Stories from Monday, November 27, 2017

Margaret L. Meece, age 85, of Linton, passed away at 2:08 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born in Bloomfield on Dec. 22, 1931, the daughter of Maynard and Mildred (Bingham) Stack. Margaret’s mother’s family was part of the original Bingham family who were among the first settlers in southern Indiana and have their original cabin on display at the museum in Bloomington...

Lonnie Gene Ray, 70, of Bloomfield passed away Nov. 22 at home with his family by his side. Born Dec. 1, 1946 in Linton, the son of James Franklin and Gladys (Crowe) Ray. He married Janice (Ramsey) on May 29, 1969. Lonnie worked at RCA, Wetterau Foods, he was a 1965 graduate of Eastern Greene High School, he operated Ray’s Towing and worked at Carmichael’s Welding. ...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office is taking tips on the whereabouts of a missing RV, believed to be in the Sullivan/Greene County area. The 2006 Spartan RV features a Las Vegas Raiders Banner on the front right windshield in the dash area and has Louisiana plates, N002691. If anyone believes they have seen this vehicle, they are asked to contact the Sheriff’s office at 812-384-4411 or Crime Stoppers at 812-847-0718...

SWITZ CITY -- Clay City exploited the Lady Wolverines Arctic shooting Monday night to post a 52-28 romp on the road. The Lady Eels (6-1, 2-0 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play) outscored their hosts 21-8 in the second half to post the win. WRV fell to 2-6, 1-1...

Patriots squeak by visiting Shakamak 37-33 Vincennes Rivet edged visiting Shakamak 37-33 Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Rylee Landry led Shakamak with 16 points and Lane Gilbert scored nine. The Lakers shot only 3-17 (17.65 percent) from three-point range...

Linton’s Humphreys Park is making its presence known as it twinkles and glimmers every evening until January. Linton businesses sponsor each display, and the lights are strung each season by minimum-security offender crews from the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility in Carlisle...