Stories from Thursday, March 29, 2018

The Greene County Master Gardeners will host its annual Flower and Patio Show April 27-28 at the Community Event Center. The event will take place Friday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday, April 28 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, and admission is free...

Since word arose about the termination of the Assistant Principal position at Bloomfield School District, the administration and school board received numerous questions about the decision, and just as many testimonies on current Assistant Principal Stella Royal’s character...

Roger Jarren Hammer, 22, Springville, was arrested on a warrant for Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated. No bond set. Tiffany Jo Michael, 32, Solsberry, was arrested on a warrant for petition to revoke for Level 6 felony escape. No bond set...

The Linton Police Department responded to 20 incidents and calls for service Wednesday, including one alarm, three animal complaints, two assists to the public, one criminal mischief, one fingerprinting, one special detail, two suspicious investigations, one theft and eight traffic stops...

Mary Alice Oakes, age 73, of Bloomington, died Wednesday morning at the IU Health Bloomington Hospice House. Born May 23, 1944 in Stinesville, she was the daughter of Elmer Butler and Ruth Frances (Miller) Taylor. Mary Alice graduated from Stinesville High School, class of 1962 and retired as an electronics technician for Otis Elevator after 29 years of service. She was a member of the AmVets Ladies Auxiliary and the Women of the Moose. Mary Alice loved to play Euchre...

CRANE – Since its beginning in World War II, women served a vital role at the Crane base from sewing parachutes for flares, to working on the munitions lines to performing administrative duties. Today, as Crane Army Ammunition Activity carries on the legacy ammunition mission, women continue providing critical support in nearly every role of its operations...

The Bloomfield School Board met in regular session on Thursday, March 22 in an non-regular place. Instead of being held in the Superintendent’s Board Room, the meeting was held in the Cafeteria due to expecting a high number of attendees. Save for the first row of tables, the rest of the cafeteria was seated fully. The board sat at a table facing the attendees and a podium was provided individuals who signed up for public comment...

The Greene County Prosecutor’s Office wants to ensure that citizens know their rights if they are victims of a crime. The week of April 8-14 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. While it seems like a simple concept--victims should receive justice--but the experience of seeking justice and getting one’s life back in order can be a long, emotionally exhausting and scare process. ...