Stories from Monday, June 7, 2021

A car crash into a creek Monday evening quickly turned into something more. Two male occupants of the car fled across Big Walnut Creek into the DePauw Nature Park, leaving behind the female occupant who escaped the car with injuries and was transported from the scene by ambulance...

Buzzi Unicem is now facing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines after being cited for violations of the Clean Air Act in the past decade. A complaint recently filed with the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana puts forward that unsafe levels of air pollution have been emitted from the plant since 2010. It specifically cites that emissions of particulate matter have exceeded both state and federal levels...

DARLINGTON — Two people died in a plane crash in northeastern Montgomery County Sunday morning. The crash occurred in a field near the intersection of State Road 47 and County Road 800 East, northeast of Darlington. At approximately 10:20 a.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call reporting that a small plane had crashed in a field. ...

Phyllis Marlene McCormick, 77, Brazil, passed away Sunday, June 6, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Owen County on March 7, 1944 to the late Clarence and Marian (Small) McCormick. Phyllis worked for Lobdell Emery in Greencastle until her retirement. She later earned her GED at the age of 65. She loved shopping at Goodwill, where she always seemed to find something for her family...

Following a national search, Anne Cunningham, a development leader at Case Western Reserve University, will join DePauw University July 1 as its vice president for development and alumni engagement. Cunningham, the associate vice president for development and external relations, has been employed by Case Western for five years and, before that, its alumni association for almost eight years...

With First Friday making its triumphant return to downtown Greencastle on Friday, community members took full advantage of the summer weather. Weston Reberger and mom Breanna enjoy a game of Connect Four provided by Kirsch Family Dentistry...

MANSFIELD – The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced the beginning of work on the State Road 59 bridge over Big Raccoon Creek, located just south of Mansfield. Traffic will be controlled at the bridge with a traffic signal for one 11-foot lane. Work is scheduled through Aug. 20...

Confidential document destruction and paper recycling will be available when the Putnam County Board of Realtors host a community shred event. This public service is scheduled for Saturday, June 12 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, U.S. 231 North, Greencastle, and is offered free thanks to a sponsorship by Abstract and Title of Putnam County...

ROACHDALE — The annual meeting of the shareholders of Tri-County Bancorp (the parent company of Tri-County Bank & Trust Co.) was held in April. The shareholders elected David Grimes, Mike Grant, Rodger Winger, Nicole Allee, Kirt Ramsay, Terry Stephens and Charles Dixon as directors...

Safety is no accident and is acquired through regular discussions and daily cultural practices. Physical injury is certainly more likely to occur where safety precautions and rules have not been established. Flowing grain, riding insecurely on a tractor drawbar, using equipment improperly or extracting stuck equipment inappropriately are a few ways rural youth become in deep trouble as they play, live and work while experiencing situations that urban counterparts do not experience...

The third-annual Putnam County Farm to Fork Dinner is set for Saturday, Sept. 18 at 6 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Representatives from Cloverdale Dollars for Scholars, Greencastle Alumni Dollars for Scholars, North Putnam Alumni Association Dollars for Scholars and South Putnam Dollars for Scholars have joined forces for this county-wide scholarship fundraiser...

North Putnam High School students Reghan Christy and Darcie Cox are among this year’s recipients of the state’s Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship. The scholarship program, established in 2016 through legislation enacted by the Indiana General Assembly, awards $7,500 annually to 200 high-achieving students who commit to teaching in the state for at least five years after graduating college...

Beginning this week, meals will be served this summer to the Cloverdale school community at Cloverdale Middle School, 312 E. Logan St. Five breakfasts and lunches will be distributed every Wednesday until July 21 to any child 18 years old and under...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Balprett Singh, 37, Bakersfield, Calif., Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine William I. Withrow, 49, Roachdale, Level 6 felony driving with an ACE of .15 or more with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving with an ACE of .15 or more, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction. ...

CLOVERDALE — Due to construction involving the HVAC systems in the Cloverdale schools, the annual banquet of the Cloverdale High School Alumni Association scheduled on June 25 in the CMS Cafetorium has been canceled. Next year’s banquet will be held on Friday, June 24, 2022...

A Gleaners senior drive-through food giveaway will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Thursday, June 10 from 10 a.m.-noon. The mobile distribution is set for the second Thursday of each month at the fairgrounds. Participants must be Putnam County residents and aged 55 and over...

Fourteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 4:37 a.m. Edward D. Crawford, 26, Bloomington, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license. Sunday • At 10:05 p.m. Matthew K. Floyd, 22, Sullivan, was taken into custody for theft...

The Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues its series of free Wednesday concerts in Gobin Church this week with “From Vienna to Buenos Aires.” The 7:30 p.m. program, featuring music by Beethoven and Brazilian “art tango” composers José Bragato and Astor Piazzolla, will be performed by pianist Claude Cymerman, clarinetist Randy Salman, and cellist Eric Edberg, each an emeritus professor at the DePauw School of Music...

The board of directors has announced the return of the Mary Allison Children’s Trust Golf Outing, scheduled for Friday, July 9 at Clover Meadows Golf Course in Cloverdale. York Automotive Group is sponsoring the hole-in-one contest during the 16th-annual event...

FILLMORE — With a short agenda, the Fillmore Town Council only took action on one item related to water funds Thursday evening. The council conducted its second reading and approval of Ordinance 2021-2, which authorizes the clerk-treasurer to make a monthly $500 transfer to established water and sewer depreciation funds beginning last month...

The Putnam County Commissioners are asking that some employees walk just a little bit farther each morning on the way to work. Citing a concern for downtown Greencastle merchants, the Commissioners are prohibiting employees of Putnam County Courthouse offices from using any of the two-hour downtown parking...

PUTNAMVILLE — The annual ice cream social at historic Putnamville United Methodist Church is set for Sunday, June 27. Ice cream, hot dogs, pie, drinks and more will be served from noon-2:30 p.m. at the church, located at the intersection of U.S. 40 and State Road 243. All are available for a free-will donation...