Stories from Tuesday, September 13, 2022

Arthur R. Heacox, age 63, of Worthington passed away on Monday, September 12, 2022 at Glenburn Home in Linton. He was born in Linton on November 20, 1958 the son of Robert J. and Evelyn (Steele) Heacox. He enjoyed riding his cycle and 4-wheeler around town visiting with friends and loved his dogs. Arthur spent his life in Worthington and enjoyed attending the Worthington Assembly of God Church when he could...

Saturday evening, guests from Greene County and beyond parked their camping chairs and blankets on the hill at The Vue music venue on SR 67 in Worthington. Artist Trey Hughes started the night off with an acoustic set, treating guests to country songs of his choosing and ones requested via a text-request line. The band Wildheart followed Hughes, playing songs from classic country artists to Tom Petty tunes...

According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Zachary Goad, Linton resident Eckward B. Hibbard, III, 32, faces preliminary charges of battery following an incident which occurred on Aug. 13, 2022. Goad writes that Greene County Dispatch received a report of battery at a party held at a Linton residence from Witness One. Witness One reportedly told GCSD that Hibbard had been battered at the gathering...

Members of Bloomfield’s Town Council met on Tuesday, Sept. 6 for their monthly public session. All members of the council were present. The fire department reported 16 medical incidents and seven fire incidents for the month. Fire Chief Chris Stahl brought to the board quotes for a generator for the station. Following some discussion, the council voted to go forward with the purchase of the Generac generator for $5,782.87...

The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Library is seeking input from the community in their efforts to create a “Strategic and Technical Plan”, a plan which is completed every three years. This plan will begin in January of 2023. To ensure the work and the direction the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library is going in are best for the organization and its members, the library says they “are eager to engage the community through this plan-building process”...

Tuesday, September 13 The National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE) Bloomfield Chapter 0847 will meet at Casa Sevilla Restaurant in Bloomfield at 11:30 a.m.. The business meeting will follow the luncheon and guest speaker, Ryan Priest of Premier Ag Companies. All federal employees, retirees and spouses are invited and encouraged to attend...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 197 incidents and calls for service from Sept. 5-11, including three abandoned vehicles, 12 property damage accidents, 11 personal injury accidents, five alarms, 15 animal complaints, 11 assists to other departments, four assists to the public, one attempt to locate, two batteries, one burglary, six civil disputes, one civil paper service, five criminal mischiefs, five domestic disputes, two drug investigations, three EMS, two fights in progress, three harassments, one interview, four juvenile complaints, three property complaints, one property damage, one P.O. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Rebecca D. Nickle, 38, Linton, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery Madison Johnson, 21, Bloomfield, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

William Ray ‘Bill’ Huey, 92, of Sandborn went to Heaven peacefully, on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Washington. He was born on May 24, 1930 at home in Pike County to William W. and Mae (Chandler) Huey. Bill married his loving wife, Gloria Ann (Atkinson) Huey on January 1, 1950...

According to a press release issued by the office of State Representative Bruce Borders (R-Jasonville) September 13, Borders invites local college students and recent graduates of all majors to apply for a paid internship with Indiana House Republicans...

The Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce (LSCC) is preparing to hold its annual Fall Fish Fry on Thursday, October 6 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. (or while supplies last) at the Roy Clark building at Humphreys Park in Linton. The event will be primarily drive-thru, with limited seating inside. ...

Community Notes Friday, September 16 The Linton Public Library will host a movie and book discussion on at 1 p.m.. We will be watching the movie and then discussing the book. Bring your lunch if you’d like, but we will bring the popcorn The book selection is “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens...

Anna Smith, a current resident of Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Jasonville, celebrated her 100th birthday on Friday, September 9. Cheers to you, Anna!

The Bloomfield School District held a Mental Health Awareness Walk on Thursday, September 8 in honor of Suicide Awareness Month. All grades and staff participated and walked a route around the town of Bloomfield. National Suicide Prevention and Mental Awareness Week was celebrated this year from Sept. 4-10, 2022. BHS staff said they hosted the walk to remember loved ones, raise awareness and focus on positive mental health for their students and staff...

While Jacob Fish has no trophy to prove it, he’s pretty certain the Jasonville Homecoming is the largest high school homecoming in the state. One thing the president of the JHS-SHS Alumni Association is completely sure of, though, is that it’s the best weekend of the year...