Stories from Wednesday, September 5, 2018

The charges filed against a Worthington man in December 2017 accused of child molesting have been dropped. According to court documents, as of Tuesday, all charges against Mark Evans have been dismissed and the case is closed. Evans was supposed to appear before a jury in Greene Superior Court on Sept. 18 for charges relating to ” child molesting...

The Linton Police Department responded to 12 incidents and calls for service Sept. 4, including one assist to other departments, one assist to the public, one drug investigation, one extra patrol, one fingerprinting, one interview, one reckless driver, one suspicious, two thefts and two traffic stops...

Bloomfield Youth League will be holding a meeting on Wednesday, September 12 at 7 p.m. to vote for Board positions. All positions are open currently and we are looking for dedicated volunteers to fill these spots. The meeting will be held at the South Shelter house (closest to the High School) in the Bloomfield Park. This is a great opportunity to volunteer and/or vote for the betterment of our youth baseball/softball programs...

Court News CRIMINAL CASES Don A. Krusenklaus, 52, Newberry, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery Sherelle P. Lawson, 27, Bloomington, Class A misdemeanor conversion Tawnna-Raye A. Capehart, 27, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor OVI endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor OVI; Class C misdemeanor OVI with alcohol concentration between .08 and .15; Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident...

It was announced in a Sept. 5 press release that operations at the Lyons Health & Living Center, which has served the area for roughly 35 years, will cease at the end of November. “As a family-owned operator and one that has enjoyed serving the community in Lyons for many years, this is a difficult decision for us,” said CarDon Chief Operating Officer Gregg Gormal. ...

After the discussion about potentially dropping funding for the Linton Dispatch Center, Linton City Mayor John Wilkes said the $10,000 is essential to keep the dispatch center in Linton running efficiently. The discussion was brought up during the second day of the Greene County Council budget hearings, though the suggested motion did not move forward...

CROSS COUNTRY Bloomfield easily won its own cross country invitational Tuesday night. The Cardinals scored 28 points to defeat White River Valley, 46; and Martinsville, 55. Joe Records of WRV won the meet with a time of 18 minutes, 59 seconds, and freshman Lance McIntosh ran the course in 19:39 to finish second...

Bloomfield beat the heat and the Linton Miners on the tennis courts Wednesday. With temperatures in the 90s and the heat index above 100 the Cardinals were able to withstand the sultry conditions and their Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference opponents coming away with a 4-1 victory on the Linton courts...

Linton-Stockton Athletic Director Charlie Karazsia has confirmed Linton-Stockton High School has been extended an invitation to join the Western Indiana Conference for all interscholastic athletics. The Linton AD along with football coach Brian Oliver attended the conference’s regularly scheduled meeting at Chambers Smorgasbord in Spencer Tuesday morning...

Ingeborg “Inge” Susie Ogden, age 68, of Linton, passed away on Tuesday morning, Sept. 5, 2018, at Lyons Health & Living Center in Lyons. She was born April 26, 1950, in Marketseft/Main, Germany, the daughter of Albert and Martha (Alt) Tetzlaff. She graduated from high school and college in Kitzingen/Minn, Germany for nurse’s training, worked as the activity director at Linton Nursing Home for 15 years, worked as a CNA and QMA for 17 years at the Linton Nursing Home, and worked at JoEtta’s Pizza Villa for 17 years. ...