Stories from Monday, October 7, 2019

Linton’s Duane Goodman is working hard to give the Greene County Soccer Association (GCSA) a swift kick. Currently transitioning into the board president position, Goodman said he has fond memories of playing in his younger days. “I started playing when it came to town, about 15 years ago,” Goodman said. “My oldest son, Dylan, who is nine years old, has been playing for the last five years and he absolutely loves it.”...

The Greene County Council tabled the adoption of the 2020 budget until later this month. Auditor Matt Baker reminded the council that the budget has to be approved before Nov. 1, or the county would automatically revert to the 2019 budget. The goal was to approve the budget at Thursday’s meeting, but several department heads expressed concern about the salary adjustments...

BEDFORD, Ind. -- Radius Indiana joins the U.S. Small Business Administration and the National Association of Manufacturers in recognizing Manufacturing Day, an annual event on the first Friday of October, which celebrates modern manufacturing and is meant to inspire the next generation of manufacturers...

Greene County – Bloomfield, Jasonville, Smith Township, Switz City and Worthington have kicked off the planning process to develop a Broadband Readiness Plan. This plan will identify goals for the next 5-10 years and serve as the roadmap for the development of reliable and affordable high-speed internet technology. ...

Tuesday, October 8 The Greene County Veterans’ Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the AL Post 479 in Lyons. The Greene-Sullivan Special Education Cooperative Board will meet in executive session at 9 a.m. with the regular meeting to follow at 9:30 a.m. in the conference room at 77 A St. NE in Linton...

The Linton Police Department responded to 63 incidents and calls for service Oct. 4-6, including four property damage accidents, two animal complaints, five assists to other departments, three criminal mischief, two domestic disputes, one drug investigation, one EMS, one fight in progress, three fingerprintings, two interviews, one juvenile complaint, one local ordinance violation, one noise complaint, one P.O. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Theresa M. Schmitt, 55, Bloomfield, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana; Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Jeffery S. Bays II, 35, Linton, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction David W. Alton, 49, Sullivan, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy in violation of protective order...