Stories from Friday, June 18, 2010

It's hard to imagine the Colts just a few years ago without seeing No. 88 hauling in a Peyton Manning touchdown pass, but Marvin Harrison is making headlines again for all the wrong reasons. Earlier this week, Harrison was stopped going the wrong way on a one-way street and attempting to hide a handgun in the process. What's interesting is the gun in question was a 9mm, the same type of firearm the police have been on the lookout for since 2008...

To the Editor: For people like myself who are involved in small businesses, the current economic situation is nothing but unsettling. This is the time to support a transformation of our economy to one that relies on clean, renewable energy, and creates jobs in every state...

John Douglas, 24, Bloomington, was booked into the Putnam County Jail at 10:53 p.m. Wednesday for violation of probation. Waylon Higgins, 25, Cloverdale, was booked at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for operating a vehicle while intoxicated and public intoxication...

Janet M. Skinner Karr, 64, of Clayton passed away on Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Hendricks Regional Health. She was born Nov. 27, 1945 near North Salem, the daughter of John and Lavina Mae Morgan Hall. She had been employed at Industrial Hydraulics in Indianapolis for five years and Berkel Inc. in Indianapolis for 15 years, both as a secretary. She also worked for the Plainfield Walmart store for 10 years...

Carroll Whicker Burdsall, 79, Stilesville, passed away Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at The Waters of Greencastle. Born July 31, 1930 in Stilesville to Victor and Clarice Whicker Burdsall, he had retired as a supervisor at Allison Division of G.M. after 31 years and owned Team Burdsall used car dealership in Stilesville for 25 years...

Lifebuilder Community Church's Vacation Bible School theme for this year is "Hero Headquarters." Pictured on the VBS' opening day earlier this week are, from left, Molly Boswell, Emma Smith and Jordan Gill. VBS sessions at Lifebuilder wrap up today.

CLOVERDALE -- In partnership with Indiana's 21st Century Scholar Program--Wabash Valley, Cloverdale schools has received $1,240,000 for an innovative collaborative project through the most recent rounds of 21st Century Community Learning Centers grants competition...

GREENCASTLE -- Tell a high school student he or she has to read "Hamlet" or "Othello," and you're likely to get groans in response. Through the Youth Theatre Workshop at the Putnam County Playhouse, which kicked off on Monday, director Caroline Good's ultimate goal is to help the youth look at the works of William Shakespeare in a different light...