Stories from Saturday, June 20, 2015

Hubert Eugene McAtee, 92, of Linton, born Jan. 25, 1923, ended his earthly journey Thursday morning, June 18, 2015. He was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Nora Mae (Miller) McAtee, on June 28, 2010. Also preceding in death were his parents, Anna Nancy (Hale) & Thomas David McAtee, and brothers, David E. McAtee & Robert Kramer...

Kenneth M. Medlock, 89, of Linton, Indiana, passed away peacefully with his family by his side at Evansville, Indiana on Friday, June 19th, 2015. He was born in Linton on March 28th, 1926 to Irving and Ima Z. (Moody) Medlock. He married his sweetheart, A. Laverne Wright on March 1st, 1947...

Lisa Lee Campbell, age 50, of Linton, passed away at 4:15 a.m. Monday, June 15, 2015, at Linton Nursing & Rehab in Linton. She was born Jan. 10, 1965, in Brazil, the daughter of Samuel L. & Sharon K. (Brush) Butt. Lisa attended the Bethel Baptist Church in Vicksburg, was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary in Washington, loved singing country music & classic rock, & enjoyed NASCAR racing...

Rockville has defeated the Shakamak Lakers in their quest to repeat as state champions. Rockville won 4-2 at Victory Field in Indianapolis Saturday afternoon. Watch for game stories and photos to be posted later today on gcdailyworld.com...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The unfortunate thing about sports is there has to be a winner and a loser, at least on the scoreboard. For the eighth time since 2002, the Shakamak baseball team has advanced to the Class A State Finals, winning state titles in 2008 and 2014...

INDIANAPOLIS - A repeat of last year's Class A baseball state championship was not to be for the Shakamak Lakers this year. After the defending state champs took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning, Rockville responded with four runs in their turn at bat and held on for a 4-2 win over the Lakers and claiming the IHSAA Class A state baseball championship at Victory Field in Indianapolis...

Despite battling the wet ground from the rain the day before, people from around Greene County found something to enjoy at the 2015 Traffic Jam at Linton's Humphreys Park. For the last couple of days, rain has covered most of Greene County, and this provided a challenge to the organizers of the 2015 Traffic Jam...