Stories from Friday, March 2, 2018

Our Pet of the Week this week is Milo. Milo is an approximately eight-month-old boxer mix. He is neutered, fully vetted, house trained and current on shots. Milo is scheduled to attend obedience classes and the staff at the Greene County Humane Society said Milo loves people and is great with other dogs, as long as they aren’t bullies. The fee to adopt Milo is $125. For more information, contact the Greene County Humane Society at 812-847-4780.

Postseason basketball brings with it a certain sense of finality. With the obvious exception of the state champion, at some point during the four weeks of the IHSAA State Tournament every team will lose its last game. For some the end comes sooner than expected. Hopes and dreams of a lengthy postseason run culminating in a possible state championship are replaced by thoughts of wondering what might have been...

Greene County is full of beautiful treasures hidden among its vast terrain, and this weekend will showcase one of the many. As you drive south on State Road 59 from Linton to Sandborn, you can’t miss the marsh that lines both sides of the road in Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. But, the area of the land visible as you drive past in your car is just a small fraction of the vast beauty that is Goose Pond FWA...

Greene County is full of beautiful treasures hidden among its vast terrain, and this weekend will showcase one of the many. As you drive south on State Road 59 from Linton to Sandborn, you can’t miss the marsh that lines both sides of the road in Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area. But, the area of the land visible as you drive past in your car is just a small fraction of the vast beauty that is Goose Pond FWA...

William E. Wilson, 66, of Washington, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018 at East Gate Manor in Washington. Born Aug. 15, 1951 in Greenfield, Ohio the son of William E. and Thelma Louise (Lyttle) Wilson. William worked at Walmart and Chuckles gas station...

Dr. Elmer Towns will speak at First Baptist Church, Linton on Sunday evening, March 4. All are invited to hear Dr. Towns on Sunday, March 4 at First Baptist Church, Linton at 6 p.m. The church is located at 1950 E State Highway 54, Linton. Dr. Contact First Baptist Church at 812-847-4816 for more information...

Join Kristen and Patti as they introduce you to a pint-sized hero, a middle school soldier, a pupper you'll love and more!...

Regonel Lane Petoskey II, 49, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. Bond set at $4,000 with 10 percent allowed. Damian Scott Russell, 21, Linton, was arrested on an out of county writ of attachment. He was required to pay $500...

The Linton Police Department responded to 13 incidents and calls for service Thursday, including one property damage accident, one drug investigation, five fingerprintings, one interview, two suspicious persons, one theft, one threat and one welfare check...

BICKNELL – The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds survived a late third-quarter attack from a swarming nest of Bluejackets. Trailing by 13 with two-and-a-half minutes left in the third stanza, the Mitchell Bluejackets hit Eastern Greene with a 10-0 run trimming the deficit to three at the end of the period...

Richard L. O’Brien, 80, of Brownsburg, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at his residence. He was born in Ohio, on March 20, 1937 to Otho L. ‘Toby’ and Ruth B. (Stull) O’Brien. Richard married his loving wife, Brooke H. (Meeder) Feister on Feb. 14, 1986...