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WAA brings trailer to Worthington (5/6/24)To call attention to a project led by Worthington Location Coordinator Russ Jackson, Max Crouse of Wreaths Across America (WAA) recently dropped off a trailer in Worthington that acts as a traveling billboard to spread the word about the unique project...
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GCHS partners with BISSELL to offer free pet adoptions through May 15 (5/6/24)The Greene County Humane Society has once again partnered with the Bissell Pet Foundation to participate in the Empty The Shelter’s reduced fee adoption event and, thanks to an anonymous donor who offered to pay the reduced fee of $50 for dog adoptions, all pets currently housed at the facility can be adopted at no charge for the duration of the promotion to approved adopters...
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GCGH provides 640 free sports physicals to county students (5/6/24)As stated in a press release from Greene County General Hospital (GCGH) Director of Outreach Ashley Veatch, GCGH provided over 600 Greene County student athletes with free sports physicals during the month of April. A total of 12 providers, including 10 medical staff members and TeamOrtho Head Athletic Trainer Jed Arseneau were on site to administer the physicals. ...
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Community Notes (5/6/24)Wednesday, May 8 The Dugger Union Community School Board will meet in executive session at 4 p.m.. Thursday, May 9 The Greene County Sheriff’s Merit Board will meet at 5 p.m. in the conference room at the Greene County Jail, located at 204 County Road 70 East at the east edge of Bloomfield...
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Worthington man served with preliminary felony rape charge (5/6/24)A Worthington man, Gregory R. Barnes, 22, is facing a preliminary charge of Level 3 felony rape following an altercation on the evening of April 18. As stated in a probable cause affidavit filed by Worthington Police Chief Jacob Gambill, a dispatch call regarding a sexual assault led Gambill to the location where the victim made the call, a Worthington gas station...
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LPD to implement emergency supply program (5/6/24)As announced on a post to social media, the Linton Police Department (LPD) is creating an emergency supply program to gather various items to be distributed in the event of an emergency. The program aims to provide assistance to individuals and families who are hurting, in need of immediate help or simply “need a small hand to help get back on their feet”...
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Community Notes (5/2/24)Friday, May 3 Linton Public Library will host Bingo for Books at 1 p.m.. Come play bingo and win books. Prizes are geared toward more advanced readers. Saturday, May 4 The Owen County Heritage & Culture Center will re-open for the season with a new exhibit featuring Coal City racing legend Bobby Grim on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served...
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Bloomfield Rotary Club awards scholarships to Cardinals leaving the nest (5/2/24)The Bloomfield Rotary Club met for their annual Honors Night Tuesday with numerous Rotarians and supporters along with Bloomfield High School faculty and students in attendance. While Bloomfield Rotary Club has presented scholarships long before the year 2000, over $288,000 was announced to have been awarded since 2000 as $12,500 in scholarships were provided at this year’s Honors Night. ...
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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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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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Owen County Museum adds Bobby Grim exhibit (4/30/24)The Owen County Heritage & Culture Center will re-open for the season with a new exhibit featuring Coal City racing legend Bobby Grim on Saturday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Refreshments will be served. According to Jason Kinney of the Owen County Heritage & Culture Center, this May will commemorate the 65th anniversary of Grim earning the title of 1959 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year...
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Yass Queen, it’s time to take the tiara (4/30/24)Calling all Greene County royalty, the Miss Greene County Queen contest is quickly approaching. This year’s contest will be held on June 30, 2024 at 7 p.m. at the Greene County Fairgrounds. The Greene County Queen Committee is currently accepting applications for queen and princess and all applications must be received before June 1, 2024...
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Linton First Financial Bank to host book drive, document shred event (4/30/24)According to a press release issued this week, First Financial Bank is launching a book drive at its Linton location, 2253 E. State Highway 54, from May 6 through May 24 with the goal of contributing to improved financial literacy in the community. Linton First Financial Bank will provide specifically marked bins which books about personal finance and other subjects can be dropped into...
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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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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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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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C2C “gearing up” for June bike giveaway, accepting donations (4/29/24)June 1 marks the date of the first annual Randy Blake Memorial Bike Giveaway hosted by C2C, the American Legion Riders and Blake’s family. The event, which will begin at 12 p.m., will provide any child that signs up with a brand-new bike, and possibly a helmet, all for no cost to the family...
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LSSC students give back to their community (4/29/24)Students of Linton Stockton Schools were out in force Friday morning and afternoon, improving their community through selfless acts of kindness at various locations. Students and Linton staff members were spotted at Fairview Cemetery, where they raked and tidied several areas and scrubbed and rinsed dingy headstones, in the downtown section of Main Street, where they cleaned the display windows of Main Street merchants, swept sidewalks and parking lots free of dirt, leaves, sticks and stems and pulled weeds where needed.. ...
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Community Notes (4/29/24)Tuesday, April 30 The Worthington-Jefferson Township Public Library will present “An Evening With James Whitcomb Riley” at 6 p.m.. The library is located at 26 N Commercial Street in Worthington. James Whitcomb Riley, portrayed by professional historical actor Danny Russel, will share amusing stories about Riley’s shenanigans, dancing on the medicine show, making a splash in newspapers and on the lecture circuit and touring with Mark Twain and will perform his best-loved verses including “The Raggedy Man”, “When the Frost is on the Punkin’” and “Little Orphant Annie”. ...
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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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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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Community Notes (4/25/24)Friday, April 26 The Worthington Tri Kappa chapter, Delta Nu, is having a spaghetti dinner from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Worthington Park Community Building. This dinner includes spaghetti, salad, breadsticks, dessert and your choice of water, tea or lemonade. ...
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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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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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Collins unseated in UDWI District 7 race (4/24/24)UDWI REMC held its annual meeting and Board of Directors election Wednesday evening at its headquarters in Bloomfield. District 7 Director Dax Collins was unseated, losing to challenger Terry McDaniels. McDaniels received 643 votes, and totals for Collins and another challenger Perry Robinson, were not released at the event...