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Alvin W. Roberts
(Obituary ~ 08/09/18)
Alvin W. Roberts, 90, of Bloomfield passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born March 23, 1928 in Dugger, the son of Ray J. and Nellie R. (Phillips) Roberts. Alvin was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War, he worked as an Engineer at Crane, he was a member of the Bloomfield Masonic Lodge # 84, Scottish Rite in Terre Haute the Switz City Christian Church and was a pilot owning his own plane...
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New music event scheduled at Bloomfield Public Library
(Local News ~ 08/09/18)
The Bloomfield Public Library is introducing an evening of music on Tuesday Aug. 28 from 6-7:30 p.m. The event will feature live music by Bob Burch in the Community Room of the Bloomfield Public Library. Bob began playing the piano somewhere around the age of eight. His mother taught him to play his first song by pecking out the melody with one finger. As time went by, he began to focus on other piano players he admired, and attempted to imitate their style...
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Linton police use Taser on domestic battery suspect
(Local News ~ 08/09/18)
A Linton man was tased twice and arrested Aug. 3 after allegedly refusing to obey the commands of three Linton police officers who had stopped him at the intersection of Twelfth Street and East Vincennes Street in response to his alleged involvement in a case of domestic battery...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 08/09/18)
Friday, August 10 Friday, August 10 is the deadline to register for to compete in the Newberry Festival Pageant. Participants are required to collect money for Riley Children’s Hospital, which will count as votes. Although Princess and Queen categories will be judged, those participants are also asked to raise money. ...
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Lady Miners eyeing sectional three-peat
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/18)
For the Linton-Stockton Lady Miners and third-year coach Scott Vanderkolk the goals are always the same: To contend for – and win – the Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference title and the 2A Sectional championship. In Vanderkolk’s first season the Lady Miners accomplished both objectives. Linton finished a perfect 7-0 in conference play and knocked off highly-favored Barr-Reeve to win the school’s second sectional championship in three years...
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Alvin W. Roberts
(Obituary ~ 08/09/18)
Alvin W. Roberts, 90, of Bloomfield passed away Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018 at IU Health Bloomington Hospital. Born March 23, 1928 in Dugger, the son of Ray J. and Nellie R. (Phillips) Roberts. Alvin was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He worked as an Engineer at Crane,...
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Lady Cardinals please coach in scrimmage with Clovers
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/18)
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield’s new volleyball coach liked what she saw from her team Thursday night during a home scrimmage with Cloverdale. Both teams ran some drills to open the scrimmage; then they played two games. The Lady Clovers won both of these by close margins, 25-22 and 25-19...
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Lady ‘Dogs want to wrap paws around winning season
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/18)
DUGGER -- Veteran volleyball players raise thoughts of victory at Union. Coach Lois Astleford said the team will field a number of veterans, most of whom can play several spots in the lineup. “I think that they’ll have a winning season,” Astleford said. “We did better last season. We have 11 returning.”...
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