Stories from Tuesday, February 12, 2019

JASONVILLE--Discussion of a particular property in Jasonville at Monday’s City Council meeting opened a larger conversation about blighted properties and frustrations with the long process. Steve Morse started the discussion about blighted properties with the council Monday evening, and ultimately discussed several options he believed could help the city eliminate some of those issues...

Hundreds of Eastern Greene community members, teachers, students and parents filled the bleachers at Eastern Greene Elementary School Monday evening as the Eastern Greene Board of School Trustees conducted its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Emotions ran high throughout the meeting, which was also attended by all three Eastern Greene School Principals and Deans of Students, representatives of Greene County General Hospital’s TeleHealth system, an attorney from law firm Bunger and Robertson, who represented the district and district Superintendent Ted Baechtold.. ...

INDIANAPOLIS – The Department of Local Government Finance (DLGF) has certified all 2019 budget orders and tax rates by December 31, 2018, paving the way for on-time property tax bills. The budget certification puts counties in a position to have taxes due on May 10, 2019. This is the first time all counties were certified under the new deadline of December 31, pursuant to IC 6-1.1-17-16...

VINCENNES – Following several days of heavy rain and snowmelt, Southwestern Indiana is now seeing the result as waterways continue to rise, spill out of their banks and onto roadways. The Indiana Department of Transportation urges motorists to avoid these areas...

A.J. Lehman, in his own words, was no hero. Of his military service, Lehman said, “I was just one of many red-blooded Americans who had a chance to serve our country.” But to veterans everywhere, Lehman, who passed away on Feb. 6, 2019, was a remarkable man. Born in 1922, Lehman was the firstborn son of Alvin and Letha Lehman of Linton...

Law enforcement officials are reminding motorists to be extra careful as precipitation continues to hit the area. Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) Chief Deputy George Dallaire issued a press release Tuesday, stating precipitation and foggy morning conditions are dangerous...

Linda Bedwell, team captain for the Greene County Popsicles team, takes her plunge for Special Olympics in 11-degree weather at ISU in Terre Haute on Saturday, Feb. 9. Bedwell’s team raised over $6,200 to benefit Greene County’s Special Olympics athletes...

The Worthington Town Council met in regular session Tuesday evening at Worthington Town Hall. In attendance at the meeting was Rex Knight of the Southern Indiana Development Commission (SIDC). Knight attended in order to present the council with a possible option to eliminate two abandoned buildings in the downtown area using a matching blight clearance grant available through the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA)...

VINCENNES – The Linton Miners made the sun go down on Evansville Day Tuesday night. The Miners (18-3) overcame a slow start, gradually building a 23-point lead in the first half and flying away from the Evansville Day Eagles (8-10) at Vincennes University...

This story has been edited to correct the score.