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His votes not to certify the electoral results of two battleground states could cost a Greencastle lawmaker if companies remain true to their current courses. In the ongoing fallout of recent events in Washington, D.C., dozens of companies have announced they will pause or halt some or all political donations...

A number of parking changes are in progress for downtown Greencastle, the City Council learned at its recent January meeting. The parking issue arose after Councilman Dave Murray asked City Attorney Laurie Hardwick if she could bring an amended parking ordinance to the February meeting for the Council’s scrutiny...

The Wednesday before Christmas break started just like any other for South Putnam High School senior, Brady Robinson. He was sitting in anatomy class, studying for finals, which had started that day, and talking about college with his brother. That is when guidance counselor Brian Gardner came in to pull him out of class to take a picture for a big grant the FFA had won...

While the COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Indiana to those age 70 and older, the process for getting the vaccine in Putnam County remains the same. The vaccine is now available to individuals age 70 and older (a change from a week ago) as well as to licensed and unlicensed healthcare workers and first responders who have face-to-face interactions with patients or infectious material or work in a public-facing position that requires in-person contact...

With its first meeting of the year focused on reorganization, the South Putnam School Board will have new leadership for 2021. The board addressed other housekeeping items during this first meeting held Wednesday evening. After a motion made by Anthony Heavin, the board voted to instate Craig Newby as the board president and Hollie Hutcheson as the vice president. Wes Hacker will retain his post as board secretary...

To the Editor: James Richard Baird, as a representative of the Fourth District, has violated his oath of office to the Constitution of the United States of America. He voted to deny the count of millions of legal and legitimate votes. His vote was a clear-cut effort to overthrow the election of the president of the United States. He has trashed our democracy...

After beating Sullivan Monday night, Greencastle turned around to face another crucial WIC boys’ basketball contest against North Putnam Friday night at McAnally Center. In what will be a tune-up for the Putnam County Classic in a months’ time, the Tiger Cubs and Cougars slugged it out but the final two minutes solely belonged to the visitors, who closed the game on a 9-0 run to knock the hosts out of the conference title race 61-51...

CLOVERDALE -- Town leaders would like to have a comprehensive study of Cloverdale’s utilities. However, a damaged elevated sewer line has become a more pressing matter. Lori Young of Curry & Associates came before the Cloverdale Town Council Tuesday evening with two options to consider for replacing the damaged line on Blue Side Way, which was recently hit by a falling tree...

We are fortunate in our congressional district to have companies and organizations that provide immeasurable contributions to our communities and our state. I acknowledge and respect the great work in philanthropy, economic development and employment opportunities for Hoosiers that these community partners deliver...

At Thursday night’s Spencer-Owen Community School Board Meeting, Rob Gibson was formally introduced as the new head football coach of the Owen Valley Patriots. Gibson, a South Putnam graduate and assistant coach at Greencastle for the past two years, will be taking over a Patriot program that was headed by Duane Potts since 2002, a 19-year span that saw Owen Valley go 83-110...

His votes not to certify the electoral results of two battleground states could cost a Greencastle lawmaker if companies remain true to their current courses. In the ongoing fallout of recent events in Washington, D.C., dozens of companies have announced they will pause or halt some or all political donations...

A number of parking changes are in progress for downtown Greencastle, the City Council learned at its recent January meeting. The parking issue arose after Councilman Dave Murray asked City Attorney Laurie Hardwick if she could bring an amended parking ordinance to the February meeting for the Council’s scrutiny...

A California couple is facing felony charges after a Christmas Eve traffic stop on Interstate 70 discovered 417 pounds of marijuana and $108,560 in cash in their possession. Nicholas David Rhodes, 32, Stockton, Calif., and Julia Anne Kasprick, 33, Lockeford, Calif., are facing identical charges of dealing marijuana of at least 10 pounds and conspiracy to deal marijuana of at least 10 pounds...

While the COVID-19 vaccine is now available in Indiana to those age 70 and older, the process for getting the vaccine in Putnam County remains the same. The vaccine is now available to individuals age 70 and older (a change from a week ago) as well as to licensed and unlicensed healthcare workers and first responders who have face-to-face interactions with patients or infectious material or work in a public-facing position that requires in-person contact...

The Wednesday before Christmas break started just like any other for South Putnam High School senior, Brady Robinson. He was sitting in anatomy class, studying for finals, which had started that day, and talking about college with his brother. That is when guidance counselor Brian Gardner came in to pull him out of class to take a picture for a big grant the FFA had won...

The Greencastle Virtual Music Festival continues Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. with “Smooth Transitions,” a variety-show program of folk, classical and original American music celebrating the diversity of American music and what is hoped will have been a smooth transition of power during the Presidential Inauguration earlier in the day...

COVID-19 has presented the kind of crisis public health officials spend years preparing for, hoping they’ll never have to face. So now that they are faced with a once-a-century pandemic, local officials are finding that those years of preparation and facing other viruses that didn’t have nearly the impact is yielding positive results with the early rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine...