Stories from Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Joe Wise of Jasonville, along with fellow Salvation Army Coordinator Krista Turpin, works hard every year to find volunteers for the Greene County Red Kettle campaign, during which volunteers battle wintry weather and hurried shoppers with sunny smiles and perseverance, ringing their bells to collect donations which help fellow Greene Countians all year long...

Bloomfield — January 2020 marks the 16th National Stalking Awareness Month, an annual call to action to recognize and respond to the serious crime of stalking. According to a press release from the Greene County Prosecutor’s Office, it is critical to raise the issue of stalking as its own form of violence, as well as a crime that frequently predicts and co-occurs with physical and sexual assault. ...

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana offers useful and informative resources to help parents find quality child care and early learning opportunities for their children. Good examples are ChildCareFinder.IN.Gov, which the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration launched in 2016 to help find and compare licensed and registered child cares in their areas, and BrighterFuturesIndiana.org, which supports families in enhancing their children’s learning. ...

Thursday, January 16 The Linton Public Library Board will hold its regular monthly meeting at 4:30 p.m. at the library. Tuesday, January 21 The Greene County Center for Women’s Ministries will be offering two new classes beginning in January. Making Peace With Your Past begins Tuesday evenings, Jan. ...

Linton junior Lincoln Hale was named Subway Player of the Week by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) for district three Tuesday afternoon. A press release sent by the IBCA Tuesday said, “This is the 12th season for the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association Player of the Week program and the eighth season it is presented by Subway Restaurants of Indiana.”...

Graves Construction Services/MutualBank Greene County Invitational 2020 All-Tournament Teams First Team Lincoln Hale, Linton-Stockton, Most Valuable Player Kip Fougerousse, Linton-Stockton Turner Royal, Bloomfield Baylin Graf, Bloomfield Zeke Newton, Eminence...

Donetta F. Bennington, 75, of Jasonville, passed away at 7:20 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 in Shakamak Good Samaritan Nursing Center in Jasonville. She was born Jan. 13, 1945 in Linton to Donald Fairchld and Theora Lee (Bayes) Fairchild. Survivors include her husband of 57 years, Norman D. ...

Bloomfield Jr/Sr High School will host its 2020 Homecoming, "A Winter Wonderland," this Saturday, January 18. BHS will honor all girls and boys basketball players, coaches, managers, cheerleaders, Redliners, Pom Pom squad, mascots, pep band, and NJROTC Color Guard members from the 2010, 2000, 1990, 1980, 1970, 1960, and 1950 seasons. ...

The Bloomfield Lady Cardinals are in the middle of a tough stretch of games in their schedule after taking on Class A No. 1 Loogootee Saturday and a talented Washington Hatchets team Tuesday in Washington. Bloomfield was able to break through the Washington defense early, as the two teams went shot for shot in the first minute of the game...

As of Jan. 1, 2020, the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (DAA) for Fiscal Year 2019 allows service-disabled veterans, former prisoners of war and Purple Heart recipients, in addition to VA-designated caregivers, access to most MWR (morale, welfare and recreation) facilities and programs on base.