Legal

Greencastle teacher facing police investigation (05/02/08)
A Greencastle Middle School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave and is facing a police investigation, school officials confirmed Thursday. The teacher, who officials declined to name, is accused of "inappropriate touching of students," according to Greencastle Police Chief Tom Sutherlin...

Adult business ordinance drafted (05/02/08)
Sexually Oriented Businesses were only a footnote at the most recent Cloverdale Plan Commissions special meeting. Alan Yackey, Cloverdale Town Attorney, handed out a draft of the ordinance for the plan commission to look over. The ordinance specifies which sort of sexually oriented businesses will be allowed under the First Amendment...

Teen court a topic at MHPC dinner tonight (05/01/08)
A young man about 15 years old sits anxiously in the courtroom and wonders as a group of fellow students in another room decides what his punishment will be. Last month he slipped down to the convenience store after school and after wandering around inside for a while, walked out with a pack of cigarettes under his jacket. The watchful clerk noticed the act and called the police...

Bridges terminated as public defender (04/30/08)
A local attorney has been relieved of his duties as a part-time public defender. In a letter dated Friday, Putnam Superior Court Judge Robert J. Lowe said he was terminating Charles Bridges' employment as a public defender effective at close of business that day...

Vigil brings attention to the 142 abused or neglected children in the county (04/23/08)
Activities surrounding the annual Putnam County Prevent Child Abuse campaign culminated Tuesday evening with a Cherish the Children Candlelight Vigil at Gobin United Methodist Church in Greencastle. The Candlelight Vigil is sponsored by the Putnam County Family Support Services, Putnam County Department of Child Services, Putnam County Youth Development Commission, Mental Health America of Putnam County, Community Partners for Child Safety and Putnam County Head Start...

Mock accident leaves impression on South Putnam students (04/22/08)
South Putnam High School students witnessed a horrific mock accident Monday afternoon that resulted in two dead bodies, two arrests for drunk driving and two injuries including one who required a medical helicopter. This is the third year that Indiana State Police, Putnam County Sheriff's Department, Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter and staff, County Coroner Thomas Miller, local area responders and local schools have participated in a mock traffic disaster aimed at educating students to the realities of driving impaired.. ...

High gas prices have customers talking (03/28/08)
Customers in Putnam County have to bite their tongues when they approach the local gas pump. Gas prices in Greencastle were as much as 15 cents a gallon more than surrounding counties Thursday afternoon. Crawfordsville, a town only slightly bigger than Greencastle generally has much cheaper gas...