Stories from Thursday, August 7, 2014

Evelyn Stilz, 88, of Reelsville, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 at her residence. She was born Nov. 15, 1925 in Reelsville, and was the daughter of the late Cecil and Blanche (Hutchison) Craft. She married William Frank Stilz on June 25, 1949. Mr. Stilz passed away on May 15, 2005...

Richard Graham Whitt, 62, of Cloverdale, passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2014 at his residence. He was born Feb. 5, 1952 in Richlands, Va. He was the son of the late Raleigh G. and Euva L. (Sparks) Whitt. He married Caroline L. (Hopkins) Whitt on July 7, 1972, and she survives...

Bainbridge­ Christian Church will be offering Financial Peace University (FPU) classes beginning Thursday, Sept. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Nearly 1.5 million families have positively changed their financial situation through participation in the FPU program, nine-week course taught by Dave Ramsey on DVD...

PUTNAMVILLLE -- The Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) has historically been a starting point for several known correctional leaders and the facility has just added to its numbers with two recent graduates from the Indiana Department of Correction Leadership Academy...

The 4-H Tractor Club hosted its annual contest prior to the 2014 Putnam County 4-H Fair. Even with a big turnout, members and organizers were able to complete the contest before it began pouring down rain. Last year, Nick Scott won the national contest, having already won county, area and state. In 2014, he ran the Putnam County contest in memory of Riley Sutherlin, giving a wagon ride to Riley's family and friends as part of the event...

County Jail Three people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. *At 1:19 p.m. on Tuesday, Jeffrey Allen Stover, 38, Indianapolis, was arrested for failure to appear and possession of marijuana. At 9:30 p.m., Daniel Dale Frazier III, 21, Greencastle, was arrested for possession of methamphetamines...

Years of discussion about getting animal control back in Putnam County took a tangible step toward fruition Monday with the hiring of an animal control officer. At the recommendation of the Sheriff's Merit Board and the Animal Control Advisory Board, the Putnam County Commissioners unanimously approved the hire of Brien Holsapple as the animal care and control director...

Ivy Tech Community College has selected Greg Cook as interim campus president of its Greencastle campus. The announcement follows the college's recent restructuring of its statewide system and newly combined Central Indiana region that includes Greencastle, Franklin, Indianapolis and Hamilton County campuses...

Having seen Terre Haute North only Tuesday at the Terre Haute South Braves Invitational, Greencastle's girls' golf squad knew that a strong effort was going to be needed in order to find a win on Thursday. While the Tiger Cubs matched their score from Monday at Windy Hill, that would be insufficient as the Patriots claimed a183-209 victory...

For the past 16 years, the Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police Shop with a Cop effort has been helping Putnam County youth receive the necessary school supplies and clothing needed to start the school year. This year, officers from seven local agencies descended upon the Greencastle Walmart Thursday morning for the annual event, which lasted roughly two hours...

Jim Staggers will be the guest speaker Monday, Aug. 11 at the monthly meeting of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty. The 6:30 p.m. meeting is scheduled at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle...