Stories from Friday, January 1, 2010

INDIANAPOLIS -- As lawmakers return to the Statehouse for the 2010 session of the Indiana General Assembly, there are many challenges that face us in the New Year. In the weeks to come, I look forward to hearing your thoughts on a number of questions that will be before us...

A Conservation Plan is a written record of your management decisions, the conservation practices and systems you plan to use to maintain your farming operation. Carrying out your Conservation Plan will achieve the goals of protecting the environment on and off your farm...

Putnam County Sheriff's Department Jereane Cummings of Cloverdale was traveling north on CR 325W near Greencastle at 5:15 p.m. Monday, when she pulled to the side of the road for a vehicle traveling south. Due to ice and snow-covered roads, her vehicle slid into a ditch, struck a fence and impacted a tree...

Tara Gamber and Walter Goebel are proud to announce their engagement and upcoming marriage on Jan. 16. The private ceremony will take place at the couple's home. Tara is the daughter of Todd Gamber of Roachdale and the late Pamela Gamber. She is a 2006 graduate of North Putnam High School and is currently studying radiology at Ivy Tech Community College. She is employed by Trans-Care as an emergency medical technician...

Despite the main recipient not being present for the first planning meeting, a community group is considering applying for a $15 million Health Information Technology grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Representatives from Putnam County Hospital were conspicuously absent from a Thursday morning meeting that included members of the Putnam County Commission, Putnam County Council, Putnam County Health Department, Putnam County Emergency Management, Economic Development, Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray and State Rep. ...

GREENCASTLE -- Had it not been for a program known as Honor Flight Network, Al Erpelding may never have had the chance to visit Washington, D.C. to see the memorial there commemorating his and his comrades' service in World War II. Erpelding, who has lived in Greencastle for more than 50 years, received a free flight to the memorial this past fall. His daughter Anne Wood accompanied him...

Anyone who loves pottery knows about Richard and Marj Peeler, local artists who have produced hundreds of art pieces. The Putnam County Museum recently published a book about the couples work titled "Peeler Pottery; A Retrospective" and have donated a copy of the book to the library...