Stories from Friday, June 7, 2019

Heidi Puckett of Linton has obtained licensure in life and health insurance. An agent with Choice Insurance Agency since 2017, she has specialized in commercial coverage in addition to auto and homeowner policies. Puckett majored in digital marketing at Ivy Tech in Terre Haute. She was formerly an advertising representative with the Greene County Daily World from 2004 to 2017...

The Stephen L. Campbell Memorial Scholarship Fund is excited to announce the 2019 scholarship recipients. Blaine Patterson and Sydney Stahl, both of White River Valley High School. “Deciding who best represents the ideals of the scholarship is never an easy task and this year was no exception, considering the quality of applications received,” said representative Charlotte Blankenship. ...

Friday, June 7 Family movie matinees at Linton Public Library at 1:30 p.m. Yoga with Leah Gray at Linton Public Library each Friday at 9:30 a.m. Beginners welcome. Bring your own mat or towel. No charge, but donations welcome. For adults. Steak dinner at Greene County Shrine Club at 6 p.m. Open to the public. Music by Brad Harris...

Shawnee Summer Theatre of Bloomfield opens their 60th season Thursday, June 13 at 7 p.m. with Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple”. Running at 7 p.m. June 13, 14 and 15 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, “The Odd Couple” tells the story of two single pals, a sloppy sportswriter and a fastidious news writer who strain their friendship by becoming roommates and unconsciously repeating the same mistakes they made in the marriages they just left...

Dorothy Loffland, 94, Worthington, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, June 7. She was born in Calvertville, Indiana, on April 11, 1925, the daughter of John Wilkie and Myrtle Louise (Tally) Wilkie. She was a graduate of Worthington High School. She loved to do needlework and crafts and spend time with her family...

The Fourth Annual Colors of Freedom Fun Run was held at Humphreys Park in Linton Friday, June 7, hosted by the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce as part of the Linton Freedom Festival. Runners and walkers completed five laps totaling three miles around the park while being bombarded by color stations set up along their route as spectators watched the fun...