Stories from Tuesday, June 22, 2010

The National Weather Service in Indianapolis has issued a flood warning for Putnam County as well as several nearby counties including Fountain, Montgomery, Parke, Vermillion and Warren. This warning is in effect until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. At 9:24 a.m. today, National Weather Service radar indicated that 2 to 4 ½ inches of rain had fallen overnight in the area, which will cause major flooding in creeks and streams...

Marjorie E. Muir Albright Wiot, 85, of Terre Haute, formerly of Parke County, passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Davis Gardens in Terre Haute of natural causes. Born in Parke County on June 10, 1925, she was the daughter of Carl J. Muir and Alice Wimmer Muir...

Mrs. Freda Jean Riddle, 92, of Greencastle passed away Sunday, June 20, 2010 at the Putnam County Hospital. Born April 8, 1918 in Madison Township of Putnam County, she was the daughter of Emory O. and Maude Martin Brattain. She graduated from Greencastle High School in 1935 and received her degree in elementary education from Indiana State University, followed by a master's degree from DePauw University. She married Robert M. Riddle on July 15, 1951 and he preceded her in death in 1989...

Irene Gorham, 98, died Monday, June 21, 2010 at the St. Vincent Clay Hospital. She was born March 28, 1912 in Montgomery to Nicholus and Thresa Bernice Cone Petroff. On Dec. 11, 1945, she was married to Paul O. Gorham who preceded her in death. Mrs. Gorham was a homemaker and a 50-plus year member of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the United Methodist Church...

Helen Rose Bouslog, 87, of Chrisman, Ill. passed away on Monday, June 21, 2010 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was a homemaker and also worked for several years as a secretary at the former U.O. Colson Company of Paris. She was born July 14, 1922 in Clinton, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Lilly Criss Sanders. She married H. Dane Bouslog on Aug. 16, 1942 in Clinton. He preceded her in death Jan. 27, 1993...

CLOVERDALE -- On Tuesday, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced rising waters have caused the closure of State Road 42 due to rising waters. The road is closed six miles east of U.S. 231. The closure will remain in effect until waters recede...