Stories from Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Saturday, Aug. 4, approximately 65 Harley Davidson motorcycles, carrying over 100 riders, descended upon Linton VFW Post 7118 in order to honor three notable Greene County veterans. The event was one of five stops made on the inaugural Warrior Ride 2018. Participants began the journey honoring several veterans in Brazil at VFW Post 1127, rode to Clay City to pay their respects there and arrived in Linton at about 1:30 p.m. to honor Greene County’s own Bill Firkins, Bob Foster and Brett Wood...

Silas H. Burgher, born on Oct. 21, 1936, was originally from Carmel, and resided in “Plantation City,” in northeastern Greene County, where he passed away peacefully on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018. Si graduated from Carmel High School, and became a Horologist, graduating from Elgin Watchmaking School in 1956. ...

Every August, the Indiana State Fair hosts “State Fair Band Day.” Since 1947, marching bands from high schools all over Indiana come prepared to strut their stuff in competition. This year, marching bands from 43 Indiana high schools competed, and the Marching Thunderbirds, with brand-new Band Director Peri Bernstein, reached a goal they had never previously attained, a spot in the “Sweet 16,” also known as the Night Show...

A Linton man remains in the Greene County Jail with a $100,000 bond following an altercation that took place at a residence in Linton early Sunday morning. The charges against him were corroborated by the stories of the four people who were present when the altercation took place: the victim, a third individual, the victim’s roommate and a friend of the roommate’s...

The Eastern-Greene Thunderbirds expect an elite season on the gridiron. First-year coach Travis Wray said the team’s motto is “Be Elite.” He said the military draws the most elite people so the coaches are passing out dog tags for great practices. “We’re going to win,” Wray predicted. “I’m trying to teach the boys to be successful in other areas of life.”...