Stories from Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Fred Skinner, 74, Rosita, Colo., died Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 of an apparent heart attack. He was born June 19, 1937 in Ada, Mich., to Wallace and Echo (Roberts) Skinner Sr. He attended school in Indianapolis and served as an MP in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958...

Dorothy Maxine (McLin) Boswell, 84, died Friday, March 9, 2012 at Brookhaven Manor in Kingsport, Tenn. She was born Nov. 23, 1927 in Bicknell, Ind., the daughter of Henry and Minnie (Crabb) McLin. She married Claude Boswell on May 25, 1945, and they were residents of Putnam County until the fall of 2005, when they moved to Kingsport, Tenn...

On April 6, an estimated 20 children from low-income Putnam County families will receive free dental services ranging from dental screenings and cleanings to sealants and fillings as part of Give Kids a Smile Day. The event is normally scheduled nationally in the month of February. The Putnam County date was scheduled at a later date to be less dependent on the potential for bad weather during February...