Stories from Thursday, January 25, 2018

The Linton Police Department warns motorists to watch for ice in the west-bound lane on State Road 54 in Linton between 9th St. NE and 4th St NE.

Donna Rose (Pilant) Weinbrecht, 71, of Coalmont, passed away at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. She was born Nov. 19, 1946 in Sullivan, to David Pilant and Julia (Boes) Pilant. Survivors include her son, John Street (Tammy) of Jasonville; step-son, David Weinbrecht (Ingeborg) of Chicago, Ill.; grandchildren, Brittany Scott, Troy David Street, Ryan Street, Jake Street, Elwood Street, Dalton Kirshner; five great-grandchildren; brothers, Norman (Brenda) Pilant of Jasonville, John W. ...

Sharla Gennicks-Fulford of Linton stopped by the Daily World office Thursday afternoon to show off an original copy of the Friday, Jan. 27 issue of the Linton Daily Citizen, featuring the Blizzard of 1978--according to the National Weather Service, the worst snowstorm on record for the Hoosier state...

Community Notes Friday, January 26 The Linton Public Library will host Lively Ladies from 1-3 p.m. and focuses on ladies of retirement age. It will feature a wide variety of guest speakers, some light refreshments and a time to relax. Saturday, January 27...

Eastern will suspend several varsity players for a few games as punishment for violating school rules. Athletic director Joey Paridaen confirmed “basically our entire varsity team” will be suspended before referring questions to head coach Jon Neill...

Bloomfield tames Lady Cougars to end season Bloomfield ended its season on the right note Tuesday night: skinning the Lady Cougars 35-23 on the road. The Lady Cardinals led 7-4 after one quarter and 13-6 at the break. They put the game away by outscoring the Lady Cougars 12-4 in the third period. The win, which came one night after a 54-18 thumping of Washington Catholic, boosted their record to 12-10, 4-3 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play. North Daviess fell to 6-18, 2-5...

This Sunday, Jan. 28, local filmmakers James Ian Mair and James Stevenson will premiere their latest movie, “The Legend of Demoniac” at 6:30 p.m. at the historic Tivoli Theater in Spencer. All are welcome and invited to come see the show. The film synopsis, written by Moonlight Films, is as follows:

Mary Rachael (McCrocklin) Haag, age 90, of Indianapolis, formerly of Fishers and Linton, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Indianapolis. She was born in Hymera on July 9, 1927, the daughter of Earl & Alice Rebecca (Morrison) McCrocklin...

Bloomfield tames Lady Cougars to end season Bloomfield ended its season on the right note Tuesday night: skinning the Lady Cougars 35-23 on the road. The Lady Cardinals led 7-4 after one quarter and 13-6 at the break. They put the game away by outscoring the Lady Cougars 12-4 in the third period. The win, which came one night after a 54-18 thumping of Washington Catholic, boosted their record to 12-10, 4-3 in Southwest Indiana Athletic Conference play. North Daviess fell to 6-18, 2-5...

***2017-18, Term 2, Grading Period 1 ** Grade One Anna Sophia Allen, Braylon Eli Anderson, Jamison Lee Bandy. Luke Thomas Barker, Traycen James Barlow

The Bloomfield School Board met in regular session on the evening of Jan. 25, and afterward, Superintendent Jeff Gibboney confirmed that after $460,000, the Outdoor Sports Complex was finally complete. “Kramer held Garmong accountable, and the biggest thing is, the problems were corrected free of charge to the school district,” said Gibboney. “We’re planning an open house in the spring.”...