Stories from Sunday, January 25, 2009

Mitchell outscored host Eastern Greene 36-21 in the second half as the Lady Jackets defeated the Lady Thunderbirds 63-41 in a high school girls basketball game Saturday. Natalie Morse poured in 19 points to pace the winners. Kaci Helms scored 12 points and Tayla Fields added 10 for the Lady T-Birds...

Richard Lee Goodson, 81 of Linton, passed away at 2:29 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, 2009, at the Veterans Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Linton on May 16, 1927, the son of Percie E. & Goldie C. (Lynch) Goodson. He was a United States Army veteran of World War II. He retired after serving on the Linton Fire Department for 20 years, and also worked for Haseman's Pest Control & the Phil Harris Golf Course...