Stories from Saturday, September 21, 2019

The Pioneers loaded their covered wagons and headed back to Boonville after encountering a band of rugged Miners intent on defending the home front. Friday at Roy Williams Field the Linton Miners (4-1) put two scores on the board in each half and kept the Boonville Pioneers out of the end zone until less than five minutes remained, sending 4A Boonville (2-3) home with a 27-16 loss...

LITTLE CINCINNATI -- The visiting Wolves proved too fleet of paw Friday night for Eastern-Greene to deal with, and the Thunderbirds fell 51-0. Parke Heritage (5-0 and ranked fourth in the Associated Press weekly poll) took advantage of its quickness and jumped out to a 32-0 lead. The Thunderbirds never could recover and fell to 0-5...

Michael Ray Rhodenbeck, a long time resident of Orlando, Fla. who grew up in Linton, left this life Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. His loving and devoted wife Pam was by his side as she had been the entire 18 years of his fierce battle against cancer. Mike's diagnosis those many years ago brought to him an intense desire to live, and is a testament to the power and strength of the human spirit. ...