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With a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, South Putnam’s class of 2020 became the first to graduate outside. However, a few downpours made the day a memorable one.

Complete with a large inflatable screen and a stage, North Putnam gave its graduating class a memorable send-off with a drive-in event Saturday evening. Principal Jason Chew elbow-bumps Lexie Claycomb after walking with her classmates one more time...

By unanimous vote Thursday night, the Greencastle City Council reappointed Brian Cox to a four-year term on the Greencastle School Board of Trustees. Cox, who has served on the GCSC Board the past 2-1/2 years, was selected over Ed Wilson, the veteran Greencastle City Police sergeant, who was the lone other applicant for a spot on the appointed board...

The Greencastle Farmers Market is set to open this Saturday, May 30, from 8 a.m.-noon. “We are excited to have so many vendors back to share their food, crafts and art with the community,” Putnam County Chamber Executive Director Brian Cox said. “We also have many new vendors coming to the market this season...

Meeting just one day after it was announced the 2020 Putnam County Fair essentially will be a 4-H only event with no carnival, no commercial tent and few vendors, the Fair Committee confirmed the inevitable – there will be no fair parade this year. The Parade Committee Thursday night officially confirmed the fair decision and agreed to postpone the parade until 2021, Fair Parade Committee Chairman Nancy Michael said...

Putnam County has had 134 confirmed cases of COVID-19, the Putnam County Health Department announced Wednesday. The Indiana State Department of Health dashboard is showing one new death from the virus. However, the Putnam County Health Department determined the individual was living outside the county at the time of death...

Gathering under the buzz bomb on the courthouse square, community members participate in a peaceful protest late Saturday morning.

A caucus of GOP precinct committeemen appointed Jake Widner Friday evening to fill the vacancy on the Greencastle City Council left by Tyler Wade, whose resignation became effective May 29. Widner was among three declared candidates for the at-large position. As councilor, Widner will represent the entire city and serve the remainder of Wade's term, which expires in 2023...

Recent Cloverdale graduate Sammie Shrum has long had a goal of eventually playing college basketball. She is also an accomplished golfer, and will get a chance to play both sports for the next four years at Ohio Christian University in Circleville, Ohio...

Revisiting an issue he first broached in January, Eric Gibson continued a discussion with the Putnam County Commissioners during their most recent meeting regarding the Putnam County EMS station on Bainbridge Fire Department property in Bainbridge...

A caucus of GOP precinct committeemen appointed Jake Widner Friday evening to fill the vacancy on the Greencastle City Council left by Tyler Wade, whose resignation became effective May 29. Widner was among three declared candidates for the at-large position. As councilor, Widner will represent the entire city and serve the remainder of Wade's term, which expires in 2023...

The roof of DePauw University’s Indoor Tennis and Track Center now displays 860 solar panels, the campus’s first renewable energy project and a step toward meeting the university’s goal of becoming a leader in sustainable practices. “This project will significantly offset our annual energy purchase requirements for our Indoor Track and Tennis Facility and reduce DePauw’s carbon footprint,” Chris Hoffa, DePauw’s director of facility operations, said. ...

Gathering under the buzz bomb on the courthouse square, community members participate in a peaceful protest late Saturday morning.

With a ceremony held Saturday afternoon, South Putnam’s class of 2020 became the first to graduate outside. However, a few downpours made the day a memorable one.

While continuing to reach out to and serve patrons remotely and with curbside pickup, the Putnam County Public Library is now looking forward to opening up in-person services. In his reports to PCPL’s board of trustees during its regular Zoom meeting held Wednesday afternoon, Director Matt McClelland spoke more on the library’s gradual reopening plan approved last month...

CLOVERDALE -- With the goal of stopping and reversing further deterioration, a restoration of the historic train depot in Cloverdale is now in progress. Bill Mentgen is currently doing the work on the depot, but asked for guidance on specific design details and changes. The Cloverdale Town Council considered these during a special meeting held Tuesday evening...

Complete with a large inflatable screen and a stage, North Putnam gave its graduating class a memorable send-off with a drive-in event Saturday evening. Principal Jason Chew elbow-bumps Lexie Claycomb after walking with her classmates one more time...