Stories from Monday, December 14, 2020

Billy Joe Lynn, 82, a lifelong Dugger resident passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, at Breckenridge Health and Rehabilitation in Sullivan. He was born April 24, 1938, in Dugger, the only child of Harvey William and Betty Rose (Turpen) Lynn. On December 20, 1959, he married his wife of 60 years, Adrienne “Sue” Elkins, and she preceded him in death on July 5, 2020...

PUTNAMVILLE — Charged with three felony counts for a November trafficking incident, a Linton man is now considered a fugitive. Micah White, 30, a correctional officer at Putnamville Correctional Facility, was formally charged with three felonies: Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Level 5 felony conspiracy to commit trafficking with an inmate and Level 6 felony official misconduct...

Local physician, Owen Batterton, MD, practicing at GCGH’s My Clinics’ Bloomfield location, My Bloomfield Clinic, is retiring after practicing for almost forty years in Greene County. Dr. Batterton, a family medicine physician, has practiced in Bloomfield since July 1982. He received his undergraduate degree from Southern Illinois University and attended medical school at the University of Illinois-Chicago...

The Indiana Department of Transportation has selected the City of Linton for Community Crossings, a matching grant, in the amount of $420,391.26 as part of Governor Holcomb’s “Next Level Road” project. According to Mayor Wilkes, the city has been a recipient of the award for the past four years. ...

Gary L. Bender, age 64, of Worthington, passed away Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Greene Co. General Hospital surrounded by his family. Gary was born in Linton on Jan. 25, 1956, to N. Wayne Bender and Helen F. Bender (Reel). Gary is survived by his wife Debbie L. Bender (Turk) of Worthington, daughter Nicholl (Dan) Luse of Bloomfield, son Nicholas (Sarah) Bender of Worthington, grandchildren Kellen and Elynn Luse of Bloomfield, and Gage Bender of Worthington...

Unreal Nightmares, located in Jasonville, won three awards this Halloween season for their haunted house. Though the award ceremony, which normally takes place on Nov. 10, was canceled this year, Unreal Nightmares still got their wins through video format at the end of November, awarded by thescarefactor.com...

Senior Haley Rose knocked down two, consecutive three-point baskets in the second quarter of Linton’s 78-25 win Monday night over North Central to reached 1,000 career points. “It’s amazing, I couldn’t have done it without my teammates. Just them putting their trust in me to pass me the ball. It’s been one of my goals since freshman year and luckily, we got a season in this year. It was just something special,” Rose said...