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When deputies and first responders arrived to check on a man who was passed out in a car in the parking lot of a store in eastern Greene County, he didn’t tell the truth about his identity. Turned out he was wanted on warrants in Monroe County in meth cases and now he’s facing additional charges in Greene County.
Read MoreThe highly lethal bird flu that was previously found in flocks in Dubois County has now been found at a third farm that is located in Greene County. The Indiana State Board of Animal Health announced earlier today that the virus was detected iat a turkey farm in Greene County where around 48,000 turkeys will be euthanized to control the spread. The Indianapolis Star is reporting on the outbreak.
Read MoreBefore 6 p.m. today (Thursday, February 17) Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe announced the Greene County Road Status has been set at Level One / Advisory due to the weather that is expected to result in hazardous travel conditions in the coming hours.
“Please be advised that Nathan Abrams, President, Greene County Board of Commissioners, has set the Greene County Road Status to Level One or Advisory,” said Axe. “This is due to the vast amount of precipitation Greene County experienced today that could lead to flooding of county roads. Also because of all the water we have on the roads and temperatures falling, the roads may become slick and hazardous especially in the darkness hours.
“The advisory status in all likelihood will return to normal Friday morning, January 18, 2022.”
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Health (IDOH) today announced changes in COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs to reflect declining cases across the state. The department also will begin to reduce its COVID-19 response operations because there is less demand for testing and substantial availability of COVID-19 vaccines and treatment at health provider locations.
Read MoreHave you gotten robocalls, text messages, or emails offering COVID-19 tests in exchange for your Medicare Number? Be careful! Scammers are selling fake and unauthorized at-home COVID-19 test kits in exchange for your personal or medical information. Do not give out your Medicare Number for COVID-19 test kits!
Read MoreA shopper was arrested at a local store last Friday on a misdemeanor charge of trespassing. She had signed a form in 2018 not to trespass on the store’s property but said she thought it was only for one year.
Read MoreA Jasonville man was arrested yesterday on a charge of felony theft for allegedly failing to return a car that another Jasonville man let him borrow back in December.
Read MoreGreene County Community Corrections, Bloomfield, Indiana, seeks full-time and part-time Correctional Officers. Incumbents are responsible for ensuring security of work release facility and participants. Incumbents must embrace agency vision of “Providing a Positive Environment to Promote Positive Change”, by effectively communicating and interacting with participants offering encouragement and praise when merited while holding participants accountable for their actions when warranted.
Read MoreA Bloomfield driver suspected of driving under the influence of a controlled substance and arrested early Sunday, is facing charges of OVWI plus meth possession.
Read MoreOn Monday, February 14, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., Indiana State Police Bloomington District A.C.E.S. (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Section) member, Trooper Caleb Garvin, observed a Black Audi passenger vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on State Road 445 just west of Interstate 69 in Greene County.
Read MoreA Republican party caucus will be conducted later this month in Worthington to fill a seat on the Worthington Town Council formerly held by John “Tom” Shelton who recently resigned. The appointment will be to serve for the remainder of Shelton’s term. Any Republican who lives in Ward 3 and is interested in the position needs to file the declaration of candidacy paperwork in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse at least 72 hours before the caucus on Sunday, February 27. The official notice as been re-issued to include a correction. Please disregard earlier notice.
Read MoreA shopper allegedly admitted she scanned some items but skipped scanning other items when she went through a self-check-out at a local store.
Read MoreA Jasonville man allegedly took off running when confronted by two Jasonville police officers about an incident in violation of a protective order in which the man is accused of battery, confinement and strangulation. He didn’t get far before he was apprehended and taken to jail.
Read MoreA Republican party caucus will be conducted later this month in Worthington to fill a seat on the Worthington Town Council formerly held by John “Tom” Shelton who recently resigned. The appointment will be to serve for the remainder of Shelton’s term. Any Republican who lives in Jefferson 1 precinct or Jefferson 2 precinct and is interested in the position needs to file the declaration of candidacy paperwork in the Clerk’s Office on the second floor of the Greene County Courthouse at least 72 hours before the caucus on Sunday, February 27.
Read MoreWhen deputies responded to a report of suspicious activity at a location in eastern Greene County, they found a man inside a car that had been parked for several days behind some storage units. The car had been reported as stolen and a deputy arrested the man for meth possession.
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