Stories from Thursday, June 29, 2017

CLOVERDALE ­— A pair of Ohio men were arrested on felony charges Thursday morning when four pounds of suspected marijuana was found in the trunk of the car in which they were traveling. Jessie Gaines, 20, and Keenana Hutchinson, 19, both of Middletown, Ohio, were booked in the Putnam County Jail, each facing a preliminary charge of Level 6 felony dealing in marijuana...

Gene Saylor, 65, passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2017 of natural causes at Kindred Hospital, Indianapolis. Gene resided in Greencastle. He was a handyman and enjoyed riding his motorcycle. He was preceded in death by his twin brother John and his mother Lois Neeley...

In just four weeks, the community will find itself in the middle of the county reunion known as the Putnam County Fair. There is more than a century of documented history of county fairs. Despite in the early 1900’s when pundits said county fairs were a fad that would run their course and cease to exist, most fairs continually adapted to remain a central community event. ...

MADISON -- A 21-year-old DePauw University senior is the winner of the 2017 Miss Madison Regatta Scholarship Pageant. As Miss Madison, Katie Browning will represent the longtime tradition of Regatta boat races, which will have its 67th annual event over Independence Day weekend (June 30-July 2) on the Ohio River in Madison...

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday. • At 10:55 p.m. Corey Adam Bunten, 29, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for failure to appear. • At 10:25 p.m. Adam Edward Smith, 24, Russellville, was taken into custody on a Montgomery County warrant...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Thomas L. Gorham III, 37, Greencastle, Level 6 felony auto theft, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Tyler Patrick Kuras, 26, Russellville, Class A misdemeanor theft Arshak Shaginyan, 51, Los Angeles, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

There will be a Living with Low Vision meeting Tuesday, July 18 at the Putnam County Comprehensive Services. The meeting will take place from 10-11 a.m. The speaker will be Elizabeth Pearl, Public Awareness Coordinator at Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library...

ROACHDALE — Family July 4th Fun is coming to the Roachdale Town Park from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday. The event features dinner, bounce houses, games and live music, all for free.

Kindness Rocks, an international movement, is coming soon to Putnam County. Participants paint rocks with positive, inspiring and motivational messages, and the rocks are then added to rock gardens where passers-by can “take one for inspiration, share one for motivation or leave one to help our garden grow.”...

The Celebrate 4 committee has announced the schedule of events for annual Independence Day celebration at Robe-Ann Park on Tuesday, July 4. Beginning in the cool of the morning and lasting until the final fireworks well after dusk, it will be a day full of activity in Greencastle...

Carter Taylor, son of Mike and Ruth Taylor and the grandson of the late Max Pickel and Lelah Pickel of Bainbridge, will continue his basketball career at Marian University after a stellar career at Frankfort High School. Taylor, a 6-7 forward, averaged 18.7 points and 9.5 rebounds during his senior year at Frankfort under coach Jared Catron...