Stories from Friday, February 22, 2019

A free educational event, scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Linton Public Library is aimed at answering questions about hospice care for caregivers, family members, hospice patients and anyone who has questions about hospice. Presented by ViaQuest Hospice of Linton, the event will cover several topics:...

“I still get teared up talking about this,” said Linton’s John Correll. “I’m 17 years old, six foot four and I go to the Linton Drive-In pretty regularly. I see this girl, and she is the prettiest little blond cheerleader I’ve ever seen in Greene County, popping popcorn at the drive-in. She’s about five foot two and 15 years old.”...

Kara Lee Johanningsmeier, 86, of Sandborn, passed away February 21, 2019, at Glenburn Home in Linton. Kara was born Sunday, October 9, 1932, in Logan County, Kentucky, the daughter of K.V. and Jessie (Gilliam) Stewart. She married Donald Johanningsmeier on November 7, 1954. Kara retired from S & W Telephone Company. She was a member of the Bethel Ladies Guild and Bethel Church...

Community Notes Saturday, February 23 King’s Daughters Ministry ‘Arise Deborahs Arise’, is holding its 4th Annual Ladies’ Conference on at the 4H Fairgrounds in Bloomfield. The conference will be from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. and lunch will be provided. The keynote speaker this year will be Whitney Putnam of Imperfectly Brave Ministry. ...

To the Editor: I am expressing my concern about how Commissioner Graves administered the Indiana Housing and Community Development Agency (IHCDA) Blight Elimination Program (BEP). Below is a letter from IHCDA dated Aug. 17, 2018, about the termination of the county program:...

Dear Editor, The so called “Hate Crime Legislation” (SB 12) is being sold as a protection against bias motivated crime. Yet the legislation creates the very bias that it is supposed to oppose. By creating a list of politically-favored victims, it violates “equal justice under the law”. ...

Greene County Health, Inc. (GCHI) celebrated the grand opening of their new location in Linton at noon on Friday, Feb. 22, marking the open house event with a ribbon-cutting with the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce. The event drew scores of guests, including Linton Mayor John Wilkes and US Congressman Larry Bucshon, as well as representatives from both US Senator Todd Young and US Senator Mike Braun’s offices...