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The Superintendent of the Indiana State Police, Douglas G. Carter, has announced the promotion of Trooper Ian Portteus to the rank of Sergeant. Sgt. Portteus will serve as a supervisor for the Bloomington District. Sgt. Portteus is the son of the late Michael Portteus, an Indiana Conservation Officer well-known in Greene County.
Read MoreEarlier today, Monday, February 21, representatives from multiple small businesses in Greene County were in the commissioner’s room at the Greene County Courthouse where Commissioners President Nathan L. Abrams presented them with their award checks as the recipients of funds from Greene County’s Community Development Block Grant to help local businesses impacted by COVID-19.
Read MoreToday, Saturday, February 19, 2022, the Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced that Avian Influenza has been detected in another commercial poultry flock in southwestern Greene County. An update on the situation was released.
Read MoreA man who lived in eastern Greene County last October accidentally shot himself in the hand. He said the gun belonged to his now ex-girlfriend but a GCSD deputy’s follow-up investigation revealed a different story and the man was arrested and in court yesterday, he was charged with a Level 4 felony.
Read MoreA driver who crashed her Jeep early yesterday morning is accused of leaving the scene then when a deputy located her walking down a county road draped in a blanket, she threw off the blanket and ran.
Read MoreThe Indiana State Board of Animal Health and Greene County’s Purdue Extension Office released more details today (Friday, February 18, 2022) on Avian Influenza Situation in Southwestern Greene County and Dubois County.
Read MoreWhen deputies and first responders arrived to check on a man who was passed out in a car in the parking lot of a store in eastern Greene County, he didn’t tell the truth about his identity. Turned out he was wanted on warrants in Monroe County in meth cases and now he’s facing additional charges in Greene County.
Read MoreThe highly lethal bird flu that was previously found in flocks in Dubois County has now been found at a third farm that is located in Greene County. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced earlier today that the virus was detected iat a turkey farm in Greene County where around 48,000 turkeys will be euthanized to control the spread. The Indianapolis Star is reporting on the outbreak.
Read MoreBefore 6 p.m. today (Thursday, February 17) Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe announced the Greene County Road Status has been set at Level One / Advisory due to the weather that is expected to result in hazardous travel conditions in the coming hours.
“Please be advised that Nathan Abrams, President, Greene County Board of Commissioners, has set the Greene County Road Status to Level One or Advisory,” said Axe. “This is due to the vast amount of precipitation Greene County experienced today that could lead to flooding of county roads. Also because of all the water we have on the roads and temperatures falling, the roads may become slick and hazardous especially in the darkness hours.
“The advisory status in all likelihood will return to normal Friday morning, January 18, 2022.”
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) today announced changes in COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs to reflect declining cases across the state. The department also will begin to reduce its COVID-19 response operations because there is less demand for testing and substantial availability of COVID-19 vaccines and treatment at health provider locations.
Read MoreA shopper was arrested at a local store last Friday on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing. She had signed a form in 2018 not to trespass on the store’s property but said she thought it was only for one year.
Read MoreA Jasonville man was arrested yesterday on a charge of felony theft for allegedly failing to return a car that another Jasonville man let him borrow back in December.
Read MoreGreene County Community Corrections, Bloomfield, Indiana, seeks full-time and part-time Correctional Officers. Incumbents are responsible for ensuring security of work release facility and participants. Incumbents must embrace agency vision of “Providing a Positive Environment to Promote Positive Change”, by effectively communicating and interacting with participants offering encouragement and praise when merited while holding participants accountable for their actions when warranted.
Read MoreA Bloomfield driver suspected of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and arrested early Sunday, is facing charges of OVWI plus meth possession.
Read MoreOn Monday, February 14, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) member, Trooper Caleb Garvin, observed a Black Audi passenger vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on State Road 445 just west of Interstate 69 in Greene County.
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