Stories from Saturday, July 23, 2011

County Jail Johnie Mae Grant, 53, Dallas, Texas: Possession of marijuana, July 22, 3:05 a.m. Edna Marrietta Payne, 39, Dallas, Texas: Sale of marijuana, possession of marijuana, July 22, 3:05 a.m. City Police Greencastle City Police reported one recent arrest...

By making a donation at the Putnam County Community Foundation's booth during Fair Week, people can receive a chance to win either a hog donated by the Mann Family and White Oak Farms or a pizza party for 25 people donated by Kevin and Jenny Hutcheson and Chicago's Pizza.

May 6, 1927-July 21, 2011 Ernest Ray Hord, 84, Cloverdale, passed away on July 21, 2011 at Putnam County Hospital. He was born on May 6, 1927 in Indianapolis, and was the son of the late Richard Ray and Helen (Stuck) Hord. He married Evelyn Rae (Dillard) Hord on Feb. 6, 1971, and she survives...

By ERIC BERNSEE Editor The jobless picture has literally taken three steps forward and one step back for Putnam County. After three months of making a few small steps toward respectability, the local unemployment rate took a baby step backward for June...

Initial planning for Greencastle's Stellar Communities grant initiatives got a lift Friday as representatives from multiple state agencies met with city and DePauw University officials for a project-by-project planning session to review progress and develop next steps...

Mill Pond Health Campus is donating more than $1,000 worth of food to Putnam County Food Pantry as part of its "Independence from Hunger" food drive during the month of July. All Mill Pond employees were encouraged to donate food in addition to cash or personal time, which was converted into pounds, to the Food Pantry cause...

With temperatures in the mid 90s on Saturday, livestock exhibitors tried to keep their animals cool with a shower. Katherine Oliver, a 10-year 4-H'er, blasts her Holstein in a stream of water Saturday afternoon as she gets ready for the 4-H Dairy Show coming up Sunday morning. Keeping the swine cool is the goal of R. J. Batchelor as he helps out Duroc owner Evan Davies by washing the hog. The 4-H Swine Show is set for Monday morning...

March 24, 1927 - June 25, 2011 Donald Lester Abbott, 84, of Century Village, Deerfield Beach, Fla., passed away Saturday, June 25, 2011. He was born March 24, 1927 in Greencastle, the son of James Milton and Jettie (Reece) Abbott. He was a 1946 graduate of Greencastle High School...