Stories from Thursday, October 12, 2006

Margaret Easton Nickels Walton, 84, Avon, died Tuesday evening at Danville. Born in Clayton, she was the daughter of William Elmer and Nellie R. (Thompson) Easton. She was a homemaker and a member of Hazelwood Baptist Church and Brownsburg Christian Church...

James Roger Lackey, 17, Clackamas, Ore., died Thursday at Oregon Health Science University Hospital in Portland, Ore., from severe head trauma received in an accident. He had attended North Putnam Middle and High School. While at the middle school, he was on the football team...

It has only been open since Sept. 8, but the Knoy Resource Center is paying off for the Cloverdale Community School Corp.. On Monday, Toni Tomlinson informed the CCSC school board that the center is being used frequently by both students and adults...

The Putnam County Youth Development Commission recently announced the beginning of its 2006 Coats for Kids campaign. PCYDC Director Pam Turner said the mission of the organization is to advocate for Putnam County children and what better way to help with the most basic needs of food, shelter, and clothing...

Students at Greencastle Community Schools are continuing to show improvement in their math and writing skills, according to officials who reported to the school board Wednesday night. Assistant Superintendent Kirk Freeman presented the board with a series of charts showing the percentage of students who are currently meeting achievement standards set forth as part of the Professional Learning Community initiative...