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UPDATE: JUVENILE LOCATED AROUND 4:30 PM.......GCSD asking for info about missing/runaway juvenile

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UPDATE: JUVENILE LOCATED AROUND 4:30 PM.......GCSD asking for info about missing/runaway juvenile

A 15-year-old juvenile is missing from the Bloomfield area and the Greene County Sheriff's Department is asking the public for information that could help locate her.

Caitlin R. Williams, 15, Bloomfield, was last seen around 11:00 PM on Christmas Day - Sunday, December 25.

Greene County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Stanley, the lead investigator, said deputies were called to a house on Baseline Road in the Bloomfield area around 12:45 AM on Monday, December 26. Deputy Stanley said Caitlin's mother, Jamie Bower, provided them with names of Caitlin’s closest friends but he said none of them have been able to to provide information about Caitlin's location.

Caitlin was last seen when she left home around 11:00 PM on Christmas Day wearing a black sweater without a hood and Christmas pajama pants that had pictures on them. Caitlin is approximately 5 foot 5 inches tall with brown shoulder length hair.

Deputy Stanley said Caitlin’s cell phone has been turned off since approximately the time she left home and it is unknown if she is on foot or is traveling in a vehicle.

If anyone has any information about the whereabouts of Caitlin, GCSD asks you to call the Greene County Sheriff's Department at 812-384-4411.

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Greene County Road Status changes

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Greene County Road Status changes

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.

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Greene County General Hospital Swears in New Police Department

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Greene County General Hospital Swears in New Police Department

Linton, 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.

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Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe says winter is coming and he offers a few tips to weather the coming storm

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Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe says winter is coming and he offers a few tips to weather the coming storm

Roger 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.

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Owen County Officer, a former Greene County Officer, Arrested After ISP Investigation

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Owen County Officer, a former Greene County Officer, Arrested After ISP Investigation

Last 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.

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Now a flock in Martin County is affected by highly pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus

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Now a flock in Martin County is affected by highly pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus

On 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.

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Highly pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus resurfaces as flock in Daviess County tested presumptive positive yesterday

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Highly pathogenic H5 Avian Influenza Virus resurfaces as flock in Daviess County tested presumptive positive yesterday

On 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.  

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