Stories from Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Harold D. ‘Dave’ Brashear, 83, of Linton, passed away at 1:48 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2019 in his residence. He was born April 29, 1936 in Crawford County, Ill. to Harold Wm. Brashear and Nellie Ruth (Moade) Brashear. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Beverley “Bev” Brashear of Linton, who he married on June 2, 1956; children, Don Brashear (Rita) of Vincennes, and Ronnie Brashear (Sonia) of Worthington; grandchildren, Nicholos (Kasey), Brittany (Alex), Taylor and Adin; step-grandchildren, Alivia and Sidny; great-grandchild, Liam; brother, Larry Brashear of Tennessee; nieces, Carolyn and Brenda: one great-niece and three great-nephews.. ...

Attorney General Curtis Hill announced today that Indiana has joined a multistate investigation into Facebook over possible antitrust violations. “Just like individual citizens, corporations must be held accountable for following the law,” Attorney General Hill said. ...

A Sullivan man was booked into Greene County Jail on warrants for two separate cases involving home improvement fraud. Casey Cooke, 32, was arrested on a warrant for Level 6 felony theft and Class A misdemeanor home improvement fraud, and a second warrant for level 6 felony home improvement fraud...

Greene County Extension Homemakers (GCEH) and guests gathered recently to attend the 2019 “Mum’s the Word” fall gathering. Kelly Gehring, Joan Franklin and Polly Gettinger arranged the program and activities for the day. Joan led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Homemaker’s Creed before introducing the morning’s speaker, Hannah Helton...

The annual McElroy reunion was held on Oct. 13, 2019 at the Mineral Community Building. Two surviving children of Edward and Laura McElroy - Martha Ramsey and Lola Mowery- were in attendance. A total of 83 family members and guests were present. The reunion was opened in prayer and a bountiful meal was shared by all. The afternoon was spent visiting...

The White River Valley Board of School Trustees met Monday evening at WRV Middle School in Lyons. Special presentations were given to the board by the high school’s cross country team and the cast of WRV High School’s fall musical, “Beauty and the Beast,” who performed a song from the upcoming production...

The Linton Miners junior varsity won back-to-back weeks with a 42-0 win over North Vermillion on Oct. 14 and a 58-28 win over Sullivan Oct. 21. Drew Smith started the scoring for Linton against North Vermillion with a 24-yard touchdown run. Camryn Goodman recovered a fumble to extend Linton’s lead to 14-0...

Calling all goblins, ghouls and princesses, bring mom, dad and your best costume to one of the following locations in Greene County: Linton Linton’s Spookfest will begin at 5 p.m. on Main Street, continuing until 9 p.m. The popular Spookfest Parade begins at 6:15 at the high school...

John Joseph Bowser, 78, of Bucktown, died peacefully in his sleep Oct. 22, 2019 after battling pancreatic cancer. He was born in Indianapolis, and lived most of his early adult life raising a family in Fountaintown, Ind. on Whispering Pines Farm in Shelby County...