Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 2022

The city of Linton's recycling center will be closed Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022.

Members of the Shakamak Board of School Trustees met on Thursday, Sept. 15 for their monthly public session. The meeting began with two public hearings, the SEA 390 public hearing and the 2023 budget hearing. As there was no discussion for either, both were adjourned...

Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce’s fourth annual Bloomfield Scarecrow Competition, an event co-sponsored by Bloomfield Downtown Revitalization, will kick off at the beginning of next month. Those interested in creating a scarecrow for the contest can set them up on Oct. 1, 2022. All scarecrows are to be removed by Nov. 2, 2022...

Prior to the Apple Festival queen and princess contests to be held at the Shawnee Theater on Oct. 2, 2022, the Little Miss Apple Dumpling, Miss Harvest and Junior Princess pageants will take place. Judging will take place at 3 p.m. and winners will be announced during the Apple Festival at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Oct. 7...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 122 incidents and calls for service from Sept. 12-16, including three abandoned vehicles, eight property damage accidents, two personal injury accidents, three alarms, 16 animal complaints, five assists to other departments, five assists to the public, one attempt to locate, one child custody, one battery, one civil dispute, one criminal mischief, two EMS, one harassment, one interview, one P.O. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Isaac W. Fields, 29, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement; Class A misdemeanor OVI endangering a person; Class C misdemeanor OVI Larry D. Pierce, 52, Worthington, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine CIVIL CASES...

Warren H. Fitzpatrick, Jr., 78, of Linton passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2022 at his home. He was born on November 29, 1943 in Linton to Warren H. and Doris N. (Harrell) Fitzpatrick. Warren worked many years at Coca-Cola, General Electric Linton Plant and Sarcus Tarzen. He will be missed by all of his family and friends...