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State Road 54 in eastern Greene County was shut down for over two hours this afternoon after one child and three adults were injured in a crash involving two vehicles.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (April 5, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan reminds Hoosiers that today, Tuesday, April 5th is the first day of in-person absentee voting in Indiana for the 2022 Primary Election.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (April 4, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan reminds Hoosiers that today, Monday, April 4th is the final day to register to vote in Indiana’s 2022 primary election.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Child Services, in collaboration with The Villages, honored the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month with a virtual event featuring Indiana Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, DCS Director Terry Stigdon, The Villages CEO/President Shannon Schumacher and more.
Read MoreVigo County - On Friday, April 1, at approximately 10:10 a.m. CST, a male subject walked into a bank in Effingham, Illinois, robbing the bank for an undisclosed amount of United States currency.
Read MoreSullivan County - Friday, April 1, 2022, at approximately 11:42 p.m., Trooper Austin Robertson was patrolling on State Road 54 near County Road 525 East when he attempted to stop the driver of a motorcycle for traveling at a speed of 100 MPH.
Read MoreBy Halea Franklin… After an exhaustive fight with law enforcement, a 30-year-old Lawrence County man is behind bars on preliminary charges of attempt to disarm law enforcement, possession of a schedule 1 controlled substance, possession of a syringe, resisting law enforcement, and battery on a public safety official. On Friday morning Major George Dallaire and Deputy Harvey Holt of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department were investigating a truck and trailer parked in the roadway…..
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff statewide to honor the life and sacrifice of USMC Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz of Fort Wayne. Captain Matthew Tomkiewicz died in the line of duty while taking part in NATO military exercises in Norway. Flags should be flown at half-staff sunrise until sunset on Sunday, April 3. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreTime is running out to get registered to vote in the May 3 Primary Election as voter registration ends April 4.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS (March 30, 2022) – Indiana Secretary of State Holli Sullivan is reminding Hoosiers of two upcoming dates regarding voting: Indiana’s voter registration deadline is April 4th. Registering to vote and checking your status for the 2022 primary can be done online at http://IndianaVoters.com or by visiting your local county election administrator’s office. On April 4th, online registration needs to be completed before midnight and registering in person at your local county election administrator’s office needs to be completed before the end of the business day.
Read MoreA verbal disagreement, followed by a physical altercation resulted in a summons to appear in court on charges of disorderly conduct for two Greene County residents.
Read MoreA Jasonville man suffered numerous broken bones and a head injury when his vehicle ran off a county road and crashed, ejecting him from the vehicle, last Friday afternoon. He was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital where he later died as a result of his injuries.
Read MoreSince starting GreeneStreets, there's been a lot of obstacles thrown in the path, but I got over them or around them and carried on, and the readership just kept growing. But the latest obstacle is the most challenging one yet. I can't type. I’ve not been able to type normally all week. This is a very big problem.
After a recent lower back injury slowed me down, I was very careful with it and it has improved much faster than I expected, although I lost a lot of strength from inactivity. Now I'm in physical rehab, and that's going well.
But one day when I woke up from a short nap, the fingers on my left hand and my left wrist we're cramped up and looked like they belonged on a monster in a horror movie. I kept working with them, stretching, massaging, doing all the things you do when something is cramped up, and it all stretched back out nicely, except my fingers don't work. They will not do what I want them to do. They will not type. My thumb and index finger are both doing better now but not my ring finger or pinky finger. I can't even raise my wrist. All this week, what I have managed to get posted, was done by hunting and pecking with one hand. It didn't go well.
I was thinking my hand would magically heal itself but that hasn't happened, so I have an appointment at the clinic on Monday to figure out how to fix my hand. It appears to be an ulnar nerve issue.
This situation has been extremely upsetting. Then I remembered my dad saying, “Where there's a will, there's a way. You just gotta find the way.” I've worked too hard for too long on this site to let this get the better of me, so I'm learning how to speak a story into existence rather than type, and how to control my computer with my voice.
I am a bit behind and I'll be working on the weekend to learn new skills and start getting caught up. Thanks to Halea Franklin for writing a few stories this week. And special thanks to all the GreeneStreets readers for their patience.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS – Governor Eric J. Holcomb is directing flags to be flown at half-staff to honor the life and legacy of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. Flags should be flown at half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, March 27. Gov. Holcomb is asking businesses and residents in Indiana to lower their flags.
Read MoreFollowing a proclamation from President Biden, the United States flag is to be lowered to half-staff immediately until sunset on Sunday, March 27, 2022, in remembrance of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who served 1997-2001. She passed away Wednesday, March 23, 2022.
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