Stories from Friday, August 17, 2018

Our Pet of the Week this week is Jazz. Jazz is a 7 to 8-year-old female mixed breed dog. Jazz is spayed and current on shots. The staff at the Greene County Humane Society said Jazz is a previously emotionally abused animal who needs a home in which her humans are willing to be patient, be dedicated and take the time to work with her to make her feel secure and able to trust. ...

A Greene County native will take to the skies in his home state for the first time during the Terre Haute Air Show this weekend. John Cotter is a 1985 graduate of Switz City Central High School, and the son of Linton residents John and Donna Cotter...

The Newberry Festival will feature two days full of vendors, games and attractions at the town park. The 2018 festival is scheduled for Friday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 18 with several new attractions added to bring in visitors near and far, according to co-coordinators Charlotte Bell and Bobbie Hellums...

The deadline to nominate a Greene County resident who is making a difference in the community is quickly approaching. Nominations for Difference Makers must be received by Aug. 27 at 5 p.m. The nominees will be narrowed to 10 in August and they will be highlighted in a special section that will be published in early September...

Twenty descendants and friends of the late Ersie and Margaret Laymon gathered on Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018 at Humphreys Park in Linton to celebrate their 53rd annual family reunion.

Screenings help detect breast, cervical and colon cancer at an earlier stage to save lives. A study being conducted by Indiana University and Ohio State University wants to encourage women from Greene County to help them better understand when some women don’t always get these screenings...

The Aug. 9, 2018 Christian Women’s Fellowship (CWF) meeting was held in the Fellowship Hall of the Bloomfield First Christian Church at 6:30 p.m. The president Deloris Williams opened the meeting by leading members in the CWF prayer. Roll call was taken with eight books read and 15 calls/visits made. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 13 incidents and calls for service August 16, including five fingerprintings, two harassment, one suspicious, two thefts, one traffic stop, one warrant service and one welfare check.

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 151 incidents and calls for service from August 10 to August 17, including 10 property damage accidents, nine personal injury accidents, two abandoned vehicles, three alarms, seven animal complaints, 12 assists to other departments, six assists to the public, one battery, one burglary, five civil disputes, four domestic disputes, four EMS, one fraud, one missing person, one open door, one juvenile complaint, two probation violations, eight reckless drivers, five road hazards, one attempted suicide, 11 suspicious, seven thefts, one threat, five title checks, 25 transports, 10 traffic stops, two trespass, three unruly subjects, two warrant service and one welfare check.. ...

HUNTINGBURG – Many a football game has been decided by defense, special teams play and turnovers. Unfortunately for the Linton-Stockton Miners all three phases of the game conspired against them Friday against the Southridge Raiders. Two lost fumbles – one on a punt, the other on a kickoff – led to 14 Southridge points. ...