Stories from Tuesday, September 15, 2020

According to Greene County Clerk Stewart Dowden, there’s been confusion over a mass mailing that appears to originate from Indianapolis. Dowden says the deceptive mailing looks very official, appears to be an absentee ballot, and is worded to the effect of “Indiana absentee ballot enclosed.”...

The Linton City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m at City Hall. During the meeting, the council passed a motion for the city council to become the physical decision-making body for the Linton library. In accordance with the $124,000 grant awarded by the ROI for improvements to Humphreys Park, the Park Board reported that the concrete pouring portion of the pickleball court, sidewalks and exercise area has been completed. ...

Mervis Recycling paid a visit to Linton-Stockton High School on Friday. During the visit, Tom Haley, general manager of the company, and Codi Vandivier, account executive, presented Mr. Brannon’s welding class with six new welding helmets. In an interview, Clifford Brannon said he had reached out to Mervis Recycling, and the students and school are very appreciative of Mervis Industries’ generosity...

Linton’s 52-7 victory Friday night against North Vermillion looked easy on paper, but there was a moment where the game could have turned the other way. On fourth down from Linton’s own eight yardline the Miners only led 6-0 as Jaydan Miller was called upon to punt. Miller did not want to punt; he wanted a first down...

A great season for the Bloomfield boys cross country team got even better Saturday with a first place finish at the Washington Invite. The Cardinals placed four runners in the top five and five in the top 10 for the low score of 22. Junior Wyatt Frye led the way with a time of 17:01.5 for a second place finish. Sophomore Justin Beard, junior Lance McIntosh and junior Landen Myers were third, fourth and fifth respectively. Sophomore C.J. Sylvester was eighth...

Linton-Stockton 3, South Knox 0 Lillie Oliver 3 kills Gentry Warrick 10 kills, 2 blocks, 2 digs Sophie Hale 4 kills, 8 aces, 9 digs Haley Rose 4 kills, 3 aces, 2 blocks, Jaylee Hayes 4 kills, 1 ace, 3 blocks, 3 digs, 1 assist Aubrey Ewers 1 ace, 8 digs, 1 assist...

Tennis Thursday Bloomfield 4, Northview 1 Singles: 1. Baylin Graf, B, d. Brevin Cooper, 6-1, 6-0 2. Ryan Schulte, B, d. Owen Tipton, 6-2, 6-3 3. Ethan Dean, B, d. Chase Nuckols, 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 Doubles: 1. Caleb Swearinger and Benjamin Goshen, N, d. Wilson Keene and Reese Schulte, 6-3, 6-4...

Freshman Evan Ferkingstand makes the grab against Mitchell but Eastern Greene lost the game 28-6. Eastern was held scoreless in the second half after only trailing 8-6 at halftime. Eastern falls to 1-3 and will be back in action Friday at Park Heritage.

On Sept. 7, Brittany Goodman, 33, and Robert Holt , 27, were arrested on a Level 2 Felony charge of dealing methamphetamine. According to a probable cause affidavit, Greene County Sheriff’s Department Deputies Alan Jackson and Z. Goad conducted a traffic stop on Goodman’s vehicle. Reportedly, the vehicle had veered left of center multiple times while traveling on State Rd. 59 in southern Clay County, headed toward CR 1000 W...

Mary England, 68, of Switz City, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, at Bloomington. She was born on June 2, 1952, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Richard and Ruby S. (Sampson) England. Mary was married to William Kinnison. Mary was a graduate of Ben Davis High School and ISU with a BA in Marketing. She retired from Allied Van Lines as an appraiser...