-
FREE ACCESS: North Putnam plans trivia night fundraiser on Saturday
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/19)
North Putnam boys’ basketball team is having a Trivia Night fundraiser on Saturday from 6-8 p.m. in the middle school commons area. Cost is $25 per person, with 4-6 people per team. Chili supper will be provided. Concessions will be open to purchase drinks/snacks...
-
Vernon Eugene Bell
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Vernon Eugene Bell, 94, of Roachdale, passed away Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019 at Mill Pond Health Campus. He was born on Feb. 1, 1925 in Roachdale to the late Dode and Bertha (Myers) Bell-Morphew. On April 26, 1946 in Greencastle he married Ruth E. (Riddle) Bell. She preceded him in death on Oct. 2, 1990...
-
South Putnam's Schnepp is state finals bound
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/19)
SHELBYVILLE — South Putnam senior Steven Schnepp continued his improbable run toward the cross country state finals on Saturday by placing 14th among 179 runners to qualify for Saturday’s state meet. Eagles’ coach Brandon Welti noted that Schnepp not only fought a torrential downpour of rain, but the Shelbyville Semistate presented the toughest road to the state meet...
-
Marleen Kay Ames
(Obituary ~ 10/29/19)
Marleen Kay Ames, 83, of Fillmore, passed away on Monday, Oct. 28, 2019 from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. She was born Aug. 18, 1936 in Greencastle, the daughter of Morris “Harry” and Gladys (Keller) Tharp and was a 1954 graduate of Fillmore High School...
-
Putnam Scanner for October 30, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 10/29/19)
County Jail One person booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 12:51 p.m. Marla A. Shappard, 52, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant for sexual misconduct. City Police A 23-year-old woman will be summoned into court following recent action by Greencastle City Police officers...
-
Court News for October 30, 2019
(Court News ~ 10/29/19)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Richard E. Jones, 36, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony causing serious injury while driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Level 6 felony causing serious injury driving while intoxicated, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more...
-
Breadworks Steelworks
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
With a crane lowering a steel beam to the right level, a construction worker guides it into place Tuesday afternoon as part of the construction of Breadworks by Bridges at the corner of Indiana and Walnut streets in Greencastle.
-
150 years of Purdue history shared in unique presentation
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
Imagine West Lafayette without Purdue University. Or Greencastle with both Purdue and DePauw University. Or better yet, Bloomington with Indiana and Purdue. Could have happened, and that information comes from university benefactor John Purdue himself...
-
Prindle panel focuses on ‘responsibility’ of media
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
With “fake news” being a potent call word for criticism of mainstream and fringe media, neutrality of journalists and news sources has become an issue with a consistent relevance. Last Thursday, the Prindle Institute for Ethics welcomed Peter Catapano, Gary Hicks and William Hamrick to discuss this broad topic. However, they centered on the responsibility of journalists in disseminating information, as well as giving equal standing to hate speech...
-
FEATURED SENIOR ATHLETE: Brandon Demoret, South Putnam
(High School Sports ~ 10/29/19)
Brandon Demoret is a senior at South Putnam and participates in football and baseball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Brandon Demoret: “Sports have meant a lot to me in my life. They have kept me out of trouble. I’ve not really had the best home life, and sports have taught me a lot of lessons. They have been the biggest part of my life.”...
-
COLLEGE REPORT: County grads shine in college sports
(College Sports ~ 10/29/19)
Several Putnam County graduates are competing in college sports this fall and many are having successful seasons. Eight cross country runners and one coach are competing, along with 13 football players, two golfers, five soccer players along with two coaches, five tennis players and five volleyball players...
-
Physician Myers hopes he can fix what ails Indiana
(Local News ~ 10/29/19)
While he was happy with his life as an ICU doctor in San Francisco, Indiana gubernatorial candidate Dr. Woody Myers can remember the day he decided he wanted to help people more than just one patient as a time. It was the 1980s and the Indianapolis native was working in the ICU at San Francisco General Hospital...
Stories from Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Browse other days