Stories from Wednesday, February 18, 2015

With bitter cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills in the forecast this week, Greene County Emergency Management Director Roger Axe is urging residents to take precautions. "The forecast for Thursday and Friday call for extreme wind chills that could be dangerous. Accordingly, we are advising limited activities outside, especially travel," said Axe...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 339 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015 SLICK ROADS THIS MORNING...BITTER COLD THROUGH THURSDAY... Includes Greene County WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM EST THURSDAY...

Linton-Stockton Schools -- Closed Bloomfield Schools -- Closed. Superintendent Dan Sichting said the closure is due to additional snow accumulation overnight and blowing and drifting snow. WRV Schools -- Closed Shakamak Schools -- Closed Eastern Greene Schools -- Closed...

The Linton Police Department responded to 21 calls and incidents on Tuesday, February 17, including four property damage accidents, four assists to the public, one civil dispute, one fight in progress, one report of harassment, one complaint involving a juvenile, one missing person report, two special details, one reckless driver, one road hazard, one theft, one traffic stop, one transport and one warrant served...

Indianapolis - Bitter cold moves into the state Wednesday morning, with temperatures near or below zero. Strong wind gusts across the entire state will create dangerous wind chills that can lead to frostbite in 30 minutes or less. The Indiana Department of Homeland Security is urging Hoosiers to take precautions against the extreme cold...

February 17 -- Michael Alan Smith, 28, Terre Haute, was arrested on a Writ of Attachment issued in the amount of $500. His bond was set at $500 cash only. He was released later the same day after posting $500 cash. Greene County Sheriff's Jail Officer Lee Condol was the arresting officer...

The Bloomfield High School boys basketball game at Sullivan tonight has been postponed until Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 6 p.m. Also canceled were the Bloomfield fifth and sixth grade games against North Knox.

As of 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, roads in Greene County were reported to be slick and hazardous. At 7:20 a.m., dispatch at the Greene County Sheriff's Department said deputies were working one crash and main roads were slick as well as side roads. The Greene County Daily World newspaper delivery drivers, working through the night, also reported roads to be slick and slow-going...

BLOOMFIELD -- Due to the dangerous wind chills expected overnight, Greene County Board of Commissioners President Nathan Abrams is moving Greene County back to a Level 1 Travel Status beginning at 9 p.m. tonight and ending at 12 p.m. Friday. A Level 1 Travel Advisory...

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS IN 1213 PM EST WED FEB 18 2015 SNOW SQUALLS THROUGH SUNSET AND BITTER COLD THROUGH FRIDAY... WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST FRIDAY.....

A homicide investigation is underway in Daviess County and according to a press release issued by the Daviess County Sheriff's Department (DCSD), the Greene County Sheriff's Department is working with DCSD on this case along with several other law enforcement agencies...

Greene County -- Tuesday afternoon, around 4 p.m., with temperatures below freezing, Indiana State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Senior Trooper Byron Goodman stopped to assist a stranded motorist on State Road 54 near County Road 1375 West, Linton...

Eileen Lawrence, 48, of Washington, Indiana passed away Tuesday February 17, 2015 at her residence. Born June 13, 1966 in Linton, Indiana, the daughter of Richard Arthur and L-Louise (Brown) Childers. Eileen worked at Walmart as a manager. Surviving relatives include: Her husband Jeffrey Lawrence of Covington, Ind.; her children, Ashley Shields of Bloomfield and Casey Vest of Washington; two step-sons, Jeffrey Lawrence, Jr. ...

The Rediscover Downtown Linton (RDL) group set their 2015 event schedule at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 10 at Linton City Hall. One of the first events RDL helped sponsor was the Valentine's Day carnation giveaway, where Linton Mayor John Wilkes went to businesses in Linton, and gave away carnations to both employees and customers...

ODON - The small community of Odon is wondering exactly what happened on Edwards Lane where the body of an apparent homicide victim was found in snow outside of his home Tuesday evening. Daviess County authorities report Travis Woodruff, 33, Odon, was found outside of his home at 106 Edwards Lane around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday...

A man committed suicide on I-10 near Daphne Wednesday afternoon after police recognized the vehicle he was driving was connected to a homicide investigation in Indiana, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office. A "be on the lookout," or BOLO alert for a truck and a suspect was issued to officials around 1 p.m. and within minutes of receiving the information a deputy spotted the truck near Loxley, according to Anthony Lowery with the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office...

Bloomfield Schools - Closed. Bloomfield Superintendent Dan Sichting said school will be closed on Thursday due to dangerous wind chills, cold temperatures, and blowing and drifting snow.

For the last couple of months, the Lochmuller Group worked on an economic feasibility study of the downtown Linton area, and their findings were revealed at the Linton City Council meeting on Monday, February 9. Funding for the study was through a grant, which in turn cost the city of Linton no money out of pocket...