Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The Greene County Daily World Athlete of the Week is Sponsored by Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Agent Joe Medina. The winner is selected by the GCDW Sports Staff and will be revealed in Wednesday's edition of the GCDW. Congrats to the following nominees:...

An leak has been reported at White River Co-op, behind the Worthington cemetery, with the Worthington Fire Territory and other agencies on the scene. As of this reporting, the leak has been resolved, and further details will be made available as they are reported...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce welcomed Glory Hill Family Farms with a ribbon cutting ceremony at their establishment, located at 1586 North County Road 1300 West in Linton, on Monday. Glory Hill Farms, owned by Angel Mikusak, is an organic produce farm and a community supported agriculture program (CSA). The CSA is a partnership between the farmer and the consumer/member...

There will be a memorial service for Donelda D. Tafoya Saturday, April 23 at the Linton Park West Building from noon-3 p.m.

Anna Louise Ball, age 89, of Switz City, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday morning, April 19. She was born in Jasonville on September 28, 1926, the daughter of Samuel & Ertice (Landis) Wolfe. Louise graduated from Midland High School at the age of sixteen, and began working for C.E. Hines & Son Insurance Company in Worthington...

Wednesday, April 20 The Linton-Stockton High School Building Corporation Board of Directors will meet at 6 p.m. in the Administration building at 801 1st Street NE in Linton. The purpose of this meeting is to consider approval of amendments. The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees will meet in an executive session at 6:15 p.m., followed by the regular board meeting at 7 p.m. ...

JASONVILLE - If anyone came to Jasonville Tuesday hoping to see an old-fashioned pitchers' duel, they did not leave disappointed. Both opposing southpaws - Shakamak's Braden Scott and White River Valley's Brayton Cornelius - tossed complete-game gems...

BASEBALL Kendall Williams delivered a three-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to give Linton-Stockton a thrilling 11-10 win over Washington Tuesday evening. Williams lofted a 1-0 pitch to the gap in right center plating Chad Trent, Cory Anderson and Trey Passen...

The Greene County Commissioners approved a proposal from the Greene County Ambulance Service, which could benefit other departments in the county. Ambulance Director David Doane said the department recently upgraded to digital repeaters, and asked that the county allow the Greene County Emergency Management Agency to use the old analog system to help emergency personnel in the western side of the county...

LINTON -- Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) Board member Don Schulte came before the board Wednesday in order to ask approval about a joint agreement which would create a promise of cooperation between both the GCGH Board and the GCGH Inc. Board...

SWITZ CITY -- Before the close of the regular meeting Monday, the White River Valley School Board added two items to the agenda -- the first involving opting out of ISTEP Part II, Book II. Superintendent Bob Hacker explained the state legislators have voted to go away from the ISTEP+ test after next school year...

On Monday, Governor Pence honored 25 Indiana companies with the Governor's Century or Half Century Business Award. Along with those honored, Delmar Hasler and Todd Walton were presented the Governor's Century Business Award from the State of Indiana and Governor Mike Pence for Welch & Cornett Funeral Home's 100 years of service...