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Lewis woman arrested for meth in Worthington
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
According to a probable cause affidavit filed by Ryan Montgomery of the Worthington Police Department, Amanda K. May, 36, was arrested on Sept. 19 for possession of methamphetamine. In the document, Officer Montgomery attests that he was called to assist Officer Hunter Golden who had observed a vehicle exiting the woods near the Worthington water treatment plant on CR 200 West...
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WRV soccer with record season, has sectional expectations
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
The goal at the start of the season for White River Valley soccer was to get better and win more than the program record of seven games it won in 2018. The Wolverines can check that goal off the list as the focus now moves to winning its first ever sectional...
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Antibus wins sixth meet of the year for WRVMS
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
Jake Antibus of White River Valley Middle School won his sixth cross country meet of the season Wednesday in the Wolverine invite. His first place finish helped the boys win the team event with a score of 36. North Knox was second at 50 and Linton was third at a score of 83. Cooper Smith was second as he was top runner for Linton-Stockton Middle School...
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Eastern Greene boys win another meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
Eastern Greene boys cross country is peaking at the right time before sectionals with a win in a four-team meet Monday. A team score of 44 was enough to beat Bedford North Lawrence (51), Orleans (56) and Mitchell (60). Dustin Lester took first place with a time of 17:14...
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Linton volleyball continues winning streak
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
Gentry Warrick and the Miners extended their winning streak to seven games heading into last night’s game at North Daviess. Results unavailable before press time. The Miners (14-4, 5-0 SWIAC) defeated the T-Birds of North Central Monday 25-12, 25-15, 25-9 and North Knox Tuesday 25-18, 25-14, 25-16. Linton has a few key games left before sectionals including rival Sullivan Tuesday and Bloomfield on Oct. 5 that will likely determine the SWIAC champion...
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Linton man gives garage door a makeover
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Phil Caudill didn’t grow up in a time of technology and fancy apps that could create art, replicate it, or print it. Working as an artist his whole life, the work he did was all done by hand. He had painted cars, motorcycles, signs, carved things from foam, and for his most recent project, he spiced up his plain white garage door and covered it with a landscape painting...
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Smith leads Miners with first place finish
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
Linton-Stockton girls cross country has a star in the making in freshman Peyton Smith who won the Wolverine Invite Wednesday at White River Valley. Despite being a freshman, Smith has consistently been Linton’s top finisher all season and took home the prize Wednesday at a time of 21:02 a time that was over 90 seconds faster than the second place finisher. ...
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Scoreboard
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
Tennis Tuesday Northeast Dubois 4, Bloomfield 1 Singles: 1. Aden Thewes, NED, d. Baylin Graf, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(8) 2. Ryan Schulte, B, d. Ross Mehringer, 2-6, 7-5, 1-0(5) 3. Nick Hemmerlein, NED, d. Nolan Hughes, 6-2, 6-4 Doubles: 1. Tanner Hurt and Logan Lampert, NED, d. Wilson Keene and Reese Schulte, 6-4, 6-2...
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Thriving GC Humane Society plans family-friendly fall fun
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
After several extremely successful events to “empty the shelters,” Greene County Humane Society Directors Michelle Chapman and Keegan Inman say they broke a record. “We had the shelter less than half full,” said Inman. In a partnership with the Bissell Pet Foundation, Inman explained how fees were sponsored after they applied for a grant online in April...
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Eastern Greene student receives commendation from National Merit Scholarship Corporation
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Eastern Greene Principal Eric Kirkendall has announced that student Shane Sparks has been named a Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Mr. Kirkendall said, “I am incredibly proud of Shane. This recognition speaks volumes of the hard work and dedication he has put towards his academic studies.”...
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CHS holds high school reunion
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Central High School Class of 1970 gathered for a reunion to celebrate 50 years since graduation on Saturday night, September 19 at the Elks Lodge in Linton. The evening was spent rekindling old friendships and catching up on events over the past 50 years. Although Covid-19 significantly reduced the event’s attendance, thirteen members of the 33 graduating students attended along with two classmates who moved before graduation...
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Bloomfield brothers take law enforcement to dinner
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Amid a bout of national chaos and political unrest, two brothers and students of Bloomfield Elementary, Jaybin and Zaydin Graf, set out to show local law enforcement some unexpected support. Jaybin, who is in kindergarten, and second-grader, Zaydin, came up with the idea during the week of the Bloomfield yard sales...
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Bloomfield School Board meets for September
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
The Bloomfield School Board met in regular session on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. During the meeting, two students of the month were recognized. Those students are fifth grader Bo Busenburg and seventh grader Aiden Scott. Mr. Rigleman reported that Bo’s teacher wrote, “Bo is a hardworking student who is always willing to help his classmates. He’s conscientious, kind and responsible. You can’t get much better than that.”...
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Community notes
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Friday, September 25 Memory Makers Quilt and Craft Club will meet from noon to 4 p.m. at the Bloomfield-Greene County Library located at 125 S. Mill Street, Bloomfield, in the Community Room on the lower level. Each of us will be working on our own projects, so bring the materials and equipment you might need. Any craft or project is welcome. Also bring your Covid mask. For more info call Tina at 812-825-9039. See you there!...
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Cansas Rhodes and Adalyn Wiseman give two fall sports a try
(High School Sports ~ 09/25/20)
When it comes to time management chances are two sophomores at Bloomfield are the experts in the county in Cansas Rhodes and Adalyn Wiseman. Both are members of the Cardinal cross-country and soccer programs, sports that require plenty of running and hard work...
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Nyla Rose Bucher
(Obituary ~ 09/25/20)
Nyla Rose Bucher, 88, of Bloomfield, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at Cobblestone Crossing Health Campus in Terre Haute. Born Oct. 30, 1931, in Linton, she was the daughter of John and Rosemmary (Mullis) Bucher. Nyla retired from Crane as a NAD Clerk and also worked as a dental office manager. She was a member of the Antioch Christian Church in Bloomfield...
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Carnegie hosting workshop with artist Peggy Andersen
(Local News ~ 09/25/20)
Peggy Andersen is the current resident artist at the Carnegie Heritage and Arts Center. Born in Illinois, Andersen moved to Texas before settling in California to work as a master’s of RN. “In my career, I was a master’s prepared nurse. I did a lot of health care. I mean I really liked it. I’ve worked as many as three jobs at one time, that’s how much I liked what I did,” Anderson said...