Stories from Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Rex Albert Bruce was born 9 July 1928 to Ben Bruce, Sr. and Arie Nilson Bruce. He passed away March 23, 2021. He was one of twelve children. Rex wrestled and played football at Bloomington High School, starting every football game his senior year. He married Norma Dyer upon his graduation in 1946. ...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce and the Linton Freedom Festival Taskforce have announced plans to proceed with the 2021 Linton Freedom Festival. The Linton Freedom Festival Taskforce is working to make all events that surround and support the Freedom Festival possible and has been in contact with the Greene County Health Department to work on safety plans for this year’s events. ...

A Linton woman faces three charges of animal neglect. According to a probable cause document filed in Greene Superior Court, Officer Orry Phipps of the Linton Police Department was dispatched to a residence at 1040 E Roosevelt St. in response to an animal complaint. ...

Linton senior Lincoln Hale and Bloomfield junior Baylin Graf were named to Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Small School All-State Teams today. Hale was named to the 16-member small school team designated for seniors while Graf was named to the 15-member team for underclassmen...

In October 2018, the Linton Public Library’s Children’s and Teen’s Librarian Ginger Anderson, in collaboration with then-Children’s and Teen’s Librarian Assistant Nicole Hobbs and Linton student volunteer Emily Hayden, created a four-seasons Fairy Garden in a glass display case in the children’s section of the library...