Stories from Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Robert O. Patton, age 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012. Born April 27, 1927 in Putnam County, he was the son of Robert D. and Vivian A. (Owens) Patton. He was a 1945 graduate of Greencastle High School and had attended DePauw University...

Bobby W. Arnold, age 87, of Coatesville, passed away Monday night, Nov. 26, 2012 at the Hickory Creek at Sunset Nursing Home in Greencastle. Born Nov. 14, 1925 in Greencastle, he was the son of Ezra Arnold and Worth (Christie) Arnold. He married Marilyn J. Renfro, and she preceded him in death.

At a recent Putnam County Council meeting Judge Matthew Headley presented the council with a variety of options in hopes of addressing the struggling public defender system. Public defenders are assigned in all criminal cases, child in need of services (CHINS), juvenile delinquencies, termination of parental right's and mental health cases when needed...