Stories from Tuesday, March 4, 2014

James A. Twigg, 79, of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2014. He was born on July 19, 1934 in Indianapolis to Raymond Francis Twigg and Garnett Whitaker Twigg. Jim was a 1953 graduate of Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. He was retired from Sysco Foods with 28 years of service as a truck driver and was a member of Teamsters Local 135...

The thermometer is filling up, but not quite full yet as the United Way of Putnam County is within 20 percent of meeting this year's fundraising goal of $185,000. However, the organization needs the public's help to meet the goal by its annual meeting on Wednesday, March 12...

A 33-year-old Putnam County woman who thought she was having an appendicitis delivered nearly an eight-pound baby Friday night, surprising not only herself but the father and the hospital staff. Mandy Batchelor and Josh Cox of Greencastle announced the Feb. 28 birth on Facebook...

Putnam County Sheriff's Department Deputy Robert Craig Sibbitt has announced his candidacy for sheriff on the Republican ballot in the May 6 primary. "I believe that with my life experiences, running my own business while farming, along with my training and experience in law enforcement, that I bring more to the table than anyone else in the upcoming election," Sibbitt said...

In an effort to keep up with the new state standards that will soon be coming out as well as keeping up with ever-changing technology, the South Putnam School Board appointed one of its own to be the corporations new director of curriculum, instruction and technology integration...

The Putnam County Emergency Management Agency will host a severe weather spotters class at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12. The class will take place at the county Emergency Operations Center at 1600 W. CR 225 South, Greencastle. Under the instruction of EMA Severe Weather Specialist Chris Edwards, the class is available free to the public on a first come, first served basis. The room comfortably seats 40-50 people...