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Letters to the Editor
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/23/12)
Linton family Appreciative for Generosity of Community The second annual memorial scholarship benefit held to honor the memory of Mirisa Jones surpassed last year's benefit in both monetary gains and blood donations. Mirisa's scholarship is a $1000.00 award that is supported by the Greene County Foundation and is given annually in May to a Linton-Stockton High School Senior obtaining a college degree in the medical field...
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Dugger girl organizes team for suicide prevention walk in Terre Haute
(Local News ~ 11/23/12)
DUGGER -- Katie Knowles cherishes her dad Larry's memory -- and she's determined to strengthen his legacy by helping others. Larry Knowles died last spring, passing away May 2 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound he sustained April 30. He'd not just been a father, but a friend to many, coaching the softball team Katie played for during the spring...
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Former Linton resident holds world motorcycle speed record
(Local News ~ 11/23/12)
There's something about speed, really fast speed, that appeals to former Linton resident Jennifer Robertson. What Robertson enjoys is not your casual Sunday afternoon motorcycle ride to look at the scenery or pretty autumn leaves. What she thrives on is turbo-type fast on a motorcycle blazing down a flat one-mile stretch of pavement...
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Greene County Food Service Inspections
(Local News ~ 11/23/12)
On a periodic basis the Greene County Health Department will furnish recent inspection reports to the Greene County Daily World for publication as a public service to patrons. Violations are broken into two categories: critical and non-critical. A critical violation is defined as an issue that could be directly related to making someone sick. A non-critical violation doesn't have a direct relation to food-borne illness...
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Greens celebrate 60th anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 11/23/12)
Bud and Phyllis Green of Worthington celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family and several friends at a reception at the Worthington Christian Church on Sunday, Nov. 11. They were married on Nov. 5, 1952. Bud and Phyllis (the former Phyllis Calvert) are retired farmers...
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Swick birth announcement
(Births ~ 11/23/12)
Adriana Grace Swick of Fishers is pleased to announce the birth and baptism of her brother, Grady Porter Swick. He arrived at 1:12 a.m. on May 17, 2012 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis. He weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces, and measured 21 inches...
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Football will be discussed at Bloomfield School Board of Trustees meeting
(Local News ~ 11/23/12)
The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees will hear a presentation at Tuesday night's meeting that will ask for a school-sponsored football program to be established. The 7 p.m. meeting is slated to be conducted in the junior high conference center, but Frank Starr, who is facilitating to effort to have a football program established, says the meeting will likely be moved to the high school cafeteria to accommodate the expected crowd of parents, coaches and players supporting the effort...
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Four seniors lead all-area volleyball squad
(High School Sports ~ 11/23/12)
The Greene County Daily World is proud to announce the 2012 all-area volleyball team. This year's slate of 12 includes four seniors, three juniors, four sophomores and one freshman. Four-time Class 2A sectional champion Eastern Greene lead the way with four entries followed by Bloomfield with three and Linton-Stockton with two...
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Estel H. "Hook" Elgan
(Obituary ~ 11/23/12)
Estel H. "Hook" Elgan, age 86, of Linton, passed away at 4:09 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at his residence in Linton. He was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Odon, the son of Emit and Ethel (Rainbolt) Elgan. He retired after working as a self-employed carpenter. He was a member of American Legion Post #22 of Linton and of the Linton Moose Lodge where he was a former governor. He was a Navy veteran of World War II...
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Randall D. Rogers
(Obituary ~ 11/23/12)
Randall D. Rogers, age 48, of Linton, passed away at 4:55 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, 2012, at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born Nov. 29, 1963, in Terre Haute, the son of Jack S. & Deneane (Fisher) Rogers. He was employed with Chambers Water Conditioning in Linton for over 32 years...
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Jesse Leo Bedwell
(Obituary ~ 11/23/12)
Jesse Leo Bedwell, 83, of Indianapolis, passed away Nov. 22, 2012. He was born in Shelburn, Ind. to the late Dorothy (Hauger) and Jesse Bedwell. A retired teacher and coach, he was a graduate of Indiana University and Indiana State University. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II serving in China and receiving the Bronze Star for valor. ...
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Dugger seeks donations for party to accompany Santa Train
(Local News ~ 11/23/12)
DUGGER -- The town's Halloween party proved so successful organizers aim to keep the festivities going to welcome Santa Claus. Specifically, the event's organizer Terri Heaton had enough candy and treats left from October that she and her fellow volunteers now plan to host a Christmas party which coincides with the arrival of the Indiana Railroad's Santa Train Dec. 1...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 11/23/12)
Saturday, Nov. 24 Linton Moose will have a fish and shrimp dinner at 5 p.m. The public is invited. There will also be karaoke at 8 p.m. All money benefits charity. Santa will visit Linton at the Santa House located on N. Main St. at the Rotary Park from 1 to 5 p.m. Santa will also be there Saturday, Dec. 8 from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 15 from 6 to 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 16 from 2 to 7 p.m. with hot chocolate and coffee Saturday, Dec. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m...
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