Stories from Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Rosanna Goodwin, 92, of Westville, Ill., took Jesus’ hand and went to Heaven on March 6, 2020 at Mill Pond Health Campus after her battle with Parkinson’s disease and dementia. She was born on Nov. 1, 1927, the daughter of Reuben and Zelia (Vallet) Mariage...

The Gleaners Senior Mobile Pantry will return to Greencastle on Thursday, March 12 at the National Guard Armory. The monthly food giveaway for seniors age 55 and older will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Besides being age 55 or older, participants must also be Putnam County residents in order to participate...

CRAWFORDSVILLE — Wabash College President Gregory D. Hess is stepping down at the conclusion of the 2019-20 school year to become chief executive officer of IES Abroad. IES Abroad provides premier study abroad and internship programs around the world. Hess was elected the 16th president of the college in 2013...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Garry G. Jones, 62, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .15 or more with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more...

County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 4:34 a.m. Reginald L. Felton, 24, Gary, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license. • At 4:32 a.m. John D. Odore, 26, Crawfordsville, was taken into custody on a court order...

The south end of South Locust Street is expected to see its first construction project in nearly 50 years after the Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance for a non-conforming use in the single-family dwelling district. Petitioner Jared Grable was granted the use variance to build a 50-by-80 foot pole barn to house his construction equipment on the property at 1108 S. Locust St...

The National Geography Society recently named Wilson Hecko, a fourth-grader at Tzouanakis Intermediate School, as one of the semifinalists eligible to compete in the 2020 National Geographic GeoBee State Competition. Hecko, the son of John and Amber Hecko, was the only fourth-grader in the state to qualify for the state level of the competition, which is open to students in fourth through eighth grades...

When the Greencastle City Council convenes Thursday night, it will consider a recommendation from the Downtown Greencastle Alcoholic Beverage Commission (ABC) to approve a liquor license for the new BreadWorks bakery and bistro under construction at 2 E. Walnut St...

As DePauw officials continue to monitor rapidly-changing developments with the COVID-19 virus, the university has enacted a policy of having no fans at athletics events in the coming break. The university made the announcement Tuesday with a statement that read in part, “On campus athletic events will continue as scheduled, though the university has implemented a ‘no-fans’ policy, and athletics will operate events with only required staff.”...

Basketball season officially ended for Putnam County teams on Saturday night with the elimination of the final boys’ team from sectional play. South Putnam’s girls were the only Putnam County team to win a basketball sectional title this year. In fact, the Eagles were the only team in the Western Indiana Conference in either gender to cut down the nets on a Saturday night...

The Greencastle High School Theater Department will present the classic comic melodrama “Arsenic and Old Lace” this weekend. The play will be presented at GHS Parker Auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14. All seats are $6 and may be purchased at the door. The doors open at 6:15 p.m...