Stories from Monday, October 9, 2017

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 67 incidents and calls for service from Oct. 6-8, including four abandoned vehicles, six property-damage accidents, one personal-injury accident, three alarms, five animal complaints, three assists to other departments, two assists to the public, two battery complaints, one civil dispute, one criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, one fight in progress, one property dispute, one parole violation, four reckless drivers, one road hazard, four suspicious vehicles/persons, five thefts, 13 traffic stops, two transports, three trespass, one unruly subject and two welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 50 incidents and calls for service from Oct. 6-8, including one personal injury accident, one alarm, three animal complaints, two assist to other departments, one burglary, one drive off, one EMS, one extra patrol, three fights in progress, four fingerprinting, one fraud, one harassment, one interview, one juvenile complaint, one special detail, three suspicious vehicles/persons, four thefts, one threat, one title check, 15 traffic stops and two welfare checks.. ...

Joni D. Grigsby, 60, Freelandville, formerly of Sandborn, passed away Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 at the Freelandville Community Home. Joni was born Aug. 4, 1957, in Vallejo, Calif., the daughter of Robert Niles and E. Marilyn (Riggle) Grigsby. She was employed with KCARC...

Staff and residents of Linton’s Autumn Trace Assisted Living facility were treated Thursday to “Cookies and Canvas,” a free event which provided attendees the opportunity to create their own fall-themed painting. Suzanne Lawler from Martinsville was the instructor, and brought all materials with her for attendees. Lawler’s mother, Jean Payne, is a resident at Autumn Trace...

Darla Bent, organizer of the Bloomfiled Apple Festival’s Apple Baking contest for 30 years, along with helper Kendra Gadberry, a 2016 BHS graduate, spent Saturday at the Apple Festival surrounded by the heady smells of fresh-baked apples. Bent, with judges Daniel Frye (“an awesome baker”), Marie Hasler of the BHS cafeteria and Mallory Rickbeil, Community Wellness Coordinator of Purdue University Extension, found themselves faced with the enviable task of choosing winners in the contest...

With some help from Brian French and his work crew from Wabash Valley Correctional Facility, Linton Civitan is pleased to announce major progress has been made with the property they call “Building ‘62”. “The reason we call it that, is because Linton Civitan was created in 1962,” said Civitan member Bruce Moore. “So naturally, we call the smaller building ‘Building 31’, because it’s half the size.’...

Members of Linton's Fall Arts Festival Committee are busy hanging corn husks around town in preparation for this weekend's Fall Arts Festival. Pictured, from left, are Veronica Bowers, Veronica's grandpa Ron Bowers, Genie Bowers and Steven Knox. Not pictured are members Karen Kittle-Smith and Amanda Smith...

Karl K. Johnson, 76, of Jasonville, passed away at 2:13 p.m. Sunday, October 8, 2017 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born May 21, 1941 in Clay County to Wayne Johnson and Mable B. (Kent) Johnson. Karl married Mary Ruth (Swalls) Johnson on Nov. 12, 1965 and she passed away on Oct. 11, 2012...

The City of Linton partnered with Linton MX to continue motocross events at the Conservation Club. The Linton City Council signed an annual lease with the recently formed non-profit Linton MX group, which became a 501c(3) to continue the partnership...

The Indianapolis Colts on Monday named Eastern’s Joey Paridaen Coach of the Week. A press release from the Colts said the organization selected Paridaen after Eastern defeated Linton, the ninth-ranked team in Class 2A, 35-12 Friday night. The release also noted the Thunderbirds (8-0 and ranked third in Class 1A football) have won their first eight games for the first time in school history...