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An Elnora woman is accused of leaving the scene of an accident after she crashed a car into a power pole south of Linton in mid-June. She has been summoned to appear in court later this month.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure for a drainage structure replacement project on State Road 58 near Owensburg.
Beginning on or around Monday, Aug. 17, contractors will close S.R. 58 about a mile east of the north junction of S.R. 45 to replace a box culvert. This project will require a full excavation and road closure. During this operation local traffic will have access up to the point of closure.
Work is expected to last until mid-September, depending upon weather conditions. All through traffic should use the official detour following S.R. 45 and S.R. 54. INDOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews.
Read MoreGREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces the rescheduling of a road closure for a pipe replacement project on State Road 59 in Linton near Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area.
Read MoreA father, who wanted to see his child on the first day of school yesterday, parked at the school even though that would be a violation of a protective order. A school resource officer spotted him and the father wound up in jail.
Read MoreIn 2001, Jesse Stephens was convicted of the 1996 murder of his wife, Michelle Stephens. He served his time, was released and has been on probation. Late Tuesday night, a citizen reported a truck was “all over the road.” GCSD Deputy Alan Jackson located the truck, crossing the center line near the Lighthouse Junction, made the stop and arrested Stephens on drug charges.
Read MoreA pizza delivery driver is facing a felony theft charge for allegedly altering receipts in order to pocket more money than what was coming to him.
Read MoreA family member who was not welcome, due to alleged drug use, at a home in eastern Greene County was arrested Sunday and is now facing felony drug charges.
Read MoreAn officer reported a Jasonville man who didn’t have a driver’s license or a license plate on his vehicle did not stop for a while after the officer hit the lights and siren.
Read MoreThe Worthington Lions Club, sponsors of the annual Around-The Town Yard Sale event over Labor Day Weekend in Worthington, announced today they made the decision to forego sponsoring the event this year.
The Lions Club’s announcement:
After much consideration and investigation of options, the Worthington Lions Club made the difficult decision to forego sponsoring the annual Town Yard Sales in 2020.
Indiana is in Stage 4.5 of reopening, with specific requirements for special community events drawing more than 250 people (which the Yard Sales clearly do). We investigated ways to support the event in a safe, responsible manner. Unfortunately, it’s not possible for the Club to meet the published standards and requirements for a safe and healthy event in Stage 4.5. Unfortunately, this means the Lions Club will not complete its normal support, which includes advertising in media, providing porta-potties around Town, compiling a map of locations, or serving our very popular breakfast.
We wish everyone a safe, healthy, and enjoyable Labor Day weekend. We pray that the conditions allow for us to have our Second Annual Christmas celebration this December, and the Club plans to make the 2021 Worthington Yard Sales even better.
Read MoreThe Linton Police Department, organizers of the annual county-wide National Night Out for Greene County event held in Linton, announced today that the NNA event has been cancelled for this year.
According to their announcement, the decision weighed heavily on the hearts of all the planners who made the decision based on the inability to ensure the safety of the youth of our community who attend the event.
The annual event, always held in August, attracts children, parents and citizens from across the county and law enforcement and social service agencies throughout the county participate.
The LPD said they have already started planning the next NNO event for Aug 3, 2021.
Read MoreDustin Turley, the Jasonville man accused of shooting Trenton Keller multiple times in Hymera last Friday night, is facing a preliminary charge of attempted murder, a Level 1 felony. More details about the shooting emerged when the criminal case was filed against Turley yesterday, on Monday, August 3, in Sullivan Superior Court.
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 MoreA Linton man, who had been warned by an officer not to return to a gas station in Linton, was arrested when he returned later the same day.
Read MoreA Bloomfield woman was stopped in a Linton store where she allegedly used a self-check-out and didn’t pay for everything. She was found to be in possession of controlled substances and is facing drug and theft charges.
Read MoreA 23-year-old boyfriend is accused of buying three bottles of vodka for his 16-year-old girlfriend. The two started drinking but then got into an altercation that turned physical and police were called.
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