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Town of Worthington accepting applications for WPD officers

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Town of Worthington accepting applications for WPD officers

NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

 DEPUTY TOWN MARSHAL,  

WORTHINGTON, INDIANA 

 The Common Council of the Town of Worthington, Greene County, Indiana, seeks to hire a full-time Deputy Town Marshal.   Incumbent serves as Deputy Town Marshal for the Worthington Police Department, responsible for enforcing federal, state and local laws and protecting the Town residents and their property. 

Applications:    

Interested persons should request a detailed job description and employment application by contacting Debbie Dyer, Clerk Treasurer,  20 S. Commercial Street, Worthington, Indiana 47441 (812) 875-2641; or via email: worthingtonin@outlook.com.  Current salary is $42,999.84.  Applications must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on Monday,  August 1, 2022.  Please be advised that all prospective candidates will be subject to a police background check as a term and condition of employment.   Following the receipt and review of applications submitted, the Worthington Town Council will schedule interviews with prospective candidates.  The starting date for employment is immediate.   

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Fourth of July started with too much pickle moonshine and went downhill from there

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Fourth of July started with too much pickle moonshine and went downhill from there

One man’s 4th of July started with too much pickle moonshine. Then he got hold of a handgun, an AR-15 and a large amount of ammunition and took off on an ORV which he crashed twice, in one case leaving the AR-15 and the ammunition scattered on a roadway in eastern Greene County. That's just part of the story which ended with a trip to the Greene County Jail.

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Governor directs flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday

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Governor directs flags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Saturday

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff to honor and remember the victims of the horrific tragedy in Highland Park, IL. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset, Saturday, July 9. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.

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