Stories from Thursday, April 28, 2022

CINCINNATI Ind. – With a promising team, Eastern Greene girls basketball landed a proven coach in Joe Pigg this month. “I’m really glad they considered me and I’m really looking forward to it,” Pigg said. Pigg is best known for taking the White River Valley girls basketball team to the state title game in 2001, the lone appearance by a WRV team in any sport at the state final level. He has had stops at Union Dugger as well in addition to coaching the junior high team at Bloomfield...

LITNON – The Linton varsity baseball team beat North Daviess 10-2 Wednesday after a wacky game against Terre Haute North the night before. Linton played the game without Head Coach Jacob Harden but found a way to stay composed in the win. The team was happy to see Bart Berns supporting in person as he is recovering from a long hospital stay...

At Phil Harris Golf Course, Shakamak sophomore Will Miller is working on his game to lead a young Laker golf team. The time he puts in to making himself better does not seem to be a drain for the Laker. “Honestly, it’s just really relaxing. I love being out here and I love playing,” Miller said...

Linton Police Department Activity Log The Linton Police Department responded to 58 incidents and calls for service from April 25-28, including eight assists to other departments, three fingerprints, two burglaries, one drug investigation, three investigations, two animal complaints, one noise complaint, one juvenile complaint, two personal injury accidents, one property damage accident, eight public relations, two civil disputes, one domestic dispute, five suspicious, one EMS, one trespass, three extra patrols, two title checks, one welfare check, two lost and founds, one fraud, one theft, one alarm, two suspicious and three traffic stops.. ...

CIVIL CASES LVNV Funding LLC vs Danielle Eup SMALL CLAIMS Virginia Holtsclaw vs Lyn Straucer DISSOLUTIONS Melissa Anderson, Bloomfield and Bruce O. Anderson, Bloomfield Nathavood Doungtasit, Solsberry and Terry L. Blanton, Solsberry MARRIAGE LICENSES...

Friday, April 29 The Memory Makers Quilt and Craft Club will meet from 12-4 p.m. in the Bloomfield-Greene County Library Community Room at 125 S. Franklin Street, Bloomfield. Bring any project you wish to work on. It can be quilts, crafts, knitting or any small project. There will also be a recipe exchange. Bring cookies or a dessert for members to eat and the recipe to share. Contact Tina Allgood at 812-825-9039 for more info...

According to a press release from Greene County General Hospital, the board of trustees voted unanimously recently to increase the hospital’s minimum wage to $15 per hour during the April 2022 meeting. The hospital says current employees making less than the new minimum wage will increase to $15 per hour, or more, beginning May 1, 2022. Employees hired at the minimum wage after May 1, 2022, will be hired at the new rate...

A free day of outdoor recreation with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is taking place Sunday, May 1, kicking off Visit Indiana Week, a promotion of the Indiana Destinations Development Corporation that runs May 1-7. The Indiana state parks, state recreation areas, reservoirs (on.IN.gov/stateparks) and state forests (on.IN.gov/forestry) that charge a daily gate fee for each entering vehicle will waive that fee for all guests on May 1...

Baseball Wednesday WRV 14, Shoals 4 WRV improved to 3-9 with the win over Shoals. Softball Linton 1, Clay City 11 Linton fell to 7-2 and lost its firs conference game of the season at Clay City Tuesday. Linton stats RUNS: Adyson Littlejohn 1, RBIs: Jaylee Hayes 1,...

Bloomfield dispatched county foe WRV 15-5 to move to 4-6 this season. Bloomfield hit six home runs on the day with two from Ryan Schulte and one each for Braxton Clark, Wyatt Frye, Boone Holtsclaw, and Lance McIntosh. Palmer Jerrell hit two dingers for the Wolverines...

The Cardinals improved to 4-6 and a perfect 3-0 in SWIAC play with a sweep of WRV. The Cardinals are off until Monday when they host Vincennes Rivet at 4:30. Varsity Bloomfield 5, White River Valley 0 Singles: 1. Gracie Lowry, B, d. Mattlyn Hollingsworth, 6-0, 6-0...