitness center...

BLOOMFIELD -- In a battle of the Birds Wednesday night, the Lady Cardinals silenced the Thunderbirds will thunderous serving and hitting. Bloomfield (8-2, 3-0) remained unbeaten in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play as they trounced North Central 25-9, 25-14, 25-11...

Greene County health officials have investigated a case of hepatitis A in a local food handler working at Long John Silvers in Linton and have determined that the risk of infection is very low for patrons who visited the restaurant earlier...

CRIMINAL CASES Logan Lee Pruitt, 18, Linton, Level 3 felony child molesting; Level 4 felony child molesting-fondling or touching a child under 14, two counts Tina S. Lerch, 42, Sandborn, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine; Class A misdemeanor OVI endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance in the body; Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia. ...

The All American Muscle Car Club is at it again, with an event planned for Saturday, Sept. 7 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. that is designed to help bring commerce to downtown Linton, specifically to Francisco De Borja Coffee. Called “Cars and Coffee,” the event will combine a muscle car show with the best Francisco De Borja has to offer, including breakfast sandwiches, muffins and other goodies, a variety of specialty coffees from around the world and specialty coffee drinks...

After a year of discussions, the Greene County Council approved a budget that includes raises for most county employees. During the 2019 budget hearings last year, Greene County Board of Commissioners President Nathan Abrams went before the council to discuss concerns about employee compensation that is significantly lower than comparable counties in the state after the council voted to move forward without any raises. ...

SWITZ CITY -- The match boiled down to serve receive Thursday night. Shakamak’s volleyball team (1-9, 1-3 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play) could not handle some aggressive White River Valley serving, and the host Lady Wolverines (5-4, 2-1) won 25-17, 25-18, 25-22. WRV coach Shawn Brown said the hosts overcame slow starts...

The Northview Lady Knights rode into Linton Thursday but they couldn’t conquer the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners. The Lady Miners won the jousting duel on the volleyball court, taking the climactic fifth set with a come-from-behind effort to win 18-25, 25-19, 25-20, 17-25, 15-12...