Stories from Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Tuesday, July 26 The Lyons Senior Center will be having an indoor yard sale from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Friday, July 29. Don't miss out on the deals on everything that is for sale. Wednesday, July 27 Greene County Coin Club will hold their meeting "Picnic in the Park" at the South Shelter house at Bloomfield Park. Meal begins at 6 p,m, with meeting to follow. Members are reminded to bring a covered dish...

The Greene County Redevelopment Commission will soon be coming before the Greene County Council to seek reimbursed funds spent while assisting the Battery Innovation Center (BIC). Attorney Marilyn Hartman went before the council to give them a heads up on an upcoming ordinance requesting a transfer of funds back to the Redevelopment Commission...

School board candidates will be able to file for election over the next month. According to Voter Registration clerk Marjorie Cullison, applications can be picked up as early as July 27. "Candidates that are interested will need to obtain a petition to run," Cullison said. "They will need to have 10 registered voters sign it in the district they are running for."...

Even when Linton's Humphreys Park is nearly empty, Bill Creech is set up next to the highway to sell his produce. Creech is at the park Monday through Friday, selling items like cantaloupe, watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers and more. Most of the items are Indiana-grown, aside from the tomatoes, but he expects locally-grown tomatoes to be available soon. (By Sabrina Stockrahm)...

Linton-Stockton School Corporation's campus has been abuzz with safety upgrades this summer, and its completion date will depend on the weather. Superintendent Nick Karazsia met with the contractors Tuesday morning, and he said they are hopeful the project will be completed before the start of school. With students' first day just two weeks away -- on Aug. 10 -- he stressed the weather is now the deciding factor. He will know more at next Tuesday's meeting with the contractors...

Crane Army and Navy welcomed 70 Navy Junior ROTC students for their Basic Leadership and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Training summer camp July 5-9. NJROTC programs from eight schools in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Georgia came together at Crane Army Ammunition Activity's reserve facility located on Naval Support Activity Crane to focus on leadership principles, team-oriented sports competitions, drill team mechanics and practical application...

The first official day for students of the 2016-2017 School Year of the Bloomfield School District will be Thursday, August 11. This will be a normal school day with the start time for elementary students and high school students at 8:10 a.m. Student hours throughout the school year are 8:10 a.m. to 3:00 p.m...

The Sculpture Trails Outdoor Museum in Solsberry, Ind. will be holding their last chance for the public to have the opportunity to create a cast iron relief sculpture on July 30 from 3 p.m. until midnight. Known as the 'Annual Fire @ Night', the event offers participants a fun-filled evening of hiking, entertainment, food, art and collaboration with artists from all over the country as well the United Kingdom, according to their official website...

Randy Fiscus, Vice President of the motorcycle club Brotherhood of the Cross, along with all of the club's members, is busy with preparations for a benefit sponsored by the club at Sullivan City Park on Aug. 20. The benefit is intended to raise funds to help cover funeral costs for the family of John Henry (J.D.) Davis III, a relative of the group's chaplain...