Stories from Monday, June 13, 2022

Greene County Emergency Management Executive Director Roger Axe has put out the call for cooling centers across the county this week. “The heat wave we will experience this week will be extremely dangerous for people without proper cooling or air conditioning who are at risk, like the elderly, the very young and those with medical conditions.” Axe said. ...

Anthony (Tony) Ross Downen, 63, passed away June 11, 2022 at his home with his family at his side. Tony was born on December 29, 1958 to Samuel and Hazle (Thorne) Downen. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Sammy Downen, Robert Downen, Paul Downen and Royal Downen and his sisters, Rachel Lowe and Mary Abigail Downen...

CRIMINAL CASES Aaron P. Lynch, 37, Bloomington, Class B misdemeanor battery Samantha L. Vanhentenryck, 44, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury Cody R. Byers, 24, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury...

Greene County Sheriff’s Department Activity Log The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 165 incidents and calls for service from June 6-12, including five abandoned vehicles, 12 property damage accidents, three personal injury accidents, three alarms, 16 animal complaints, six assists to other departments, four assists to the public; two attempts to locate, one battery, five civil disputes, four domestic disputes, one drug investigation, five EMS, one fight in progress, one fraud, one harassment, one missing person, two interviews, one juvenile complaint, one mental health issue, two property damages, 11 reckless drivers, six road hazards, three attempted suicides, nine suspicious, 13 thefts, two threats, three title checks, 12 transports, two trespasses, one unruly subject, four warrant services, seven welfare checks and15 traffic stops.. ...

Sam Mitchell, executive director and creator of the Autism Rocks and Rolls (ARAR) Corporation and host of the popular podcast ‘Autism Rocks and Rolls’, held a six-hour gala event April 16 of this year. Mitchell was diagnosed at age four with Asperger’s Syndrome, and the Eastern Greene graduate has never let that slow him down...

Tuesday, June 14 The Greene County Veterans Council will host a flag retirement ceremony at 5 p.m. The public is invited to American Legion Post 106 to have their American flags properly retired. Post 106 is located at 109 South Commercial Street in Worthington. ...

Natasha (Dougherty) (Graves) Swingley, 72, of Bloomington, passed away suddenly Saturday, June 11, 2022, surrounded by her daughter and son-in-law. She was born in New Albany on November 30, 1949, the daughter of Robert and Dorothy Dougherty of Salem. ...

According to Greene County Emergency Services Executive Director Roger Axe, a cooling station will be open in Bloomfield at the North Shelter House from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14 and Wednesday June 15.