Linton News

A Linton woman now faces preliminary charges of theft after stuffing her purse with goods in Save-A-Lot. On Nov.

A 26-year-old Linton man who was "hot-rodding" in downtown Linton early Wednesday attracted the attention of a police officer who gave him a ride to the county jail.

Two teens were injured Monday night in an accident near Linton caused by a deer that crossed the road in their path.

An update on WorkOne Linton was provided during the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce meeting Tuesday.

Former Indiana Speaker of the House John Gregg from Sandborn was the guest speaker at a Veterans Day program conducted at Anderson-Poindexter Funeral Home in Linton.

Simon Lloyd "Poppie" Wright, 75, of Linton, died Monday morning, Nov. 9 at his residence.

A discussion session aimed at creating "Pride in the Park" drew 21 interested volunteers for 90 minutes of proposals and planning to renovate Humphreys Park in Linton.

Linton Mayor Tom Jones speaks at the dedication of the new American Legion Post No.

Orvel Stremming sat proudly in the Linton-Stockton High School gymnasium, smiling broadly as he stood to salute the flag before him.

The operation of golf carts on the streets of Linton drew discussion from the city council members again on Monday night, but no action was taken on a pending ordinance that has been on the table for several months.

If you notice a flurry of first responder and police activity around the Linton-Stockton Elementary School about noon on Thursday, don't get alarmed.

Linton utility customers will be seeing an electric rate hike, but the city council agreed Monday night to spread out the economic pinch by making the increase in two increments spread out until 2012.

The proposed annexation issue apparently isn't dead in the city of Linton, as Mayor Tom Jones pressed members of the city council Monday night hard for some guidance on where to go from this point.

"Children are an heritage of the Lord; and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of the mighty man; so are children of the youth.

Former Worthington, Linton and Bloomington resident James Sanders has experienced much in the last 91 years.

Look for a Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner at the Linton-Stockton High School auditoria Nov.

Monroe Primary Care in Bloomfield will participate as a sponsoring agency in the 2009 Greene County Clothe a Child/Toys for Tots campaign.

Less than a week after Gary F. Parsley, 37, of Worthington, was convicted and sentenced to 12 years for firing a gun at another vehicle during an incident of "road rage" last November, he was joined in jail by a son who was arrested over the weekend.

A break in an AT&T fiber optic trunk line near Edwardsport early Thursday wreaked havoc with communications in Greene County until service was restored around 2:30 p.m. AT&T Spokesperson Jackie Janus reported technicians working to repair the break were able to restore service around 2:30 p.m. "The cut was caused by a third-party contractor ...

Two teens from Worthington were injured and taken to the hospital after an accident involving three vehicles on State Road 54 -- west of Switz City at 11:10 a.m. Thursday.