Stories from Thursday, August 26, 2021

Sandra Mullis, 80, passed away August 24, 2021. A lifelong resident of Indiana, Mrs. Mullis has made her home with her son in Ringgold, Ga. for the past two years. She was a member of First Christian Church, Greensburg, and was a local artist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard R. Mullis in 2004...

CINCINNATI – Eastern Greene still hopes to play football against North Knox Friday night but the homecoming festivities have been moved. Homecoming will occur at a later date as a high number of high school students getting quarantined prompted the move...

A local man, John “Johnny” Stewart, recently brought a project he began in 2017 to fruition. Stewart has, for years, sought to restore the angel statue that has been in Linton’s Humphreys Park since 1954 and, thanks to a generous donation from Linton Elks Lodge 866 and the permission of the Humphreys Park Board, his project is finally complete...

Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School hosted many proud parents Wednesday night in a “welcome aboard” ceremony for 14 new NJROTC cadets. The unit, led by Cadet Commander John Thomas and Senior Naval Science Instructor Michael Lemmons LCDR USN (ret.), is the smallest NJROTC unit in the world, yet boasts impressive standings in volunteer hours (650 last year), fundraising dollars ($1,500 last year), air rifle competition (second in the state) and overall status (ninth in the state)...

Volleyball Tuesday Eastern Greene 3, White River Valley 0 Eastern Greene dispatched WRV 25-12, 25-23, 32-30 Eastern Greene stats Baylee Perkins 14 kills Brynlee Perkins 10 kills Kaylyn Criger 7 kills Bayden Inman 6 kills Keylee Hudson 3 kills Indy Workman 2 kills...

LINTON – When Linton and Sullivan resume their rivalry Friday night at Roy Williams Field, players and coaches from an undefeated Miner team will be there to cheer them on. The 1995 Linton Miner team will be honored prior to the game. The ’95 team went 8-0 in the regular season including a 6-2 win over Sullivan to open the season. Current Linton Head Coach Brian Oliver was a senior quarterback on the 95 team but spent most of the season injured with a broken thumb...