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Altercation in Lyons leads to preliminary felony charges (1/26/23)A domestic altercation reported in the early morning hours of Jan. 21 landed a Lyons man, Evan Lewellyn, 33, in the Greene County Jail, facing felony domestic battery and felony strangulation charges. The incident, reported in a probable cause affidavit filed by Greene County Sheriff’s Deputy Kelly Hutchens, began with a call to the Greene County Dispatch Center at approximately 4:50 a.m....
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Tough draws for Linton and Eastern Greene in girls basketball sectionals (1/23/23)Linton is expected to win the SWIAC conference outright this week but Sunday night it found out it would play sectional host Eastern Greene to open sectionals next week on Feb. 1. No. 1 North Knox could face Linton or Eastern Greene in round two. As a result, Linton and Eastern Greene will have to go through three difficult opponents if it is to win Sectional 47...
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WRV Board hears construction progress, final update (1/23/23)The WRV Board of School Trustees met Monday and were given a construction update on the progress of extensive remodeling work underway at WRV Elementary School. Maintenance Manager Chuck Sims told the board both of the new air handling units servicing the elementary school gym are now fully operational and the recently remodeled ADA-compliant restrooms added to the new cafeteria are complete and are in use...
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Greene County General Hospital welcomes first newborn of 2023 (1/23/23)
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Hart sparks rally as Miners move into first (1/21/23)ELNORA – Linton only led twice at North Daviess Friday night but it led at the time that mattered the most after one of the most memorable shots in career of senior Joey Hart. Hart made a spin move at the top of the key and shot from near the free throw line as his jumper gave Linton a 47-45 edge with 2.7 seconds left. A 3-point try from North Daviess senior Jaylen Mullen bounced off both the backboard and the rim as Linton had finally defeated North Daviess for the first time since 2020...
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LSSC Board raises superintendent salary by two percent (1/18/23)The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met for their first regular session meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 16. During the meeting, School Board President Katie Elliott added an agenda item, proposing a 2% salary increase for Superintendent Dr. Kathy Goad. To explain the recommendation, Elliott said other staff members had received the increase in the summer...
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Games to watch this weekend (1/19/23)Here is my list of the games to see. No. 5 White River Valley girls vs. North Daviess, Saturday 12:30 Most of the girls basketball games Saturday are away but the Lady Wolverines will play North Daviess in its home finale Saturday. WRV is 8-11 and has not reached 10 wins in a season since 2016-17. A win over the Cougars (6-12) Saturday will keep WRV on pace to reach that milestone this season...
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Linton Public Library names new ‘junior librarian’ (1/26/23)The Linton Public Library takes pride in its young readers, especially those who continue to use their love of reading in special ways. First grader Ella Klueshner spreads her love of reading to her peers by encouraging them to read whenever she can, according to Linton Library staff...
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Greene County EMA Director warns of coming storm (1/23/23)“Old Man Winter is about to remind us he is still around.” Said Roger Axe, Director, Greene County Emergency Management Agency. “A winter snow storm is predicted to hit Greene County sometime early Wednesday morning. “As before, we are advising people to get ready,” Axe said. “Take stock and have plenty of the following on hand;”...
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WRV third-grader is ‘Principal for a day’ (1/20/23)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...
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WRV Board hears construction progress, final update (1/23/23)3The WRV Board of School Trustees met Monday and were given a construction update on the progress of extensive remodeling work underway at WRV Elementary School. Maintenance Manager Chuck Sims told the board both of the new air handling units servicing the elementary school gym are now fully operational and the recently remodeled ADA-compliant restrooms added to the new cafeteria are complete and are in use...
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Hart sparks rally as Miners move into first (1/21/23)2ELNORA – Linton only led twice at North Daviess Friday night but it led at the time that mattered the most after one of the most memorable shots in career of senior Joey Hart. Hart made a spin move at the top of the key and shot from near the free throw line as his jumper gave Linton a 47-45 edge with 2.7 seconds left. A 3-point try from North Daviess senior Jaylen Mullen bounced off both the backboard and the rim as Linton had finally defeated North Daviess for the first time since 2020...
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LSSC Board raises superintendent salary by two percent (1/18/23)7The Linton-Stockton Board of School Trustees met for their first regular session meeting of the year on Monday, Jan. 16. During the meeting, School Board President Katie Elliott added an agenda item, proposing a 2% salary increase for Superintendent Dr. Kathy Goad. To explain the recommendation, Elliott said other staff members had received the increase in the summer...
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WRV third-grader is ‘Principal for a day’ (1/20/23)1White 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...
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Tough draws for Linton and Eastern Greene in girls basketball sectionals (1/23/23)1Linton is expected to win the SWIAC conference outright this week but Sunday night it found out it would play sectional host Eastern Greene to open sectionals next week on Feb. 1. No. 1 North Knox could face Linton or Eastern Greene in round two. As a result, Linton and Eastern Greene will have to go through three difficult opponents if it is to win Sectional 47...