Stories from Thursday, May 7, 2015

Lawrence "Melvin" Harmless, 73, of Rockville, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. Melvin's wife Olive and family will host memorial service in his honor from 1-5 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 at Clark's Reception Hall, Rockville. After small service, there will be a barbecue dinner...

Glen A. Hutchins Jr., 85, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday morning, May 7, 2015 in the Summerfield Health Care Center in Cloverdale. Born Dec. 26, 1929 in Hendricks County, he was the son of Glen A. Hutchins and Bertha G. (Wheeler) Hutchins. He married Peggy Sechman, and she preceded him in death...

Marjorie Ann Burdge, 93, Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Avon Health Care Center. She was born Nov. 2, 1921 in Mooresville, and was the daughter of the late Floyd and Ruth Gladys (Hornaday) Pennington. She was married to Russell E. Burdge on Oct. 25, 1939, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 29, 1994...

Goldie I. Walther, 82, of Greencastle, died Tuesday, May 5, 2015 while a resident at The Waters nursing home. Goldie was born Nov. 8, 1932, in Edmonson County, Ky., the daughter of Vernon and Maude (Raymer) Wilson. She graduated from Caneyville High School with the class of 1950...

County Jail Nine people have been placed into the custody of the Putnam County Jail recently. At 12:01 a.m. Saturday, David Lee Messer, 48, Greencastle, was arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated and possession of methamphetamine. At 9:25 p.m. Donald Dale Smith, 40, Greencastle, was arrested for a probation violation...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Alan D. Devellen, 39, Cloverdale, Class D felony theft Kendra P. Skirvin, 22, Russellville, Class A misdemeanor theft, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Brittany M. Means, 34, Cloverdale, Class A misdemeanor theft, Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

The 2014 Reelville Alumni Association banquet is set for Saturday, June 6 in the Central Elementary School gym. Central is located just east of South Putnam High School at the intersection of U.S. 40 and U.S. 231. Enter the South Putnam campus off of U.S. 40 and follow the signs to Central...

The local NAACP chapter will meet at the Putnam County Public Library from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Anyone is invited to attend the monthly NAACP meetings. For information, contact Helen Webb at 653-8088.

A Heritage Lake man, charged with causing death while operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol concentration of .15 percent or greater, has bonded out of Putnam County Jail. Alexander P. King, 28, who turned himself in at the Putnam County Jail Monday evening after a warrant had been issued for his arrest, had not-guilty pleas entered on his behalf Wednesday afternoon by Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges during the defendant's initial hearing...

Financing for a nearly $1 million software upgrade for Putnam County 911 Dispatch got a big boost this week with the county commissioners approving financing for the project. The commissioners unanimously accepted the bid from North Salem State Bank to finance the $960,000 project. The 10-year loan comes at a rate of 2.5 percent with no prepayment penalty...