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South All-Stars come back to beat North; Brewer wins scholarship
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/08)
The South All-Star rallied from a 14-0 deficit to defeat the North 32-27 Saturday night in Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game at Indiana State University's Memorial Stadium in Terre Haute. This was the first time the South has prevailed in the history of this short series. Approximately 3,000 fans were in attendance...
- Bloomfield Junior High girls track award winners (Community Sports ~ 06/30/08)
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Miners finish with two wins
(High School Sports ~ 06/30/08)
The Linton-Stockton High School summer baseball team concluded its schedule with two victories over visiting Mitchell Saturday. The Miners won game one 18-1 and came away with a 5-4 victory in game two at Roy Herndon Field. In the rout, Luke Knight pitched the first three innings to earn the win. He struck out five. Ty Scott fanned one in his one inning of relief...
- Double Dog makes donation (Community Sports ~ 06/30/08)
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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/30/08)
Likes publishing sex offender registry Letter to the Editor: Your page with photos of sex-offender child molesters is great. The people of Greene Co. should know where these predators are, but look what it does say about Greene County Justice system. ...
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Sandborn man faces multiple charges
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
A number of serious charges were filed Monday against Joshua Sargent, 25, of Sandborn, following his arrest last Thursday by Indiana State Police. The preliminary charges in Greene Circuit Court include intimidation with a deadly weapon, a class C felony; pointing a firearm, a class D felony; battery resulting in bodily injury, a class D felony; battery resulting in bodily injury, a class A misdemeanor; and possession of marijuana, a class A misdemeanor...
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Address for couple sought on local meth charges last known in Ohio
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
In a story published last week in the Greene County Daily World about two couples charged with methamphetamine-related charges, the incidents detailed happened in April, 2007. Warrants were issued for all four individuals and both George E. Anderson, Jr., 37, and Cindy B. Anderson, 41, of Jasonville were arrested last Friday...
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Weekend ISP sobriety checkpoint in county hampered by heavy rain
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
GREENE COUNTY -- This past weekend, the Indiana State Police conducted a sobriety checkpoint in Greene County. The checkpoint itself lasted only 45 minutes due to heavy rain in the area. During that time period, eight troopers checked 26 cars. The average time spent checking each vehicle was one minute and forty-three seconds...
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FEMA mobile center comes to Worthington
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
By Monday morning, sixty individuals or families in the Greene County area had sought help from a mobile FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) DRC (Disaster Recovery Center) since it rolled into the Worthington Park last Saturday. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's FEMA DRC bus is traveling from area to area to provide on-the-spot assistance to local disaster victims including those recently affected by flooding, tornadoes and storms...
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There's still plenty to do at 2008 Linton Freedom Festival
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
There's plenty to do for all ages during the 2008 Linton Freedom Festival. The traditional week long of summer fun kicked off last Saturday and will run through July 5. In a brief interview on Monday, Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce President Cheryl Hamilton explained, "Everything is smooth so far...Everything is as well as to be expected."...
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Linton author receives best fiction award
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
It was a wonderful surprise for Linton author Ruby Moon-Houldson when she recently received notification that her book "More Than Angels: Once Upon A Lifetime" received the National Indie Excellence Award for best fiction novel. The novel, along with her first book in the "More Than Angels" series, was also nominated by the Oprah Book Club...
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Bloomfield clean up day goes well for the Chamber of Commerce
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
Bloomfield residents responded well to the recent town-wide clean up. The annual chamber-sponsored event, held on Saturday, gave residents an opportunity to clean up the town by dropping off unwanted items at the town's wastewater treatment plant. Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce President Cynthia Ferguson explained, "It went very well...$740 was the total amount that we earned. It was a huge success we filled all three dumpsters. We certainly appreciate everyone's support of the town clean up."...
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Shooting case under investigation; prosecutor still receiving information from police
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
A Linton man is dead and state, county and Linton City Police are investigating a shooting incident that was reported early Saturday morning on State Road 59 -- south of Linton. Details about how or why the shooting took place are still sketchy, according to investigators looking into the case...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 06/30/08)
GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT JAIL LOG LINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITY LOG The Linton Police Department's activity log for Friday through Sunday included one littering, two title checks, three requests for information only, one fight, four assists to the utility department after hours, one vandalism, one custody dispute/exchange, one protective order violation, two disorderly conduct, one structure fire, one accident with property damage, one funeral escort, seven medical/illness, three alarms, three animal complaints, one prowler, one child locked in vehicle, three suspicious vehicles/persons, two assists to other agencies, one burglary, five harassment complaints, one possibly intoxicated driver, two thefts-other, one animal/debris in roadway, one fireworks, three welfare checks/concerns, one 911 prank/false call, one fingerprint for a gun permit, one domestic dispute, one animal/canine removed, one domestic dispute/neighbor, one open garage door, two batteries and 10 traffic stops.. ...
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Kim A. Morris
(Obituary ~ 06/30/08)
Kim A. Morris, 55, Mooresville, passed away June 7, 2008, in Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born March 25, 1953, in Fort Wayne. He was a truck driver for Elite Transport until 2005 when he retired due to illness. Prior to, he worked for Utility Trailers. He served in the United States Navy was a member of the Mooresville American Legion and V.F.W...
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Jarrett "J.J." Edward Nicholson
(Obituary ~ 06/30/08)
Jarrett "J.J." Edward Nicholson, 26, of Linton, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2008. He was born February 25, 1982 to Cyndi and Nick Nicholson. He was employed at Purdue Turkey Farms in Washington, IN. He also had worked in construction. Survivors include: his parents, Cyndi and Larry Rogers; children Harleigh, Holden, NaLanie as well as child due in December; mothers of children, Amber Nicholson, Kristi Vestal, and Meagan Gentry; sisters Teresa Hedden and husband Bud, Shannon Delph and husband Brian, Chrissy Nicholson, Leslie Taylor and husband Rusty; Jamie Nicholson; brother Steve Nicholas; nieces and nephews A.J. ...
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Hamilton J. "Hamie" Southworth
(Obituary ~ 06/30/08)
Hamilton J. "Hamie" Southworth, 63, of Aurora, passed away Friday, June 27, 2008 in Greensburg. He was born April 9, 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of the late Alden Southworth and the late Amanda Wollam Southworth Surviving are son, Harold (Kathy) Hyatt of Greensburg; daughters, Faythe (Eric) Ewing of Greensburg; Jackie Dieng of Milan; Angela (Jason) Warbelton of Bellevue, NE; brothers, Jerome Southworth of Wichita, KS, Rodger Southworth of Beaver Creek, OH; 10 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.. ...
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Anna P. Tonelli
(Obituary ~ 06/30/08)
Anna P. Tonelli, 86, of Altoona, PA and formerly of Pimento, passed away at 5:24 a.m. Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Born Sept. 22, 1921 in Ganister, PA, she was the daughter of Harvey Harrison Eugene Wance and Laura (Gharret) Wance...
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BREAKING NEWS: Linton youngster drowns in Illinois pool
(Local News ~ 06/30/08)
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. -- A 3-year-old Linton boy died in a reported drowning incident Monday afternoon, according to a news release issued by Champaign County (Ill.) Coroner Duane Northrup. Wyatt Daniel DeJesus was pronounced dead at 1:16 p.m. (CST) at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill.
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 06/30/08)
Library closed on Friday The Linton Public Library will be closed on Friday, July 4, for the holiday. The library will re-open Saturday, July 5 as usual. Fall classes at the Greene County Community Learning Center The first registration for fall classes will be Tuesday, July 15 from 1-7 p.m. ...
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