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INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset until the day of her interment. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents to lower their flags to half-staff to honor Justice Ginsburg and her service.
Read MoreA Greene County family was the victim of an armed robbery and shooting in Indianapolis early today, Thursday, September 17. Wilma Hochstetler died on the scene and her husband, Jonathan Hochstetler, was hospitalized and is expected to survive. The Hochstetlers reside in rural Worthington.
Read MoreSeptember 14, 2020 - The Indiana Supreme Court and Office of Judicial Administration confirm Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush has tested positive for COVID-19. The Chief Justice tested positive on September 13 after a family member tested positive.
Read MoreIf you’re not registered to vote in the fall election, there’s still time, but the deadline is coming up on Monday, October 5. If you are registered before the deadline, you will be able to vote in the General Election on Tuesday, November 3, or be able to vote during the early voting period.
Read MoreLast week, the Indiana Department of Transportation started installing the first Intersection Conflict Warning Systems (ICWS) in various locations across the state. INDOT plans to install ICWS at multiple Indiana highway intersections statewide in 2020-2021, including one at State Road 45 and SR 54 in Greene County.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff in honor of Patriot Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, September 11. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff in remembrance of the victims of the terror attacks on 9/11.
Read MoreBloomington - Troopers from the Indiana State Police Bloomington Post will be participating in the national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over enforcement mobilization. Now through Labor Day, troopers will be conducting overtime patrols, seeking out drunk drivers and showing zero tolerance for anyone driving impaired.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Wednesday, August 19, the data showed Greene County reporting an increase of 16 confirmed cases over the previous day for a total of 291 confirmed cases and 35 deaths reported to the state, and a total of 3,987 tested. When the stats were last posted on GreeneStreets 15 days ago on August 4, the total confirmed cases for Greene County was 240 with 34 confirmed deaths. This represents 51 new cases in the last 15 days and one new death.
Read MoreIndianapolis, Indiana – August 12, 2020: Spoofers are using the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana’s main phone number, 317-229-3700, to scam and intimidate people.
Read MoreStudents from around the state are heading back to school, which means you will be seeing school buses on our roads. The Indiana State Police want to remind everyone the importance of watching for stopping school buses while they are picking up and dropping off students.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again when parents get excited and students are looking forward to going back to school! The Putnamville State Police Post would like to pass along some safety tips to help make sure that this school year is safe for everyone!
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Tuesday, August 4, the data showed Greene County with a total of 240 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 3,370 tested. The total confirmed cases for Greene County was 225 last Tuesday, July 28. It was 233 last Friday, August 31. This represents 15 new cases in the last seven days, and seven of these since last Friday, August 1. Deaths in Greene County have remained steady at 34.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 3, 2020) — Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced that more than 200 law enforcement agencies will be conducting extra patrols to safeguard students as they get on and off the bus this fall. Over the next couple of months, officers will be positioned along bus stops and routes looking for stop-arm violations and motorists driving dangerously.
Read MoreWhen the Indiana Department of Health announced the updated statewide COVID-19 stats on Friday, July 31, the data showed Greene County with a total of 233 confirmed cases and 34 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 3,229 tested. Since last Sunday, these numbers indicate Greene County has had an increase of 11 confirmed cases and an additional 237 tested so far this week, since data was released on Sunday. The number of deaths has remained steady at 34 since Sunday.
Read MoreWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — People across the country are receiving unsolicited packages of unidentified seeds in the mail that seem to be coming from China. The Office of Indiana State Chemist, located at Purdue University, is urging Hoosiers not to plant or dispose of the seeds since they could be spreading noxious weeds, plant diseases or invasive species. Anyone in Indiana who receives a package is told not to open the seed packet and to mail it and any packaging materials to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Indiana office.
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