Stories from Thursday, February 15, 2018

One of the area’s most notorious killers (on the volleyball court) will have a chance to continue spiking volleyballs over the net at the collegiate level. Peyton Franklin signed her letter of intent Wednesday morning to play volleyball at Concordia University Chicago...

Philip G. Arnold, 81, of Scotland, passed away Tuesday, February 13, 2018 at his residence. Born Jan. 1, 1937 in Brown County, he was the son of Albert and Claira (Hamlin) Arnold. He was a property Manager for Custom Property Management in West Palm Beach, Fla...

Bobby Ray Hamilton, 77, of Linton, passed away at 5:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 at his residence. Born June 26, 1940 in Linton, he was the son of Bernard W. and Iona (Slough) Hamilton. Bobby retired as a building supervisor for NSWC Crane and was a member of the Linton Elks lodge and American Legion Post 196 in Bloomfield...

Marjorie (Brewer) Hale, age 93, of West Terre Haute, passed away peacefully on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at Union Hospital. She was born in Greene County on Sept. 27, 1924, the daughter of the late Dr. Stanley & Ollie (Williams) Brewer. Marjorie was a graduate of Indiana State Teacher’s College. She was a teacher for 32 years and loved every minute of it. She enjoyed reading about history, gardening and working outdoors. However, her greatest passion was spending time with her grandchildren...

The forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy on 21-year-old Chase Aliano, who was reportedly killed by a Bloomfield man early last year, discussed the victim’s cause of death and toxicology results at the time of his death during the third day of witness testimonies....

County leaders gathered at the Greene County Jail Thursday afternoon to celebrate a groundbreaking of the upcoming expansion project. The roughly $14.8 million expansion will bring the count at the jail to 288 beds, with the fully-built pod on the east side of the jail adding 26 two-man cells, 12 four-man cells and three dormitory areas with a total of 104 beds. ...

Our Pet of the Week this week is Winnie. Winnie is an eight-month-old female calico domestic shorthair cat. She is spayed, dewormed and current on shots. The staff at the Greene County Humane Society said Winnie is an active sweet kitty who is cautious at first but very loving. Winnie should be an indoor-only cat. The fee to adopt Winnie is $50. For more information, contact the Greene County Humane Society at 812-847-4780...

The City of Linton has announced trash pick-up for the upcoming President’s Day holiday, Monday, Feb. 19. The city will pick up trash as usual, and residents can expect no change in service.

Linton-Stockton students will stay home for President’s Day on Monday, Feb. 19--while still attending school. LSSC was approved by the State of Indiana to participate in eLearning Days. The Indiana Department of Education eLearning Day Program can be used on a day of inclement weather, on a make-up day for inclement weather or on a planned day for a variety of opportunities such as professional learning for teachers and parent meetings...