Stories from Friday, November 7, 2014

Bloomfield -- The eleventh annual Festival of Trees, the primary fundraiser for the Shawnee Theatre, once again ushers in the Holiday Season for Greene County. It runs November 21 -- 30. The Festival offers activities for the young, old, and in-between. The admission is free and the whole family is welcome...

Anna Mae George, 87, of Worthington passed away on November 7, 2014 at Greene County General Hospital. She was born on September 10, 1927 in Martin County, Ind., to Chester and Lela Baker. Anna Mae was a devoted member of the Bloomfield congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, she was a homemaker, a seamstress, a mother and a grandmother...

The White River Baptist Church, located on State Road 57 in Bloomfield, is a designated drop off site for Operation Christmas Child, a ministry that has distributed gifts to more than 100 million boys and girls in more than 130 countries around the globe since the program began in 1993...

Roberta Ann (Berry) Townsend, 85 of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord on November 6, 2014. She was born in Sandborn, Ind., on April 10, 1929 to Johnny Michael and Anna Belle (Fielder) Berry. She is preceded in death by her loving parents, sisters, Betty Finlay, Alma (Sis) Hiem, Ruth Shanks; brothers, Joe and twin Robert Berry...

Detective Sgt. George Dallaire of the Greene County Sheriff's Department suspects someone is helping accused murderer Jorrell Houldson evade law enforcement. Dallaire is the lead investigator looking into the homicide of Ruby Moon Houldson in the Linton area on October 1, and he is asking for help from the public to share Houldson's photo and spread the word that Houldson is a wanted man...

INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES FRIDAY NIGHT Regional Championships CLASS 6A Penn 42, Merrillville 6 Carmel 56, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 6 Indpls Ben Davis 40, Warren Central 36 Center Grove 35, Southport 22 Sectionals Sectional Championships CLASS 5A...

Since last year Dugger-Union Community Schools (DUCS) has been through a tumultuous journey from the threat of having to close their doors to the opportunity to partner with Indiana Cyber Charter Schools for this academic year in order to keep the school open for area students. The recent donation of a tree from Bender Lumber in Linton is a great way to symbolize a new beginning...

Many people across the United States will be celebrating Veterans Day on November 11, and at Anderson Poindexter Funeral Home in Linton, they will be hosting a memorial service beginning at 1 p.m. In 2006 Jim Meng of Anderson Poindexter first held a memorial service honoring those who had served in the United States military. Before sponsoring the service, Meng decided to erect a memorial on the front lawn of Anderson Poindexter...

The days of sorting and dropping off recyclable materials at the edge of downtown are finally over now that the new Linton Recycling Center is fully operational. The much anticipated facility is a joint effort from the Greene County Solid Wast Board and the City of Linton...

Greene County Health's Medical Clinics are pleased to announce Mark Fritz has joined the organization and is now leading its five clinics located throughout Greene County. Fritz, who was born and raised on farms in northern Indiana, earned a bachelor's degree in business management from Indiana University and a MBA in finance from the University of Detroit...

It's that time of the year again -- when leaves turn shades of bright orange and red, then fall to the ground, covering your lawn. Instead of burning yard waste though, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) encourages you to mulch or compost them for use as fertilizer on your lawn or garden. You can also use a wood chipper to mulch leaves and fallen branches...

LINTON-STOCKTON WINS FOOTBALL SECTIONAL BY THE NUMBERS 0 - The number of points the Miners allowed in blanking North Knox at Roy Williams Field Friday night in the Class A Sectional 48 championship football game. 1 - North Knox has won just one sectional championship, back in 1974...

The Linton-Stockton Miners made it four straight sectional titles with a convincing 41-0 win over the North Knox Warriors in the Class A Sectional 48 championship Friday at Roy Williams Field. The Warriors' Jordan Meurer fumbled 48 seconds into the game and Meurer's fumble was recovered by the Miners' Kendall Williams at Linton-Stockton's 47...

Tuesday is Veterans' Day and to honor those who have served or are currently serving our country, our local schools will be holding Veterans' Day programs that the public is welcome to attend. The Eastern Greene School District will have a program at 8:30 a.m. ...

Trash pickup in Linton will not be affected by Tuesday's Veteran's Day holiday, but leaf pickup will not occur. According to Tim Turpen, City Sanitation Director, trash will be picked up as usual with no stoppage on Tuesday. He did emphasize for residents to have their leaves picked up they need to call the city garage at 847-4257 and leave their name, address and telephone number...