Stories from Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Trent Lehman was born in Berne, Indiana, a town about 200 miles northeast of Bloomfield. A father of five, he’s earned a bachelor of science in biology from Grace College and Seminary, a master’s degree in education from Indiana Wesleyan University, a Ph.D. ...

In a regular board meeting held Aug. 17 at 7 p.m., the Linton-Stockton school board expressed their gratitude in the support the school received from the community during the $15,000 in 15 days campaign. The school exceeded the $15,000 goal by almost $10,000, receiving donations starting at $27, including a $500 donation by the Linton-Stockton PTO, a $1000 donation from Linton Lodge 866, a donation of $7,710 from Linton United Methodist Church, $3,049.20 from Saron Church, and the contributions of many others.. ...

With Scheid Dieselfest expected to bring an estimated maximum of 8,000 people to Lyons, some residents may be concerned the event could accelerate the spread of COVID-19 in Greene County. With the recent cancellation of events like the Linton Freedom Festival, the Bloomfield Apple Festival, The White River Valley Antique Show, family reunions and yard sales, locals may be questioning whether hosting the event in Greene county is a good idea...

Three county cross country teams began their 2020 season Saturday at the LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course, the site of the NCAA championship. Linton senior Jonathan Hayden led all area runners with a mark of 17:39, good enough for 44th place in a crowded field of 254 participants...

There is no shortage of quality runners at Shakamak as the Lakers are planning to reload after having two state meet participants graduate from the 2019 team. While for most cross country teams, getting out of sectionals is the main goal, at Shakamak it is about advancing to semistate and beyond...

White River Valley boys tennis coach Zach Gummersheimer is noticing a difference with the Wolverine tennis program from where he took over the program in 2016. The Wolverines saw the departure of a large senior class in 2019 due to graduation, but unlike prior years, his team still has depth on the roster the following season...

A local sports team has already picked up some hardware for the fall sports season and that team is White River Valley co-ed soccer. The Wolverines won the Marksmen Kickoff Classic by beating Tell City 6-3 Saturday. Despite losing their second game to Evansville Christian 1-0, WRV won the tournament on goal differential to claim the trophy as all three teams went 1-1 on the day...

VOLLEYBALL Vincennes Rivet 3, Shakamak 1 Shakamak opened their volleyball season at Vincennes Rivet Saturday and lost 17-25, 25-23, 17-25, 14-25. The Lakers were without outside hitter Jaci Stone (ankle injury) and Kenzie and Kolette Slough (state fair)...

Getting students at Eastern Greene to join the cross country team has not always been an easy task but for the players and coaches the sport has its rewards. “A lot of pestering, a lot of badgering," Coach Bill Valentine said on recruiting. "It’s a fun sport. It’s hard work but there’s a lot of comradery. Most of the boys and girls on the team have known each other since elementary school.”...

You might say that Bob Bradford was the kindest person you’d ever met, or that you could always call him when you needed help with something, and he’d be over in no time, tools in hand and a smile on his face. “He would just do things and go about his business,” Cheryl Hamilton, Executive Director of the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce said...

Tuesday, August 18 The Greene County Veterans Council will host a flag retirement ceremony at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 18. The public is invited to American Legion Post 106 to have their American flags properly retired. Post 106 is located at 109 South Commercial Street in Worthington. ...

“We haven’t slept over two hours at a time for the past few days”, said Bloomfield resident Jeff Gentry, “I really don’t know what to do.” Jeff and his wife Ashly live on Iron Mountain Road with their three children ages 2, 12 and 13. According to Gentry, the family’s troubles began earlier this year, on May 27 when their two boys ran out of their bedroom, screaming. Gentry said the boys were playing video games at about four o’clock in the morning...

Ben Biggs, Pastor of Linton’s First United Methodist Church, was ordained as an Elder in the Indiana Conference of the United Methodist Church on Saturday. According to gbhem.org, “Elders are United Methodist clergy who are ordained to a ministry of Word, Sacrament, Order, and Service. ...

Clay City police are looking for information on a possible attempted kidnapping. The victim, an underage girl, reported the incident Monday afternoon, telling officers a man stopped in front of her house, threw her in the trunk of his car, and drove away. The victim said she was able to escape the trunk using the hatch pull. She also said the perpetrator was wearing a bandana and has green or blue eyes. She reported seeing a Chevy emblem on the trunk of the vehicle...

On Friday, Goosepond Pizza was contacted for an interview about their recent closure, the following letter was received on Monday in response to questions asked by the Greene County Daily World. Dear Greene County Daily World Staff and Readers, In response to the 23 questions you sent us and as we, the owners, try to answer them to the best of our availability, please remember as we have heard a MILLION TIMES... ...