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As candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreLinton, Ind. (Jan. 28, 2022) –Autumn Trace Senior Living Communities of Linton is excited to announce that Jathan Wright has accepted the position of Executive Director. Jathan will oversee all aspects of the 44 suite, independent and assisted senior living community in Linton.
Read MoreJathan Wright, who serves as the Clerk-Treasurer for the City of Linton, issued a letter to the citizens of Linton on Friday morning, January 28, announcing his intention to resign from his position effective February 25.
Read MoreA Bloomfield man who got his truck sideways in a county road with the rear end stuck in a ditch off the side of the road last weekend ended up in jail after he attracted the attention of a nearby resident who saw him throwing vodka bottles across the road. Deputies arrived and arrested him for OVWI.
Read MoreAround 1 a.m. Saturday, a driver crashed her SUV into a utility pole then hit a parked car which in turn hit another parked car. She was arrested for allegedly driving with a BAC of .165.
Read MoreAs candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreA rural Bloomfield man is in jail as a result of an investigation by a GCSD detective into a break-in that caused substantial damage to two doors. The suspect allegedly said he broke in to the house because the voices in his head told him his brother was inside. In addition to charges of breaking and entering and criminal mischief, he’s facing a charge of theft for stealing a package of apple cinnamon bagels – taken in case his brother got hungry.
Read MoreWhen a deputy responded to a 911 call at a house where everyone present had consumed psychedelic mushrooms, he could smell burnt gunpowder. After following an ambulance to the hospital carrying one man to obtain treatment, the man was later arrested for an alleged attack on another man and for firing numerous rounds from a rifle into the house.
Read MoreAs candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreA Worthington woman is facing multiple drug charges including four felonies and a couple of misdemeanors following her arrest Monday afternoon by WPD officers with assistance from WPD K9 Jack.
Read MoreNo update available today (Tuesday) -watch for the next one tomorrow (Wednesday)……. As candidates file their official declaration of candidacy in the Greene County Voter Registration Office, GreeneStreets will be updating the list of candidates who will be running in the upcoming May Primary.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (January 25, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan Tuesday recognized National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, a civic event encouraging more people to become election workers.
Read MoreThree men from Linton were arrested during a traffic stop last week near the park on various drug charges that included possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, paraphernalia and a synthetic drug commonly called “spice.”
Read MoreA Switz City woman was arrested for allegedly battering a family member on two different days last week, once in the presence of her own child who was reported to be upset about the altercation.
Read MoreBloomington, Ind. - With the new year in full swing, the Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) reviewed their efforts in 2021. The team which was started at the end of 2016 by Sgt. Greg Day patrols all seven counties (including Greene County) in the district and consists of Senior Trooper Allen Deel, Senior Trooper Richard Klun and K9 Loki, Trooper Caleb Garvin, Trooper Chance Humphrey, Trooper Ian Portteus and K9 Zeus and Trooper Matt Hatchett and K9 Axe.
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