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Greene County General Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Michael Gamble issued the following statement regarding COVID-19: “The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached Indiana and is evident in a large spike in case numbers. The average daily cases far exceed any so far in the pandemic. The pandemic is not over, and many more people are sick. This variant is very easily spread- much more than any prior...

Not every family that moves to Linton and Greene County has made the impact of the Winders’ family as the proof can be found in how difficult it was for them to eventually leave. John Winders recently stepped down after serving for seven years at Fellowship Baptist Church to lead another church in Bloomington...

SWITZ CITY – The Greene County Invitational Tournament has been played for over 50 years but now it's uncertain if the tournament will be back in 2023. A couple local teams pulled out of this year’s GCI as its unclear if more will follow suit. Linton defeated Shakamak in the GCI title game Monday for its eight GCI crown in consecutive years. Coach Joey Hart enjoyed playing in the tournament with his dad, Joe Hart, while at Union Dugger...

According to a press release issued by Sunrise Coal, an employee with Sunrise Coal was fatally injured in an accident at approximately 10:30 p.m. on January 7, 2022 at the Oaktown Mine. Sullivan County Sheriff Clark Cottom said Sullivan County dispatch was alerted around 11:15 p.m., and two ambulances from Sullivan County responded to the mine...

The U.S. Marshal Service captured a wanted suspect in Clay County on Tuesday for the November murder of a promising rapper in Tennessee. According to their website (usmarshals.gov): “After a coordinated investigation by the U.S. Marshals Two Rivers Violent Fugitive Task Force and the Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force, Justin Johnson was captured today around 3:00 p.m. (C.S.T.) in Indiana.”...

Members of the Jasonville City Council met on Monday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. at the fire station for their regular monthly meeting, and council members Kelly Portteus and Kent May were absent. In his report for the department, Police Chief Ryan VanHorn told the council of an incident which occurred on July 19, 2021...

According to a news release issued by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, a personal injury accident occurred on Jan. 11 at 5:38 p.m.. The release states driver Matthew Pugh, 23, of Carlisle, was driving south on CR 1375 W in a 2021 Dodge Charger. As Pugh neared the intersection of CR 50 N in Linton, his vehicle was struck by a train on the passenger side...

Recently, two juniors from Linton-Stockton High School in Linton were selected to attend the Richard Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders, a day-long discussion at the University of Indianapolis hosted by the Lugar Academy which brings together top high school juniors from around the state to discuss public issues and world events...

Accoriding to a probable cause affidavit filed by Greene County Deputy Sheriff Cameron Frye, Loogootee resident Logan Plano, 18, faces charges of theft after a relative contacted police regarding a missing firearm at their residence. The relative contacted the Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) on Dec. 12, 2021 after finding their Colt M4 rifle and 30-round magazine missing...

SWITZ CITY – Playing as heavy favorites against Shakamak, No. 3 Linton showed why it has been in control of the Greene County Invitational the past eight years. The Miners ran out to a 32-14 lead in the second quarter as they won their eighth Greene County Invitational in a row by winning 87-49 Monday night...

Greene County General Hospital’s Chief Medical Officer Michael Gamble issued the following statement regarding COVID-19: “The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has reached Indiana and is evident in a large spike in case numbers. The average daily cases far exceed any so far in the pandemic. The pandemic is not over, and many more people are sick. This variant is very easily spread- much more than any prior...

Last April, the Greene County Daily World ran a feature story about Linton resident and soon-to-be pastor Tyler Fiscus, as he readied himself to undertake a surgical procedure known as a “Roux - en - Y” gastric bypass. Fiscus, who topped out at 510 pounds at his heaviest, struggled with obesity as long as he can remember, and suffered many adverse health conditions as a result, both physical and psychological...

Recently, two juniors from Linton-Stockton High School in Linton were selected to attend the Richard Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders, a day-long discussion at the University of Indianapolis hosted by the Lugar Academy which brings together top high school juniors from around the state to discuss public issues and world events...

In a press release issued by Greene County General Hospital (GCGH), the hospital welcomed the first newborn of 2022 on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. The hospital says parents David and Cassidy Christy of Worthington welcomed their son, Ezra Christy, at 12:08 p.m. on Thursday...

According to a press release issued by the Greene County General Hospital (GCGH), GCGH has requested assistance from the Indiana National Guard to help support the hospital and clinics’ staffing needs during a large spike in positive COVID-19 case numbers...

Not every family that moves to Linton and Greene County has made the impact of the Winders’ family as the proof can be found in how difficult it was for them to eventually leave. John Winders recently stepped down after serving for seven years at Fellowship Baptist Church to lead another church in Bloomington...