Crash involving school bus claims one life in Owen County
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Owen County - A crash on SR 67 between a Spencer Owen Community School bus and a passenger car has claimed the life of one person.
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GreeneStreets. Feature photo of a back country road in Greene County, Indiana.
WPD recovers vehicle reported as stolen
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A wife reported a vehicle as stolen this week. Turned out the husband had forgotten where he parked it. After he found it and was on his way to return the vehicle to his wife, he was stopped by a WPD officer.
Read MoreWife arrested for battery on husband
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A wife is accused of battery on her husband. When she talked to a deputy, she wouldn’t say how her husband got the marks on his face, but she did call him a few names.
Read MoreWeekly COVID Update from Greene County General on Thursday, August 12, 2021
/Greene County turned orange this week on the state’s color coded map depicting the community spread of COVID-19. According to today’s update from Greene County General, Greene County will likely be in the red zone next week.
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INDOT Alert: SR 59 closed in Linton near intersection of SR 54
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GREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a complete road closure on State Road 59 in Linton.
Beginning today, on Thursday, Aug. 12, INDOT maintenance personnel will close S.R. 59 near the Intersection of S.R. 54 due to a building demolition project being performed by the City of Linton. Work on the demolition is expected to affect all lanes of S.R. 59 and will be completely closed until the demolition is complete and all debris has been cleared from the roadway.
The closure is expected to last for about a week. During the closure, local traffic will have access up to the point of closure, but through traffic should use the official detour following S.R. 67 and S.R. 54.
INDOT urges drivers to slow down and stay alert near crews.
Read MorePaperwork under a shade tree leads to a dealing methamphetamine arrest by ISP
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On Wednesday afternoon, around 2:15 pm, Indiana State Police Sergeant Greg Day, was on duty in his police car, completing paperwork in the shaded, secluded parking lot of the Popcorn Christian Church north of Springville. He noticed a blue, 2002 GMC Envoy driving at a high rate of speed off of Popcorn Road and then pull into the church parking lot……
Read MoreLinton man accused of threatening neighbor
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A Linton man upset over a neighbor’s arcade machine in the hallway of their apartment building was also upset over roaches and allegedly said if his issues were not taken care of, hell would be had.
Read MoreBloomfield woman facing charges of domestic battery, breaking and entering, and theft
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A Bloomfield woman was arrested in June after an alleged battery on her husband. He left and has been living in Linton. Last Friday she was arrested again after allegedly kicking in his door and battering him again in violation of a protective order.
Read MoreLyons Police Department recovers stolen pickup, suspect in custody
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After an alert citizen notified police of a suspicious situation involving a truck for sale, the Lyons Town Marshal responded and arrested a Springville man allegedly in possession of methamphetamine while driving a truck that had been stolen out of Indianapolis.
Read MoreLinton driver jailed with BAC of .087
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A man who said he only had two beers with eggs for breakfast and two more for dinner blew a .087 after he was stopped in Linton late one night last week. The legal limit is .08 so a .087 test result was enough to give him an OVWI and a trip to jail.
Read MoreUPDATED with identity of victim....... Body of man pulled from Midland Lake in Greene County
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UPDATE on Tuesday morning, August 10, 2021: Indiana DNR has released the identity of the man who was pulled from Midland Lake in July……….. Jasonville - Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating after a man’s body was pulled from Midland Lake in Greene County.
Read MoreOfficers seize multiple bags of meth and multiple firearms during traffic stop in Linton
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Multiple baggies allegedly containing methamphetamine and multiple firearms were seized during a traffic stop in Linton last Thursday that stemmed from erratic driving behavior.
Read MoreWorthington man arrested last Saturday after altercation during a backyard cookout
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A WPD officer arrested a man at a backyard cookout last Saturday night in Worthington after the man allegedly belly-bumped a couple of other men to the ground in front of several witnesses.
Read MoreSuspected meth dealer arrested, facing new charges
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There’s been a warrant out for a Springville man, accused of dealing meth, since April when he was a no-show in court. When deputies were called to an incident last Friday, they took him into custody and reported he had meth pipes in his pocket.
Read MoreSTORY with PICTURE GALLERY: National Night Out 2021 filled the park with officers, kids and adults from across Greene County
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After a year hiatus due to COVID-19, it was evident Greene County National Night Out was missed as event-goers and event partners filled Linton’s Humphreys Park for this year’s festivities. Story includes a photo gallery from Greene County’s National Night Out 2021.
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