Stories from Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Wednesday, February 24 Dugger Union Community Schools will have a board meeting at 7 p.m. in the new gym. The Bloomfield Library will host 'George Washington Comes to Bloomfield' Wednesday, Feb. 24 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. David Wolfe is back again this year, only as George Washington. Watch as he brings our first president to life...

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Greene County and 12 other west-central and central Indiana counties from 4 p.m. today through 1 p.m. on Thursday. The NWS says up to 5 inches of snow is expected in some areas, with the heavier amounts in the northwestern portion of the advisory area. The advisory includes Boone, Clay, Greene, Hamilton, Hendricks, Knox, Marion, Morgan, Owen, Putnam, Sullivan, Tipton, and Vigo counties...

Portions of Lone Tree Road outside of Linton are under water Tuesday afternoon following several hours of rainfall. The Linton Police Department issued a warning of the flooding on its Facebook page Wednesday morning, urging motorists to take "safe and alternative routes." (By Patti Danner)...

Byron D. Dailey, 59 of Fishers, passed away on Feb. 10, 2016. He is the son of Ralph J. and Margaret E. (Hart) Dailey of Worthington. He is survived by his loving wife, Felicia (Alford) Dailey; his parents; and three sisters, Lois (Harry) Jerolleman of Alvin, Texas, Brenda (Dennis) Conaway of Worthington and Deborah Dailey of Worthington; one sister-in-law, Megan Dailey; and niece, Siobhan...

The Greene County Solid Waste Management board held its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The board approved plans to hold a 'Tire Amnesty' day April 16. Tire Amnesty Day will allow patrons to bring in up to four off-the-rim tires to drop off at no charge. Customers bringing in more than four tires would be charged for any extra they bring. Tires brought in that are still on the rim have a limit of two, and tractor tires are accepted for a fee...

The White River Valley School Board voted to approve the redistribution of students Wednesday night.. In a 5-1 vote, the board made the decision to move students among the three buildings beginning August of 2016. Board member Roger Shake cast the sole dissenting vote...