Stories from Tuesday, October 8, 2019

CRANE, Ind. - Crane Army prides itself on limiting its impact on the environment. The organization considers the stewardship of the land entrusted to it a great responsibility. To better protect the air Hoosiers breathe, the water Indiana families drink and the soil children play on, CAAA utilizes closed systems demilitarization, or the environmentally-friendly destruction of out-of-use munitions, whenever possible...

The Indiana State Police is now accepting applications for the 80th Recruit Academy. Individuals who are interested in beginning a rewarding career as an Indiana State Trooper must apply online at http://www.in.gov/isp/2368.htm. This website will provide a detailed synopsis of the application process as well as information on additional career opportunities with the Indiana State Police...

INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 8, 2019) – The Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) is partnering with the Center of Workforce Innovations (CWI) in Northwest Indiana to host a virtual job fair on Oct. 29. The webinar will run from 10-11 a.m. CDT and will bring four area employers together to discuss their job opportunities. They are: Chartwells in Munster; Wynright Corp. in Hobart; Discover Books in Hammond; and AvPorts Management at the Gary/Chicago International Airport...

A Linton teen appeared in Greene Superior Court Tuesday after allegedly stealing three vehicles in two counties in one night. Devin Gene Lawrence Medlin, 16, was charged with three counts of Level 6 felony auto theft, Level 6 felony theft of a firearm and Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass...

Thursday, October 10 The Linton Public Library Board of Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 5 p.m. at the library. Nutrition and Lifestyle Management of Heartburn and Reflux at Worthington-Jefferson Public Library at 6:30 p.m. with a registered dietitian. ...

The Linton Lady Miners kept their perfect record against SWIAC conference teams in tact Monday night after defeating host Bloomfield 3-0, 25-21, 25-17, 25-21. Bloomfield took the lead early in set one jumping out to a 4-1 lead, before Linton responded to take the lead at 5-4. The first set was the back-and-forth battle you would expect from a matchup of the conferences two best teams...

The Lady Wolverines hosted Owen Valley monday night and took the 3-0 loss against the larger Lady Patriots. WRV held tough with Owen Valley in set one hopefully trying to set the tone for the rest of the match. The Wolverines pushed the set past the 25-point mark before Owen Valley took the 27-25 win...

The White River Valley soccer team got a 4-3 win over Bloomfield in double overtime in the first round of Sectional play monday night at South Knox. WRV went into halftime tied with the Cardinals at 1-1, before scoring two unanswered goals in the second half...

The Bloomfield boys’ tennis team defeated Washington 4-1 Tuesday afternoon in the first round of the Jasper Regional. The Cards will face Jasper Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. for the regional championship. Jasper advanced to the final match with a 4-1 over Loogootee...

The Eastern Greene volleyball team suffered losses on their home court on back-to-back nights to start the week. The Lady Thunderbirds started off the week by hosting Shoals monday night, and dropped their match with them in 4 set; 15-25, 25-15, 18-25, 17-25...

Richard Klun, an Eastern Greene School Resource Officer, Indiana State Police Trooper and President of the Bloomfield Youth League, was surprised Tuesday morning at Eastern Greene Elementary School, when he entered the school’s multipurpose room for what he thought was an unscheduled drug sweep with his K9 partner, Loki...