Stories from Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Norma Gail (Gideon) Guthrie, 89, of Linton, passed away at 7:35 p.m. on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Glenburn Home. Born July 1, 1927 in West Union, Ill., she was the daughter of Lindsey and Sylvia (Switzer) Gideon. She was a homemaker and a member of the Newberry United Methodist Church...

Wednesday, June 7 Orange, Lawrence, Jackson, Martin and Greene joint services will meet for a superintendents’ governing board meeting at the joint service conference room in Bedford. Executive session will meet at 9:30 a.m. with an open session starting at 10 a.m...

The Greene County Council authorized the County Commissioners to pursue a completed design of the proposed jail expansion. Commissioner Ed Michael went before the council Tuesday to explain the next step in pursuing the proposed Greene County Jail expansion is to get approval of which of the three levels of expansion they would like to see designed...

A Bloomfield native, 14-year-old Jaden Lauderdale, currently residing in Riley Hospital for Children as she awaits a heart transplant, has an active fan club tirelessly working to raise funds for her medical treatment, as well as the children’s playground Lauderdale wishes to provide the hospital that has become her second home...

The Linton Freedom Festival Scholarship Pageant was held Saturday, June 3 in the Linton-Stockton High School Auditeria. Contestants were scored on their application, a seven minute interview with three pageant judges, a sportswear competition, an evening gown competition and onstage questions, conducted in front of judges and audience...

Greene County kids enrolled in Shawnee Theatre’s Kids Camp are busy rehearsing as they prepare to perform their eagerly anticipated show. 33 young thespians, from pre-kindergarten to high school age, have been working hard along with Director Rory Behrens to make their show a night to remember...

Chuck Villian, Post Commander of Linton VFW Post 7118 recently presented Brian Romans, founder and CEO of the Romans Warrior Foundation, with a check for $575, collected for the nonprofit foundation during a benefit ride recently hosted by the Post.

A Linton teenager is facing charges after allegedly helping her boyfriend assault her former manager. According to a probable cause filed by Linton Police Department Officer Paul Clark, Kira Hall, 19, was reportedly involved with the battery the manager of the Linton Family Restaurant early in the morning of May 29...

The Greene County Commissioners made the final approval which will implement a 5 percent Innkeeper’s Tax at the beginning of 2018. The commissioners approved the ordinance to implement the tax with a unanimous vote Tuesday evening. The vote came after the council approved the same ordinance Monday night with a 4-3 vote...

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley’s girls’ track team will really miss them next year; it’s as simple as D-E-F. This spring saw the graduation of Abby Denham, Rylee Ellett, and Kyra Frye, three seniors who have led the Lady Wolverines the past four seasons. They have racked up a long list of accomplishments, including earning trips to the regional and all-conference honors...

The Bloomfield City Council received one bid for work to be done on the park restrooms. The bid, which is for $49,460, will include new walls and restrooms for the north and south shelter houses. The restrooms will be remodeled to be handicap accessible...

Denise Ann Browning, 61, of Noblesville, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2017 at her home after a long illness. She was born on Nov. 16, 1955 to James and Nancy (Watkins) Dowden in Indianapolis. Denise grew up in Bloomfield. She graduated from Bloomfield High School and received an Associate’s Degree from IUPUI. ...