Stories from Friday, July 22, 2016

Friday, July 22 Lego Mania for grades 4-6 at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library Main Branch at 10 a.m and 1 p.m. Work with the NSWC Crane STEM team and explore some of Indiana's culture such as basketball, race cars and farming with Lego EV3 Mindstorms. ...

Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL) held their monthly meeting Tuesday at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center, and discussed plans for the local civic group's Fall Arts Festival. Festival Coordinator Kathy Matthews says she expects more growth in the festival this year, as she is already receiving calls from prior vendors wanting to sign up for this year's events...

JASONVILLE -- Less than a month away from packing his bags and moving into a dorm at Marshall University, Braden Scott was left an ever arduous decision. On July 11, the 2016 Greene County Daily World Baseball Player of the Year received a call from his coach at Marshall...

Totally Whipped Cupcakes has received a proclamation for an Economic Development through Growth and Entrepreneurship (EDGE) Award. According to Radius Indiana representative Stacy Burris, the business was selected by a panel to be the recipient of the award...

A new assisted living community is arriving in Linton offering seniors who are 55 and older a unique option to continue living independently. Residents can move into Autumn Trace of Greene County starting August 29 and even have the luxury of choosing out which suite they move in to...

A Bloomfield native is hoping to enrich her daughters life with a new machine designed for those suffering from cerebral palsy. Micah (Mensch) Gallion is a 1995 graduate of Bloomfield where she was a talented athlete and among the top of her class. She had dreams of a family one day...

Former Indiana University star and No. 1 pick in the 1977 NBA Draft, Kent Benson was the guest speaker at a basketball event at White River Valley this week. Benson took the time to sit down with sports editor Travis David to answer a few questions...

A 10-17 season wouldn't seem like a successful campaign to most baseball fans. But Greene County American Legion Eagles baseball coach Shane Padgett believes otherwise. "It was a good season," the third-year Legion coach said. "We had some big wins. And we lost a lot of one-run games against some big programs...