Stories from Friday, January 20, 2023

BLOOMFIELD – Linton entered Bloomfield Thursday night with a chance to clinch at least a share of the SWIAC title and did so in quick fashion against the host Cardinals. The Lady Miners cruised to a 75-27 win. No. 9 Linton in Class 2A had an offensive explosion in the game as the Lady Miners hit 14 shots from three. ...

The Seventh Annual Linton Stockton Elementary Spelling Bee was held Wednesday evening in the auditeria of Linton Stockton High School. Taking home the title of champion was Linton sixth-grader Janice Chen. Spelling superiority runs in Chen’s family, as big sister Julie earned the top spot in 2018 and 2019. Now in the eighth grade at Linton, Julie Chen took second place Wednesday evening. The Chen family runs the Number One Asian Cafe in Linton...

White River Valley third-grader Elijah Green had a big day full of grown-up responsibilities on Thursday, January 19, as he fulfilled the duties of School Principal for the day after winning an AP reading contest at the school. Different grades earned different point values for each book read. Green earned two points for each of the over-100 books he completed, claiming his victory with more than 200 points under his belt...

Feeding America and Greene County Health Inc. will host a free drive-thru community food giveaway on Monday, Jan. 30 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Linton’s Humphreys Park located at 1300 NE A Street. Anyone in need of assistance is encouraged to attend. ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds specialty crop producers of available assistance to help cover certain costs of complying with regulatory and market-driven food safety certification requirements. Applications for the Food Safety Certification for Specialty Crops (FSCSC) program for eligible 2022 costs are due by Jan. 31, 2023. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) will accept applications for 2023 costs from Feb. 1, 2023, to Jan. 31, 2024. ...

Ruth Helen Landreth, 86, of Petersburg passed away Wednesday January 18, 2023 at the Golden Living Center in Petersburg. Born February 25, 1936 in Lyons, the daughter of Richard and Marjorie (Cullison) Autrey.

Marie Stearns, 88, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at Sullivan. She was born on December 13, 1934, in Bloomington, to Elza and Eva P. (Boruff) Honeycutt. Marie married Paul Ray Stearns on January 31, 1953, and they celebrated 58 years together before he passed in 2011...

Irving (Irv) Medlock, Jr. died peacefully on January 14, 2023, surrounded by family in his home in Bradenton, Fla. Irv was born in Greene County on March 2, 1930 into a family of nine siblings. He attended Marco High School until the age of 17, working in Hinkle’s restaurant in Linton while attending school. ...

JASONVILLE – Add Shakamak to the list of SWIAC schools that are ready for Eastern Greene to start graduating the Hudson sisters as the Lady Thunderbirds won 42-27 Thursday night. Senior Kenady Hudson scored a game-high 18 points and junior Keylee Hudson added 10 as their 28 points outscored Shakamak on their own...