Stories from Saturday, August 9, 2014

Local emergency units were dispatched to a single-vehicle wreck on Water Works Hill on U.S. 231, just north of the Putnam County Fairgrounds just after 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The semi-truck was said to have jackknifed into a guardrail after his brakes locked up due to the wet road conditions. ...

City Police Two recent property-damage accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers. -- At 1:34 p.m. Thursday, a two-vehicle mishap was reported on Indianapolis Road near its intersection with 10th Street on the city's East Side. Officer Albert Epple reported that Mark Butcher, 20, Roachdale, was eastbound on Indianapolis Road, driving a 1994 Ford F-150 truck, when he realized he needed to be in the left turn lane...

The annual Phelps reunion will be held in September. Anyone interested in attending is asked to send their name and address to be added to the mailing list. Organizers would like to include more people but need names and addresses. Send the relevant information to Beverly Phelps Williams, P.O. Box 233, Waveland, IN 47989, or Gale A. Williams, 5153 N. CR 900 East, Rockville, IN 47872...