Stories from Friday, August 11, 2017

LINTON -- Two matches equaled two chances for the Lady Miners to improve their golf game. Three Linton girls ventured to Owen Valley Monday night for a match. Linton hosted Cloverdale and Northview Tuesday night at the Phil Harris Golf Course. Both matches were nine holes...

SWITZ CITY -- White River Valley soccer coach Matt Settle liked what he saw Thursday night when the Wolverines took on North Knox in a scrimmage. He said the team, including seven players in their first high school action, put forth a solid effort. North Knox is a possible post-season foe as it will host Sectional 61 in October...

A new Greene County group, created by Linton’s Jared and Brittney Albright, aims to raise awareness of an issue close to their hearts. Go Gold Crew Inc. is a Greene County-based nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of pediatric cancer and inspiring others into action...

A Linton man paddled the length of the Wabash River in nine days on a sneakboat. Brad Feaster headed out on his Stealth 2000 -- which he described as a kayak/canoe hybrid -- on July 28 to complete the 385-mile trip he had always dreamed of. He started at the access point in Huntington at the Historic Forks of the Wabash and made his way down the river to New Harmony at the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers...

Haldon D. Busby, born Aug. 2, 1932, in Greene County to William and Blanche (Burnett) Busby, passed away Aug. 2, 2017 in Spring Hill, Fla. Haldon attended school in Lyons. He served in the Air Force from Nov. 25, 1952 to Nov. 24, 1962, achieving the rank of Staff Sargent. He worked as a welder for General Motors’ Allison division. He retired with over 40 years of service in 1993...

Students at White River Valley examined two “crime scenes” as an introduction to a biomedical course, which will last throughout the year. The course, taught by Tracy Morrison, is part of Project Lead the Way biomedical program and is currently in its third year at WRV...

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 10, Linton Clerk-Treasurer Jathan Wright took to Facebook after a utility customer called the city. “[She] had received a call that she thought was from the City of Linton,” Wright wrote. “The caller was threatening to shut off utilities unless they provided credit card information. I just wanted to remind everyone that the City does not accept Credit Cards by phone. The only way to pay by credit card is through the city website www.cityoflinton.com.”...

August of 1991, the first Newberry Festival took place on the property of Dexter “Shorty” York on Highway 57. Ever since, the festival has continued as a uniquely “Newberry” event, bringing people together and providing a little bit of everything for everyone...

Last year it was the Linton-Stockton Miners who were the opportunistic ones, forcing turnovers and capitalizing on opponents miscues on the way to the Class A State Championship. In Friday’s scrimmage against Evansville Bosse at Roy Williams Field the tables were turned on the Miners...