Stories from Wednesday, December 12, 2018

This story has been updated to correct two numbers.

Wednesday, December 12 The Bloomfield School Building Corporation will meet at the law office of Todd Corn, attorney for Bloomfield School Building Corporation at 114 E. Main Street in Bloomfield at 3 p.m. Thursday, December 13 Storytime at Linton Public Library at 10:30 a.m. For toddlers and preschoolers. Delightful books, songs, rhymes and crafts. No event on Dec. 27...

With 28 blighted properties in Greene County cleared, the county is preparing to get the rest of those parcels back on the tax roll. Commissioner Rick Graves said a partnership with the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has allowed the county to get a start on clearing properties throughout the county which are an eyesore and posed potential hazards with the Blight Elimination Project...

CRIMINAL CASES Jonathan L. Towell, 32, Worthington, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement; Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe; Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Joseph C. Little Jr, 32, Poland, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury...

The Linton Police Department responded to 12 incidents and calls for service Dec. 11, including one assist to other departments, one criminal mischief, one extra patrol, two fingerprintings, one suspicious, one theft, two traffic stops and three warrant services...

Four times a year, employees at the 158 branches of First Financial Bank hold a “Jeans Day,” where they, for a $5 donation, are allowed to wear blue jeans to work. With more than just personal comfort in mind, this quarter employees in the bank’s South Central Indiana region raised $500 with the fundraiser...

Marjorie A. (Anderson) Stevens, 99, of Waterford, Mich., passed away with loved ones at her side, on Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at Pontiac, Mich. Arrangements are pending at the Anderson-Poindexter Memory Chapel in Linton and will be made available to the public as soon as details are finalized. Online condolences may be sent to www.andersonpoindexter.com...