Stories from Monday, August 22, 2022

LINTON – If Linton’s goal was to send a message statewide Friday the Miners succeeded with a 50-0 lead at the half. The Miners scored five touchdowns in the second quarter alone to force the running clock in the second half. “It feels good to be able to come out week one and display the offense like that,” Coach Brian Oliver said. “Put all those points up and get everybody in.”...

CINCINNATI Ind. – Eastern Greene opened its season at home Friday against Springs Valley as the visiting Blackhawks won 43-6. Eastern Greene’s lone touchdown was a kickoff return by Jedd Cummings just before the first half ended. Springs Valley led 30-6 at the half and added two more scores in the second half for a running clock. Springs Valley won the game a year ago, 46-10, but Eastern Greene prevailed in 2020, 16-7...

Michael Jay Blanton, age 63, of Loogootee, passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Linton on January 26, 1959 the son of Gerald and Joanne (Colvin) Blanton. He was a graduate of Linton-Stockton High School and received his associate degree from Ivy Tech Community College. ...

BLOOMFIELD – It’s been a longer development process for the girls soccer program at Bloomfield than the boys but that development is about to be shown this season. The girls have 15 players giving the team the most amount of depth it has had. “It’s definitely the most that we’ve had,” Coach Ryan Lawrey said. “It’s probably the best team that we’re going to field so far. People are getting more use to soccer here.”...

BLOOMFIELD – One year ago, the Bloomfield boys soccer program went from developing skills to competing with the area’s best teams. Its meteoric rise resulted in a 12-3 record and program highs for wins and goals scored. Coach Andrew Bladen has seen how the community has gone snickering about having a soccer program to being excited about the sport...

Tuesday, August 23 The William T. Murphy Community & Wellness Center, located across from Glenburn Home, will host a ‘Taco in a Bag’ and Cookie Fundraiser from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.. Participants will receive a taco in a bag and cookie for only $6 and proceeds from this fundraiser will go towards purchasing new equipment for the wellness center. ...

James W. Dyer, age 74, of Jasonville passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2022 at his residence. He was born in Indianapolis on March 28, 1948 the son of Donald Dyer and Mary Margaret (Moss) Eccles. He worked as a coal miner and was a member of the Worthington VFW Post 7117 as well as the Jasonville American Legion Post 172. He was a proud Army veteran who served his country in Germany. He liked taking care of his hummingbirds, collecting rocks and spending time with his family...

Members of the Shakamak Board of School Trustees met Thursday, Aug. 18 for their monthly public session. The board was presented with student and adult breakfast and lunch prices for the junior/senior high school for the 2022-23 school year. These included student breakfast at $1.40, lunch at $2.65 and adult breakfast at $2.70 with lunch at $4.85...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 102 incidents and calls for service from Aug. 15-19, including two abandoned vehicle, eight property damager accidents, six personal injury accidents, one alarm, six animal complaints, five assists to other departments, six assists to the public, two batteries, one civil dispute, one civil paper service, one criminal mischief, six domestic disputes, one EMS, one fight in progress, one harassment, two interviews, one juvenile complaint, two property damages, five reckless drivers, one repossession, one sex offense, one attempted suicide, four suspicious, one theft, eight title checks, 13 transports, one trespass, six welfare checks and eight traffic stops.. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Rudy K. Sepetjian, 45, Bloomfield, Level 5 felony domestic battery resulting in serious bodily injury Thomas P. Gordon, 49, Linton, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Mark E. Taylor, 62, Linton, Level 6 felony child molesting, fondling or touching with a child under 14; Class B misdemeanor inappropriate communications with a child, two counts...

HERBS - BASIL • Hollee Rose, blue ribbon • Sophia Nonte, blue ribbon • Lillianna Anthony, red ribbon HERBS - LAVENDER • Jake Rose, blue ribbon HERBS - MINT • Hollee Rose, red ribbon HERBS - OREGANO • Lillianna Anthony, red ribbon HERBS - ROSEMARY • Lillianna Anthony, blue ribbon...

The Calvert/Murdock Farm recently received a Hoosier Homestead Centennial Award for being in operation since 1919, according to State Rep. Jeff Ellington (R-Bloomfield) and State Sen. Eric Bassler (R-Washington). “To remain in the same family and in continuous operation for over 100 years is truly a remarkable achievement,” Ellington said. “The Calvert/Murdock Farm is a perfect example of the hard work and determination that define Indiana agriculture.”...

LINTON – Northwest Bank announced recently that they made a $2,500 donation to the Madi’s Hope Foundation, a local foundation named in honor of Acute Myeloid Leukemia survivor, Madi Moore. This donation will support the Madi’s Hope Foundation’s mission to help children battling sickness, disease, or other life-threatening situations, and families who are struggling to pay medical bills or make ends meet during their child’s treatments...

3. Hunter Johns is ready to be the lead running back. The Miners lost Gabe Eslinger and Drew Smith to graduation last year as it was going to be a new backfield assisting quarterback Hunter Gennicks. Senior Hunter Johns was the top returner and showed why is ready to be the main running back. Johns went 66 yards for a score in the first quarter to put Linton up 12-0. Johns added three more touchdowns in the second quarter...

Volleyball Eastern Greene Round Robin WRV went 2-1 in the Eastern Greene Round Robin Saturday with wins over Eastern Greene (16-25, 25-23, 15-13) and Shakamak (19-25, 25-15, 15-6). WRV lost to Sullivan (8-25, 11-25) as the Arrows went 3-0 on the day...

Audrey Maxine Wall, 93, of Linton passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born on March 22, 1929 in Bedford to Everett and Carrie (Bluff) Bunch. Maxine married Ralph F. Bailey, Sr. on July 27, 1946 and after his passing, she married Phillip R. Wall on June 9, 2001...