Stories from Monday, December 4, 2017

The Linton Police Department responded to 35 incidents for service Friday to Monday, including two property damage accidents, one animal complaint, one assist to other departments, two domestic disputes, six fingerprintings, one intimidation, one property, one noise complaint, one P.O. violation, two reckless drivers, one repossession, one security, three suspicious activities, two thefts, eight traffic stops, one warrant service and one welfare check...

Matthew Ryder Hayes, 25, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for disorderly conduct. Bond set at $5,000 with 10 percent allowed. Chance Matthew Schubla, 33, Linton, was arrested on a warrant for probation violation. No bond set. Joshua Allen Denny, 23, Lyons, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. Bond set at $8,000 with 10 percent allowed...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 62 incidents for service Friday to Sunday, including one abandoned vehicle, 10 property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, two alarms, five animal complaints, two assists to other departments, three assists to the public, one civil dispute, one criminal mischief, one domestic dispute, two fights in progress, one fraud, one harassment, one juvenile complaint, one reckless driver, two road hazards, one security, nine suspicious activities, one theft, two threats, three traffic stops, two trespasses, three unruly subjects, two warrant services and two welfare checks.. ...

Wednesday, December 6 The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees will have a work session at 6 p.m. and be held in the Administration Office. Thursday, December 7 Linton Public Library’s Storytime for preschoolers 10:30-11:30 a.m. Stories, rhymes, songs, activities and a Christmas craft...

Indianapolis– Girl Scouts of Central Indiana’s board of directors recently announced that Danielle Shockey, a Girl Scout alumna, will become the organization’s chief executive officer beginning Jan. 1, 2018. Shockey’s experience serving Indiana’s youth spans a career of 20 years...

A Dugger man is facing burglary charges after allegedly breaking in and stealing an impounded motor home. According to a probable cause filed by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Detective Shawn Cullison, the department was contacted on the morning of Nov. 27 regarding the theft and Derrick Markham, 49, was involved...

A two-vehicle accident Friday evening resulted in multiple injuries and an air evacuation. According to an accident report filed by Greene County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Davis Aerne, the accident occurred on State Road 157 and County Road 850 N in Worthington...

Linton-Stockton Jr./Sr. High teacher Kim Hill has been selected as November’s Cause for Applause winner for going above and beyond her normal duties. “[Hill] works tirelessly to make sure every detail of test coordination is organized and teacher/student friendly, in addition to planning and teaching her own classes,” wrote the person who nominated her. ...

We've all seen the movie. Well, many of us have anyway. Saturday the Dugger Union girls and boys basketball teams had the chance to experience the history and nostalgia of what some have called the heyday of Hoosier Hysteria. The boys and girls had the opportunity to play at venerable Hoosier Gym in Knightstown...

Bloomfield– The Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC Board of Directors announced this month the termination of a policy that gave employees and Directors “benefits for life” upon retirement, if they had reached 20-plus years of service to the cooperative...