Stories from Monday, October 21, 2019

Trent Provo was named the superintendent of Eastern Greene Schools during the regular session school board meeting on Monday, Oct. 14, effective Nov. 14. Provo comes to Eastern Greene after serving as principal of Lincoln Elementary School in the North Lawrence School District...

The community can help Linton students have a safe and fun place to spend their recess. Linton-Stockton School Corporation will host a fundraising auction Saturday, Oct. 26 at 10 a.m. Linton-Stockton Elementary School Assistant Principal Nathan Moore said the community donated several items for the auction, including primitives, antiques, lawn equipment, building materials, furniture, household appliances, man cave items and many more...

The Indiana Department of Transportation announced recipients of the Community Crossings Matching Grant, which includes more than $1.6 million dedicated to Greene County roads and streets. Greene County received $1 million, City of Linton received $479,335 and the Town of Bloomfield received $189,236...

Worthington Christian Church Women’s Service Council is taking orders for holiday poinsettias. Items include: • 4 inch pot, $7, color red • 6.5 inch pot, $12 each, color choice of red or Ice Crystals • 8 inch pot, $20 each, color choices of red, pink or white...

David Joe Bedwell, 80, of Pleasantville, passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019 at Freelandville Community Home of Freelandville. Joe was born on Dec. 25, 1938 in Pleasantville, the son of David Clyde Bedwell and Dorthy Viola (Courtney) Bedwell. He was preceded in death by his parents, and one sister, Janet Joan Gould...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 67 incidents and calls for service Oct. 18-20, including five property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, three alarms, nine animal complaints, two assists to other departments, four assists to the public, two battery, two civil disputes, two domestic disputes, three EMS, one fight in progress, one harassment, one interview, one missing person, one noise complaint, four reckless drivers, seven suspicious, three thefts, one title check, five traffic stops, one trespass, one warrant service and five welfare checks.. ...

The Linton Police Department responded to 55 incidents and calls for service Oct. 18-20, including two bank/residential alarms, two assists to other departments, one civil dispute, one domestic dispute, one extra patrol, one harassment, two juvenile complaints, three local ordinance violations, one reckless driver, one road hazard, three shooting complaints, three suspicious, one theft, one threat, one title check, 28 traffic stops and three welfare checks...

Thursday, October 24 Danny Russel will be portraying James Whitcomb Riley at the Worthington Jefferson Township Public Library at 6 p.m. He will bring a whimsical portrayal as he captures our Hoosier Poet’s charming sense of mischief. The library is located at 26 North Commercial Street in Worthington...

Linton Miner head coach Brian Oliver was named was named as the Colts/NFL Coach of the Week honorable mention in Region 6. Each week following a high school football weekend, one coach will be announced as the honoree. This season marks the 20th year the Colts are recognizing outstanding high school football coaches throughout the state...

Greene County Clerk Stuart Dowden provided clarity on the upcoming municipal elections in Greene County. Dowden explained only three cities and towns in Greene County have contested races, so they will be the only ones voting on election day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 5...