Stories from Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Greencastle Youth Football will be holding its final registration for the 2013 tackle football season on Thursday, July 11 from 6-7 p.m. at HOP Communications. Registration is $85 per child, with kids K-6 who live inside the Greencastle School Corporation boundaries eligible to sign up...

The North Putnam Athletic Department will be hosting a golf outing on Saturday, July 20 at Old Hickory Golf Course. The 18-hole scramble begins at 1 p.m., and will be preceded by lunch from noon-1. The cost is $50 per person for each four-member team, which includes green fees, cart, lunch and prizes...

A two-day volleyball camp will be held at DePauw University on Thursday July 11 and Friday July 12, with two three-hour sessions each day. The camp is for ages 7-17 and will take place at the Lilly Athletic Center on DePauw's campus. Campers may attend one session per day for $15 or both sessions for $25. Sessions are 9-noon and 1-4 p.m. each day...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Motorists traveling during the Independence Day holiday and weekend should practice safe driving habits--especially through highway construction zones. Indiana State Police (ISP) will be utilizing special unmarked pickup trucks provided by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in a visible construction zone enforcement blitz intended to maximize safety and mobility...

The outdated heating and cooling system at the Putnam County Courthouse reached its low point back in January with two failed boilers and temperatures in the single digits. It's a position county officials don't want to visit again. In the time since, the county has purchased two new boilers for the building, one of which was installed immediately and another awaiting installation...

Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, Tiffany Neumann, 23, was charged with minor consumption and driving with a suspended license. At 5:12 a.m. on Thursday, Ashley Heather Wagner, 27, Greencastle, was charged with neglect of a dependent and possession of paraphernalia...

Thursday, July 4 7 a.m.-dusk Pancakes for Parks and Pathways all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast, Shelter No. 1, $5, 7-11 a.m. Children 7 years and younger are free. The CountryMark station on Bloomington Street has donated 500 coupons for $5 each for the first 500 paying customers of the breakfast. The coupons expire at midnight on July 4...

Governor Mike Pence on Monday opened the State Disaster Relief Fund to local government in 16 counties affected by severe weather and flooding that began April 17. Flooding that swelled Big Walnut Creek and other local waterways has qualified Putnam County for the state assistance...

Not many World War II veterans bring back happy memories from combat zones that raged throughout Europe. But 90-year-old Navy veteran Don Wilson still has some memories that make him smile. Wilson, originally from Trafford, Pa., decided to join the Navy when he was 20 to follow in the footsteps of his father, who had fought in World War I...