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No update available today (Tuesday) -watch for the next one tomorrow (Wednesday)……. As candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (January 25, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Tuesday recognized National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a civic event encouraging more people to become election workers.
Read MoreThree men from Linton were arrested during a traffic stop last week near the park on various drug charges that included possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, paraphernalia and a synthetic drug commonly called “spice.”
Read MoreA Switz City woman was arrested for allegedly battering a family member on two different days last week, once in the presence of her own child who was reported to be upset about the altercation.
Read MoreBloomington, Ind. - With the new year in full swing, the Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) reviewed their efforts in 2021. The team which was started at the end of 2016 by Sgt. Greg Day patrols all seven counties (including Greene County) in the district and consists of Senior Trooper Allen Deel, Senior Trooper Richard Klun and K9 Loki, Trooper Caleb Garvin, Trooper Chance Humphrey, Trooper Ian Portteus and K9 Zeus and Trooper Matt Hatchett and K9 Axe.
Read MoreAs candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreWhen officers responded to a vehicle without a license plate that ran out of gas in the middle of a roadway in the wee hours of Wednesday, the driver was suspected of drug use and wound up in the county jail before 2 a.m.
Read MoreAn LPD Officer said meth use was suspected when a woman told officers her microwave was talking to her around 4:30 yesterday morning. Now she’s in jail on a drug charge.
Read MoreAs candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreTwo Linton brothers are accused of an assault on another man in the parking lot of a gas station in Linton. They both told one story about the incident but it was caught on video and the investigating officer reported the video told a different story. The brothers were arrested and are facing criminal charges.
Read MoreWhen a driver was stopped in the Switz City area last week with a small child in the vehicle, a deputy suspected she was driving under the influence of a controlled substance. After a blood draw was taken – results pending, she was booked into jail.
Read MoreAs candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a full closure for a pipe replacement on State Road 157 north of Bloomfield.
Read MoreBy Halea Franklin
The City of Linton lost a devoted servant and U.S. Army veteran Tuesday with the passing of Chuck Botsford.
Born March 5, 1943, he passed away January 18, 2022 at the age of 78.
A veteran of the U. S. Army and a member of the Frank Courtney American Legion Post 22, he worked as an Animal and Code Enforcement Officer for the City of Linton with 25 years of service.
“Chuck took great honor in his role overseeing several American & State flags throughout town. Regardless of weather, Chuck was there to hoist and lower the flags for all of Linton,” according to a post from The Desk of John Wilkes Facebook Page, a page ran by John Wilkes, who serves as the mayor of the City of Linton.
A post from the Linton Police Department’s Facebook page referred to Botsford as a “jack-of-all-trades”.
“Chuck was more than a coworker. He was a fixer, a helper. He would literally do anything he could for any of us. And likely, any of you. Chuck was our brother. He was our friend. We loved Chuck and will miss him forever,” the post said.
In honoring Chuck’s wishes, there will be no public viewing or services.
Read MoreA rural Linton woman is accused of battery resulting in bodily injury after she allegedly assaulted a female family member by hitting her in the face, knocking her glasses off and trying to choke her.
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