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Boyd signs with Hanover College (4/29/24)On Friday, Apr. 26, Linton senior Ty Boyd signed to play football at Hanover College. In his four years with the team, Boyd and the Miners went 41-8, winning a sectional title and a regional title in 2022. Boyd is the second Miner senior to sign to play collegiately, joining Jacob Breedlove who signed to play at Defiance College...
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Sullivan County Grand Jury indicts man for 2012 unsolved murder of Lowell Badger (4/26/24)According to a press release issued by the Indiana State Police (ISP), a Sullivan County Grand Jury, after six days of evidence and testimony, has handed down indictments on charges of felony murder, felony burglary and felony conspiracy to commit burglary on William Ray Grimes for the Dec. 8, 2012 slaying of Lowell Badger of Sullivan...
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Numerous public commenters speak in support of Neill, Potts in Bloomfield (4/25/24)The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting last week with a full audience in attendance. The meeting, in fact, was shifted from its typical location of the media center to the cafeteria to accommodate the larger crowd...
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Bloomfield woman attempts, fails at theft from Walmart (5/1/24)A Bloomfield woman’s attempt to steal more than $600 worth of merchandise from the Linton Walmart was thwarted April 23 by a sharp-eyed Walmart Asset Protection employee and two swift-footed Linton police officers. According to a probable cause affidavit filed April 24 by Linton Police Department Patrolman Nathanael Kilgore, Kristen N. Copper, 43, committed Level 6 felony theft during a visit to the retailer...
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Knox County businessman arrested for voyeurism (4/29/24)Knox County – A criminal investigation by Indiana State Police (ISP) has led to the arrest of Dustin McCandless, 50, of Bicknell, for Level 6 felony voyeurism. The ISP initiated the investigation in February and revealed McCandless allegedly used a hidden video camera to record a woman using the restroom at Patriot Rescue and Safety located on Duke Energy property in Edwardsport...
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Eastern Greene wins home invite (5/1/24)The Eastern Greene track and field teams won their home meet against Bloomfield, Loogootee and Seven Oaks on Tuesday, Apr. 30. The Eastern Greene girls scored 84.5 points, with Bloomfield taking second with 21 points. Esther Crane set a meet record in the 3200m run with a time of 11:56.70, beating the old record of 11:57.32...
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Natural Resources Commission seeks input on proposed deer hunting rule changes (4/26/24)Indiana’s Natural Resources Commission (NRC) has opened a second public comment period for proposed changes to Indiana’s deer hunting rules before it votes on final adoption of the proposed changes. Most proposed changes intend to simplify Indiana’s deer hunting rules to make them easier to understand...
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Bloomfield’s Boone Holtsclaw named Regional Indiana Academic All Star by IASP (4/30/24)Forty high school seniors from throughout Indiana have been named 2024 Indiana Academic All-Stars, a program of the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP). In addition, 50 other students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional Honorees, including Bloomfield High School’s Boone Holtsclaw...
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Worthington fundraiser for veteran graves draws record crowd (4/30/24)A fundraiser held by Worthington’s Tri Kappa chapter, Delta Nu, exceeded expectations last Friday night, packing the Community Building at Worthington Park and filling the donation vase with fives, tens and twenties for the group. All proceeds raised from the meal and a silent auction went to the Worthington Cemetery’s “Wreaths Across America” (WAA) project, which aims to raise enough to place a remembrance wreath on the grave of every one of the 460 veterans interred there this December 14. ...
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Determined Worthington group raises 3K in ten days for sidewalk project (4/29/24)When Worthington resident Dennis Cullison wanted to have sidewalks completed at Worthington Cemetery to make visiting loved ones interred there easier, he put on his thinking cap, sharpened his pencil and went to work, writing to a local entity that had previously given grant funding for similar local projects...
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Numerous public commenters speak in support of Neill, Potts in Bloomfield (4/25/24)2The Bloomfield Board of School Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting last week with a full audience in attendance. The meeting, in fact, was shifted from its typical location of the media center to the cafeteria to accommodate the larger crowd...
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Bloomfield woman attempts, fails at theft from Walmart (5/1/24)1A Bloomfield woman’s attempt to steal more than $600 worth of merchandise from the Linton Walmart was thwarted April 23 by a sharp-eyed Walmart Asset Protection employee and two swift-footed Linton police officers. According to a probable cause affidavit filed April 24 by Linton Police Department Patrolman Nathanael Kilgore, Kristen N. Copper, 43, committed Level 6 felony theft during a visit to the retailer...
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Farmer’s Market 5K springing into action May 4 (4/25/24)1The Linton Farmer’s Market will host a 5K Farm Fresh Trail Run on Saturday, May 4 at Shakamak State Park with a 2.5K walk also available for those wishing to participate. Registration will open at the event at 7 a.m. with the race kicking off at 7:30 a.m.. Runners and walkers are welcome to start and finish their race anytime between 7:30 a.m. and 12 p.m....
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Bloomfield holds on for win over Eastern Greene (4/26/24)1On Thursday, Apr. 25, the Bloomfield softball team used a grand slam and a two-run home run to hold off Eastern Greene 7-6. The Lady Cardinals are now 4-5 while Eastern Greene is 4-7. In the top of the first, Eastern Greene senior Bailee Tieman hit a single to score senior Jessica Hovious for the 1-0 lead...
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High-powered offense lifts Miners to two straight wins (4/29/24)1After a 7-6 victory over Evansville Christian on Thursday, the Linton baseball team scored 20 runs against Orleans for their second straight win. The Miners are 5-5 on the year. Against Evansville Christian, a big night from senior Jamison Fields helped propel the Miners as the senior posted three hits and two RBIs on the night...