Stories from Tuesday, August 19, 2014

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail this weekend. At 6:25 p.m. on Friday, Joshua Michael Booe, 31, Shelburn, was charged with nonsupport of a dependent. At 9 p.m., Brian Joseph Skeen, 45, Terre Haute, was arrested on a probation violation...

If you were peacefully trying to meditate in a courthouse cubicle the other day, I'm sorry. If you were quietly noshing in the back corner at Almost Home or Chief's the other afternoon, I apologize. If you were wandering the friendly confines of the courthouse square and almost jumped right out of your skin? Oops...

Dear Greencastle, Putnam County: On June 23 tragedy struck our family. My nephew, Riley Sutherlin, was killed in a farming accident. Living in Texas and being 1,100 miles away, this big sister could not get to Indiana fast enough. When we finally arrived in Greencastle I found my sister and her family surrounded by the wonderful people of Putnam County. Not only were you taking excellent care of them, but you adopted the extended family and began taking care of us, too...

To the Editor: I have been reading a book about Olympic runner and World War II POW and war hero Louis Zamperini. The book by Laura Hillenbrand is titled "Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption." Ms. Hillenbrand also wrote the book "Seabiscuit."...

To the Editor: To the residents of Greencastle who assisted in making our July 19 Northrop Family Descendants reunion such a success: From the staffs in the Mayor's Office and the Tourism Bureau to the Subway restaurant which provided lunch at Robe-Ann Park, and Marvin's where we had dinner -- thank you...

The newly organized Purdue-Putnam County Extension Antique/Collectible Club will meet on Sept. 8 at 6:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Museum. The area of interest will be old correspondence, i.e. love letters, Civil War letters and others, including postcards written before 1960...

BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, presents "Grand Finale 2014 -- The High School Cadets" on Sunday, Aug. 24. The free concert will begin at the special time of 7:30 p.m. at Brazil's Forest Park, rain or shine...