Stories from Tuesday, June 19, 2018

There are times I shake my head at some of the human tragedies that surface in our society today. Drug abuse. Sexual assault. Domestic violence. Child abuse. And that’s the short list. Just when you think things couldn’t get worse, they do. How do we solve such problems? Education would be a good start...

BLOOMFIELD — The Utilities District of Western Indiana REMC Board of Directors voted to approve the cooperative’s first rate reduction in more than 25 years at the Monday evening meeting. According to a press release issued by UDWI Tuesday morning, an average residential member who uses 1,100 kilowatts per month will see their electricity costs drop by approximately 4 percent when bills arrive in early August. ...

Wednesday, June 20 A Paparazzi Jewely Fundraiser will be held in the main lobby of Greene County General Hospital from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All items will be $5. Sponsored by the Greene County Auxiliary (The Pink Ladies). All proceeds go to GCGH. “Watercolor painting” children’s classes will be held from 3-4 p.m. at the Sullivan Area Art Guild on the west side of the square in Sullivan. Classes are for children who have just finished grades 2-5. Cost is $5. To sign up call Nancy at 812-356-4517...

When officials responded to a house fire in Scotland Sunday, a donated oxygen mask saved the life of a family member who was trapped inside the burning house. The family member was a dog, and luckily, Greene County Medic Amanda Harkness was able to administer oxygen with a pet oxygen mask that was donated to the Taylor Township Fire Department, courtesy of the Invisible Fence Company’s Project Breathe Program...

During Shakamak Superintendent Mike Mogan’s final semester at the Metropolitan School District of Shakamak, he has met his successor, Daniel Noel, sent off his final batch of graduates and--during a regular school meeting of the Shakamak School Board on Thursday, June 14--received recognition for his retirement, a small reception in the cafeteria and many kind words from the people who worked with him over the past decade...

Members of the Eastern Greene School Board of Trustees were given an update Monday evening on the progress of work underway at Eastern Greene High School. The reconstruction efforts are being done in order to correct several problems at the high school...

TERRE HAUTE – Success on the gridiron brings with it awards and recognition. No football team in the Wabash Valley enjoyed a more successful season than did the Eastern Greene Thunderbirds, Class A Runners-up in the IHSAA State Finals at Lucas Oil Stadium last November...

Twenty-two percent of registered voters in Greene County turned out to cast their ballot in the 2018 primary elections on May 8. This is according to a June 13 press release from the Indiana Secretary of State Connie Lawson. A report of voter data gathered in Indiana’s 92 counties demonstrated that 20 percent, or 870,336 of Indiana’s 4.4 million registered voters cast in the primary election...