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Caucus Correction: Notice of caucus re-issued with a correction regarding caucus to fill vacant seat on Worthington Town Council

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Caucus Correction: Notice of caucus re-issued with a correction regarding caucus to fill vacant seat on Worthington Town Council

A Republican party caucus will be conducted later this month in Worthington to fill a seat on the Worthington Town Council formerly held by John “Tom” Shelton who recently resigned. The appointment will be to serve for the remainder of Shelton’s term. Any Republican who lives in Ward 3 and is interested in the position needs to file the declaration of candidacy paperwork in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse at least 72 hours before the caucus on Sunday, February 27. The official notice as been re-issued to include a correction. Please disregard earlier notice.

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Jasonville man accused of battery, confinement and strangulation in violation of a protective order

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Jasonville man accused of battery, confinement and strangulation in violation of a protective order

A Jasonville man allegedly took off running when confronted by two Jasonville police officers about an incident in violation of a protective order in which the man is accused of battery, confinement and strangulation. He didn’t get far before he was apprehended and taken to jail.

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Caucus set to fill vacant seat on Worthington Town Council

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Caucus set to fill vacant seat on Worthington Town Council

A Republican party caucus will be conducted later this month in Worthington to fill a seat on the Worthington Town Council formerly held by John “Tom” Shelton who recently resigned. The appointment will be to serve for the remainder of Shelton’s term. Any Republican who lives in Jefferson 1 precinct or Jefferson 2 precinct and is interested in the position needs to file the declaration of candidacy paperwork in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse at least 72 hours before the caucus on Sunday, February 27.

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Report of suspicious activity in Solsberry area results in arrest

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Report of suspicious activity in Solsberry area results in arrest

When deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity at a location in eastern Greene County, they found a man inside a car that had been parked for several days behind some storage units. The car had been reported as stolen and a deputy arrested the man for meth possession.

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Bloomfield man accused of multiple felony counts of child molesting, incest and child exploitation

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Bloomfield man accused of multiple felony counts of child molesting, incest and child exploitation

When a Bloomfield man appeared in court on Tuesday, he was charged with a Level 1 felony along with two Level 4 felonies and three Level 5 felonies as a result of an investigation led by a GCSD detective into allegations of child molesting, incest and child exploitation.

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Suspect arrested and charged with intimidation, trespassing and criminal mischief

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Suspect arrested and charged with intimidation, trespassing and criminal mischief

Multiple deputies and officers from three departments responded early last Monday to a 911 call from a woman who said a man threatening to kill her was beating on her door and a dispatcher could hear glass breaking in the background.

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One year after warrant issued, driver who fled from officers and crashed is arrested

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One year after warrant issued, driver who fled from officers and crashed is arrested

Exactly one year ago, a story was posted on GreeneStreets about a warrant issued for a driver accused of OVWI with a BAC of .198 and reckless driving on his way to Bloomfield on the hill road from Worthington where he’d been drinking. Deputies tried to stop him but he fled and in the pursuit, crashed into a patrol vehicle before crashing his own vehicle, sustaining serious injuries. The driver has been in jail in another county but yesterday was booked into the Greene County Jail to face multiple charges here.

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Homeless man needing to get warm arrested for trespassing during storm

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Homeless man needing to get warm arrested for trespassing during storm

Few new arrests were made during last week’s ice and snowstorm that was followed by bitter cold temperatures – but there was one on Thursday night, for trespassing. The mug shot of the accused trespasser was the only new entry on last Friday’s jail log.

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Felony charges filed against Lyons man, a former school employee, for child exploitation and possession of child porn

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Felony charges filed against Lyons man, a former school employee, for child exploitation and possession of child porn

An investigation into child exploitation and possession of child porn by a school employee moved right along after personnel from a social media app submitted info regarding suspicious activity to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children who in turn shared the info with a detective from Bloomington who serves on the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, resulting in the arrest of a Lyons man last Wednesday. Following the arrest, the school confirmed the suspect was no longer employed at the school. Earlier today, the Greene County Prosecutor filed criminal felony charges against the suspect in Greene Circuit Court.

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Work starts Friday on signal modernization and curb ramps on SR 54 in Linton

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Work starts Friday on signal modernization and curb ramps on SR 54 in Linton

GREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces lane restrictions for State Road 54 in Linton for multiple repairs. Beginning on or around Friday, Feb. 11, contractors will begin working in the area between S.R. 59 and Camelot Drive. Lane restrictions will be intermittent as they work to modernize the traffic signal at S.R. 54 and NE 12th Street. Following this operation, crews will build curb ramps in the work area. The final phase of this project is to mill and repave SR 54 from SR 59 to Camelot Drive.

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Election 2022 Update on Feb. 7: Final List of Candidates before the May Primary

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Election 2022 Update on Feb. 7: Final List of Candidates before the May Primary

Due to the impact of last week’s winter storm, the filing deadline was extended to noon today / Monday, February 7, 2022. Thanks to Amanda Lewellyn and Lori Dickinson of the Greene County Voter Registration Office for their response to requests from GreeneStreets for updates throughout the filing period. Now that the filing window has closed, this is the final list of candidates who will appear on the ballot in the May Primary.

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Election 2022 BRIEF Update on Feb. 7: Filing window has now closed, final list of candidates to be posted asap

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Election 2022 BRIEF Update on Feb. 7: Filing window has now closed, final list of candidates to be posted asap

Due to the impact of last week’s winter storm, the filing deadline was extended to noon today / Monday, February 7. Now that the deadline has passed and the filing window has closed, GreeneStreets is at work to post the final list of candidates as soon as possible.

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