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Super signing day at Linton
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/20)
It is not every year at a relatively small school in Linton where multiple athletes sign to play sports in college but that was the 2020 National Signing Day for the Miners Wednesday night. Lincoln Hale signed to play basketball for Coach Greg Lansing at Indiana State...
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Versiti critically low on plasma for covid therapy
(State News ~ 11/12/20)
Versiti Blood Center of Indiana has announced a critical shortage in supply levels for covid convalescent plasma (CCP), a key therapy being used by hospitals to treat those severely affected by the virus. According to Versiti, the CCP supply has dwindled to the point of backorder, which has created a conversation among hospitals about rationing available supplies...
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Bennie Joe Lewis
(Obituary ~ 11/12/20)
Bennie Joe Lewis, age 86, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 9:26 am on Tuesday, November 10, 2020, at his home with his loved ones by his side. He was born in Linton on December 12, 1933, the son of Isaac Newton "Tuffy" Lewis & Ida Alice (Frye) Lewis...
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Wanda L. Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/12/20)
Wanda L. Johnson 85, of Bloomfield, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, at her residence. Born Aug.1, 1935, in Greene County, she was the daughter of Ernest and Dorothy (Linthicum) New. She was a member of Mt. Zion Wesleyan church, the Indiana Volunteer Fire Fighters Auxiliary and the Rebecca’s Lodge...
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Robert G. Hardesty
(Obituary ~ 11/12/20)
Robert G. Hardesty, 89, of Pleasantville, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Sullivan. He was born in Sullivan on Sept. 2, 1931, the son of Vertis Hardesty and Mary Sue Boone Hardesty. Bob was a Korean War Marine Veteran, and retired Operating Engineer Local #841, and Peabody Coal Mine, also a member of the original Indian Prairie Church in Carlisle...
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Speeding through Worthington raises concerns
(Local News ~ 11/12/20)
The meeting of the Worthington Town Council on Tuesday evening was again heavily directed by the issue of speeding in town. Local resident Mike Howell attended, as he did last month, to see what the council had come up with on their “study” of the area on Hanna Street and Extension after the issue had been tabled last month...
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Eastern Greene seeking to create new speech and language pathologist position
(Local News ~ 11/12/20)
Eastern Greene board of school trustees met in regular session on Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. During the meeting, Superintendent Trent Provo recommended to the board that a position for a speech and language pathologist position be created for the school. Provo explained, “Since we are going to be providing our own special education services next year, right now we contract those out, but I think if we can hire our own there would be some cost savings there.”...
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Linton man sentenced 45 years for child molestation
(Local News ~ 11/12/20)
A Greene County man was sentenced to 45 years on Nov. 6 by Greene Circuit Court Judge Erik Allen. Thomas A. Hatcher was found guilty on two counts of child molestation, a Level 4 felony, and one count of possession of child pornography, a Level 5 felony, on Sept. 23...
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Two county pursuit leads to wanted felon incarcerated
(Local News ~ 11/12/20)
On Nov. 12, 2020, at approximately 12:44 p.m., Sullivan County Deputy Greg Kreilein was traveling southbound on CR 200 E near Farmersburg, when a northbound white Chevy Silverado sideswiped the deputies patrol car. Kreilein initiated a traffic stop where the driver was identified as 48-year-old Jeffrey Frakes of Huntingburg, (formerly of Sullivan County ) Indiana...
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Linton dismantles North Knox 79-30
(High School Sports ~ 11/12/20)
Linton-Stockton rolled North Knox Thursday to move to 2-0 on the season. The Miners were led by a team-high 24 points by senior Vanessa Shafford 10-16 shooting. Senior Haley Rose had a highly efficient night of 20 points on 9-10 shooting. Senior Aubrey Burgess was also in double figures with 18...
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