Stories from Thursday, August 25, 2016

The Linton Police Department responded to eight incidents for service Wednesday, including one property damage accident, one bank/residential alarm, one animal complaint, one assist to other departments, one child custody, two properties and one suspicious...

With the help of an Indiana Department of Transportation grant, the City of Linton will be able to spend about 10 times its normal budget on city street projects. Mayor John Wilkes said the city was the recipient of a $420,162.50 dollar-for-dollar matching grant...

Barr-Reeve may have defeated Linton-Stockton in straight sets on the volleyball court here Thursday. But it wasn't as easy as it might sound for the Class 2A fifth-ranked visitors from Daviess County. ""It was far from easy," Barr-Reeve coach Amber DeCoursey said. "They have a very nice squad. I was very impressed by their play."...

BLOOMFIELD -- With the heat scorching Thursday evening, there was one match of the night of equal intensity -- the No. 3 singles match of Bloomfield's Turner Royal and White River Valley's Alex Wolfe. In the first set, both players stayed competitive with one another and ended with Wolfe winning 7-5. The second set Royal let up and was 4-1 at court change. During the match point, Royal injured his ankle while playing and was carried off the court...

Sullivan football week is here. I thought I would bring you some history and anecdotes about the series which began in 1904. I think it is the oldest football series in Indiana but not the longest. Linton and Sullivan didn't play every year until 1934. The game this year at Sullivan will be the 99th in the series and the 90th consecutive year the two teams have met...

First Down Favorite place to play: "Linton, Indiana. Roy Williams Field. Better than Lucas Oil. It's our hometown. You can't go wrong with a hometown game. The Friday night atmosphere is the greatest feeling. Whenever you take the field it's unreal. The stands are absolutely filled...

VOLLEYBALL Alyssa Garo put down 18 kills to go along with 12 digs to lead Shakamak to a win over Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference foe North Daviess on Thursday. After winning the first two sets the Lady Lakers were extended had to pull off a 15-13 win in the fifth for the win...

SWITZ CITY -- On a day better suited for swimming, the Eastern Greene boys and girls cross country teams emerged victorious at the Greene County Invitation at White River Valley on Thursday as temperatures reached the middle 90's. "Being county champions makes the heat feel a little better," Eastern Greene boys coach Ray Hausler said...

The Worthington town wide yard sale will be the weekend of Labor Day, officially beginning on Saturday, Sept. 3. Established in 1992 by Jean Ingersoll and Lessalee Pickard, it is one of the oldest and largest community-wide yard sales in the state. The community event is sponsored by the Worthington Lions Club, who will also hold a breakfast at the Worthington Municipal Building on the triangle from 6:30-10:30 a.m. on Saturday...