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As of 12 noon, Monday, June 29, when the Indiana Department of Health announced the statewide COVID-19 stats, the data shows Greene County with a total of 183 confirmed cases and 31 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 1,970 tested. Of those tested, some results may not yet be received or reported and included in the data.
Read MoreBoaters preparing for the Independence Day holiday should be aware that Indiana Conservation Officers will be on high alert for violations of boating-under-the-influence laws as part of national Operation Dry Water.
Read MoreOne man was killed and another injured in a one-vehicle crash in eastern Greene County over the weekend.
Read MoreThe Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Analiese Marie Pinskton, a 16 year old white female, 4 feet 10 inches, 120 pounds, brown hair with green eyes, and was last seen wearing a black (dark) colored sleeveless top, white jeans, flip flop shoes.
Read MoreIDEM has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) for southwest Indiana including Greene County. A dust cloud blowing across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert in Africa has been impacting air quality in the southeastern U.S. and it is expected to reach Indiana this weekend. Sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and anyone with cardiac (heart) or pulmonary (lung) problems should reduce or avoid exertion and heavy work outdoors.
Read MoreA driver who got stopped because his truck had a headlight and taillight out wound up in jail for driving with a BAC of .18.
Read MoreA driver accused of going over 105 mph while traveling on I-69 through Greene County is being summoned to appear in court to face a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving.
Read MoreA man, who was a back seat passenger during a traffic stop that resulted in the arrest of the driver very early on Wednesday last week, was the back seat passenger in another traffic stop later that night. He was let go during the first stop, arrested in the second.
Read MoreA 19-year-old woman was arrested and a 16-year-old male suspected of dealing meth was detained last week in Bloomfield as a result of a traffic stop by a BPD officer.
Read MoreAn ongoing ISP investigation into suspected meth activity in Greene County resulted in several troopers knocking on a door in the Springville area to execute a search warrant at 1:35 a.m. last Thursday. One man was arrested and was in court this week facing drug charges.
Read MoreThe case of a suspected meth dealer, who led officers on a pursuit in April of 2019, concluded this month after the suspect admitted his guilt and was sentenced. He’s now headed toward prison to serve 20 years.
Read MoreAs of 12 noon, Thursday, June 25, when the Indiana Department of Health announced the statewide COVID-19 stats, the data shows Greene County with a total of 184 confirmed cases and 29 deaths reported to the state, with a total of 1,776 tested.
Read MoreA Linton man, accused of meth possession, was arrested earlier this spring but posted bond and was released from jail. Then he was accused of criminal mischief and a misdemeanor case was filed against him. Now he’s back in jail – his bond in the meth case was revoked today.
Read MoreA Worthington woman is due in court in the morning on a charge of felony strangulation. She’s accused of battering a relative in Linton earlier in June.
Read MoreWhen an Owen County man appeared in court yesterday, he was charged with meth possession as a result of a traffic stop late last Wednesday night in eastern Greene County.
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