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Wainman and Wilson: local fighters take it up a notch (Local News ~ 10/08/18)
Caleb “WainTrain” Wainman, a 2009 Linton-Stockton High School graduate and 205-lb. Indiana MMA Light Heavyweight champion, has become a force to be reckoned with in the world of mixed martial arts fighting. Such a force, in fact, that his recent knockout by 203-lb. opponent Sascha Konigstein in the second round left some audience members in stunned disbelief and others taking it in stride... -
Freda Mae (Hendricks) Wright
(Obituary ~ 10/08/18)
Freda Mae (Hendricks) Wright, age 98, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 2:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at Glenburn Home. She was born in Dugger on Jan. 1, 1920, the daughter of Oll Hendricks and Ida (Meadows) Hendricks. She was a 1938 graduate of Union High School in Dugger and was a Sunday School teacher at First Christian Church in Dugger...
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FREE ACCESS: Applications available for Clothe-a-Child/Toys for Tots (Local News ~ 10/08/18)
Applications are now being accepted for the Greene County Clothe-a-Child and Toys for Tots programs. According to a news release from the program’s founder, the Linton Civitan Club, applications for low-income families to obtain clothing and toys for their children at Christmas will be accepted until Oct. 31... -
Wrapping up 45 years of running at the Apple Festival (Local News ~ 10/08/18)
A 90-year-old man wrapped up his decades-long running career this weekend at the Bloomfield Apple Festival. Steve Hamilton, of Bloomington, said he has been running since 1973, and the Bloomfield Apple Festival 5K has been a part of that running itinerary for the last 20 years. But, the 2018 5K had a special twist -- Hamilton was joined by his nephew who first ran alongside him 35 years ago... -
IN3 establishes ‘thinking’ and ‘doing’ spaces at WestGate (Local News ~ 10/08/18)
WestGate Academy has a new tenant working to bring together thinkers and doers. The Indiana Innovation Institute (IN3) cut the ribbon on its space on the second floor of WestGate Academy, joining the Purdue Research Foundation in the building in its mission to support the region... -
Richard David Wright (Obituary ~ 10/08/18)
Richard David Wright (Rick), 49, passed away peacefully Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 at 7:10 p.m. following a brief battle with cancer. Rick was born May 21, 1969 in Bloomington. Rick was a member of the OVHS Class of 1987 and the Spencer Presbyterian Church... -
Melinda Clemons
(Obituary ~ 10/08/18)
Melinda “Little Bit” Clemons, 62 of Jasonville, passed away at Southwood Nursing Home, Terre Haute, on Oct. 4, 2018. Melinda was born on Nov. 12, 1955 in Bedford to John and Mary (Neely) Boling. She grew up in New Orleans and graduated from high school there. Melinda also lived in Florida for 10 years before returning to Indiana...
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Apple Festival Parade entry winners
(Local News ~ 10/08/18)
Best Antique Auto/ Classic Car First place 1964 Chevrolet Impala, Gary Kirk, second place 1971 Ford LTD Convertible, Larry Kirk Best John Deere Tractor First place 1949 John Deer 50, second place 1958 John Deere model 720, Rhett and Rachel Whaley Best Tractor Prior to 1940...
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Auddress F. Enochs (Obituary ~ 10/08/18)
Auddress F. Enochs, 83, of Linton, went to Heaven, surrounded by his family, on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 in Linton. He was born on Jan. 15, 1935 in Greene County, to Mary Ethel Enochs and was reared by his aunt and uncle, Charles Winston and Esta Louise (Enochs) Allen. Auddress married his loving wife, Betty J. (Strahle) Enochs on Jan. 21, 1956... -
Christopher Allen “Smoke” Steuerwald (Obituary ~ 10/08/18)
Christopher Allen “Smoke” Steuerwald, 53, of Clay City, passed away at his home on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, the result of an earlier accident. Chris was born in Brazil on March 19, 1965 to Fred Steuerwald and Janice Wilkes Steuerwald. He was a graduate of Clay City High School, class of 1983... -
Linton Police Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 10/08/18)
The Linton Police Department responded to 41 incidents and calls for service Oct. 5-7, including three property damage accidents, two bank/residential alarms, two animal complaints, four assists to other departments, one assist to the public, two batteries, one burglary, three child custody, one civil dispute, one domestic dispute, one EMS, four extra patrols, one special detail, one threat, three reckless drivers, five fingerprintings, two property, one parole violation, five suspicious, one title check, six traffic stops, one welfare check and two thefts.. ...
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IHSAA Football State Tournament begins October 19 (High School Sports ~ 10/08/18)
Postseason anticipation begins as 319 Indiana high school football teams learned who their sectional opponents will be via the IHSAA Football Tournament Pairings Show live webstream on IHSAAtv.org Sunday evening. The 46th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament begins Friday, October 19 with first-round games in all classes except 6A which has the week off...
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