Stories from Tuesday, October 29, 2019

2019-20 first nine weeks All A’s Braylon Allen Ean Carmichael Brayden Dimbath Emma Edelman Silas French Logan Harris Maycee Ison Lanna LaFever Alley Laufersweiler Aaliyah Morehouse Braxton O’Neall Daphne Rogers Maelin Stogsdill Clayton Yake A/B McKenzye Borders...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 71 incidents and calls for service Oct. 25-27, including two abandoned vehicles, seven property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, six alarms, seven animal complaints, three assists to the public, one battery, two domestic disputes, one drug investigation, two EMS, one fire, one interview, one missing person, one noise complaint, two P.O. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 48 incidents and calls for service Oct. 25-27, including five property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, two animal complaints, one assist to other departments, three battery, one criminal mischief, two domestic disputes, three extra patrols, one fingerprinting, one harassment, one interview, two juvenile complaints, one property, one noise complaint, one P.O. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Michael L. Edwards, 40, Linton, Level 6 felony intimidation committed because of victim’s occupation Amanda D. Wheeler, 41, Jasonville, Level 6 felony theft with prior conviction Rodger L. Wilson, 33, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery...

Terre Haute, Ind. - Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) offenders are using their artistic ability to aid others. Annually, Public Advocates in Community Re-Entry (PACE) host ArtSpoken. ArtSpoken is an event designed to generate funds for the PACE program. It also provides individuals with an avenue to show their support, by donating artwork to be sold during the event...

A large-scale event focused on “everything diesel” is coming to Greene County in 2020. According to the Scheid Diesel Service Co’s Facebook page, the 2020 Scheid Diesel Extravaganza will be hosted in Lyons at the Wagler Motorsports Park on Aug. 28 and 29, 2020...

Maurine M. Delaney, age 86, passed away on Sunday, October 27, 2019, at Franciscan Health in Indianapolis. She was born in Christian County, Ky. on February 23, 1933, the daughter of Ewing Lee and Beulah Mae (Morris) Hancock. Maurine was a homemaker, spending most of her life as a loving wife and mother. She loved the Lord, spending many hours reading the Bible and praying for others. She was a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Vicksburg...

Steven Michael Long, 62, of Springville passed away Monday October 28, 2019 at his residence. Born April 15, 1957 in Bloomfield, the son of Elmer M. and Cora Sue (Anderson) Long. Steven had worked at Otis Elevator for 26 years, he was a member of the Bethel Christian Church and loved fishing, camping and spending time with his family and grandchildren...

Former White River Valley pole vaulter Matt Campbell was inducted into the Missouri Southern State University Athletics Hall of Fame on Oct. 19. Campbell was inducted along with teammates and fellow pole vaulters Kyle Rutledge and Chris Turner. Campbell, Rutledge and Turner were described as “one of the most dominant groups of pole vaulters that the NCAA Division II has ever seen”...

Believe it or not, this friday is the first day of Novemeber and as the football and volleyball postseasons are already in full swing, parts of Greene County are getting set for basketball season. With the first day of practices looming under two weeks away, make sure you are fully prepared to cheer on your favorite high school boy’s basketball team by marking your calendars with their 2019-2020 schedules listed below...

Robert J. Turner, 87, of Linton, passed away peacefully, with his family at his side, on Oct. 29, 2019 at his home. Arrangements are pending at Meng Family Funeral Homes, Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton, and will be made available to the public as soon as details are finalized. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonpoindexter.com...

The former Owen County State Bank Lending Center of Bloomfield celebrated their conversion to a full-service, traditional banking center with a ribbon-cutting held on Tuesday, Oct. 29. Formerly a lending office specializing in business and consumer loans, the location now offers a wider range of services, including checking and savings accounts, IRA’s, financial guidance, and much more...