Stories from Sunday, April 7, 2019

White River Valley held their Sixth Annual Stephen L. Campbell Academic Honors Award Banquet on Friday, April 5 at WRV High School. The evening is named for and honors the late Stephen L. Campbell, an educator who, for 41 years, served his community as a teacher, coach, principal and superintendent, first at Worthington-Jefferson High School then, upon the consolidation in 1991 of Worthington-Jefferson, Switz City Central and L&M Schools, continued to serve...

White River Valley swept Cloverdale in a Saturday doubleheader, 12-2 and 13-7 at home. In the lid-lifter WRV put five runs on the board in the second and tacked on five more in the fifth to bring about an early end to the game via the 10-run rule. Freshman Parker Stone went the distance on the mound, striking out 10 while allowing just four hits and one walk...

Doris E. Thornton, age 91, of Linton, passed away peacefully at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019, at her residence with her family Mike, Tamyra, Shane and Katie. She was born in Linton on Aug. 25, 1927, the daughter of Clyde L. and Emily (Baughman) Breck. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Keith...

The Bloomfield School Board met in special session Thursday to approve the addition of Little Cardinals Preschool program starting in the 2019-20 school year. As part of the presentation, Superintendent Jeff Gibboney provided the school board a letter of support signed by almost all elementary school teachers. Elementary principal Matt Britton added he has met with the kindergarten staff and listened to their feedback, as well...

Baseball Shoals 15, Cards 0 BLOOMFIELD -- Bloomfield coach Jason Pegg said four Bloomfield pitchers issued too many walks and the team made seven errors against the Jug Rox Saturday morning. “They’re a great team,” he said. “You can’t do that stuff against anybody, let along a good team.”...