Stories from Thursday, January 19, 2017

Bruce L. Hendricks, 43, of Cloverdale, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. He was born Sept. 8, 1973 to the late Larry David Hendricks and Pauline (Wilson) Williams. Bruce was a Marine Corps veteran and a driver for Cash Concrete. Bruce married Kathy French on Oct. 19, 1996, and she survives...

The United Way of Putnam County will kick off its "United We Dine" campaign with a wine dinner Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Almost Home, 17 W. Franklin St., Greencastle. "We are thrilled to be a part of this campaign for the United Way," Gail Smith, owner of Almost Home on the north side of the Greencastle square, said. ...

William "Bill" Edward Samuels, 74, of Fillmore, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017. Bill was born to Garland A. and Josephine (Bishop) Samuels on March 1, 1942 in Indianapolis. He proudly served as a veteran of the United States Army. Bill has been a truck driver all of his life, working most recently for Quinn Trucking in Cartersburg for the past year, Jarbow Trucking in Bainbridge for three years and previously self-employed for several years...

Evelyn Elizabeth Eberwein, 88, also known as "Mimi," passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health Hospital, Danville. Evelyn was born April 25, 1928 in Indianapolis to Willard and Carrie Tharp. She was an excellent student and graduated from George Washington High School in 1946...

Life on the streets just got a little safer for Cain, the Greencastle Police Department K9. The city’s new K9 officer has received a bullet- and stab-protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s Inc...

BAINBRIDGE -- “This is a good time of year to be looking for a new superintendent,” explained Indiana School Board Association (ISBA) representative Michael Adamson at North Putnam’s recent monthly meeting. Signaling the departure of current Superintendent Dan Noel, the North Putnam school board has formally initiated plans to develop an application process for a new superintendent...

District 24 State Sen. John Crane (R-Avon) will make his Legislative Update debut when the Putnam County Farm Bureau hosts its first Legislative Update session of 2017 on Saturday, Jan. 21. Crane, who ousted incumbent Pete Miller of Hendricks County in the Republican primary last May, will join veteran local legislators District 44 State Rep. ...

HOLLANDSBURG -- A 34-year-old Montgomery County man was injured early Monday in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 36 near Hollandsburg in eastern Parke County. Dustin Kremer, of Waveland, was reportedly eastbound on U.S. 36 near Walker Ramp Road when his vehicle left the roadway around 4:30 a.m., authorities said...

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 9:47 p.m. Keith Maynard Slusser, 54, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. • At 4:12 p.m. Austin Ryan Plessinger, 27, Bainbridge, was booked in on a writ for contempt of court...

The Cloverdale Town Council will have a special meeting on Jan. 24 to receive bids for the purchase and installation of a new UV E. coli treatment system. Installation is expected to be complete by April 1.

A 34-year-old rural Greencastle man is being held on charges of battery with a deadly weapon as a result of an early morning incident Sunday in Bainbridge. Zachary A. Poole made his initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon before Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges in a case that alleges he stabbed Daniel Christopher Shaw, 27, Bainbridge, twice in the left side of his neck during an altercation at the home of a mutual friend...