Man says he forgot to scan over $240 worth of items
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A male shopper who paid for $20 worth of items allegedly said he forgot to scan the other items worth over $240. An LPD officer took him to jail.
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Greene County included in IDEM's Air Quality Action Day alert for Wednesday
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for tomorrow, June 15, 2022 in the following regions…..
Read MoreJasonville woman arrested Saturday night for mixture of charges
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A Jasonville woman arrested by GCSD over the weekend is facing a mixture of charges ranging from theft to criminal trespassing, and possession of a controlled substance plus driving while suspended.
Read MoreSummer food programs underway across Greene County
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The Summer Food Program is underway in several communities in Greene County offering free lunch Monday-Friday to children 18 and under.
Read MoreCooling center to open in Bloomfield but more are needed
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A cooling center will be open at the north shelter house in the Bloomfield park on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 14 and June 15, from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, according to Roger Axe, the director of Greene County Emergency Management Agency. Axe says other locations are needed to serve as cooling centers this week.
Read MoreGreene County included in IDEM's Air Quality Action Day alert for Tuesday
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INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has issued an Air Quality Action Day (AQAD) and is forecasting high ozone levels for tomorrow, June 14, 2022 in the following regions…..
Read MoreReminder, Starts Today: State Road 67 closure planned in Greene County for seal coat operations in June
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GREENE COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces a road closure on State Road 67 just north of Switz City. Beginning on or around June 13, State Road 67 will be closed to allow for seal coat operations. This closure will take place beginning at the intersection of SR 67 and SR 54. Crews will perform seal coat operations north on SR 67 to the US 231 intersection. Seal coat work is expected to be completed by the end of June, depending on weather conditions. The official detour for motorists is State Road 54 to US 231.
Read MoreLPD to test sirens in Linton and Lyons at 1 p.m. today
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The Linton Police Department will be testing the Emergency Tornado Warning System at 1:00 p.m. today, Monday, June 13. This will test the sirens in the City of Linton and also in the Town of Lyons. Early Monday, LPD Chief Paul Clark said the forecast showed no chance of precipitation but if that forecast changes, they will postpone the test. They will not test when there is a chance of bad weather.
Read MoreSamantha Mahan chosen to serve as Greene County Treasurer
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A vacancy in county government created by a resignation in the treasurer’s office was filled Saturday during a caucus of the Greene County Republican party.
Read MoreFight started with burrito to the face, escalated to vodka bottle to the head
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Two passengers in a car traveling on I-69 got into a physical altercation when one man threw a burrito in the other man's face. When they stopped at a gas station in Greene County, he hit him over the head with a vodka bottle. GCSD arrested them both.
Read MoreLinton man arrested for trespassing
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Police arrested a man last weekend for trespassing. The man said he'd never been served any paperwork, but police had a recording of him verbally acknowledging he was not to be on the property.
Read More“Gliding” through a stop sign leads to traffic stop then arrest
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When a Linton man was pulled over Tuesday night for disregarding a stop sign, he allegedly admitted he “glided” through it, but the results of a breath test showed he had a BAC of .168 and he wound up in jail.
Read MoreLPD officers make arrest on drug charges
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A complaint of an odor of marijuana coming from a residence resulted in the arrest of a 43-year-old Linton man on charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia.
Read MoreMan accused of striking girlfriend with a rock
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A 45-year-old Gosport man was arrested June 3 after reportedly striking his girlfriend with a rock, attempting to run someone off the road with his semi, and driving while suspended with a prior conviction of driving while suspended within 10 years. Deputy James Carpenter of the Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report made regarding Rex Nichols at the Worthington Police Department. Carpenter went to Nichols’s place of employment to speak to him about the incident.
Read MoreLPD finds Linton man with stolen gun
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A 21-year-old Linton man appeared in Greene Superior Court for an initial hearing Tuesday on felony charges of theft of a firearm and possession of a controlled substance with an enhancing substance.
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