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Cooling center to open in Bloomfield but more are needed

Cooling center to open in Bloomfield but more are needed

A cooling center will be open at the north shelter house in the Bloomfield park on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and June 15, from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, according to Roger Axe, the director of Greene County Emergency Management Agency. Axe says other locations are needed to serve as cooling centers this week.

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Reminder, Starts Today: State Road 67 closure planned in Greene County for seal coat operations in June

Reminder, Starts Today: State Road 67 closure planned in Greene County for seal coat operations in June

GREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure on State Road 67 just north of Switz City. Beginning on or around June 13, State Road 67 will be closed to allow for seal coat operations. This closure will take place beginning at the intersection of SR 67 and SR 54. Crews will perform seal coat operations north on SR 67 to the US 231 intersection. Seal coat work is expected to be completed by the end of June, depending on weather conditions. The official detour for motorists is State Road 54 to US 231.

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LPD to test sirens in Linton and Lyons at 1 p.m. today

LPD to test sirens in Linton and Lyons at 1 p.m. today

The Linton Police Department will be testing the Emergency Tornado Warning System at 1:00 p.m. today, Monday, June 13. This will test the sirens in the City of Linton and also in the Town of Lyons. Early Monday, LPD Chief Paul Clark said the forecast showed no chance of precipitation but if that forecast changes, they will postpone the test. They will not test when there is a chance of bad weather.

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Governor directs flags to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day

Governor directs flags to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags statewide to be flown at half-staff on Memorial Day. Flags should be flown at half-staff from sunrise to noon on Monday, May 30. Gov. Holcomb also asks businesses and residents across the state to lower their flags to half-staff on Monday to commemorate Memorial Day.

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State Road 67 closure planned in Greene County for seal coat operations in June

State Road 67 closure planned in Greene County for seal coat operations in June

GREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure on State Road 67 just north of Switz City. Beginning on or around June 13, State Road 67 will be closed to allow for seal coat operations. This closure will take place beginning at the intersection of SR 67 and SR 54. Crews will perform seal coat operations north on SR 67 to the US 231 intersection. Seal coat work is expected to be completed by the end of June, depending on weather conditions. The official detour for motorists is State Road 54 to US 231.

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Governor directs flags to half-staff until sunset on May 16 in honor of those lost to COVID

Governor directs flags to half-staff until sunset on May 16 in honor of those lost to COVID

INDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags in the State of Indiana to be flown at half-staff in remembrance of the one million American lives lost to COVID-19. Per President Biden's order, flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Monday, May 16. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.

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