With what Putnam County sheriff’s deputies found Sunday afternoon, a would-be vacationer might just be looking for a missing RV. Or perhaps it was left there on purpose? It’s unclear but what police do know is they found an abandoned camper trailer on West County Road 875 South on Sunday. They do not know if the trailer was crashed or abandoned or both...

Extreme temperatures made for an uncomfortable start to the week at the Putnam County 4-H Fair. It’s what didn’t happen that matters, though. With all animals moved in at the fair as well as four livestock shows taking place during the heat advisory that lasted from Thursday through Sunday, 4-H members and volunteers managed to keep the animals safe and healthy throughout...

An Indianapolis man arrested Thursday on credit card fraud charges likely would have been caught regardless of the victim in the case. But in allegedly making fraudulent charges to the credit card of Putnam County Chief Deputy Matt Demmings, 25-year-old Richard Wimberly III might just have ensured himself a more swift arrest and trip to the Parke County Jail...

Preliminary planning is under way as the DePauw University Board of Trustees begins a search for the university’s next president, the board chairman wrote in a Friday letter to the DePauw community. Kathy Patterson Vrabek wrote that board members have begun preparations for a process that will culminate in choosing a successor to Mark McCoy...