Stories from Thursday, November 10, 2016

Last Friday night, Linton head coach Brian Oliver and the Miners stood on North Central’s field, celebrating the team‘s 48-14 victory over their hosts in the Sectional 48 finale, Linton’s sixth sectional title in a row. That same night, Eastern head coach Joey Paridean and the Thunderbirds celebrated the team’s 34-32 win at West Washington in the Sectional 47 championship, the first in school history...

Greene County boasted a high voter turnout during the 2016 Presidential Election Tuesday. With only a few military ballots and a provisional ballot to take into consideration, Greene County had a 65.38 percent voter turnout. Of the 21,706 Greene County residents registered to vote, 14,191 cast their vote...

Today, many locals might know of John Mensch for owning 1st Security Insurance Agency for the past 34 years. However, he has led a life of service to not only his community, but to his country as well. Mensch said he enlisted in the United States Navy on Jan. 8, 1968, in the midst of the Vietnam War...

Jordan Scott Enochs, 28, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of criminal trespass. Bond is set at $1,000. Nathaniel Kane Lancaster, 23, Linton, was arrested on preliminary charges of intimidation. Bond is set at $10,500.

The Linton Police Department responded to 12 incidents for service Wednesday and Thursday, including one alcohol offense, one burglary, one civil dispute, one domestic dispute, one fight in progress, one property, one noise complaint, one title check, one traffic stop, one trespass, one unruly subject and one welfare check...

An Indianapolis woman is facing charges of theft and battery against a public safety official after a traffic stop. According to a probable cause filed by Indiana State Police Trooper Richard Klun, he arrived on-scene with Worthington Police Officer Russell Walls who believed the driver of a vehicle he had stopped was intoxicated...

Due to ongoing repairs resulting from a vehicle accident of Nov. 8, parts of the City of Linton (on the south side) will, according to Brent Murray of Linton Utilities, be without power for two to three hours, Thursday evening starting around 11:30 p.m.

Carrie June Marquart, 90, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 9, at Lyons Health & Living Center. She was born in Greene County on June 19, 1926, the daughter of Albert & Elsie (Schwartz) Marquart. Carrie June was a graduate of Linton-Stockton High School. She began at General Electric in 1953 as one of the first employees, and worked there over 30 years...

Kathleen Fisher Kathleen “Kathy” Fisher, age 74, of Linton, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov.9, 2016, at Greene County General Hospital in Linton. She was born in Indianapolis on Aug.20, 1942, the daughter of Fred & Mildred (VanFossen) Foltz...

The Shakamak Schools will be E-rate funding, which is a grant that doesn’t have to be paid back. The funding, according to superintendent Mike Mogan, will total $100,560 and go to upgrading the schools network infrastructure and network wiring. “These two projects totaled just under $200,000,” Mogan said. “Bond money will be used to pay what the E-rate money doesn’t.”...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce held its annual dinner Thursday, an event which embodied not only a chance to celebrate past successes and confirm plans for Bloomfield’s future, but to recognize the accomplishments and dedication of one community member, with the Harvey Hannah award, and one business, with the Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year award...

Thirty-three Linton-Stockton turnovers - 15 within the first 12 minutes - gave the visiting North Knox Lady Warriors plenty of scoring opportunities. And North Knox capitalized, blazing to a 17-2 lead after the opening stanza on its way to a 49-20 win in girls basketball action Thursday at Linton...

Thursday, November 10 The MSD of Shakamak will be hosting its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in the Shakamak Jr./Sr. High School Media Center. Linton Gamma Tau Tri Kappa will host “Kappa Kanvas Kreation,” an evening of creative fun, from 6-9 p.m. ...