Stories from Thursday, October 23, 2014

The Linton Police Department responded to 14 calls and incidents on Wednesday, October 22, including two complaints about animals, one assist to another agency, five assists to the public, two property issues, two thefts, one transport and one unruly subject...

The Ebola virus has been anchored on the minds of many Americans for the last couple weeks and staff members at both the Greene County Ambulance Service and Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) are gearing up in case the virus is to make its way into Indiana...

* October 22 -- Louis J. Reynolds, 52, Lake Bluff, Ill., was arrested on a warrant issued out of another state. Bond information not available. Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Dennis Conaway was the arresting officer.

The firefighters of the Fairplay Grant Fire Protection Territory will be hosting a chili supper on Saturday evening, October 25. Fire Chief Bryan Woodall said the firefighters will start serving at 4 p.m. and will be open until 8 p.m. This is an annual event at the fire station in Switz City...

The Worthington Park Board has been working to update the Park's playground and they're hosting a fundraiser tonight, Thursday, October 23, to help pay for new equipment. The board has planned a Longaberger Pottery Bingo event in the Community Building in the park...

Switz City - Recently at the State Soils Evaluation Career Development Event, hosted by North Harrison High School near Corydon, four students in the agriculture program at White River Valley Jr./Sr. High School qualified for the national contest to be held in Oklahoma City area next spring...

A rural Spencer woman was killed and her two children injured along with a rural Sandborn man and his passenger, all involved in a head-on collision Wednesday on U.S. 231 north of Spencer. Allen Davidson, 59, Sandborn, was northbound on US 231 in a Hyundai Sante Fe when his vehicle was struck by a Jeep Cherokee driven by Jamie Luthe of Spencer...

SWITZ CITY -- Three area residents are on the ballot for the White River Valley School Board at-large seat. The seat became vacant when incumbent Roger Weaver chose to run for Greene County Council. Looking to take his place are John Frye, Autumn Fuller and Brock Hostetter...

Switz City -- Greene County Foundation recently received approval from Lilly Endowment Inc. to participate in the sixth phase of Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow. Also known as GIFT, the initiative will match every dollar donated to the Greene County Foundation's Community Support Fund. Gifts to existing funds will be matched 50 cents on the dollar. When the challenge is successfully met, more than $1 million will be invested to meet the needs of Greene County residents...

Members of the Linton-Stockton Elementary School Kindergarten classes got a special surprise from the Linton City Fire Department and offenders at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility Thursday afternoon. The students were each given a handmade quilt to help keep them warm during the upcoming winter. ...

The Sculpture Trails and Outdoor Museum in Solsberry is teaming up with the Greene County Humane Society to host a Tails and Trails 3K Dog Walk. The event will take place this Saturday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Sculpture Trails located at 6764 North Tree Farm Road in Solsberry...

This year's Kids Fair will be this Saturday, Oct. 25 from 1-4 p.m. at the Linton National Guard Armory. With a focus on kids' health and safety, the fair focuses on "Fantastic Fall Family Fun" for the purpose of providing interactive family-friendly activities that are also educational and informative...

Linton native Jared Sexton will be publishing a short story collection through Split Lip Press entitled The Hook and the Haymaker on January 15, 2015. For many authors, the act of writing is a driving force throughout their lives and it was at a young age when Sexton first had the desire to become a writer...

By B.J. Hargis Sports Editor CLAY CITY - After letting an early lead slip away in sets one and two, White River Valley rallied to go ahead 23-22, 25-24 and 27-26 in set two. But Bloomfield tied things at 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 before scoring the final two points of the set and went on to post a 25-21, 30-28, 25-20 victory over the Lady Wolverines in a high school volleyball match here at the Class A Clay City Sectional 47 Thursday night...

47. Eastern Greene Sectional(6) Thursday, Oct. 23 M1: South Knox d Eastern Greene, 20-25, 25-16, 25-15, 25-18. M2: Linton-Stockton d. Sullivan, 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, 25-19. Saturday, Oct. 25 M3: South Knox vs. Linton-Stockton, 10 a.m. M4: North Knox vs. North Central (Farmersburg), 11:30 a.m...

LITTLE CINCINNATI - The Linton-Stockton Lady Miners avenged a regular season loss to rival Sullivan, winning their first-round sectional matchup with the Lady Arrows 25-18, 24-26, 25-20, and 25-19 on the opening night of the Eastern Greene volleyball sectional...

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