Stories from Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Linton Power and Light will have a scheduled power outage on Friday, June 14 at 1 a.m. According to a news release, the outage is expected to last approximately three to five hours. A map has been included to show the several areas throughout the city that will be without power during this timeframe...

According to a news release from ISP, the Sullivan City Police Department received a complaint on April 18, 2019, from a female customer at a local sun tanning salon located in Sullivan. The customer stated to police that a video was being taken of her by a cell phone located in a vent in the tanning room that she was occupying.

The Linton City Council approved a formal fee schedule to take trash to the Linton Recycling Center, located on 12th Street. Linton Mayor John Wilkes explained this does not change the fees already in place, but instead explained it is a “housekeeping measure” requested by the State Board of Accounts...

CRIMINAL CASES Cody G. King, 23, Bloomfield, Class C misdemeanor OVI; Class A misdemeanor OVI with alcohol concentration of .15 or more Johnathen D. Hendershot, 46, Gosport, Level 6 felony strangulation; Class A misdemeanor domestic battery; Class A misdemeanor interference with the reporting of a crime...

The Linton Police Department responded to 19 incidents and calls for service June 11, including one abandoned vehicle, four animal complaints, one civil dispute, one extra patrol, three fingerprintings, one harassment, two local ordinance violations, one special detail, one suspicious, one traffic stop, one warrant service and one welfare check...

UPDATE: As of 5:34 p.m. June 12, Joseph Palmer has been located and he is safe. Previous story follows below. The Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking for assistance in locating 15-year-old Joseph Palmer of rural Linton. Palmer is described as 5-foot-10 and weighs approximately 120 pounds, with a thin build, dark skin tone, black hair, brown eyes and wears glasses.

Greene County Health is pleased to announce it recently received a grant from the SIA Foundation to update medical equipment at Greene County Health Shakamak. Greene County Health Board Chair Mary Lou Quiel and board member Paul Quiel traveled to Lafayette for the award ceremony June 4...

It’s almost time for Linton’s biggest event of the year. The 2019 Linton Freedom Festival festivities begin June 29 and will wrap up for the year on July 6. The official schedule released by the Linton Freedom Festival Taskforce is as follows: Saturday, June 29...