Stories from Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Students from Linton-Stockton Schools could be found all across Greene County on Friday, April 29, saying “thank you” to the community through acts of kindness and volunteerism, during their third annual Community Appreciation Day. No fewer than 28 students and three adults descended on Fairview Cemetery in Linton, picking up sticks, sweeping grass from walkways and headstones, washing headstones in need of it and picking up trash, old flowers and tattered flags throughout the cemetery, according to Cemetery Supervisor Sharon Sparks.. ...

Anyone interested in becoming an Indiana Conservation Officer is encouraged to attend one of two identical recruiting events that DNR Law Enforcement’s District 5 will host in Putnam and Greene counties. The same material will be covered at each event...

At their bi-monthly public meeting, held in the Commissioner’s Room of the Greene County Courthouse on April 19, the commissioners heard from Dr. Pete Powers, who provided them with a COVID update. “COVID has decreased dramatically,” Powers said. “I haven’t admitted a patient to the hospital with COVID in six to eight weeks at least. We haven’t done near as many testing or vaccines either.”...

Greene County Economic Development Corporation will hold their annual Golf Scramble on Friday, June 24, 2022 at Phil Harris Golf Course in Linton. The event begins with an 11:30 a.m. lunch, followed by a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Teams of four will scramble for the win...

On Monday, May 2, the School Superintendents Association (AASA), in partnership with the Successful Practices Network (SPN), announced 13 school districts across the country, including the Linton-Stockton School Corporation, they have named as “Lighthouse” systems that will serve as models of positive change in public education...

The Linton Police Department is investigating the disappearance of Kendra Odle, a 50 year-old white female, five feet nine inches tall, 200 pounds, brown hair with brown eyes, last seen wearing a maroon sweatshirt or a red and black flannel shirt. Kendra is missing from Linton, Indiana which is 85 miles southwest of Indianapolis and was last seen on April 23, 2022 at 12:30 am. She is believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical assistance...