Stories from Thursday, November 14, 2019

The Linton man who left the scene of an April accident that resulted in the death of a 54-year-old Jasonville man was sentenced in Greene Circuit Court Wednesday. Billy Robert Schubla, who was 66 at the time of his arrest in April, pleaded guilty to Level 5 felony failure to stop after an accident...

To the Editor: The 9th annual Mom Prom was held on Sept. 21, 2019 at Heshey Hall Greene County Community Event Center in Bloomfield, Indiana. We had a record 139 in attendance and raised over $6,000.00 through ticket sales, donations and silent auction bids. ...

A group of Bloomfield Jr./Sr. High School students, motivated by an initiative begun by popular YouTube personality Robby Novak, known as “Kid President,” conducted a “Socktober” event recently that far exceeded expectations and resulted in a collection of more than 1,000 pairs of socks to be donated to three local nonprofit agencies...

The Worthington Town Council met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12. Council members were especially pleased, taking time throughout the meeting to thank many individuals and entities for their participation in recent events and their service to Worthington...

The Linton Public Library is teaming up with other agencies to create an event meant to offer resources to residents wishing to find information to help caregivers of people afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease. The event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Linton Public Library, said event organizer and Linton Librarian Diane Anderson...

The Shakamak Lady Lakers came in tonight’s home opener against 3A opponent Northview seeking their first win of the season after losing to West Vigo in last week’s season opener. Their chances looked grim from the get-go as Northview seized a commanding 14-0 lead in the opening minutes of the game by forcing Lady Laker bad shots and turnovers and capitalizing on those miscues...

The international Christian mission group Samaritan’s Purse annually hosts a gift drive called “Operation Christmas Child” that seeks to ensure children in third world countries have the chance to have a special Christmas. Across the world, regional and local chapters of Operation Christmas Child host toy drives and shoebox stuffings all for the purpose of sending as many shoeboxes filled with gifts as possible...