Stories from Sunday, May 10, 2020

With business still good at Headley Hardware in spite of COVID-19 and the associated economic downturn, Headley owner Randall Jones makes a donation of $2,000 — with $1,000 each going to the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry and Beyond Homeless Inc. Accepting the check from Jones are (from left) Jean Baker and Barb Rice of the Food Pantry and Lea Durbin of Beyond Homeless...

ROACHDALE -- The Roachdale Town Council meeting originally scheduled for this Wednesday has been postponed. The council will now meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20 at the Roachdale Community Building, 204 N. Indiana St., Roachdale. By moving the meeting to the Community Center as opposed to Town Hall, the town is allowing for more room for social distancing...

Warm May weather brings out beautiful flowers and every type of grill. Enjoy the warm weather and help celebrate Beef Month while enjoying your favorite cut of beef. Beef is packed with nutrients and is offered in a variety of lean cuts. What is the value of beef? While you may already know that beef is packed full of nutrients and tastes good, consuming beef also helps you reach your Percent Daily Value (DV) for way more than protein. ...

William “Bill” C. Duncan, 76, of Waveland, passed away on Friday, May 8, 2020 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was born on Nov. 19, 1943 in Crawfordsville to the late Richard E. and Mildred (Davies) Duncan, formerly of Roachdale. Bill was a 1962 graduate of Roachdale High School. He worked for RR Donnelley in Crawfordsville for more than 20 years...

Susan A. “Mam” Sawyer, 65, of Stilesville, passed away May 5, 2020 in her residence. Born Oct. 4, 1954 in Newark, N.J., she was the daughter of Edward Zuest and Doris (Williams) Zuest. Susie was a true Jersey girl from Hillside. She worked for years as a groundskeeper at the Oak Tree Golf Course in Plainfield and other courses later. She loved to shop at thrift stores, get a good deal, was a collector of all things, a blue bin aficionado, master gardener and avid herbalist...

Richard Eugene McCloud, 67, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully on Saturday morning, May 9, 2020. He was born on April 20, 1953 to the late Raymond H. and Doris J. (McCloud) McCloud Sr. in Greencastle. Richard was a 1971 graduate of North Putnam High School...