Stories from Saturday, April 20, 2013

The Putnam County Community Foundation will bring Kathy Wojkovich to Greencastle to give attendees ideas on where to find and how to recruit volunteers in their community. The workshop is set for 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 13 at the Inn at DePauw. Wojkovich began as the director of the United Way of Porter County Volunteer Center where the focus was to build capacity in the community by promoting volunteerism...

Putnam County Hospital will be offering a group class for diabetes self-management on Monday, May 6. The material will be divided into two sessions: Diabetes 101: Diabetes Basics and Diabetes 201: Proper Nutrition which will include carbohydrate counting...

In finding perspective on floodwaters such as those that swelled the banks of Big Walnut Creek on Friday, it's best to listen to longtime residents and those who handle high waters as part of their profession. It did not take too much listening on Friday to realize the high water Putnam County experienced was a pretty rare occasion...

REELSVILLE --Indiana Conservation Officers are trained for situations involving swift-moving water. It was not more evident early Friday morning when an officer's quick thinking helped save the lives of three people. ICO Chris Springstun, a four-year veteran of the department and assigned to Putnam County was busy responding to water related emergencies when at approximately 3:30 a.m., he was dispatched to the area of Jackie Dunn Road and Deer Creek in Reelsville...

With more than four inches of rain falling in a 24-hour period, Friday was a day of rescuing those in need and simply finding where the damage was for Putnam County officials. Local reports to the Banner Graphic ranged between 4.11 and 4.5 inches falling between Thursday and Friday morning, leaving local creeks, particularly Big Walnut, swollen well beyond their banks...

The Indiana Pacers (49-32) clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference for the second-straight year and finished with the top-ranked defense in the NBA. After last season's Eastern semifinals loss, the players have been looking forward to a potential rematch with the Miami Heat all season long. But they're eight wins away from getting that chance...