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Olney freshman Graves adjusting to next level
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/16)
OLNEY, IL - Basketball at the collegiate level is always an adjustment for any freshman - on the court and in the classroom. The academic rigor increases. And at the college level, where everyone was one of the best players on his or her high school team, the talent level goes up considerably...
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Panthers jump out to quick start and jump on Bloomfield 71-32
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/16)
BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomington South got off to a blazing start Tuesday night and romped over host Bloomfield 71-32. The 6-2 Panthers jumped out to a 19-4 lead after one quarter and never allowed the Cardinals (4-3) a chance to get back in the game as they shot 67.5 percent from the floor...
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Former Linton star Mike Carpenter gets 200th win as college coach
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/16)
Former Linton resident Mike Carpenter hit a milestone last Saturday when Wabash Valley College trounced Danville Area College 87-70 in mens basketball. That game marked his 200th win as a college coach. Carpenter is in his 11th season as a head coach, serving seven years as head coach at Danville before coming to WVC...
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Three county teams crack the Top 20 in this week’s poll
(12/21/16)
The Associated Press ranked three county boys basketball teams in the Top 20 polls that came out today. Linton was ranked sixth in the Class 2A poll. The Miners fell to Vincennes Lincoln (3-5) 36-33 Tuesday night. Voters selected Shakamak (6-1) at the No. 6 team in the Class 1A poll. The Lakers are idle this week...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Jail Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/21/16)
Shawn Terry Hutcherson, 59, Bloomington, was arrested on preliminary charges of possession of methamphetamine. No bond is set. Kraig Franklin Lucas, 33, Bloomfield, was arrested on a warrant for possession of methamphetamine, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. No bond is set...
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Samuel Blackmore
(Obituary ~ 12/21/16)
Samuel D. Blackmore, 87, of Newberry passed away Sunday Dec. 18 at Ketchem Memorial in Odon. Born Nov. 13, 1929 in Greene County, the son of George and Treva (Malone) Blackmore. Samuel was a U.S. Army Veteran and retired as the Chief of Police at Crane Base, he was a life member of the Bloomfield American Legion Post 196...
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Bloomfield business donation buys body cameras for BPD
(Local News ~ 12/21/16)
The day after the Bloomfield Police Department spent hours making sure local people had Christmas meals and gifts, the department got a gift of its own. Thanks to a Bloomfield business, the Bloomfield Police Department will have body cameras after the first of the year...
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Vernon Tingley
(Obituary ~ 12/21/16)
Vernon Wayne Tingley, 92, of Anderson, passed peacefully Saturday, Dec. 17 at Richard Campbell Veterans Nursing Home in Anderson. He was born in Hymera to the late Wayne D. and Beulah Stark Tingley. Vernon was a U.S. Army veteran who served proudly in WWII. He worked after his military service for the U.S. Navy as an ammunition inspector. He was of the Baptist faith...
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Third quarter woes sink Bulldogs again
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/16)
DUGGER - The third quarter has been the Dugger Union Bulldogs’ bugaboo all season. Several times Dugger has either led or been close at halftime. But the Bulldogs have squandered every one of those opportunities by pulling a disappearing act after intermission...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/21/16)
Friday, December 23 Yoga Class at the Linton Public Library is canceled. Linton Public Library will be hosting a family movie marathon at approximately 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. The Christmas movie marathon will include free soda, popcorn and candy during the showings of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (1 hr. 44 min.), Elf (1 hr. 37 min.), Home Alone (1 hr. 43 min.). All movies are PG. Newberry United Methodist Church, located at 575 Walnut Street in Newberry, will hold worship services at 7 p.m.
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