Stories from Saturday, December 7, 2019

Mary E. Hughes, 74, of Owensburg, passed away on Dec. 4, 2019 surrounded by her family. Born Sept. 30, 1945 in Jefferson County, Ky., she was the daughter of Nay and Glena Mirl (Sowders) Vincent. On June 29, 1964 she married Ronald Dale Hughes and he passed away Dec. 20, 1969...

The reigning District Three Player of the Week Kylee Shelton appears to not be satisfied with winning player of the week once, as she scored 42 points and hit the game-winning three at the buzzer to give Bloomfield the 68-67 win over North Central. Bloomfield started out strong, scoring 24 points in the opening quarter, and holding an eight-point lead at halftime against the defending Sectional Champion North Central Ladybirds...

Dorothy J. Padgett, 91, of Bloomfield, passed away at 9:35 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 at home in Bloomfield. Born June 8, 1928 in Greene County, she was the daughter of Roy and Anna E. (Pribble) Ashcraft. She was a homemaker, and retired. She was a member of the Walnut Grove Church of God...

Fresh off of receiving its first ever #1 ranking, the Linton Miners went on the road to take on SWIAC rival Clay City. The top ranked Miners left little doubt that they deserved the ranking by defeating the Eels 77-48. Clay City came out of the gate seeking to be world beaters as they grabbed an early 7-3 lead...

Edith Arlene Noel, age 82, of Linton, formerly of Lyons, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Glenburn Home. She was born in Bicknell on June 5, 1937, the daughter of the late Harry & Emma (Courter) Scott. She was a 1956 graduate of Lyons High School. She was a member of the Lyons First United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post 479 Women's Auxiliary. She enjoyed bowling, spending time with friends and family at the river and was also a dog lover...

The 2A #1-ranked Linton Miners hit the road again, not even 24 hours after picking up the 77-48 conference win at Clay City Friday night, to take on the 3A Vincennes Lincoln Alices Saturday. The Miners struggled a bit during the first-half at Vincennes Lincoln, before holding off the Alices and pulling away for the 68-55 win...

The 1A #3-ranked Bloomfield Cardinals hit the road again. This time staying within Greene County as they traveled to Jasonville to take on the Shakamak Lakers. Bloomfield and Shakamak come into this game with a 1-0 record after the Cardinals defeated Owen Valley and Shakamak defeated Vincennes Rivet last Saturday...