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Wolverines say farewell to one senior after loss to Cardinals
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
SWITZ CITY – The Lady Wolverines left it all on the court Saturday afternoon in the semifinal round of sectional play losing to Bloomfield 25-16, 25-16, 25-14. “I told them we had nothing to lose and everything to gain, we have been practicing hard all week to get ready for today, and they implemented everything we worked on," Coach Angie York said...
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Miners roll to first sectional title since 2017
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
LINTON – The Linton miners put it all on the floor tonight and changed up their lineup again, to win the 2021 class 2A sectional championship in three sets over Southridge 25-16, 25-9, 25-16. "We gotta keep people guessing right? It's that time of the year, if you don't switch things up and capitalize on the mismatches then you're doing it wrong," Coach Scott Vanderkolk said...
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Smith, Blais and the Bloomfield Cardinals Advance; first semistate for Bloomfield in 35 years
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
The Bloomfield Cardinals boys’ cross country team had their sights on qualifying for semistate as it has been their goal all season. Their hard work and dedication paid off Saturday as they finished fifth overall as a team, which advanced them to next week’s semistate at Brown County...
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WRV runs at Columbus Regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
COLUMBUS – White River Valley had six runners in the Columbus North Regional at CERAland Park Saturday. Though no runners from WRV moved on to semistate, Coach Conner Hill was proud of the effort. “This wasn’t the outcome we were all hoping for, but our athletes have nothing to hang their head about. ...
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Baylin Graf and Ryan Schulte end year in regional final
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
Bloomfield's No. 1 doubles team of Baylin Graf and Ryan Schulte had their tournament run ended Saturday afternoon with a 6-0, 6-0 loss to the Bloomington South team of Michael Asplund and Chris Lian. Bloomington South advances to the Individual Doubles State tournament quarterfinals to be played Friday October 22 at Carmel High School...
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Dugger Union football concludes season at 1-5
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
Dugger Union played its final game of the season Saturday when it fell on the road to Oblong 54-0. Oblong is a combined program of Oblong, Palestine and Hutsonville in Illinois. Dugger defeated the OPH team 8-6 on Sept. 25 in what was its first win in five years...
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Larry D. Warnick
(Obituary ~ 10/18/21)
Larry D. Warnick, 78, of Bloomfield passed away Thursday, October 14, 2021 at Glenburn Home in Linton. Born November 26, 1942 in Linton the son of John and Alice (Sizemore) Warnick. Larry worked as a product supervisor for the phone company, he was a U.S. Army veteran, a member of the Masonic Lodge, Shrine, Pioneer Club and a member of the Bloomfield Church of Christ...
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Cardinals are sectional champs once more
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
SWITZ CITY – Saturday’s win for Bloomfield in the Sectional 57 final was more than just another title as it proved plenty of people wrong about the Cardinals. “We lost five seniors last year and a lot of people thought we were going to be down. I had faith in these current four seniors that we have to rally the troops and they pulled it out,” Coach Deanna Potts said. “They were kind of the underdogs this season but they pulled it together this year and played as a team. That’s what it takes.”...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 10/18/21)
CRIMINAL CASES James G. Peters, 34, Bloomfield, Level 6 felony residential entry; Level 6 felony strangulation; Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury; Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief Kimberly L. Archer, 59, Worthington, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 10/18/21)
Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 127 incidents and calls for service from Oct. 11-15, including four abandoned vehicles, 11 property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, seven alarms, nine animal complaints, six assists to other departments, four assists to the public, three batteries, one burglary, one child custody, two civil disputes, five domestic disputes, one drug investigation, one extra patrol, one fight in progress, four juvenile complaints, one missing person, two P.O. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 10/18/21)
Tuesday, October 19 The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library will be hosting an adult program titled “Everyone has a story” at 6 p.m.. Everyone is encouraged to come share their story. Wednesday, October 20 Story hour at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library - Bloomfield branch will be at 10:30 a.m...
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Scoreboard 10-18-21
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/21)
Football Eastern Greene 12, North Central 46 Junior Varsity Football Linton 46, South Putnam 24 Linton overcame a 24-12 deficit in the third quarter in the win. Jesse Voigtschild has two touchdowns an interception and a two-point conversion. Tommy Edwards scored two touchdowns and Christian Shonk added another. ...
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JETRO officials visit Linton
(Local News ~ 10/18/21)
A group of officials from JETRO, the Japanese External Trade Organization, visited Linton on Monday to learn more about the area and to visit potential sites for investment. JETRO Chicago Chief Executive Director Ralph Inforzato, accompanied by JETRO Chicago Public Affairs Director Tsubasa Hashimoto and Program Coordinator Daisuke Kobayashi, visited the 70-acre redevelopment parcel adjacent to Promark Building Supplies Monday afternoon, after enjoying lunch with several Linton notables and business leaders and seeing Linton schools and Greene County General Hospital.. ...
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Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce to hold annual dinner
(Local News ~ 10/18/21)
Thursday, Nov. 4 will be a night of celebration and laughter as the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual chamber dinner. Held this year at the Greene County Event Center, the dinner will include catering from Geeky Grub and comedic entertainment will be provided by Scott Long...
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Eddie A. Jerrell
(Obituary ~ 10/18/21)
Eddie A. Jerrell, 72, of Linton passed away on Friday, October 15, 2021 at his home. He was born on September 11, 1949, in Greene County to Luther David and Mary Elizabeth (Mason) Jerrell. Eddie married Wilma Hardesty-Jerrell on October 4, 1986. Eddie was a member of the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge 1034 and a member of the Dugger Masonic Lodge 721 F & AM. He was an auxiliary operator at the Merom Generation Power Plant, retiring on August 10, 1994...
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