UPDATE: First Christian Church, 80 South Jefferson, Bloomfield, Indiana will have a cooling center in
their Fellowship Hall Wednesday through Saturday from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 p.m.

A cooling center will be open at the north shelter house in the Bloomfield park on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and June 15, from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, according to Roger Axe, the director of Greene County Emergency Management Agency. Axe says other locations are needed to serve as cooling centers this week.

"The heat wave we will experience this week will be extremely dangerous for people without proper cooling or air conditioning who are at risk i.e., the elderly, the very young, those with medical conditions," said Axe.

"The most recent forecast points to the hottest days Monday through Thursday. To help these people, we are asking our churches and fire stations to open cooling centers this week at least Monday through Saturday.

Those churches that participate are requested to call Greene County Emergency Management Agency at 812 384-4012 or send an email to greene-jeans@sbcglobal.net.