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Linton outlasts rival Sullivan to win sectional
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/22)
SULLIVAN – A year ago, Linton could only watch rival Sullivan advance all the way to the state title game after narrowly defeating Linton in the sectional final. Now, Linton will be the one with a chance at a deep postseason run as it upset Sullivan 2-1 Wednesday to win Sectional 47...
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Scoreboard 5-26-22
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/22)
Baseball Linton 11, South Knox 0 Linton began Sectional 47 play with a dominant win over South Knox and will play North Knox Monday morning at Mitchell. The winner of Mitchell and Eastern Greene await in the sectional final should Linton advance. Junior pitcher Luke McDonald allowed just one hit in the win over South Knox. Junior Nathan Frady added a home run...
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Police Logs
(Police Reports ~ 05/26/22)
Linton Police Department Activity Log The Linton Police Department responded to 51 incidents and calls for service from May 23-26, including three title checks, two local ordinances, six public relations, one reckless driver, four fingerprints, 11 suspicious, two property damage accidents, one theft, five assists to other departments, one P.O. ...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 05/26/22)
Friday, May 27 Memory Makers Quilt and Craft Club will meet from noon to 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. For the recipe exchange, bring cookies, dessert or a dish with the recipe for members to share. Contact Tina at 812-825-9039 for more info...
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Court News
(Court News ~ 05/26/22)
CRIMINAL CASES Jennifer R. Baker, 38, Bloomfield, Class B misdemeanor public intoxication where defendant endangers his or her life Joshua J. Banks, 22, Vincennes, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended and with prior conviction within 10 years...
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No pool, no problem for Mackenzie Plummer
(High School Sports ~ 05/26/22)
BLOOMFIELD – Bloomfield senior Mackenzie Plummer signed her letter of intent to swim at Hanover College Monday as it capped off a long journey for her in the sport locally. Plummer always wanted to swim in high school. The issue though is Bloomfield nor any county team had a pool, let a lone a swim team...
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Local food-as-medicine program to launch at Linton Farmers’ Market
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
LINTON – The Greene County Food as Medicine initiative will launch Saturday, May 28 at the Linton Farmers’ Market with a cooking demonstration and the distribution of local meal kits to registered participants. Organizers will prepare meal kits at the program’s booth before distribution hours from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a cooking demonstration and nutrition lesson held from 11-11:30 a.m.. The Linton Farmers’ Market is located in the back of Humphreys Park, 1300 A St NE, Linton...
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County commissioners hear weather emergency plans
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
The Greene County Commissioners met for their twice-monthly public session on Tuesday, May 17 at 9:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Room of the Greene County Courthouse. The meeting began with an approval of the minutes from the May 4 meeting, the claims and the payroll...
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Greene County Memorial Day services
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
The following schedule includes a list of local Memorial Day Services throughout Greene County: SUNDAY, MAY 29 Bloomfield American Legion Post 196 Tulip Church/Cemetery, 9:15 a.m. Grandview Cemetery, 10 a.m. Scotland Cemetery, 10:40 a.m. Walnut Grove Cemetery, 11:30 a.m...
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Eastern Greene High School End of Year Honor Roll – May 2022
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
Grade 9 A Honor Roll Thia Andis Abigail Burkart Anna Burris Isaac DeFur Clara Hawk William Inman Jason Koontz Clayton Liles Erica Payne Roman Valentine A B Honor Roll Jordyn Bell Jacob Bellman Lilyanna Blais Carly Boswell Cora Bough Kylar Buskirk Kasen Cullison...
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Linton Chamber offering new t-shirts in fundraiser
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
In order to raise funds for the 2022 Linton Freedom Festival Fireworks show, the Linton Chamber of Commerce is offering Linton-themed t-shirts for sale. Designed and printed by Linton Sporting Goods, the shirts are available with either “Home of the Miners” or “You’ll Like Linton” in the design...
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Greene County Memorial Day services
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
The following schedule includes a list of local Memorial Day Services throughout Greene County: SUNDAY, MAY 29 Bloomfield American Legion Post 196 Tulip Church/Cemetery, 9:15 a.m. Grandview Cemetery, 10 a.m. Scotland Cemetery, 10:40 a.m. Walnut Grove Cemetery, 11:30 a.m...
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BHS NJROTC Academic team earns noteworthy achievement
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
As reported by Chief David Hultberg, the Bloomfield NJROTC finished in the top twelfth percentile out of Area Three’s 146 Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps teams participating in the test National Academic Examination this year, and in the seventeenth percentile out of 1574 teams worldwide. ...
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NJROTC Instructor reports first-place win
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
“Your Cardinal NJROTC cadets enjoyed great success on Saturday finishing in first place overall, well ahead of the competition, at their inaugural “Spring Forward Challenge” event,” said BHS Senior Naval Science Instructor Michael Lemmons. “Seven top teams from Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana competed in Air Rifle, Academics, Drone Piloting, Orienteering, Physical Fitness, STEM, Archery Combat and Bubble soccer, but your Bloomfield cadets outperformed them all, earning six first-place finishes, two second-place and three third-place out of 14 challenging events. ...
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Purdue, Duke Energy to study powering campus with nuclear reactor
(Local News ~ 05/26/22)
After years of choosing fossil fuels for energy, one of the state’s leading research universities is looking into powering its campus with a nuclear reactor. Purdue University is partnering with Duke Energy Corp. to study the feasibility of using a small modular nuclear reactor, which is significantly smaller than traditional nuclear reactors, as a campus power source...
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Margaret A. Jones
(Obituary ~ 05/26/22)
Margaret A. Jones, 82, went to be with her heavenly father on Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Glenburn Nursing Home in Linton. She was born in Lyons on January 15, 1940, the daughter of Windle Vaughn and Monzelle (Moss) Vaughn. Margaret became a Christian in 1960, serving her Lord and always caring for others. ...
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