Stories from Tuesday, January 13, 2009

ROCKVILLE -- A special program, "Financial Crisis 2009: How Does It Affect Agriculture?" is set for Friday, at the Parke County Extension Office Meeting Room at the fairgrounds north of Rockville. Purdue Extension and First Financial Bank are co-sponsoring the program, which begins with a complimentary breakfast at 8 a.m...

Wabash College Dean Gary Phillips has announced that a Rockville student is on the Dean's List for the fall 2008 semester. Roger Market, son of Tammy L. Smith, South Piatsville Road, Rockville. Market, a senior, is one of 268 Dean's List students who maintained a 3.5 grade point average or better on a 4.0 point scale...

TRAVIS L. FIELDS Air Force Airman Travis L. Fields has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies, performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations...

Cynthia Moon Conor Moon and his family would like to announce an open house birthday celebration for Cynthia Moon, on Sunday, Jan. 18, from 2-6 p.m., at the Bowling Green Community Building in Bowling Green. Cynthia celebrated her 90th birthday on Dec. 23, 2008...

Reet and Marlyn Wolf, Harmony, will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary on Jan. 16, 2009, with a family dinner at Logan's. They were married in Terre Haute in 1959. Marlyn is the former Miss Harrison, and is a homemaker. Reet is retired from Amax Coal Company...

The children of Jacob and Vera Evelyn Smith would like to announce their 61st wedding anniversary. Jacob and Vera Evelyn were married on Jan. 21, 1948. Mrs. Smith is the former Vera Evelyn Keen. The Smiths have three children, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, and eagerly await the birth of the next great-grandchild...

Sara and Chris Spink, Brazil, would like to announce the birth of their son, Chase Michael Spink. Chase was born on Dec. 26, 2008 at 10:53 p.m., at Union Hospital, Terre Haute. He weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Michael and Tracy Raab, Brazil...

Clay County Courthouse The following transactions took place at the Clay County Courthouse Jan. 12-13: Clay Circuit Court -- Civil Capital One Bank Vs. Leslie L. Schane: Civil Collections Erin Capital Management Vs. Harriett J. McIndoo: Civil Collections...

In 2001 the Lilly Endowment, Inc., awarded a $5 million Community Alliance to Promote Education (CAPE) grant to the Clay Community Schools and the Clay County Community Foundation to improve literacy in Clay County. The grant was received to improve literacy in Clay County, which was identified as the highest educational need by a task force of school and community members...

Candidates for the 2009 Clay City High School Homecoming Queen include (front, from left) seniors Lindsey Hayden, Jayci Bryan and Stephanie Granger, along with escorts (back) Kyler Rhodes, Braxton Griffith and Levi Seymour. The queen will be crowned between the Clay City junior varsity and varsity home games Saturday against Turkey Run. The JV game is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. In addition, Clay City will honor alumni from 1984 and 1959 at the game. Jason Moon Photo...

By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio -- William Buford scored 19 points and Ohio State caught fire behind the arc to beat Indiana 77-53 on Tuesday night. Jon Diebler added 17 points, B.J. Mullens 14, Evan Turner 13 and Jeremie Simmons 12 for Ohio State (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten), which has split six games since starting 9-0. Simmons added eight assists, while Turner and Diebler each had five...

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) -- Ball State quarterback Nate Davis has decided to give up his senior season to enter the NFL draft. Cardinals coach Stan Parrish made the announcement Tuesday in a news conference at the school. Davis, a junior, led Ball State to a 12-0 start this past season, during which the Cardinals were ranked as high as 12th. The Cardinals lost to Buffalo in the Mid-American Conference championship game, then to Tulsa in the GMAC Bowl...

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA -- The Braves bounced right back from the disappointment of losing John Smoltz. Determined to rebuild a once-proud pitching staff that fell into disarray, Atlanta reached a preliminary agreement Tuesday on a $60 million, four-year contract with Derek Lowe and finalized a deal with Japanese all-star pitcher Kenshin Kawakami...

By STEVE HERMAN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS -- Scott Dixon's incredible season is finally beginning to sink in. The New Zealand racing star got married last February, won the Indianapolis 500 in May and claimed his second IndyCar Series championship last fall. He received his Indy winner's ring and saw his likeness unveiled on the silver Borg-Warner Trophy on Tuesday, and he said he can't wait for the new season to begin...

Staff Report The North Clay seventh-grade boys' basketball team scored a 33-17 'A' team win behind a balanced scoring effort and strong team defense. The Knights held the Wildcats to just two points in the second quarter while taking a narrow 14-10 lead. The fourth period was where the Knights did the most damage with an 11-3 scoring edge to pull away in the victory...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor Northview led only once against the visiting Cascade Cadets, but made it count as Spring Raines' three-point play with just seconds remaining gave the Knights a 56-55 win. "We've been worried about close games," coach LuAnne Anderson said. "This is our first close game win. We battled and kept our composure."...

Mike and Sabrina Youngblood would like to announce the birth of their daughter, Jayann Nevaeh Youngblood. Jayann was born on Dec. 23, 2008, at 12:53 a.m. She weighed 6 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. Maternal grandparents are Jerry and Judy Rubeck, great-grandparents are Oarn and Mary Rubeck...

A Brazil man was arrested Monday for a second time for his alleged involvement in local drug activity. Brazil City Police Chief Dave Archer told The Brazil Times Tuesday that officers became aware of Joseph W. Stearley's alleged drug activities during the investigation of a traffic stop involving several juveniles Dec. 26...