Stories from Friday, April 23, 2021

Our Opinion (From KPC News. April 18, 2021) The running gag lately following announcement of a proposed $2 trillion federal infrastructure plan is that everything is infrastructure nowadays. So let us take part, both for fun of hopping on the bandwagon but also to make a serious point — education is infrastructure...

The Greene County Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, April 20 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Room on the third floor of the county courthouse. In new business, President Nathan Abrams announced the Commissioners’ application for the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) grant was approved in the amount of $200,000. Abrams said the funds are intended to provide COVID-19 relief to local businesses...

Bloomfield man David Biggerstaff, 40, is currently facing charges stemming from an alleged child molestation incident. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene County Superior Court, Lieutenant Marvin Holt of Bloomfield Police Department began an investigation into a reported sex offense that had occurred at a Bloomfield residence on or about Oct. 13, 2019...

Attorney General Todd Rokita is urging Hoosiers to bring their expired, unused and/or unwanted medications to drop-off disposal sites statewide as part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24. “As we continue to fight the drug epidemic in Indiana, we must recognize that leftover medications lying around in people’s cabinets and drawers pose serious hazards,” Attorney General Rokita said. ...

Residents at Good Samaritan Society—Shakamak Retirement Community are now able to visit with loved ones in person, for the first time in over a year. Social Services Director Sharon Sapp said daily in-person visitation has been in place for the past two weeks. ...

I just finished reading “Dread Tribunal of Last Resort,” a book that ended too soon. Author Brian Kaufman developed the characters of this civil war era novel enough that I could visualize each one even when I hated to. I could see them in a movie. Authors usually credit people for explaining certain technologies but Kaufman did not. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Zackary Hamilton, 18, Linton, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Jeremiah D. Roby, 25, Bloomington, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Robert Ratcliff, 19, Worthington, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Devin K. Bays, 26, Owensburg, Class B misdemeanor violation of rules adopted by director...

On Thursday, April 22, 2021, at approximately 11:50 a.m., Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Richard Klun responded to a church parking lot in Owensburg about a suspicious vehicle. Upon arriving at the call, Klun located a silver Ford Taurus matching the description parked at the church with two subjects sitting in the vehicle. Klun identified the two men as Phillip D. Magness Jr., 35, Bedford, and Brandon G. Kinsey, 35, Spencer...

Saturday, April 24 McCormick’s Creek State Park will host their annual spring 5K run/walk, “The Friends of McCormick’s Creek/YMCA 5K” as an in-person event. The race will begin at 8:30 a.m. Deadline to register is April 16. Register at www.friendsmccormicscreek.org/ymcarace...

The Linton Police Department responded to 13 incidents and calls for service April 22, including two investigations, one animal complaint, three title checks, two public relations, one suspicious, one fingerprinting, one assist to other departments and two traffic stops...

By all accounts, Midland native Carl “Kelly” All was a good guy to know. Although it has been nearly 53 years since the fresh-faced US Army Corporal was killed in action at age 20 on the Plain of Reeds, Kin Ton Doc Canal, located on the Mekong Delta in South Vietnam, residents and former residents of the towns of Midland and Jasonville remember the popular Shakamak class officer fondly...