Stories from Sunday, December 27, 2015

Robert William "Bob" DiRocco, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. He was born on Dec. 9, 1932 in Astoria, N.Y. Bob served his country in the United States Air Force, and retired from the New York State Park Police. He was a member of the American Legion and the Knights of Columbus...

PUTNAMVILLE -- An Indiana State Police trooper from the Putnamville Post spread Christmas cheer Friday to a single working mother of three in northern Vigo County. Trooper Nicole Cheeks, a one-year veteran of the ISP assigned to Putnamville, followed her heart and delivered Christmas joy to the Diekoff family on Rosehill Avenue in Terre Haute...

Following the success of last year's event on New Year's Eve, Moore's Bar owners Jay and Jackie Hopkins (left) along with Eddie, Amy, Darrel and Jill of Felling and Felling Law Office have again come together to sponsor Operation Safe Ride. Those looking to celebrate New Year's Eve at Moore's Bar will not only receive a free ride to the bar, but a free ride home as well from A Cab, owned by David Evens (right). ...

One of my favorite articles to write is my predictions as to what farmers' might set as their New Year's resolutions. For many those resolutions might mean going to the gym more often, eating healthier or spending more time with family. For a farmer, they may look something more like these...

Sharing the generosity of Ascena Retail associates, Jane Stemler (left) presents a $300 check to Karen Hirt Mannon and Martha Rainbolt of the Putnam County Non-food Pantry. After hosting bake sales and other fundraisers at work, the associates were able to contribute two boxes of...

Terre Haute-- The 16th First Financial Wabash Basketball Classic kicked off on Saturday morning at Terre Haute North Vigo High School at 10 a.m. with the Cloverdale Clovers playing the Shakamak Lakers. Neither team played great but Cloverdale played better getting the win in the end, 62-60...

Here are the latest stray animals currently held at the Putnam County Animal Care and Control Shelter, 4700 E. State Road 240 (phone 653-1943). -- Dog: Adult, male, white/tan/black terrier mix, found in Greencastle. This dog is microchipped, but calls and e-mails to the owner went unanswered...

"'Tis the season" for giving. We live in a generous community and it shows during the Christmas season. But what if we could give a hand up instead of a handout? What if together we could build a sustainable community where all could live well? If you or someone you know is barely getting by, living paycheck to paycheck, but wants to get ahead, hope is around the corner...

Despite the ever-changing world of technology and its now-ubiquitous Wi-Fi, the bubble has not burst over downtown Greencastle. In fact, the free Wi-Fi bubble, established by the City of Greencastle as a companion project to the Stellar Community Grant work in the downtown, has been renewed for another year...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Lions Club recently presented the 20th annual Cloverdale Civic Award to Lita Sandy. Sandy was presented the award as a thank- you for the numerous volunteer hours she has devoted to the betterment of the Cloverdale community...

A mother and two small children were saved from the floodwaters south of Crowe's Bridge Sunday amid torrential downpours that lasted through the Christmas weekend. The Greencastle Fire Department (GFD) first received notice at 2:08 p.m. and arrived at the scene in Greencastle Township at 2:15 p.m...

After each South Putnam game this season, Eagle fans saw their team take to the sideline and cross the field, taking it one last time before walking off. However many fans may not know the origin or what it means for the Eagle squad. "This summer (senior Joey Masters) came to me and he had this idea for a fifth quarter," SPHS coach Nathan Aker said. ...

Post-Christmas thunderstorms. More rain in one day than a typical Indiana December. And a soggy end to 2015. Hopefully a lot of Hoosiers got umbrellas or galoshes for Christmas ... Weather forecasters have been predicting the central Indiana area could see more than five inches of rainfall before the storm fizzles out Monday night...