Stories from Thursday, September 20, 2018

SWITZ CITY – On a night of rallies, White River Valley pulled off the final comeback to win. The Lady Wolverines (9-9) and visiting Vincennes Rivet had each won two sets Wednesday night, and the Lady Patriots (3-14) had taken a 12-6 lead on April Tripp’s kill...

Family and Friends are invited to join Tony and Lori Dawn Dickinson as they celebrate 25 years of marriage. The happy couple was married on Sept. 25, 1993 at West Boggs Park. The Worthington couple have two children, Samantha Jo Zygai (Shadow) and Kyle Dickinson. Parents of Lori are Sam and Brenda Floyd and the parents of Tony are Lester Dickinson and Patricia Grandemange...

To the Editor: The family of Jim Hughes would like to thank everyone for the many cards, calls and prayers during his illness. We especially would like to thank the nurses and techs of Fourth Floor East of IU Health Bloomington Hospital for their thoughtfulness and kindness...

An accident involving a golf cart in Linton resulted in minor injuries Tuesday afternoon. According to an accident report, Kaitlyn Vaughn, 24 of Linton, was traveling west on State Road 54 East in the area of 10th Street NE when a golf cart attempted to cross the road...

Carolyn Sue (Sharp) Rhodes, age 81, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018 surrounded by her family at Glenburn Home. She was born in Arthur, Ind. on May 27, 1937, the daughter of Louis Arthur and Ollie Mary (Bruce) Sharp. She graduated from Winslow High School in 1955 and later received an associates degree in accounting from Vincennes University. ...

Paul Wayne Good, 82, of Kyle, Texas passed away peacefully on Sept. 17, 2018 at home. Paul was born in Greene County on Jan. 22, 1936, the son of Charles Vergil Good and Ruby Emma Lacy Good. Paul served his country in the United States Army in the late 1950s. ...

As of Thursday afternoon, Greene County Sheriff Mike Hasler said there was no additional information available in regards to three people found dead in a rural Solsberry home on Tuesday in a suspected double murder-suicide. According to an Indiana State Police press release earlier this week, a neighbor called the Sheriff’s Department around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday morning regarding a complaint of ‘screaming and shots being fired from inside a residence.’...

A motor vehicle crash this morning in Sullivan County took the life of a Dugger man, who was a passenger in a Sullivan County dump truck. According to Sargeant Joe Watts, public information officer for the Indiana State Police Putnamville, the accident occurred at 7:46 a.m. ...

Lawrence T. “Larry” Burks, 71, of Solsberry, passed away Sept. 18, 2018 at his home in Solsberry. He was born on Sept. 28, 1946 in Bloomington, the son of Warren Truman and Dorothy Mae (Keller) Burks. Larry was a 1964 graduate of Eastern Greene High School. ...

Peggy Jean Burks, 73, of Solsberry, passed away September 18, 2018 at her home in Solsberry. She was born on September 14, 1945 in Bloomington, the daughter of James Truman and Lillie Elizabeth (Abram) Hudson. Peggy was a 1963 graduate of Eastern Greene...

The Linton Miners junior varsity football team romped to two huge blowout wins recently, both at Roy Williams Field. Monday the Miner jayvees rolled the West Vigo Vikings JV squad 57-0. Linton forced three first-quarter turnovers each leading to touchdowns as the Miners forged a 35-0 halftime lead. Dylan Smith and Kaulin Padgett nabbed interceptions and Jayden Miller recovered a fumble...

Both White River Valley teams won Wednesday night as the Wolverines hosted a triangular meet with North Daviess and North Knox. “We as a coaching staff are glad they got the team win, and proud of each one of them,” said WRV assistant coach Conner Hill...

SOCCER Spartans blank WRV South Knox wore down visiting White River Valley Wednesday night to post a 6-0 victory. The Wolverines (6-5-1) trailed the Spartans by only a 2-0 margin. However, the hosts struck for four goals in the second half to turn the match into a rout. WRV coach Matt Settles said the Wolverines felt the effect of a tough physical road win over North Putnam the previous night...

SWITZ CITY – The Washington Hatchets tennis team put a bit of a damper on White River Valley’s Senior Night festivities Thursday. Washington won all three singles and both doubles matches earning a 5-0 sweep of the Wolverines. Despite being swept WRV coach Zach Gummersheimer was pleased with what he saw from the Wolverines...

Tim and Cindy Hale have been named the 2018 Difference Makers of the Year. The Hales, of Linton, were among a long list of individuals nominated by the community, narrowed down to a group of 10 who were recognized by the Greene County Daily World at the third annual Difference Makers banquet Thursday evening at the Goose Pond Lodge and Retreat...

The Greene County Daily World held its annual Difference Makers awards banquet Thursday evening, Over 100 Difference Maker finalists and their guests were present as GCDW publisher Chris Pruett made his opening remarks and thanked the sponsors for the evening, the City of Linton, Hicom, Jason Skomp and Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance, the Greene County Foundation, Inspired Interiors, Linton McDonald’s, Midwest Satellite and Shields Hardware...