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OWEN COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation announces State Road 157 will temporarily close on or after Monday, May 22 for a pipe installation at County Road 1500 W., near Coal City. It will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 22, weather permitting
Read MoreAn 18-year-old Jasonville man is being held without bond in the Greene County Jail on felony charges of attempted murder, criminal recklessness, and pointing a firearm at another after shots were fired in Jasonville on May 16.
Read MoreOWEN COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana Department of Transportation announces State Road 157 will temporarily close on or after Monday, May 22 for a pipe installation at County Road 1500 W., near Coal City. It will be closed from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on May 22, weather permitting
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Hoosier voters will be receiving postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s Election Division. The mailings are part of a statewide voter list maintenance. The goal is to identify outdated, duplicate, and inaccurate voter registrations to improve the accuracy and integrity of Indiana’s voter registration list.
Read MoreA 34-year-old Linton woman was arrested on neglect of a dependent charges after her one-year-old child was found wandering in a parking lot near a neighbor’s home without a diaper, soaked in urine.
Read MoreA 35-year-old Solsberry man found himself behind bars on May 5 on felony domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years of age as well as felony strangulation charges, and battery resulting in bodily injury charges following an incident that occurred while he was allegedly intoxicated.
Read MorePeace Officers Memorial Day is Monday, May 15. The day honors peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. In accordance with U.S.C. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7(m) of the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Read MoreThe Greene County Election Board will meet Monday, May 15th, at 2:00 PM to certify the 2023 primary election. They will meet in the office of Voter Registration on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse. The public is welcome to attend.
Read MorePeace Officers Memorial Day is Monday, May 15. The day honors peace officers who have died, or who have been disabled, in the line of duty. In accordance with U.S.C. Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7(m) of the U.S. Flag Code, the United States flag shall be flown at half-staff from dawn to dusk on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Read MoreA warrant was issued earlier today for the arrest of a man accused of stealing an iPad out of the manager’s office of a convenience store in Linton.
Read MoreUPDATED INFO: The truck was located in southern Monroe County by the Indiana State Police. The trailer and the Dixie Chopper are still missing……
The Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a pickup truck with a trailer stolen from a residence in eastern Greene County.
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Devan Goad, the investigating officer, reported a gray 2001 Chevrolet dually pickup truck with Indiana plate VCT220 and a 10-foot 2019 flatbed trailer with Indiana plate TR723ZVL, and a 72-inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower were all stolen from a residence on East Chapel Rd. in Solsberry in the evening of May 10 or early morning on May 11.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812 384-4411
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for State Road 43 Solsberry.
Read MoreThe Greene County Election Board will meet Monday, May 15th, at 2:00 PM to certify the 2023 primary election. They will meet in the office of Voter Registration on the 2nd floor of the Courthouse. The public is welcome to attend.
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff's Department is investigating the theft of a pickup truck with a trailer stolen from a residence in eastern Greene County.
Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Devan Goad, the investigating officer, reported a gray 2001 Chevrolet dually pickup truck with Indiana plate VCT220 and a 10-foot 2019 flatbed trailer with Indiana plate TR723ZVL, and a 72-inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower were all stolen from a residence on East Chapel Rd. in Solsberry in the evening of May 10 or early morning on May 11.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812 384-4411
Read MoreThe Greene County Sheriff's Department is requesting the public's assistance to locate a man missing from the Linton area.
GCSD Deputy Harvey Holt, the investigating officer, said the family of Parker Anderson, 26, Linton, reported him missing and said he was last seen in the early morning hours of May 9 near McDonald's in Linton.
Anderson is a white male, 6 foot 4 inches in height, weighs 150 pounds with blue eyes and blonde/red hair.
The Sheriff's Department is asking anyone with information that will help in locating Anderson to call the Greene County Sheriff's Office or Greene County Crime Stoppers.
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