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One driver was airlifted to an Indianapolis hosptial following serious crash on U.S 231 north of Greencastle Monday morning. Deputy Matt Biggs of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department reports that a Ford pickup truck that had been southbound down Waterworks Hill crossed left of center and into the path of an Indiana Department of Transportation truck...

BELLE UNION — A burned-out car found in Jefferson Township and a stolen car in Fillmore turned out to be the same vehicle. Deputy Matt Biggs took a report of an Infiniti Q50 reported stolen in Fillmore on Monday. Later, about 10 miles away in Belle Union, the burned-out shell of what appeared to be a Q50 was found. The fire was out and the car was cold to the touch by the time it was found...

For RE/MAX Cornerstone associate Tyler Cox, selling houses has been the “nice and easy” part of the last three months. Talking himself into donning a tasseled gold lamé dress and show off his legs? Now that was “nice and rough.” It paid off Saturday night for Cox and fellow RE/MAX team members Amy Clark, Rachelle Custis, Cheryl Thomas and Rita Goss, as their gender-bending take on Ike and Tina Turner classic “Proud Mary” rolled all the way down the river to the championship of the first-ever Putnam County Lip Sync Team Challenge.. ...

CLOVERDALE -- With standing room only during its May regular meeting Monday, the Cloverdale School Board faced criticism regarding the approval of two staff cuts deemed necessary by school officials. One teacher and two parents came before the board to express their concerns about the elimination of two full-time nurse positions within the school corporation. The move also entails that two health aides with replace them...

DePauw University President Mark McCoy will step down at the end of the 2019-20 academic year, having served in that role since 2016. The university announced Monday morning that its board of trustees recently accepted McCoy’s resignation, and that a search for DePauw’s next president is now in the beginning stages...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a wanted subject believed connected to Saturday’s shooting at Central West Village. Jay Samuel Ellis, 24, Reelsville, is a white male, approximately 5’01’’, 120 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. Ellis is currently wanted on a warrant for a Felony charge of Dealing in Methamphetamine and a Felony charge of Possession of Methamphetamine issued by the Clay County Prosecutor’s Office...

The investigation into the Central West Village shooting is keeping local law enforcement busy while they are requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect. Brazil Assistant Police Chief Dennis Archer confirmed Thursday that Jay Samuel Ellis, 24, Reelsville, was identified during witness interviews as the shooter...

Greencastle Township Trustee Steve Butts and his advisory board will make one of their two appointments to the Greencastle Community Schools Board of Trustees in early June. The four-year term in question, the seat currently filled by Mike White, will commence on July 1, 2019 and continue until June 30, 2023...

What was universally anticipated when Tod Windlan took the Greencastle girls’ basketball coaching job last June came to fruition this week, as the well-traveled coach was hired by Connersville to coach the Lady Spartans. Windlan has won 235 games since 2004, an average of 16.7 per season...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale officials will have to decide whether a 30 mph speed limit in the Stardust Hills subdivision is too fast. They will also in turn have to determine if a new 20 mph limit will be fiscally responsible and have any real impact. The only actionable item addressed in new business during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening, the consideration sparked disagreement on the responsibility to enforce the speed limit, as well as whether Stardust Hills was being singled out as a residential area.. ...

CLOVERDALE -- With standing room only during its May regular meeting Monday, the Cloverdale School Board faced criticism regarding the approval of two staff cuts deemed necessary by school officials. One teacher and two parents came before the board to express their concerns about the elimination of two full-time nurse positions within the school corporation. The move also entails that two health aides with replace them...

One driver was airlifted to an Indianapolis hosptial following serious crash on U.S 231 north of Greencastle Monday morning. Deputy Matt Biggs of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department reports that a Ford pickup truck that had been southbound down Waterworks Hill crossed left of center and into the path of an Indiana Department of Transportation truck...

Greencastle Township Trustee Steve Butts and his advisory board will make one of their two appointments to the Greencastle Community Schools Board of Trustees in early June. The four-year term in question, the seat currently filled by Mike White, will commence on July 1, 2019 and continue until June 30, 2023...

Having raised $380 million in gifts and commitments to date, the Campaign for DePauw officially became the largest fundraising campaign in university history this week. University President Mark McCoy announced Wednesday that the campaign, which concludes on June 30, had surpassed all previous efforts in the school’s history...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale officials will have to decide whether a 30 mph speed limit in the Stardust Hills subdivision is too fast. They will also in turn have to determine if a new 20 mph limit will be fiscally responsible and have any real impact. The only actionable item addressed in new business during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening, the consideration sparked disagreement on the responsibility to enforce the speed limit, as well as whether Stardust Hills was being singled out as a residential area.. ...

The investigation into the Central West Village shooting is keeping local law enforcement busy while they are requesting the public’s help in locating a suspect. Brazil Assistant Police Chief Dennis Archer confirmed Thursday that Jay Samuel Ellis, 24, Reelsville, was identified during witness interviews as the shooter...

Having raised $380 million in gifts and commitments to date, The Campaign for DePauw officially became the largest campaign in university history this week. University President Mark McCoy announced Wednesday that the campaign, which concludes on June 30, had surpassed all previous efforts in the school’s history...