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Tulip Road to be temporarily closed Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
Tulip Road will be temporarily closed Saturday due to work on the road, this according to the Greene County Highway Department. A contractor for the department will applying Fog Seal to the road beginning sometime Saturday morning. Fog seal is the same seal coating the state of Indiana uses to seal roads they are responsible for according to GCHD spokeswoman Brooke French...
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Greene County Sheriff's Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/28/14)
August 26 -- Sharoz Hasan Smith, 29, Springville, was arrested on preliminary charges of dealing in marijuana and maintaining a common nuisance. His bond was set at $14,000 surety with ten percent allowed. He was released on August 27 after posting $1,400 cash. Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun was the arresting officer...
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Alice P. Fines
(Obituary ~ 08/28/14)
Alice P. Fines, 80, of Kokomo, Ind., passed away Wednesday August 27, 2014 at Kindred Nursing Home in Kokomo. Born August 27, 1934 in Vincennes, Ind., the daughter of William and Ruth (White) Graham. Alice was retired from assembly at DelCo Electronics in Kokomo, she was a member of the Brookside Free Methodist Church in Kokomo...
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Bloomfield School Construction Project progressing, budget process underway
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
The outdoor athletic project is underway at Bloomfield. Currently they have poured some of the sidewalks besides the tennis courts and the tennis court, driveway and parking lot has been rocked. Wednesday afternoon, the mass earthwork was completed on the inside of the track. It was scheduled to be finished on Sunday, but the date was pushed back due to the weather...
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Cards squeeze by Northview
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Bloomfield boys' tennis team picked up their fifth win of the season by downing a stubborn Northview squad 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at Brazil. The Cards (5-0) jumped to an early 2-0 lead with easy wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. The third point was hard to come by with those matches going by three sets...
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Miners show improvement in loss at OV
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Miners fall at Owen Valley Linton-Stockton dropped a 5-0 decision to host Owen Valley Wednesday in a high school boys tennis match Wednesday. "We lost to a really solid team in OV," said L-S coach Brad McKinney. "They have six seniors in the lineup and return six starters from lady year's sectional championship team...
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WRV girls golf team features three players
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
There will be three players that make up the 2014 White River Valley High School girls golf team, including Maddison Hines, Hannah Hoover, and Maria Bluck. "All three girls are seniors and all are first-year players," said WRV coach Jason Chesnut. "They are a great group of girls with a lot of heart to try such a hard sport their senior year...
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Junior varsity falls in three
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
The Linton-Stockton junior varsity volleyball team lost at Loogootee Tuesday by the scores of 22-25, 25-23, 5-15. "The ladies were playing a different line up tonight," said Lady Miner coach Julie Walker. "They played pretty scrappy, but we need to improve our serve receive...
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Appeals on Wheels to make a stop at Linton-Stockton High School
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana's second highest court will conduct oral arguments at Linton-Stockton High School on Friday, Sept. 12 at 1 p.m. in the school auditorium. The event will be the first time the court has taken its Appeals on Wheels program to Greene County...
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Lady Miners stay unbeaten
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Linton-Stockton pushed its record to 5-0 after a 25-7, 25-11, 25-13 victory over visiting Washington Catholic in a varsity-only high school volleyball match Thursday night. "We did a good job passing for the most part," said Lady Miner coach Jill Fougerousse. "We were able to work a lot with our outsides tonight."...
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Miners win junior varsity game
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Linton-Stockton's junior varsity football team opened the season with a 12-0 victory at Sullivan earlier this week. Keaton Cox and Ian Fonseca both scored rushing TDs for the winners. On defense, Noah Clark recovered a fumble and Justin Rippy had an interception...
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Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 08/28/14)
The Linton Police Department responded to 16 calls and incidents on Wednesday, August 27, including two animal complaints, one property damage accident, one theft, two special details, one battery, two property issues, one report of suspicious activity, one complaint involving a juvenile, one reckless driver, one traffic stop, one drive-off theft, and one burglary...
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Cardinals squeeze past Northview
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Bloomfield boys' tennis team picked up their fifth win of the season by downing a stubborn Northview squad 3-2 Wednesday afternoon at Brazil. The Cards (5-0) jumped to an early 2-0 lead with easy wins at No. 1 singles and No. 2 doubles. The third point was hard to come by with those matches going by three sets...
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Cards top WRV
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Bloomfield's boys tennis team picked up a 5-0 win in their home opener against rebuilding White River Valley Thursday afternoon. The Cards only lost a total of seven games in the match. Del Carter beat WRV's Sam Kreiling 6-1, 6-0 at No. 1 singles while Conner Dowden blasted freshman Kyle Dickinson 6-0, 6-0 at the second singles spot...
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EG boys, BHS girls claim county cross country titles
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
SWITZ CITY - The Eastern Greene boys cross country team won the Greene County Invitational with a cumulative team time of 95 minutes and 43 seconds just over three minutes ahead of their nearest pursuer White River Valley. The Bloomfield girls won with a cumulative team time of 120:50. The Shakamak girls came in second at 122:16...
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Miners fall at Owen Valley
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
Linton-Stockton dropped a 5-0 decision to host Owen Valley Wednesday in a high school boys tennis match Wednesday. "We lost to a really solid team in OV," said L-S coach Brad McKinney. "They have six seniors in the lineup and return six starters from lady year's sectional championship team...
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Lady Miners lose in three
(High School Sports ~ 08/28/14)
The Linton-Stockton junior varsity volleyball team lost at Loogootee Tuesday by the scores of 22-25, 25-23, 5-15. "The ladies were playing a different line up tonight," said Lady Miner coach Julie Walker. "They played pretty scrappy, but we need to improve our serve receive...
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Worthington's "Around the Town" yard sale event kicks off this weekend for the 22nd year
(Local News ~ 08/28/14)
WORTHINGTON -- On Saturday, August 30, the quaint town of Worthington will be filled with bargain hunters for their 22nd annual "Around the Town" yard sale event. The event was started in 1992 by best friends and Worthington natives, Jean Ingersoll and Lessalee Pickard...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/28/14)
Saturday, August 30 The Linton Moose will be having a Shrimp and Fish Dinner from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. and karaoke will follow at 9 p.m. The public is welcome. Registration for the 7th Annual Cast Aluminum Sculpture Workshop will take place from August 30 through August 31 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. Classes are held at the Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum in Solsberry. For more information visit www.sculpturetrails.com...
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