Originally set for Saturday, Jan. 29, the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce annual dinner has been postponed to Saturday, March 12. The Chamber made the announcement Friday, citing the current local COVID-19 positivity rate. New invitations were issued to all those who had RSVP’d, with their place at the dinner still held...

North Putnam High School celebrated its Winter Homecoming this week. Building up to the Saturday night hardwood contest between the JV and Varsity boys and girls basketball teams versus Brown County, Cougar Nation participated in dress-up days, class contests in dodgeball, and the Friday pep session, with the winning class dodgeball team taking on the faculty/staff team, plus other activities...

There is no doubt that the memory of Capt. Jim Baugh lives on 18 years after his death. Widow Lauralee Baugh sees it every time she looks at their two sons and one granddaughter. “Jason looks like him, Jerrod acts like him and Gayle has his kind heart,” Lauralee says lovingly...

Look around at some of the streets, buildings, bridges and distinctive areas of town named for locals or persons of stature who have walked among us. Commissioner Elbert Irwin’s name went up posthumously on the new West Walnut Street Road bridge that was his vision just as soon as the span was completed over the railroad in Madison Township around 1980...

With the City of Greencastle having already agreed to a new trash and recycling contract with Republic Services, the City Council has learned about some additional aspects of the new program set to start in March. City Clerk-Treasurer Lynda Dunbar announced at the January City Council meeting that recycling day is going to change and “be easier” for residents...