Stories from Thursday, May 25, 2023

SWITZ CITY – The Dugger Union Bulldogs had been waiting nine years to play a sectional baseball game and the wait was over Wednesday. The problem for Dugger though is Bloomfield has been waiting 52 years for a sectional championship in the sport and is not holding back this season. The Cardinals did not allow a single hit to the Bulldogs and cruised to a 16-0 win...

Court News CRIMINAL CASES Christopher David Nixon, 40, Linton, Class A misdemeanor OVI w alcohol concentration equivalent to .15 or more; Class C misdemeanor OVI first offense and no endangerment Tony Allen Harl, 48, Jasonville, Class A misdemeanor theft...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 84 incidents and calls for service May 22-25, including two abandoned vehicles, one alarm, seven animal complaints, six assists to other departments, one assists to the public, two child custodies, one civil dispute, three domestic disputes, one drug, two EMS, one extra patrol, two fires, four frauds, one harassment, two juvenile complaints, one lost and found, one personal injury accident, one property, one property damage, three property damage accidents, one reckless driver, three road hazards, one shooting complaint, two attempted suicides, two suicidal subjects, one suspicious, two thefts, 10 transports, one trash, three trespassings, one warrant service, six welfare checks and five traffic stops.. ...

2022-2023 Term 2 Grading Period 4 Grade 1 B or better Claire Allen Masen Bland Malachi Branson Lily Brinson Draven Buskirk Ella Chagala Cosme Ares Chesterfield Maddox Clifford Karsyn Cody Bayne Collenbaugh Sadie Cook Jae Cottingham Brody DiLorenzo Nova Donie...

Community Notes Friday, May 26 Memory Makers Quilt and Craft Club will meet from 12-5 p.m. in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Library community room at 125 S. Franklin Street, Bloomfield. Saturday, May 27 Worthington American Legion Post 106 will host its inaugural cornhole tournament along with its first out of four outdoor bands of the season, Bad Business Band from 5-9 p.m.. ...

Girls Tennis Bloomfield senior Adalyn Wiseman qualified for the state singles tournament last week and won a match Tuesday to open the tournament. She defeated McKenzie Schultz of Forest Park in straight sets. Wednesday, Wiseman battled Loogootee’s Kieragen Napier. Napier was favored and showed why with a win in straight sets. Wiseman ends her season with a 13-8 record...

Softball Tuesday Eastern Greene 1, Sullivan 11 Eastern Greene ends its season at 6-18 with a loss to the eventual sectional champion in Sullivan. RUNS: Mallory Shelton RBIs: Bailee Tieman 1 HITS: Claira McGee 1, Tieman 1, Shelton 1 Pitching: Addison Ramey 3 and 1/3 innings, 9 hits and 9 runs allowed, 0 Ks, Jessica Hovious 2/3 innings, 2 hits and 2 runs allowed, 0 Ks...

HOBY Leadership Seminar Delegate Jadyn Gillespie Student Council Zoie Ault, president Bayden Inman, vice president Valedictorian Luke Abram Salutatorian Zoie Ault ATHLETICS - Thunderbird Award Winners Female - Kenady Hudson Male - Will Inman MILITARY...

Friday, May 26 Memory Makers Quilt and Craft Club will meet from 12-5 p.m. in the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Library community room at 125 S. Franklin Street, Bloomfield. Saturday, May 27 Worthington American Legion Post 106 will host its inaugural cornhole tournament along with its first out of four outdoor bands of the season, Bad Business Band from 5-9 p.m.. ...

The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees discussed the approval of a Bloomfield School District Police Department during their regular public meeting on Thursday, May 25. “The idea behind forming a police department, as you’ve seen more schools are moving this direction, but it would give us the ability to have the hiring processes, the on-boarding processes and training that we want and would require,” said Bloomfield Superintendent Scott Van Der Aa. ...