Stories from Friday, May 4, 2018

Our Pet of the Week this week is Lady. Lady is an older pupper, six to eight years old, who is looking for a forever home. Lady is spayed, house-trained and current on shots. The staff at the Greene County Humane Society said Lady is a very friendly girl who loves the outdoors as much as she loves human attention . The fee to adopt Lady is $50. For more information, contact the Greene County Humane Society at 812-847-4780...

The awards keep coming for the Eastern-Greene football program. The Indiana Football Digest recently honored head coach Joey Paridaen and two players at a banquet Sunday, April 15th, in Indianapolis. The prestigious magazine named Paridaen as Class 1A Coach of the Year, senior quarterback Caleb Hamilton as 1A Player of the Year, and Jackson Rogers as a defensive back on the Small School All-State Team...

The Republican candidates for Greene County Assessor both bring years of experience in serving the county, but took slightly different journeys prior to their 2018 county assessor campaigns. Incumbent Dawn Abrams will face challenger Lorena “Renie” Powell in the primary election on Tuesday, May 8...

Republican candidates Matthew Baker and Chris Wathen are on the primary election ballot for the Greene County Auditor position. Baker formerly served as auditor and was recently picked by the Republican caucus to fulfill the remainder of the term of his wife, Patty Baker, after she fell ill...

Incumbent Michael Riggleman and former officeholder Brent Murray are seeking the Democratic bid for the Greene County Council position in District 4. County Council District 4 services Stafford, Stockton 1 and Stockton 3-7 townships. The council is the county’s fiscal body...

This story has been edited because the wrong name was used for the Clay City coach.

In the race for county coroner, Incumbent George Ockerman will face fellow Republican candidate Joseph Graves. While it is not unusual for candidates in any election to differ greatly on views, candidates also tend to find common ground in key ways...

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is celebrating Drinking Water Week, May 6-12, a week that recognizes the vital role water plays in citizens’ daily lives. IDEM is participating in the celebration by reminding Hoosiers about the importance of protecting the state’s drinking water sources so future generations will have access to a safe and sustainable drinking water supply...

The Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce met at noon on Thursday, May 3 at Casa Sevilla Restaurant in Bloomfield. Members discussed the upcoming Annual Town-Wide Yard Sale scheduled for Saturday, May 5 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. This year’s event promises to be well-stocked, as participation levels of Bloomfield residents has increased since last year...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents to be aware of potential home improvement fraud. A press release from the GCSD details a recent incident being investigated by Det. Sgt. James O’Malley, in which an elderly Switz City resident was reportedly overcharged and received sub-standard work...

To celebrate the opening of their new location in Linton, the nonprofit Christian Women’s Ministry (CWM) held an Open House and ribbon cutting with the Linton-Stockton Chamber of Commerce Friday. Several people involved with CWM, including their volunteer staff, were on hand for the event, including Rose Sparks, P.J. ...

Jesse W. Farmer, 33, Linton, was arrested on a preliminary charge of domestic battery. Bond set at $1,000. Aaren B. Kelly, 23, Muncie, was arrested on a warrant for identity deception and refusal to identify self. Bond set at $10,000. Jeremy Adam Taylor, 40, Lyons, was arrested on a warrant for driving while suspended, second offense. Bond set at $5,000...

The Greene County Sheriff’s Department responded to 109 incidents and calls for service from April 30 to May 4, including four property damage, one personal injury accident, 10 alarms, 10 animal complaints, two assists to other departments, three assists to the public, one battery, two civil disputes, three criminal mischief, four domestic disputes, three EMS, one fight in progress, three juvenile complaints, one property, one missing person, one reckless driver, four road hazards, one attempted suicide, 11 suspicious, four theft, five threats, six title checks, 11 traffic stops, 11 transports, two trespass, two warrant service and two welfare checks.. ...

CRIMINAL CASES Zachariah I. Mitchell, 26, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor theft; Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief Michael R. Gallagher II, 40, Linton, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended with prior conviction Kyle Matthew Hall, 24, Bloomfield, Class A misdemeanor theft; Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief...

Volunteers from ‘Real Men Read’, in which male mentors from the community visit kindergarten classrooms to read a book once a month for five months during the school year, will be coming to Eastern Greene Elementary School and returning to Spencer-Owen and Richland-Bean Blossom Community Schools in the 2018-19 academic year. ...

Grandson of Linton’s Frank Mejean, Connor Mejean spent last Friday hanging out with his dad Matt Mejean of Mejean Plumbing. Connor was showing his dad the proper way to prepare a pipe for installation at a new home being constructed by students from LHS Building Trades class, led by instructor Jim Morrison...

Meet results have been added. More coaches' comments and photos will be added later.

A group of Bloomfield students are raising money to help a fellow softball player who lost several members of her family in a recent traffic accident. Bloomfield fourth graders Daisy McRoberts, Lila Koontz and Addison Lafree are working with teacher Jenny Medina and the rest of their class to sell shirts for Grace Mascoe, of Freedom...