Stories from Sunday, January 5, 2014

The dispatch center at the Greene County Sheriff's Department reported Sunday had been a fairly quiet day as of mid-afternoon. GCSD Dispatcher Anthony Price was on duty and said deputies had been dispatched to three vehicle slide-offs but no serious accidents...

The below information is being sent as a courtesy on behalf of the Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office. With impending snow accumulation, the Indiana State Fire Marshal is requesting citizens to clear snow from fire hydrants as part of the snow removal for their properties...

Mary Dando with the United States Post Office said they intend on delivering mail in the greater Indiana weather, despite conditions. "We would greatly appreciate if you would let our customers know that we will be making every effort to deliver their mail tomorrow and through the week," Dando said in an email Sunday...

Here is the list of weather related sports cancelations reported to the Daily World. At the current time only the Bloomfield at Linton-Stockton Junior High School boys basketball game has been postponed. no makeup date has been announced. This list will be updated as needed.....

Wind Chill Warning: 429 AM EST SUN JAN 5 2014 WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY... A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED AS LOW PRESSURE TRACKS ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY AND A STRONG UPPER TROUGH DEEPENS ACROSS THE UPPER MIDWEST...

State Road 54 east of Bloomfield in the area of Blue Barn Hill is currently closed. A semi tractor-trailer is stuck and can't get up the hill.

State health officials urge Hoosiers to stay safe in extremely cold temperatures by becoming familiar with the risks and taking precautions. Very cold temperatures, ice and snow can pose hazards both indoors and out. Health officials particularly encourage Hoosiers to stay indoors if at all possible...

BLOOMINGTON -- Today's snowfall has caused treacherous travel conditions for southern Indiana. All roadways in the Bloomington District are snow covered slick and hazardous. The Indiana State Police Bloomington District serves Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Greene, Lawrence and Brown Counties...

Around 2 p.m. Sunday, residents were reporting power outages in the City of Linton, on the east side of town and some other areas. LPD Chief Troy Jerrell said the utility department reported a main transformer blew, and they have crews out working to restore power as soon as possible...

The Greene County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and Greene County Chapter of the American Red Cross are working together to make warming shelters available. Greene County Red Cross Director Dave Neal stressed the shelters can be opened if community members express the need, but there will still be some restrictions on what can be done...

Greene County Commissioners President Rick Graves declared a Level II Travel Watch for Greene County. According to the Greene County Travel Status Declaration signed Sunday evening by Graves, the restriction is effective from 7:30 p.m. Sunday to 12:01 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 7...