Stories from Friday, March 17, 2017

Dustin Andrew Snowden, 24, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for resisting law enforcement uses deadly weapon. No bond is set. Marie Lynn Balay, 20, Bloomington, was arrested on a warrant for theft. Bond is set at $5,000. Rachel Dugger, 22, Owensburg, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear. Bond is set at $5,000...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 89 incidents for service Monday to Friday, including one abandoned vehicle, nine property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, two alarms, four animal complaints, four assists to other departments, three assists to the public, three civil disputes, one criminal mischief, three domestic disputes, one drug, one fire, one harassment, one property, two reckless drivers, one road hazard, six suspicious activities, two thefts, one threat, 11 title checks, seven traffic stops, 17 transports, two trespass, one unruly subject, one warrant service and three welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 20 incidents for service Friday, including one bank/residential alarm, one domestic dispute, eight fingerprintings, two interviews, one special detail, one recovered property, two title checks, three traffic stops and one warrant service...

Area students attended the 33rd Annual Science Fair Day on Wednesday, held at WestGate Academy. According to a press release, 164 students from sixth grade and up took part in the science fair, competing for awards and cash prizes for the top three in each category...

The Center and Jackson Townships held the second meeting over a proposed fire territory in order to create a larger budget at the Center Township Fire Department. The fire territory, if passed, will consolidate the two volunteer fire departments to share resources...

Bloomfield School District’s Life Skills classes worked with students throughout the school to create a project as a reminder while people are different, they have a lot of similarities. Life Skills teacher Kelly Cochren led the junior high and high school classes as they hosted an inclusion event Wednesday as part of its annual Disabilities Awareness Event. ...

Title Dugger Union Community Schools Kindergarten Roundup Kindergarten Round up will take place at Dugger Union Community Schools on April 6, 2017 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. and April 11, 2017 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Children who will be five years old by August 1, 2017, can register to attend Kindergarten for the 2017-2018 school year. ...

A fundraiser to benefit the renovation of the Bloomfield Public Pool will be held at the American Legion Post 196 in Bloomfield on Friday, April 14 from 5-7 p.m. A meal will be served with tickets costing $10 and all proceeds going to benefit the Fill the Pool Committee, which is responsible for the pool renovation process and plan...

Jay D. Holtsclaw, 68, of Bloomfield, passed away at 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born Nov. 19, 1948 in Greene County, he was the son of Fred and Catherine (Selby) Holtsclaw. He was the Owner and Operator of Holtsclaw’s Standard Station and attended the Word of Life Fellowship Church in Bloomfield...

The first year of college is always an adjustment for any college freshman - especially for student-athletes. It’s even more challenging when the student declares an academically demanding major such as mechanical engineering. And competing at the NCAA Division II level is a significant step up from a small high school in Indiana...

Samuel Dale (Sam) Harper, 65, of Bedford, passed away at 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2017 at the IU Health Hospice House in Bloomington. Born April 29, 1951 in Bloomington, he was the son of Randolph Harper Jr. (Phyllis) and Wilma (Hardin) Willie Bevers...

The arrival of Spring also means a budding variety of new programs for all ages at the Linton Public Library, according to Library Director Jennifer White. One event in particular utilizes old pages of books in a unique way--to create art. Next months ‘Creative Crafternoon’ on Saturday, April 1 will feature Donna Bedwell teaching origami, and those who attend will have the opportunity to construct their very own origami flower bouquet...

Once he shot the triple for Eastern and looked for the open Thunderbird. Now he is trying to guide a team to the state championship as its coach. Levi Carmichael, Eastern’s all-time leading scorer, and his Crawford County Wolfpack will take on Heritage Christian (17-9) at 6:00 p.m. Saturday in the second game of the Richmond Semistate. Should Crawford County win, the Wolfpack will play next Saturday for the Class 2A state basketball championship...

“The Lord put the people he wanted in the positions they are in to make this happen, he already knew they would help,” said Cheryl Franklin, an inspired woman who with the assistance of several other area women founded ‘The King’s Daughters.’ According to the groups website, “‘The King’s Daughters’ is a multi-denominational group of women who love the Lord, and desire for all women to live a life of radiant joy, unwavering faith, and an unshakable identity as a daughter of the one true king, Jesus Christ our Lord.”. ...

Saturday, April 8 Lyons Legion Post 479 will host karaoke night from 8 p.m. to midnight with services provided by Jim Dandee. Open to the public on Saturdays. Smoking allowed on patio only. Linton American Legion Post 22 will host the band Heartbeats, from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., the public is welcome and invited to attend.