Stories from Monday, January 6, 2020

White River Valley (WRV) High School was recently awarded $102,000 in funding from Regional Opportunity Initiatives’ (ROI) Ready Communities Implementation Grant program. This grant will fund the purchase of a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine and computer software to expand the district’s Advanced Manufacturing career pathway program...

Thomas Evans Cooperider, affectionately known as Tom, is now singing praises in the presence of his dear Savior and Lord as of Jan. 3, 2020. He was the beloved husband of his “fox,” Angie Cooperider, loving dad to Marcus Graham, Jacob Cooperider, Josiah Cooperider, Jonathan Cooperider and Jenna Cooperider, and dear son to Jim and Carol Cooperider. ...

The first baby born at Greene County General Hospital in 2020 made his grand entrance this weekend. Waylon Lee Dunn was born Jan. 4, 2020 at 8:33 a.m. to Makenzie and Jordan Dunn, of Linton. The newest member of the Dunn family weighed in at 10 pounds 8 ounces and is 23 inches long...

Virginia M. Stremming, 93, of Sandborn, went to Heaven to meet her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020 at Washington. She was born on March 31, 1926 in Emison to Mearl R. and Golda Mae (Wittenmyer) Clifford. Virginia was married to the love of her life, her husband of 70 years, Orvel L. Stremming on Nov. 24, 1945...

Melody Jan Goad, 58, of Jasonville, passed away at 1:56 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 in Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born Jan. 13, 1961 in Greene County to Ira Harold Goad and Bonnie Jean (Grady) Goad. Survivors include her sister, Linda Keller (Marvin) of Jasonville; nephews, Gregory Keller and Michael Goad; several aunts and uncles...

Andrew F. “Andy” Dicus Sr., 85, of Jasonville passed away at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 in his home in Jasonville. He was born Feb. 10, 1934 in Jasonville to Alvin R. Dicus and Emma E. (Dougherty) Dicus. Andrew married Shirley J. Dicus on May 15, 1953 and she passed away on July 9, 2009...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 64 incidents and calls for service Jan. 3-5, including seven property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, four bank/ residential alarms, one animal complaint, two assists to other departments, two assists to the public, one battery, one burglary, one child custody, two civil disputes, two domestic disputes, one drug investigation, four EMS, one fraud,one harassment, one juvenile complaint, eight reckless drivers, two road hazards, one sex offense, one shooting complaint, one attempted suicide, one suspicious, one theft, two threats, one title check, six traffic stops, two transports, one trespass, one unruly subject and two welfare checks.. ...

Steven James Powell, of Worthington, passed away Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. He was born March 24, 1990, in Bloomington, to Julie and Jim Powell. Steven is survived by his two children, Eyan Powell, age 6, and Adrian Powell, age 4, children’s mother Katie Sanchez of Lyons; sister, Kyla Powell and niece, Amira Powell of Noblesville; as well as his grandmother, Georgeanna Myers, of Bloomington, and several aunts, uncles and cousins...

Carlos McClain “Shep” Edmonson Jr., 73, of Jasonville, passed away Sunday Jan. 5, 2020 at Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis. Carlos was born in Greene County Feb. 3, 1946 the son of Carlos Edmonson and Georgianna (Geatches) Edmonson. He was a member of the Jasonville Masonic Lodge Post 530, the Jasonville American Legion Post 172 and an Army veteran of the Vietnam War...