Stories from Saturday, April 29, 2006

In January, several students from South Putnam High School entered their artwork into the Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at the Swope Art Museum in Terre Haute. Four of those students will be featured in the show, which is running through May 15. Danielle Welsh, Amber Thompson, Alex Giannechini and Brice Johnson all have pieces on display...

At age 42, Sharon Evans was given two years to live. Diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 1986 after experiencing renal failure from what she thought was a bad case of the flu, doctors told the Central Elementary School sixth-grade teacher there was no cure for her disease...

Damage to one of the county's historic covered bridges has local tourism officials concerned as they look to the wooden structures to attract hundreds of tourists to the area each year. Driving through the 150-foot long bridge that spans Big Walnut Creek west of Greencastle, it is apparent that several of the weathered boards have come loose and some are missing, as evidenced by a large hole in one side of the bridge. ...