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Nathan Abrams, president, Greene County Board of Commissioners, has put Greene County's Road Status to Level One or Advisory until 6:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday). Greene County Emergency Management Agency Director Roger Axe reports that at that time, Abrams has ordered it to advance to Level Two, Watch Status until 8:00 a.m. Saturday, December 24.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Transportation is preparing for a major winter storm expected to impact the state starting Thursday.
Read MoreLinton, Indiana—Greene County General Hospital is pleased to announce the creation of the Greene County General Hospital Police Department. Officers were sworn in during a ceremony on December 20, 2022.
Read MoreRoger Axe, director of the Greene County Emergency Management Agency, says old man winter is about to land on us with both feet, just in time for Christmas. Weather predictions are for extreme cold with possible wind and snow.
Read MoreLast Friday, December 16, an officer from the Spencer Police Department, who formerly served in Greene County, was arrested on official misconduct and theft charges after an investigation by detectives with the Indiana State Police Special Investigation Section.
Read MoreA former police officer, Debbie McDonald, 53 at the time of her arrest, Linton, appeared in Greene Superior Court on Wednesday for her sentencing hearing in a theft case.
Read MoreA Jasonville driver who ran off the road and ended up upside down in a ditch earlier this month was not seriously injured but he is facing charges of OVWI.
Read MoreTaking someone’s phone without permission resulted in the Dec. 5 arrest of a 28-year-old Hymera man on multiple charges.
Read MoreLess than a week after launching two separate lawsuits against TikTok, Attorney General Todd Rokita now is calling on Apple and Google to change their age ratings for the app when making it available to consumers.
Read MoreWhile assisting another department via the execution of a search warrant on Dec. 6, officers from the Linton Police Department located illegal drugs and drug-related items at a Second Street Northwest Linton home.
Read MoreA routine visit from a parole officer landed a 57-year-old Bloomfield man behind bars on preliminary drug charges.
Read MoreOn December 12, a commercial turkey flock in Martin County was determined to be at high risk of HPAI exposure. To reduce the risk of disease spread, Martin1 was depopulated and has been quarantined. The Martin1 production site is associated with the Daviess1 flock that tested positive for the disease on December 11.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — Indiana health and hospital officials are encouraging eligible Hoosiers to get vaccinated against influenza (flu) as soon as possible, as high levels of transmission are significantly impacting hospitals across the state.
Read MoreOn December 11, a COMMERCIAL flock in Daviess County tested presumptive-positive for H5 avian influenza virus. Samples will be tested at the national USDA laboratory in Iowa for confirmation. A 10km control area and 10km surveillance zone have been established.
Read MoreA traffic stop for a non-working headlight resulted in the Dec. 6 arrest of a 27-year-old Dugger woman on charges of obstruction of justice and possession of marijuana.
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