Stories from Monday, December 21, 2020

Ethan Dexter Hayes, 17, of Switz City, passed from this life on Friday morning, Dec. 18, 2020, in Bicknell. He was born on March 8, 2003, in Seymour, the son of Amy Hartzburg. Ethan was a senior at WRV Jr./Sr. High School, a member of the 2021 graduating class and the “Fang Gang” pep club. ...

Cathleen Liles, 80, of Solsberry passed away Friday, Dec. 18, 2020, at Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer. Born July 24, 1940, in Hooper, Nebraska, the daughter of Martin and Dorothy (Wenhousen) Suhr. Cathleen worked in bookkeeping and the home department at Walmart, she loved working with people and interacting with customers, she loved to walk, sew and study God’s word and was able to visit Jerusalem...

MSD of Shakamak school board met in regular session on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria to say farewell to three school board members and a Superintendent, while welcoming their replacements. Presenting Jeff Miller, Troy Fougerosse, and Jim Yeryar with flags from the school and plaques from ISBA, interim Superintendent Nick Karazsia remarked, “Up here you see many, many years of experience. ...

A quick search for an opponent led No. 2 Class 2A Linton to find a game at No. 4 Class A Loogootee Saturday night where the Miners overcame a halftime deficit to win 51-44. The Miners trailed 11-7 after the first quarter and 25-22 at halftime. Only four Miners hit a field goal in the contest but the players who did shoot did so at a high percentage as Linton was 19-35 for the game for 54%...

A big moment took place for Bloomfield in their game with Springs Valley Thursday in senior Kylee Shelton reaching the 1,000 point milestone. Shelton had a team-high 23 points in the 47-42 defeat at the Blackhawks. Her 1,000th point is especially meaningful as Shelton should have reached the mark her junior season if not for injury...

Joyce Ann Angell, age 86, of Linton, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, at Autumn Trace in Linton. She was born in Elwood on Aug. 7, 1934, the daughter of Virgil & Elizabeth Clary. Joyce was a 1934 graduate of Elwood High School. ...

A multi-agency investigation led to the arrest of an Oaktown, woman, for the Nov. 28 attempted armed robbery of the Country Porch gas station in Sullivan. Immediately following the hold-up, Sullivan County investigators collected surveillance video from several nearby businesses...