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With 28 blighted properties in Greene County cleared, the county is preparing to get the rest of those parcels back on the tax roll. Commissioner Rick Graves said a partnership with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has allowed the county to get a start on clearing properties throughout the county which are an eyesore and posed potential hazards with the Blight Elimination Project...

Wednesday, December 12 The Bloomfield School Building Corporation will meet at the law office of Todd Corn, attorney for Bloomfield School Building Corporation at 114 E. Main Street in Bloomfield at 3 p.m. Thursday, December 13 Storytime at Linton Public Library at 10:30 a.m. For toddlers and preschoolers. Delightful books, songs, rhymes and crafts. No event on Dec. 27...

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. ...

Monday’s December meeting of the Jasonville City Council was short and sweet as there were no items of new business on the agenda. Clerk-Treasurer Jane Landry began the meeting by reviewing items of business from the November meeting. An insurance quote from Bliss McKnight was presented to the Council for $92,224. The bid did include Workers’ Compensation which the previous policy did not, making the quote comparable to last year’s agreements...

For the last few years, Greene County Special Olympians and special-needs citizens served by Four Rivers Resources Services and by Rescare have looked forward to a special event held in the month of February. Called “Night to Shine,” the once-a-year fancy dress ball is sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation and is intended to provide special-needs guests with a prom-like evening of their very own which, in 2019, will be held at Linton First Christian Church (LFCC), located at located at 9878 West State Road 54 in Linton on Feb. ...

Welch & Cornett’s Dawdle the Comfort Dog was first in line for pet pictures with Santa and Mrs. Claus on Saturday at the Greene County Humane Society. From left, W&C’s Susan Gill, Santa, Dawdle, Mrs. Claus and W&C’s Todd Walton.

A Linton woman is pleading with drivers to pay attention to the road after her teenage daughter told her a car had to slam on its brakes to avoid hitting her as she tried to get on the school bus last week. Hollie Dyer lives on State Road 54 in Linton, and last week her 16-year-old daughter was trying to get on the school bus when a driver who seemed to not be paying attention had to come to a screeching halt to stop in time for the bus. ...

Linton Clerk-treasurer Jathan Wright has announced his plan to seek re-election during the 2019 municipal election cycle. “Four years ago, I announced my intention to seek the office of Linton Clerk-Treasurer. My decision was based upon my love for our city and people of this community,” Wright said...

The Classic Cruisers Car Club is more than a group of Greene County car enthusiasts. Each year, the philanthropic group raises and distributes thousands of dollars to local charitable organizations and to Riley Children’s Hospital. “We do two car shows each year,” said Club President Bob Evans. ...

The filing period for the 2019 election cycle starts in January. Jan. 9 will be the first day for a candidate of a major political party to file for candidacy for the 2019 municipal primary election. The primary election is set for Tuesday, May 7 and the general election is Nov. 5...

The 2018 Voices for Kids Open House and Silent Auction was held Friday, Dec. 7 at the Greene County Courthouse. Held to benefit the Greene County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, the fundraiser included performances by Bloomfield and Worthington second-graders, Cardinal Song, Center Stage and Joyful Noise...

Risa Dyar, owner of Risa Terhune Dyar Real Estate, is an animal lover and, this Christmas she has given the cats at the Greene County Humane Society something to purr about. For the months of November and December, Dyar Real Estate sponsored the adoptions of all the cats GCHS offers, paying the $50 adoption fee for all approved applicants...

A Worthington native will be returning home this weekend to tell the story of how her cancer diagnosis led her to take a 500-mile fundraising walk across a portion of Europe. Leslie Ferris Yerger will be speaking during the Sunday morning Worship at Folsom Memorial United Methodist Church, located at 8 North Lafayette Street in Worthington. Service begins at 10:30 a.m. The public is welcome to attend...

A Christmas party was held at Switz City Christian Church on Thursday, Dec. 6 for Greene County Special Olympics and the Four Rivers program. Guests enjoyed pizza, chips, cookies and soft drinks and were paid a visit from Santa Claus, played by George Fritch...

Developmental Services, Inc. (DSI), who partnered with Four Rivers Resource Services for many years and officially merged with them last November, is seeking donations for its Client Emergency and Enhancement Fund this holiday season. “One hundred percent of your donation goes directly to this fund and helps all of our clients,” said Sherri Tredway, Development Director. ...

The City of Jasonville and Pregnancy Choices have been awarded grants from the Board of Realtors/Greene County Fund. The fund, established by the Bloomington Board of Realtors, of which Greene County Realtors are members, provides support for organizations engaged in community-betterment activities or projects within Greene County...

SOLSBERRY – Two longtime members of the Beech Creek Township Trustee Advisory Board were recognized for their contributions and years of dedicated service to the community in a ceremony at the Beech Creek Trustee’s office Wednesday. John Schaerfield was a member of the Beech Creek Trustee Advisory board for 56 years. ...

The Greene County General Hospital Auxiliary met Dec. 3 in the hospital cafeteria for their annual Christmas dinner with 22 members present. President Dorothy Soliday opened with a reading entitled “Strengthening” from the book “Hugs From Heaven”. After the prayer was given by President Dorothy, the members enjoyed a delicious meal prepared by Carl Weber and the cafeteria staff...

Thursday, December 6 Linton-Stockton Elementary is hosting the Family Winter Walk from 5:30-8 p.m. at the elementary cabin, woods and gym. Free activities will include a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus, homemade cookies, hot chocolate, bounce houses and live music. Shop at the Secret Santa Shop. Bring your camera...

Eastern Greene Middle School teacher’s assistant Nicole Conway will undoubtedly be missing her Navy veteran husband Michael this Christmas as he completes his deployment overseas as a Staff Sergeant with the United States Air Force, but thanks to the EGMS Student Council and a generous community, Conway, an 18-year military veteran, and 13 other troops deployed during the holidays will be getting a little love from home...

The Linton-Stockton School Board met in a work session Monday evening to discuss some of the preliminary results of a district-wide facilities study. Jim Thompson and Tony Allen with Gibraltar Design, as well as Scott Stenftenagel with the Stenftenagel Group, met with the board to go over the information gathered from a district-wide survey focusing on what the school could potentially do to better the learning environment, as well as ensure the buildings are in good shape...

The holiday season is joyous and colorful. Along with all the festivities and celebrations, it also brings a mixed bag of emotions, which some refer to as seasonal affective disorder. Dr. Ahsan Mahmood, Chief Medical Officer, Hamilton Center, Inc. offered some insight to help deal with those emotions...

Wednesday will be observed as a National Day of Mourning to recognize the passing of George H.W. Bush. The mail will not be running that day, so we will publish the Greene County Daily World on Thursday instead of Wednesday this week.