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Linton blanks Lady Warriors to reach championship
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
LINTON -- After the field dried, the Lady Miners hung North Knox out to dry Wednesday night. Linton-Stockton (15-10) blanked North Knox (5-17) in the second semifinal of the Linton Softball Sectional The Lady Miners took a 3-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back. Hannah Frady walked and came home on Erica Barker’s double. Peyton Bland then blasted a two-run homer...
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Eminence Eels drown in Lake Shakamak
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
SWITZ CITY – The Shakamak Lakers navigated the sectional waters better than the Eminence Eels did Wednesday. In the first round of Class A Sectional 57 at White River Valley Shakamak (14-10) put seven runs on the board in its first at-bat. The Lakers would go on to tally five more sending the Eels swimming home early, 12-0 in five innings...
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Wolverines fall behind early, bow out of sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
SWITZ CITY – The White River Valley Wolverines needed more than just one good inning Wednesday. The Clay City Eels (10-7) jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead and eliminated the Wolverines (4-13), 8-3 in the first round of Class A Sectional 57 at White River Valley...
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Lady Lakers win with early offense, late defense
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
CLAY CITY -- One team jumped out to an early lead, one team rallied late, but only one team won Wednesday night, and that was Shakamak. The Lady Lakers (10-11) took a 4-0 lead in the first inning and held off Clay City (16-10) in the seventh to post an 8-6 win. They will play the winner of the Bethesda Christian-Covenant Christian game next Tuesday...
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AREA ROUNDUP: Eastern falls at Mitchell; only Shafford advances
(High School Sports ~ 05/23/19)
BASEBALL N. Knox 8, Eastern 2 At Mitchell Wednesday. North Knox (10-8) ended the season for Eastern-Greene (4-19) in the first game of the Mitchell Sectional. “The boys played hard. They just didn’t catch the breaks,” said Eastern coach A.J. Wells. “I wish we had more time together. They’re a great group, and I thank them for their effort. Also, thanks to Hash Farms and the many families that donated their money and time working on the field.”...
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Woman injured after Jeep rolls several times
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
A Linton woman was injured after her Jeep Wrangler rolled over several times before coming to rest on the tires in the area of State Road 59 and County Road 600 South. According to a press release from Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Jimmy Carpenter, the driver of the green 2000 Jeep Wrangler, 60-year-old Patricia Huginin, was traveling southbound on State Road 59 just before 9 a.m. Wednesday when her vehicle left the west side of the road for unknown reasons...
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Steve Norris
(Obituary ~ 05/23/19)
Steve Norris, 49, of Bloomfield, passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019. Born January 31, 1970 in Linton, he was the son of Paul Stephen and DeAnn (Floyd) Norris. He was a truck driver for White River Valley Co-Op. Surviving relatives include: his parents, Paul and DeAnn Norris of Bloomfield; his brothers, Chris Norris (Stacy) of Sandborn, Willard Norris (Jacque) of Bloomington and Johnathan Norris (Holli) of Bloomfield; and several nieces and nephews...
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Get muddy for a very good cause June 8
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
On June 8, the family of the late Jaden Lauderdale of Bloomfield will host the Third Annual Taylor Ridge Mud Bog event to benefit the Jaden Lauderdale Memorial Scholarship fund. Lauderdale, who passed away at age 14 on June 18, 2017, was born with a condition known as hypoplastic left heart. In essence, the Bloomfield teen went through life with half a heart, although she lived her life wholeheartedly...
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Sargents marry in Linton
(Community News ~ 05/23/19)
On Saturday, May 18, 2019, Gail Boatright and Steve Sargent were married at their home in Linton. The couple enjoyed an intimate ceremony performed by Officiant Patti Danner and attended by family. A reception was held at their home following the ceremony...
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UPDATED: Warrant issued in connection to Sunday shooting
(Local News ~ 05/23/19)
A warrant has been issued for a Linton man accused of shooting an individual Sunday evening. Brandon Ray Frye, 29, is wanted for Level 3 felony aggravated battery, Level 5 felony battery by means of a deadly weapon and Level 6 felony pointing a firearm at another person...
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Roberts receives scholarship
(Community News ~ 05/23/19)
Madison Roberts, of Brownsburg, has been selected to receive a Grand Lodge scholarship for the 2019-20 school year. Roberts plans to attend IUPUI to major in medical imaging Roberts is the daughter of Travis and Mindy Roberts of Brownsburg and Carlos and Judy Edmonson of Jasonville. A reception in her honor will be held in July...
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1961 Linton grad receives Lifetime Achievement award
(Community News ~ 05/23/19)
Dr. George E. Laramore, a 1961 graduate of Linton High School, recently received the 2019 National Association of Proton Therapy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. According to Dr. Laramore’s sister, Jane (Laramore) Newsom, the award recognizes Laramore’s decades of pioneering work in the field of particle therapy. ...
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Jean A. Pope
(Obituary ~ 05/23/19)
Jean A. Pope, age 76, of Linton, passed away at 7:28 a.m. on Thursday, May 23, 2019, at Glenburn Home in Linton. She was born in Linton on February 9, 1943, the daughter of Fred and Nellie (Hanley) Sparks. Jean was a 1961 graduate of Worthington-Jefferson High School. She attended Ivy Tech...
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Levi Moore
(Obituary ~ 05/23/19)
Levi Moore, age 35, of Ft. Wayne, formerly Linton, passed away at his residence. Arrangements are pending at Welch & Cornett Funeral Home in Linton and will be posted when available. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.welchcornett.com...
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