Officer James Harrington of the Worthington Police Department warns residents about a phone scam currently being perpetrated in Greene County. “People will get a call from 415-251-0509,” Harrington said. “The person on the other end claims to be a representative of Lending Corps and goes about trying to get personal information and account numbers. I contacted Lending Corps and was told that they do not have representatives cold-call anyone, ever. These calls are a scam.”...

A Shakamak student has been named the 2019 Lilly Scholar for Greene County. The Greene County Foundation presented the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship to Evan Cruse Tuesday morning. Foundation Program Manager Brandon Sparks presented the scholarship to Cruse in the Shakamak Media Center...

The Linton City Council went through some housekeeping measures to prepare for 2019. Clerk-treasurer Jathan Wright presented an ordinance which would shuffle money to cover the cost of the lease payment of two plow trucks that did not get into the budget in the amount of $24,754.02. ...