Stories from Friday, May 17, 2019

BASEBALL Jasper 14, Bloomfield 4 At Jasper Thursday. Bloomfield (2-20) actually outhit Jasper by a 6-4 margin. Ryan Schulte had two hits, driving in two runs, and Wyatt McIntosh and Wyatt Frye delivered two each. However, the Cardinals committed three errors while the Wildcats made only one...

The City of Linton will add a no parking sign near the school in order to provide a better line of site for drivers and students. Mayor John Wilkes requested the city council approve a no parking sign at the corner of 4th and H Streets after he received complaints of a vehicles parked in the area blocking the line of site...

After low levels of chemicals known as PFAS were discovered in drinking water samples, U.S. Navy and state officials want residents living near Naval Support Activity Crane in southern Indiana to sign up for private drinking water well testing. Officials from Crane, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management and other government offices provided information on the possible contamination at a public information meeting at Crane May 15...

Friday, May 17 Taco dinner at Greene County Shrine Club at 6 p.m. Open to the public. Music from Bedwell Productions DJ. Saturday, May 18 American Legion Auxiliary Unit 479 of Lyons will resume their monthly steak supper from 5-8 p.m. at the Post Home. Menu includes steak, pork chops, or chicken breast, baked potato or french fries, broccoli and house or Caesar salad. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend...

JASONVILLE – In a tightly-contested Southwestern Indiana Athletic Conference softball game at Shakamak Friday the Lady Lakers came out on top. In a game where all the scoring activity came in the third inning the Lady Lakers outscored the visiting North Daviess Lady Cougars 4-3 and closed out the regular season with a victory...

JASONVILLE – One big inning was just what the Shakamak Lakers needed. The Lakers got the bats going in a big five-run fifth inning, breaking a scoreless tie and coming away with a 5-0 victory over the visiting South Knox Spartans Friday. “They gave us an opportunity and we took advantage of it,” Laker coach Todd Gambill said...

This story has been updated with coaches comments.