Stories from Friday, December 11, 2020

One Greene County student has been named the recipient of a four-year, full-tuition scholarship as the 2021 Greene County Lilly Endowment Community Scholar. Sophia Edwards will receive full tuition to her choice of any accredited public or private nonprofit college or university in Indiana, as well as a yearly stipend of up to $900 for required books and equipment...

Aaron Charles Gardner, 32, Jasonville, Class B misdemeanor public intoxication by alcohol Nathon Job Scott, 26, Bloomfield, Level 6 felony battery on a person less than 14 years old, Level 5 felony domestic battery; bodily injury to pregnant family or member if pregnancy known...

The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. The Executive Session of the Eastern Greene School Board will be held at 6:30 p.m., the Regular Meeting at 7:30 p.m., and the Executive Session of the Board immediately following the regular meeting if necessary. The meeting will be held in the Eastern Greene Schools’ Multi-Purpose Room...

The Lyons Town Council met in regular session on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the Lyons community building. As a segway into his presentation, Town Marshall Honeycutt said, “We’ve made zero stops and zero arrests, because we haven’t been able to.” Addressing the council, he said, “The Lyons Town Marshalls department continues to work toward being fully functional at this time.”...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce is partnering with IDEC Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) to sponsor a business webinar on contracting with local, county, state, and federal government. This webinar, which will take place on Dec. 16 from 11 a.m. to noon, is available to any Greene County business free of charge. Pre-registration is required...

The Greene County Highway Department announced on Friday that County Road 600W between 200N and 300N will be closed to all traffic beginning on or about Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, for bridge replacement. Sparks Road between State Road 43 and State Road 45 will also be closed to all traffic beginning on or about Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, for bridge replacement...

Boys basketball Tuesday Eastern Greene 52, North Central 32 Host Eastern Greene improved to 3-0 and won a battle with Thunderbird rival North Central. “We played well after the first quarter. We made an adjustment with our defense and that was the key to the game,” Coach Jamie Hudson said. “We still are a work in progress, especially on the offensive end. It’s nice to start conference play with a win. We will watch film and prepare ourselves for our next opponent in North Knox.”...

By Nathan Pace Sports Editor Three Linton-Stockton Miner football players were named to the state teams this week in senior Landon Giles, junior Gabe Eslinger and junior Jaydan Miller. Giles was named to the 2020 Indiana Football Coaches Association Senior All-State team for Class 2A...

One of the more cautious schools in the Wabash Valley area during the pandemic has been Dugger Union. As the Bulldogs have been playing it safe, other schools have started their basketball seasons while Dugger is still trying to get theirs started. “It’s been hard sitting back and watching Linton play, Sullivan play but hey better to be safe than sorry right now,” Dugger Union coach Gregg Kinnaman said. ...

William J. Jenkins, age 91, of South Bend, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. Bill was born in Solsberry, to Laudice (Bud) Jenkins and Iva Mae Hunter. Bill grew up in Solsberry and graduated from Solsberry High School in 1948. Bill had many achievements in High School but played four years of Basketball and was an excellent player. ...

In response to the coronavirus pandemic, many people are staying home for the holidays this year. With that, there has been a recent uptick in cash spent on outdoor Christmas decor. According to the Statista Research Department, “Americans planned to spend $60 on average on decorations for the holiday season in 2020. This is an increase of almost $20 compared to ten years previously, when consumers spent around $41.”...