Stories from Sunday, August 10, 2014

Austin Chase White, 5, Greencastle, passed away Friday, Aug. 1, 2014 in Sarasota Fla., from his battle with Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). Austin was born September 2, 2008 in Avon to Steven and Stephannie White of Greencastle, where he resided with his two sisters and twin brother...

CLOVERDALE -- Wet pavement on Interstate 70 contributed to a Sunday crash that sent a Texas man to the hospital. Shortly before 12:30 p.m., Anthony Aquirre, 33, of Arlington, Texas, was westbound in the area of the 38.5-mile marker in a 2013 Hyundai sedan when he lost control in the heavy rain...

Vectren customers receiving their monthly billing statement will notice a change in the look and feel from what they traditionally open from their mailbox or receive in their email inbox. An enhanced bill design will provide customers the opportunity to view their account information in an easy-to-read format along with improved historical charts which allow customers to compare energy usage over time...

PUTNAMVILLE-- While the car count may have been smaller than usual, Lincoln Park Speedway provided an electric surface for the drivers on hand Saturday night. Jeff Bland Jr. has had a stunning two-week run with several wins over the last month. On Saturday night, he garnered yet another victory for the Burton Family as he rocketed to another win at Lincoln Park Speedway ahead of Chase Briscoe, Casey Shuman and Jerry Coons Jr. The win was Bland's fourth since May 24 and second at LPS...

The football season made it first appearance this year as the Putnam County schools conducted their inter-squad scrimmages this weekend and home crowds gathered to get their first glimpse of gridiron play. Greencastle is welcoming coach Ryan Spoonmore this season and South Putnam has its own first year coach in Nathan Aker...

A community bake sale is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16 at the Life Builder Church Community Building (in the old Hopkins-Rector building at the corner of Washington and Arlington) in Greencastle. All proceeds from the fundraiser will be used to offset costs related to the tragic loss of five-year-old Austin White, the son of Steven and Stephannie White of Greencastle, who died Aug. 1 as a result of the disease Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)...

The inaugural Putnam County Hospital sponsored fundraiser and cookout to raise awareness to sexual assault and the needs of the Putnam County Hospital Sexual Assault Program, directed by RN Jen Balka, was conducted Aug. 1. The fundraiser was a success, PCH officials report, thanks to the generosity of the hospital staff. More than $200 and several bags of donated items to serve the victims of violence were collected...

Electric jazz violinist Cathy Morris will bring her trio to Greencastle Wednesday evening for the next-to-last event of the 2014 Greencastle Summer Music Festival season. Staged in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church, the free concert begins at 7:30 p.m...

A Putnam County farmer is among 59 River-Friendly Farmers being honored in a ceremony coinciding with Farmers' Day at the 2014 Indiana State Fair. Jeff Cantonwine of rural Greencastle and 58 other designated River-Friendly Farmers will be recognized Wednesday Aug. 13 by the Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts (IASWCD) for the work they do to protect Indiana's natural resources...

The September First Friday event will find downtown Greencastle ablaze with the county's best salsa -- the sauce and the dance. For its monthly celebration of music, art and local offerings, Main Street Greencastle will host the inaugural Putnam County Salsa Tasting Contest at 6 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5...

One Greencastle resident recently completed a semester-long wilderness expedition. Hunter Barr, 19 of Greencastle, recently completed a semester-long wilderness expedition traveling in the Rocky Mountains with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)...

Ever one to feel the need for speed, old Public Enemy No. 1 John Dillinger always called the Essex Terraplane his favorite getaway car, the old story goes. But when Dillinger made his speedy exit from Greencastle on Oct. 23, 1933, he reportedly did it in a 1932 Studebaker Commander, carting off some $75,000 in cash and negotiable bonds from Central National Bank at the southeast corner of Jackson and Washington streets...

When folks attend the annual Putnam County 4-H Fair, one of their favorite places to visit is the Agriculture Building, better known as Harris Hall. The people who volunteer to help at Harris Hall spend hours organizing the events, finding sponsors, locating judges, getting equipment and materials ready, cleaning the building, setting up the tables and shelving, publishing the information booklets, publicizing events, helping folks with their entries on judging day, tending the displays and keeping the building open and running.. ...