Stories from Tuesday, April 12, 2016

John F. Shepherd, 65, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 11, 2016 at his residence. He was born in Terre Haute on Oct. 9, 1950 to John Thomas and Essie Leovia (Miller) Shepherd. John had studied Electronics at Ivy Tech and had worked at the Owen Detective Agency for 11 years. He will be missed by all who knew and loved him...

Dr. Gerald B. (Jerry) Rupert, of Rolla, passed away Sunday, Feb. 7, at the age of 85. He was born in Akron, OH on Aug. 23, 1930 to the late Gerald and Mildred (Risher) Rupert. He was a graduate of Linton-Stockton High School in 1948. In April of 1954, he married Betty Lou Allen, who preceded him in death on Dec. 2, 2012. Mr. Rupert was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, having served in the Korean War...

S.A.F.E. Animal Rescue, in partnership with Mutts R Us, is holding a fund raiser/adoption event in Linton's Humphreys Park this Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a baked goods, hot dogs and drinks available for purchase, and animals will be present for adoption from both agencies...

Jimmy S. Noel, age 90, of Worthington, passed away at 3:21 p.m. on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer. He was born in Clay County on July 12, 1925, the son of Merritt & Jessie (Campbell) Noel. Jimmy joined the U.S. Navy at age 17. He married Mary Jo Livingston on Dec. 31, 1947, and they were married until her death on July 12, 2015. They owned and operated Noel Food Center in Worthington together for fifty-one years...

Kylee Moody and Meaghan Bond have started a trend in the early parts of the softball season. When Moody comes up with a big hit, Bond has a knack to answer with one of her own. The two middle of the lineup hitters came through, back-to-back Tuesday night...

The Worthington Town Council met Tuesday evening, and passed it's long-awaited animal ordinance with a vote of four in favor and one not in favor. A bone of contention to one councilperson and at least one resident present, was the section proclaiming all dogs of "pit bull" descent to be prohibited in the town. ...

Linton MX (motocross), in conjunction with the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce, is getting ready to race and raise funds for the Linton Freedom Festival fireworks show. Practice racing will be held Saturday April 16, and racing on Sunday April 17 at Linton's Conservation Club...

SOFTBALL Hannah Wonders and Jona Lash combined for seven hits and 10 runs batted in as Shakamak cruised to a 14-5 win at Washington Tuesday evening. Wonders finished a perfect 4-for-4 with a pair of two-baggers and five RBIs, while Lash added two doubles, a single and also drove in five runs in four trips to the plate...

Nine films is quite an achievement, but it is also a testament to the artistic relationship between Ian Mair and James Stevenson. It was through their mutual interest in films, which has spawned the ever-expansive catalogue. In the past, Mair and Stevenson have made films in the genre of horror, drama, action, police procedural and now science fiction...

JASONVILLE - Shakamak baseball coach Todd Gambill has told his Lakers to exercise patience and wait for good pitches to hit. The Shakamak players heeded the coach's words and their patience paid off with a 7-0 win over visiting North Knox Tuesday. Nowhere was the disciplined approach at the plate more evident than in the second inning...

The Bloomfield Police Department (BPD) is seeking the community's help in getting criminals off the streets. Town Marshal Kenny Tharp said as part of a continued effort to keep the community safe, the department will be utilizing online and print resources to share the names and faces of those with warrants or writs of attachment who have last known addresses in the Town of Bloomfield...

A Linton man who was shot last month is facing a battery charge following the incident. Alejandro (Alex) Garcia, 28, is facing a preliminary charge of battery resulting in bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor. On March 15, Garcia was reportedly shot by Russell D. Hardisty, 52, of Linton, and court documents filed with Greene Superior Court show the shooting may have been provoked...

LYONS -- After several noise complaints about fireworks, the Lyons Town Council discussed the possible implementation of a new fireworks ordinance during its monthly meeting Tuesday. Lyons Town Marshall Ron Sparks spoke to the council in regards to a resident's complaint of fireworks going off near her property...