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Carlisle -- Wabash Valley Correctional Facility (WVCF) investigators got the drop…on a tobacco drop Monday. During a security check shortly after 5 a.m., Correctional Officer Scott McFerren found a white plastic bag containing four, 16-ounce packages of tobacco, along with rolling papers. The bag was located in a ditch across facility grounds along Old U.S. 41. The contraband was removed by investigators, with paper towels placed in the bag...

The Clay County Soil and Water Conservation District in conjunction with the Terre Haute Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America will be hosting a Basic Hoosier Riverwatch Training Workshop on June 17 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. This workshop is being held at the grounds of the Terre Haute Chapter of the Izaak Walton League located at 8172 North County Road 650 West Brazil...

The Worthington Jefferson Township Public Library will kick of their Summer Reading Program on Tuesday, June 6 at 1 p.m. The theme this year is “Build a Better World.” The program is designed to promote literacy and to encourage a love of reading. The program will last for six weeks and will meet each Tuesday and Thursday from 1-2 p.m. Any child from the age of pre-school to age 12 may attend the program. Older siblings may come and help...

CRANE - Each Memorial Day, Naval Support Activity Crane allows area residents to pay their respects to family members buried at their 28 cemeteries. The installation continues this tradition May 29. Families looking to participate need only drive up to the Crane Gate (located just beyond Crane, Indiana) between 9 a.m. ...

Greene County General Hospital welcomed Bonnie and Mark Barnes, co-founders of the DAISY Foundation for a unique award presentation recently. The DAISY Foundation is a national award program that recognizes nurses for outstanding patient care. The Barnes started the Foundation when their son, Patrick, passed away after weeks in a hospital in the early 1990’s...

White River Valley high school honored the class of 2017 Monday evening during its senior night program. WRV High School principal LeAnne Kelley opened the event by discussing the preparation which went into getting ready for the night and thanking scholarship sponsors, as well as the students and parents in attendance...

INDIANAPOLIS (May 23, 2017) — Jason Risley of Vincennes has been charged with soliciting unregistered securities and acting as an unregistered agent. The Office of the Indiana Secretary of State issued a press release stating Risley, 32, was arrested after charges were filed in the Knox County Superior Court...

Wednesday, May 24 Greene County Coin Club will meet at the Bloomfield Community Building at 7 p.m. Dealers will set up at 6 p.m. The Linton Public Library will have Movie Madness at 6 p.m. with free popcorn and soda. Blessed Hope Baptist Church will host guest preacher J. R. Wright and his family, who are missionaries to Greenland, at 7 p.m. Blessed Hope Baptist Church is located 1/4 mile south of Jasonville, IN on SR 59...

Registration is currently available for the fifth annual Open Arms 5K Walk and Run. According to Open Arms’ Volunteer Coordinator Nick Schneider, the theme for this year’s race is “Run for a Life.” “Everybody running or walking will be paired with a picture and biography of someone in our group home or a foster child,” he said. “It helps put a face to who they are helping.”...

The Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC board of directors discussed the many changes they have in the works. Monday’s meeting of the board included five cooperative members in attendance and an hour of discussion before the directors got to the agenda...

Tuesday, May 23 The Board of the WestGate @ Crane Authority will hold a special meeting in Executive Session at 1:30 p.m. The Authority Meeting of the WestGate Authority Board will follow. This meeting will be held at the WestGate@Crane Academy, 13598 East WestGate Drive Odon...

The Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC board of directors made some changes to its policy to ensure members can attend monthly meetings. Board President Ronald Thompson said, as it stood, the current policy states members must submit a written request seven days prior to the monthly meeting. Upon receipt of the request, the policy required the UDWI REMC CEO and board president to look over the request and approve the requests they deem appropriate...

The Greene County Daily World published a special section highlighting local graduates. Graduation ceremonies this week are: • White River Valley High School, Friday at 7:30 p.m. • Bloomfield High School, Saturday at 10:30 a.m. • Eastern Greene High School, Saturday at 11 a.m...

Linton-Stockton Superintendent Nick Karazsia announced his retirement at the regularly scheduled school board meeting Monday evening. Karazsia, who moved to Linton in 1979 and served as a teacher, coach and principal before taking on the superintendent role in 2010, said it felt like the right time...

One of the central ideas about filmmaking is to create a movie you wish the watch. For the last 11 films, Moonlight Films has done exactly that. Moonlight Films consists of the Linton-based trio of James Ian Mair, James Stevenson and Deron Morgan. Sunday at 6 pm at the Tivoli Theater in Spencer, the trio is set to release their upcoming film Graveyard Stories. This film is intended for children ages 15 and up and tickets are $5 at the door...

WestGate@Crane Academy is preparing for its second annual Get Outdoors Day and fifth annual Running for Our Future events. Director of Business Operations for STIMULUS Engineering Kimberly Frazier stated several new events will be added to Get Outdoors Day this year, and numbers are expected to increase from last year...

A Bloomfield woman has been arrested on a warrant after she allegedly stole a vehicle and was involved in an accident. According to Bloomfield Police Department Deputy Marshal Wayman Blazier, Jessica Livingston, 37, allegedly stole the vehicle the night of April 28...

The Greene County Council continued its discussion on the proposed 5 percent Innkeeper’s Tax. The council worked through some of the language in the ordinance for the tax, and addressed some questions posed by members. Council attorney Marvin Abshire gave some background on the working draft, telling council members some changes may need to be made before they move forward...

Registration is currently available for the fifth annual Open Arms 5K Walk and Run. According to Open Arms’ Volunteer Coordinator Nick Schneider, the theme for this year’s race is “Run for a Life.” “Everybody running or walking will be paired with a picture and biography of someone in our group home or a foster child,” he said. “It helps put a face to who they are helping.”...

An unknown person is impersonating a police dispatcher and calling citizens about a fake homicide investigation. The caller is using a blocked number and leaving voicemails for citizens to call the local police department for a homicide investigation...

Last Monday evening just before 6 p.m., Indiana State Trooper Caleb Garvin conducted a traffic stop at US 231 and Lamplite Lane about four miles south of Bloomfield. During conversation with the occupants of the vehicle, Trooper Garvin observed criminal indicators and consent to search the vehicle was obtained...