Leora Mason is on the road to recovery, but that road promises to be a long one. The 37-year-old Linton woman remains upbeat, positive and ready to return to work as soon as possible. Leora was released from IU Heath... >>
A young pianist and church choir director in Bloomfield will launch a series of free classical music concerts on Friday nights. Younkyung Kim, a native of South Korea and currently a master's degree student at Jacobs School... >>
By Kerri Bartlett. Assistant Editor Williamson Herald
The Brenda Hughey Preschool Playground dedication took place recently at Johnson Elementary School in Franklin (Tenn.) Special School District. FSSD dedicated the playground to Hughey, now retired, because of her service to... >>
A Republican Washington City Councilman has announced his candidacy for the Indiana State Senate District 39 seat. Eric Bassler is running for the District 39 seat now held by veteran Republican lawmaker John Waterman of... >>
When I think about Linton-Stockton High School custodian Jock Hannum, I can't help but smile. But that is because I have never seen the 1968 Union High School graduate without a smile on his face. I have seldom met someone... >>
Greene County General Hospital hosted the ribbon cutting for the first phase of the $7.5 million construction project Tuesday. Hospital employees, administrators and community members gathered outside the new entrance of the... >>
Business Card Directory
The 2013 Business Card Directory will help you find a business in our area. For more information about advertising in the 2014 directory, contact Christy Lehman, Tina Snow or Heidi Puckett at 847-4487.
Community Notes(06/19/13) Thursday An executive session to receive information about and interview prospective employees will be held at 5 p.m. at the Linton Public Library. The regular board meeting will immediately follow the executive session. Dugger Lodge No. 721 F&AM will eat at 6 p.m. and work in the MM Degree at 7 p.m. Visiting brethren welcome...
"Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland and Its Neighbors" wins coveted Telly Award
The documentary film "Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland & Its Neighbors" has won a national Telly Award in the nature/wildlife program category.
The documentary "Goose Pond: The Story of a Wetland & Its Neighbors" was selected as a Bronze Telly Award Winner out of nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, according to the film's executive producer and Linton native, Bill Barnes, who now lives in Charlotte, NC.
Barnes, who received notification of the award late last week, is pleased with the recognition the film winning the Telly Award will bring to the area of southwestern Indiana where he grew up.
The Telly Awards were founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films.
Click here for a preview of the film.
James P. Martindale(06/19/13) James P. Martindale, 76, of Worthington, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Garden Villa Healthcare in Bloomington. He was born on Nov. 9, 1936 in Worthington to Earl and Geneva Martindale. Jim is survived by his two children, Rosie (Roy) Cohen, Lombard, Ill., and Kathy (Jerry) Wise, Spencer, Ind.; two granddaughters, six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; a sister Lana (Joe) Waskom, Glade Hill, Va.; many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews...
Dorrotha Jean Helms(06/18/13) Dorrotha Jean Helms of rural Bloomfield passed away on June 15 at 8:30 p.m. at the Bloomington Hospital. She was born April 23, 1928, to Logan Fuller and Mary C. (Stevens) Fuller of Greene County. She has lived in the rural Bloomfield area nearly all of her life. She was married to Paul Eugene Helms on August 22, 1942. She served as a homemaker throughout her entire life. She was a member of the Pleasant Ridge Pentecostal Church...
Charles W. "Bill" Wilkes(06/17/13) Charles W. "Bill" Wilkes, 79, of Linton, passed away on June 16, 2013 surrounded by his family at the Greene County General Hospital in Linton. He was born on April 25, 1934 in Sullivan County, Ind., to Edward and Madge (Hurst) Wilkes. He married Thelma Ruth Keene on April 1, 1960...
B. Ann Bucher(06/17/13) B. Ann Bucher, 65, of Bloomfield, passed away at 2:20 p.m. Sunday, June 16, 2013 at her residence. Born June 30, 1947 in Linton, she was the daughter of Jesse Paul Childers and Shirley Ann (Icenogle) Childers Berns. Surviving relatives include: her husband, Teddy E. ...
Rebecca Simone Spinks(06/17/13) Rebecca Simone Spinks, 53, of Bloomfield, passed away at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Bloomington Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Feb. 25, 1960 in Linton, she was the daughter of Harry and Phyllis (Bailey) Harper. She was a homemaker...
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (AP) -- A jury has acquitted a former middle school teacher of four felony and seven misdemeanor counts alleging she had sex with a high school student and hosted parties in which other high school students smoked marijuana and drank alcohol....
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles, seeking the reinstatement of specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth....
DAYTON, Ind. (AP) -- A Lafayette-area Cub Scout pack has found a new charter home days after a church severed ties with it over the Boy Scouts of America's decision to extend membership to openly gay youth....
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana Republican Party Chairman Eric Holcomb leads a number of high-level departures from the state party half a year after the 2012 elections....
It was an amazing show of artistic creativity and plenty of heat at Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum, near Solsberry, on Saturday. Sculpture Trials hosted an International Cast Iron Sculpture Exhibition Saturday during a 12-hour open house event. The...