Stories from Tuesday, December 17, 2019

The driver in a fatal Dec. 11 single-vehicle accident has been identified as a Texas woman. The accident happened around noon on Wednesday, Dec. 11 near the 92 mile marker on Interstate 69 in Greene County. According to information received from Sgt. ...

William L. “Bill” Fiscus Sr., 90, of Linton, passed away at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at Autumn Trace in Linton. He was born Sept. 10, 1929 in Boonville, to William Jason Fiscus and Opal Marie (Keller) Fiscus Miller. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Sandy Fiscus, of Linton; children, Randy Fiscus, of Linton, Carla Gambill (Vic) of Linton; daughter-in-law, Joyce Fiscus; grandchildren, Dawn Fiscus (Jeremy), Sheri Fiscus, Bill Fiscus III (Tona), Tyler Fiscus, Tiffany Elkins (Jeff), Jacob Gambill, Karie Watters (Mastin); great-grandchildren, Myranda, Aydan, Austin, Olivia, Addison, Layton, Savannah, Bryson, Hali, Parker, Briar, Reece, Karly, Aaliyah, Grace; sisters, Arzella Ahnert of Jasonville, Caroline Mayhew, of Jasonville; several nieces and nephews.. ...

Bobby G. Nail, 79, of Linton, passed away with loved ones beside him, on Friday, December 13, 2019 in Fla. He was born on July 11, 1940 in Elnora, to Eli and Irene (Wilson) Nail. Bobby married May Mary (Shoptaw) Nail on November 16, 1974. Bobby was a US Army and US Army Reserves veteran. He was a member of the American Legion Post 22. He worked as a welder at Baseloid Products and at construction before retiring. Bobby enjoyed fishing and woodworking...

Gary D. ‘Dwarf’ Gregory, 68, of Linton, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019 at his home. He was born on Aug. 25, 1951 in Indianapolis, to Fred Gregory and Mary (Hollingsworth) Hudson. Gary married Jean A. (Halbach) Gregory on Jan. 20, 1973...

According to a press release issued by the Indiana State Police, this afternoon, Tuesday, Dec. 17, a coordinated team effort led to the rescue of a dog who escaped from a crashed vehicle on the city’s west side. Just after 3 p.m., 911 dispatchers received a call about a vehicle that ran off I-465 and rolled several times. ...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals made the short trip west to take on WRV in Switz City Tuesday night and the Cardinal faithful came along too. Bloomfield is coming off an 11-point loss Saturday to Barr-Reeve and looking to correct some issues that have plagued them lately...

The Shakamak Lady Lakers lost their Tuesday night match-up against the Sullivan Golden Arrows by a 65-46 margin. While the score and their record may not necessarily reflect it, the Lady Lakers are getting better as the season goes along. “We definitely took another step in the right direction,” Coach Chase Rhoten said following the loss...

Switz City Christian Church held their annual Christmas party for Special Olympians, ResCare and DSI clients on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Guests enjoyed pizza, chips, cookies and soft drinks and were paid a visit from Santa Claus, played by George Fritch. Santa arrived promptly at 6:30, and was escorted in by guest Chris Markum, who waited outside with his best friend “Poohby” for the honor...