Stories from Sunday, March 19, 2017

Curtis Donald Moore, 89, of Greencastle, passed away at Hendricks Regional Hospital on Saturday, March 18, 2017. He was born in Putnam County on Feb. 25, 1928 to the late Franklin and Nora (Smock) Moore. Curtis served his country in the United States Army from 1945 until 1947, upon completion of his military service; he worked for the Greencastle Water Department for 32 years until his retirement in 1993...

Imogene Kiger, age 99, Avon, formerly of Coatesville, passed away Friday evening, March 17, 2017. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 25 at Bousley Funeral Home, Coatesville, with calling from 11 a.m. A full obituary will appear in Wednesday's Banner-Graphic...

George Odis "Sonny" Waltz, 79, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2017 at his residence. He was born on April 17, 1937 in Rockville to the late Ivery and Leona (Near) Waltz. On Sept. 2, 1955 he married Charlotte (Bennett) Waltz. She preceded him in death March 26, 1999...

John H. "Bud" Rulfs, 86, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017 at Danville Regional Rehabilitation Center. He was born on Feb. 19, 1931 to John Henry Rulfs II and Dorothy Estel (Woodall) Rulfs at the home of his aunt, Lola Schumacher, in Woodlawn, Ohio...

Laura Frances (Phelps) Hayes, 85, of Greencastle, passed away, Saturday March 18, 2017 at Hickory Creek Nursing Home in Greencastle. She was born Nov. 6, 1931 to Floyd Wesley and Genevieve (Hamilton) Phelps. She worked at PR Mallory in Greencastle for 15 years, then later became a homemaker to her family...

Myrtle Margaret (Mann) Cockrell passed away on Tuesday, March 14, 2017. Myrtle started her career as a housewife and supervisor at the switchboards for General Telephone. She was elected to public office as treasurer and then auditor of Putnam County. She won awards for making the most money for Putnam County during her tenure. She was also awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash and the Distinguished Hoosier Award from Indiana governors...

Ivy Tech Community College is hosting enrollment events at its Greencastle campus and Avon site this month. Registration for summer and fall classes at the college opens this week. The Express Enrollment Events are set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 22 at the Greencastle Campus (915 S. Zinc Mill Rd.) and Thursday, March 23 at the Avon site (7508 Beechwood Centre Rd.). Learn more about the events and RSVP at www.ivytech.edu/enrollmentday...

Are you interested in learning about current trends and health information? Would you like to meet new people and participate in a fun afternoon of learning? If you answered yes to any of the questions above, I invite you to attend the Purdue Extension Area 5 Health and Human Science Leader Lesson conference. This conference features Purdue Extension Health and Human Science educators teaching on various topics, including diets, prescription medicine, social media and much more...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Johnathan Edward Turner, 29, Reelsville, Level 6 felony residential entry Correna Yvonne Arthur, 49, Martinsville, Level 6 felony theft Jared Lee Hornaday, 27, Fillmore, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe...

The annual South Putnam Community School Corporation kindergarten orientation for the 2017-18 school year will be conducted April 6 at Central Elementary and April 11 at Fillmore Elementary. Students and parents should attend the orientation session of the school they will be attending in the fall. A variety of information and activities are scheduled...

In just her fourth year as third-grade teacher at Tzouanakis Intermediate, educator Carmen Cross has already made strides concerning her students’ energy levels. Through the use of programs like Donors Choose, Cross has seen three grants come across her desk, each of which have fully funded her goals of letting students release some steam through physical activity in the classroom...

PUTNAMVILLE — The results of a recent bridge inspection has forced the immediate closure of a 127-year-old iron bridge in Warren Township. Bridge 187, located on County Road 25 East, north of U.S. 40, closed Friday. County highway officials announced the bridge will remain closed for repairs until further notice...

In a sense, Hoosier drivers can see the disrepair and feel the need for road work as they thump along over deteriorating Indiana highways. But that doesn’t mean that House Bill 1002 is a sure thing for passage in the current session of the Indiana General Assembly...

To look at South Putnam senior Dylan Wood’s 5-8, 165-pound frame, the phrase “has nearly 90-mile-per-hour fastball” doesn’t automatically come to mind. Yet, the hard-throwing and versatile Eagle packs a lot of punch and caught the attention of Campbellsville University – and the preseason top 20-ranked NAIA school located in central Kentucky signed Wood to a national letter-of-intent last week to play for the Tigers in 2018...

Preparing for severe weather can mean a lot of different things. From having a family plan to knowing the evacuation plan at work to making sure enough emergency supplies are on hand, there are many things to do in preparing for the worst Mother Nature can bring...