Stories from Friday, February 28, 2014

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 9:05 a.m. on Tuesday, Ashley Nicole Adams, 24, Poland, was charged with probation violation, theft, check deception and forgery of checks. At 2:40 p.m., David Allen Schoettlin, 39, Chandler, was charged with operating a vehicle after lifetime forfeit and a probation violation...

Bill Wagner, who has served as director of sports information at DePauw University since 1986, is among five individuals who will be inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Hall of Fame. Wagner and the other 2014 honorees will be inducted June 9 at the organization's 57th annual national convention at the World Marriott Center in Orlando, Fla.
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Indiana is awarding more than $12 million in rental housing tax credits to 15 multi-family housing developments throughout the state, including the redevelopment of the Miller School site in Greencastle, Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann announced Thursday. Statewide project activities include new construction, rehabilitation, adaptive reuse (conversion of existing structures), and the preservation of historic buildings funded through the Internal Revenue Service Section 42 Rental Housing Tax Credit (RHTC) program.. ...

The Cloverdale High School Drama Club will present the comedy, "Hide and Shriek" this weekend. Written by Tim Kelly, the show takes you on the journey of a city girl, June (Beka Jordan), who flees to the hills to escape from a mad woman that is trying to kill her...

A 90th birthday open house for Howard Hedge will take place at the Roachdale Fire Station from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 15. Friends are asked to RSVP by March 8 to Marcia (Hedge) Wells at 653-5641 or Robert Hedge at 653-4077. The Roachdale Fire Station is located at 202 N. Indiana St...

In celebration of Robert "Bob" Matthews' 90th birthday, a reception, open to friends and family, will be held Sunday, March 9 from 2-4 p.m. in the main dining room at Asbury Towers, W. 102 Poplar St., Greencastle. Please no gifts. Cards and well wishes welcome...

Bethel Baptist Church in Fillmore will host a nine-week session of Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. FPU is non-denomonational and focuses on a faith-based approach to handling finances. For more information, visit www.daveramsey.com/fpu. The cost of enrollment is $100 and that covers one household or a single person with an accountability partner...

The Beech Grove United Methodist Church will celebrate the 57th anniversary of reopening the church on Sunday, March 9. Worship service is at 11 a.m. with a pitch-in dinner to follow. The church was closed for six years before a petition was taken around in 1957 by Hila Brattain and Mary Shokwiler, both deceased, and Helen Knauer, who remains an active member of the church. She will give the history of the church that morning...

Due to the expected winter storm this weekend, First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Greencastle will worship at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 1, Rev. Paul Champion has announced. There will be no Sunday morning worship at First Christian this weekend...

The Greencastle High School Mid-Winter Band Concert from Feb. 24 will run on Greencastle Cable Channel 3 starting Saturday, March 1. It will air at 10 a.m., 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. The program runs approximately 40 minutes. The GHS concert includes individual performances by members of the band who are participating in the state Solo and Ensemble contest, including Ichiro Mozawa, Katie Rose Parsons, Hannah Gellman, Melody White, Mattia Seaman, Carly Rhine and Mary Pearl Ivy...

PUTNAMVILLE -- When an offender is released from prison, he faces a number of obstacles. One bad choice, and he could be headed back to prison -- unfortunate for him, his family and at a substantial expense to the taxpayers of Indiana. The Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) recently implemented several new programs to help prepare offenders for the challenges after release...

John K. Huber has announced his candidacy for the District 2 Putnam County commissioner's seat on the Republican ballot in the May 6 primary election. With more than 39 years of construction experience and 29 years as a small business owner, Huber believes he can "bring insight and valuable knowledge" to the decisions and challenges a county commissioner faces...

The Putnam County Public Library, in collaboration with DePauw University, will host the Fifth House Ensemble on Wednesday, March 5 at 3:30 p.m. at PCPL. The Fifth House Ensemble will perform songs and interact with children of all ages, as well as adults...

Another winter storm is poised to bring another mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain to much of Indiana on Sunday, followed by more snow for the entire region Monday, the National Weather Service said Friday. The Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Putnam County and most of central Indiana from late Saturday through early Monday. In excess of six inches of snow is being predicted for the area, adding to an already historic total for the snowiest Indiana winter on record...

Playing together for the first time since 1975, Greencastle natives and professional entertainers Robin Hopkins (left) on banjo and Dick Hardwick on drums perform to a packed house Thursday night on the Jazz at The Duck series at the Inn at DePauw.

The Indiana Court of Appeals will come to the campus of DePauw University on Friday, March 7 to hold oral arguments that are open to all. The proceedings, hosted by the department of political science, will begin at 10:20 a.m. at the Inn at DePauw. The usual rules of courtroom decorum will apply...

With Steven Mitchell cutting the concrete deck from the old kiddie pool area and Ryan White scooping up the chunks of concrete behind him, JR Bowling Excavating, Greencastle, prepares the Robe-Ann Park site for the new splash park being added to the aquatic center this spring...

The Putnam County Public Library's new director, Grier Carson, is wasting little time getting the ball rolling as he introduced the library board to one of many changes that he hopes will bring the library into the 21st century. In an effort to provide patrons with different forms of media, the library will be introducing a new videogame collection within coming months...