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INDIANAPOLIS—State health officials are urging Hoosiers to take steps to protect themselves from mosquito bites after the West Nile virus was detected in Indiana for the first time this year.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for Thursday, June 17, 2021 in the following regions:
Central Indiana – Marion, Bartholomew, Boone, Brown, Delaware, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Madison, Shelby
Southeast Indiana – Clark, Floyd
Southwest Indiana – Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Perry, Pike, Posey, Spencer, Vanderburgh, Warrick
The latest newsletter from the Greene County Health Department offers updated information on COVID-19, testing and vaccination locations and schedules. According to the newsletter, Greene County’s vaccination rate among those residents 12 and over was just over 30 percent.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (May 19, 2021) — Hoosier voters are beginning to receive postcards in the mail from the Secretary of State’s office. The office is mailing these postcards as part of a statewide voter list refresh. The goal is to identify outdated and inaccurate voter registration information to improve the accuracy and integrity of Indiana’s voter registration list.
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department has issued a newsletter with current information and updates about COVID-19 in Greene County. The newsletter includes updated statistics, info on upcoming clinics, and maps and graphs reporting the number of people who have been vaccinated in Greene County. GCHD says, “We have done so well as a community in reducing the spread of COVID-19 by holding steady at the blue advisory level—low spread, for over several weeks. Unfortunately, our community has experienced an uptick in cases over the last 7 days that have increased our advisory level to yellow—moderate spread. Greene County will remain yellow until there have been two consecutive weeks of reduced positive cases. In an effort to keep the community moving in the right direction, the Greene County Health Department wants residents to spread information not COVID.”
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Read MoreThe Greene County Health Department will offer Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine, a single dose COVID-19 vaccine, on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. starting Saturday, May 8, 2021 to adults age 18 and older. Walk-ins are welcome or visit OurShot.IN.gov to make an appointment. Greene County residents may call the health department at (812) 384-4496 to get help with scheduling an appointment and completing registration.
Read MoreWalk-ins are welcome at the vaccination clinic open today (Friday, April 9) and tomorrow (Saturday, April 10) at the Greene County Events Center at the Fairgrounds. Clinic hours are 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. both days. Earlier this week, the Greene County Health Department reported only eight percent of Greene County residents were fully vaccinated but 1,500 doses of the Moderna vaccine will be available at the Friday and Saturday clinic.
Read MoreThe Greene County Clerk is accepting applications with resumes for the full-time position of Second Deputy/Support Clerk, located in Bloomfield, Indiana, within the courthouse. The duties include, but are not limited to, receiving & processing support payments, including receipting, printing, and mailing checks, as well as entering required information on the computer.
Other duties include reading support orders, data entry, making needed changes in existing files, files cases for court, enters cause numbers, and schedules in the appropriate court; Takes care of all phone calls pertaining to support orders/payments, which includes calls from payees, payers, banks, and employers; Periodically types/mails letters as needed, such as correction of errors, stop payment notices, and voided/lost checks.
They also assist phone and counter customers in finding the information they need, as well as receives various payments mailed in or presented at the service counter. Also performs related duties as assigned.
The position pays at the annual rate of $31,886.40. For more information on the position you may contact the Greene County Clerk at 812-384-8532.
To be considered for employment, applications/resumes must be turned into the Clerk’s office no later than 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2021. Greene County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Read MoreAs the State of Indiana has open vaccine eligibility to all Hoosiers 16 and older, the Greene County Health Department wants to ensure our residents have access to vaccines. Today, the health department has received 1500 additional doses of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine and is hosting a Pop-up Clinic this weekend.
Read MoreIndiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed House Bill 1006 into law on Thursday, April 1. It’s a police reform and training bill supported by both Indiana Democrats and Republicans that includes de-escalation training requirements as well as $70 million for repair and updates to the Indiana Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Read MoreJames A. Driver, 38, of Spencer, went to be with the Lord on Monday, March 29, 2021, in a traffic accident while working as a Deputy Sheriff for Monroe County. James was born in Upney, United Kingdom, on December 27, 1982 to Kathleen (Keys) Driver and Alan M. Driver.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers ages 16 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. The expansion makes more than 1.3 million additional individuals eligible for vaccine.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers ages 30 and older are now eligible to sign up for a free COVID-19 vaccine, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. This expansion of eligibility makes the vaccine available to more than 840,000 additional Hoosiers.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Hoosiers ages 40 and older will be eligible to receive a free COVID-19 vaccine starting Monday, the Indiana Department of Health announced today. This expansion of eligibility to include those ages 40 to 44 will make the vaccine available to more than 400,000 additional Hoosiers.
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