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Brushing up for the holidays; local windows covered with festive greetings
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
Ordained ministers Ron and Sandy Glasscock of Poland, Indiana, have been dressing up storefront windows for the holidays for almost 30 years. “Being in ministry, we go into the jails and prisons, but they are pretty much on lockdown because of the pandemic,” Ron explained...
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Greene County woman arrested for battery
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
On Nov. 20, Greene County resident Amy Bowers, 49, was transported to the Greene County Sheriff’s Department after a weekend child visitation went awry. According to a probable cause affidavit filed in Greene County Superior Court, Sgt. Bobby Pierce was dispatched to a residence on Base Road in Linton in response to a call from Pamela Flynn, who was attempting to retrieve her two adopted children from the home...
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Hamilton Center serves over 1,100 clients in Greene County
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
Hamilton Center, Inc. was established as a community mental health center in 1971, and has served Greene County since 1975, providing quality behavioral health, wellness and human development services to central and west central Indiana. The organization’s vision is to advance excellence in behavioral health services through compassion, customer responsiveness, innovation, and flexibility...
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GC commissioners approve IT infrastructure upgrade
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
The Greene County Commissioners met in regular session on Dec. 1 at 9:30 a.m. in the Bloomfield Courthouse with Nathan Abrams, Ed Michaels, Marvin Abshire, Chuck Long and Richard Nichols in attendance. In old business, Chuck Long of IT approached the board regarding the authorization of funding through the CARES act for IT infrastructure upgrades...
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Greene County celebrates holiday with light contest from Rader Media
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
Rader Media & Marketing LLC has announced their inaugural “Let your Lights Shine Outdoor Holiday Decorating Contest.” The contest will feature a $100 cash grand prize, a $75 How Charming Photography gift certificate for the 1st runner up, and an Only in Indiana LLC prize pack for the 3rd runner up...
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Eastern Greene and Bloomfield eager to return
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/20)
Eastern Greene girls basketball was off to a 3-1 start to the season but the momentum turned into disappointment when the players were told to quarantine for two weeks. “It’s been a challenge for sure. Our kids were crushed at the news, because we feel like there’s been so much effort put into doing things the right way and following all these guidelines. ...
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Andrew Graves, WRV alumnus, honored by Hall of Fame
(High School Sports ~ 12/04/20)
Back in 1996, Andrew Graves and the WRV boys basketball team were having a tremendous season. Moving 25 years later to this week, Graves was named to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame’s 2021 Silver Anniversary Team. The Hall of Fame, located in New Castle, named 18 seniors from the class of 1996 to the team. Graves was one of them as he was an Indiana All-Star in 96 and AP 1st team all-state...
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Community Notes
(Community News ~ 12/04/20)
Monday, December 7 Greene County Right to Life, in lieu of their regular monthly meeting, and in celebration of Christmas, will be having a pitch-in meal at 6:30 p.m. at Bethany Christian Church located at 2908 S 275 W, Bloomfield. Tuesday, December 8...
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Town council addresses radio issues with Bloomfield PD
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
The Bloomfield Town Council met in regular session at the community building on Dec. 1 at 6 p.m in Bloomfield. During the meeting, Town Marshall Kenneth Tharp presented the board with a quote for new radio equipment due to a concerning situation for law enforcement. ...
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Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log
(Police Reports ~ 12/04/20)
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 91 incidents and calls for service between Nov. 30 and Dec. 4, including; two abandoned vehicles, 14 property damage accidents, one personal injury accident, one alarm, seven animal complaints, four assists to the public, two burglaries, one child neglect call, one civil dispute, three domestic disputes, one fight in progress, one fraud call, one juvenile complaint, two property calls, two property damage incidents, one reckless driver, one residential entry, five road hazards, three shooting complaints, one attempted suicide, five suspicious, seven thefts, one threat, two title checks, 13 traffic stops, six transports, one trespass, one unruly subject and one welfare check. ...
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GC Health Department issues new guidelines
(Local News ~ 12/04/20)
On Wednesday, the Greene County Health Department issued new COVID-19 isolation and quarantine guidelines. According to the Health Department, close contacts should quarantine, stay at home and get tested five days from the last date of exposure to a positive person. For those who are asymptomatic with negative test results in 48 hours, quarantine is seven days...
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