Stories from Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Randy Joe Carmichael, age 70, of Kyle, Texas, passed away Friday, July 9, 2021, at his residence. He was born in Linton on October 14,1950, the son of Burl and Rowena (May) Carmichael. Randy was a 1968 graduate of L & M High School and then a 1972 graduate from Indiana State University with a bachelors degree in automotive technology. ...

Karen L. Goodman, 79, of Linton, passed away with her loving family by her side, on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Ketcham Memorial Center in Odon. She was born on September 8, 1941, in Sullivan, to Donald and Edith (Gambill) Scamihorn. Karen married Richard M. Goodman on September 5, 1964...

According to a press release issued by the United States Department of Justice July 21, a Greene County man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for sexual exploitation of a minor and the distribution/receipt of child pornography. He will also serve a lifetime term of supervised release, must pay $10,000 in restitution to the minor victim and was also ordered to have no contact with the minor victim or victim’s family...

One change is clearly different for the Linton Miner football team from the 2020 season. It enjoyed a summer with scrimmages as oppose to last year where it could not hold scrimmages with other teams due to COVID-19. “Anytime you can get reps in the middle of July as compared to last year where we couldn’t do squat,” Linton coach Brian Oliver said. ...

Hubert A. Pirtle, 94, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, July 19, 2021. Born on September 26, 1926 in Sullivan County, Hubert was a retired Army Master Sergeant with a 27-year military career. His time in the Army took him to Korea and Vietnam, where he earned a Bronze Star with Valor...