Stories from Thursday, October 16, 2014

Margaret Jane Napier, 95, of Papillion, Neb., passed away Thursday, Sept. 25 at the Huntington Park Care Center in Papillion. She was born March 1, 1919 in Indianapolis, the daughter of Virl Smith and Glen (Maple) Smith. She attended high school at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis, and graduated in 1936...

Virginia Mae Baker, 94, Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014. She was born in Rossville, Ga., on Dec. 29, 1919, the daughter of Oscar and Iva Lee Prather Stanfield. She married John Baker, and he preceded her in death. She had been a homemaker, had worked several places, and was of the Baptist faith...

The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Basketball Program's registration is currently open and will remain open through Nov. 3. Registration fees are $50 per player before Nov. 3. Cost for registrations received after Nov. 3 will be $60 per player...

The Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department's Youth Basketball Program's registration is currently open and will remain open through Nov. 3. Registration fees are $50 per player before Nov. 3. Cost for registrations received after Nov. 3 will be $60 per player...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) aims to hire multiple seasonal winter program workers at upcoming job fairs over the next two weeks, including one at Cloverdale on Thursday, Oct. 23. Successful hires will work as snow plow drivers during snow and ice events and may perform general highway maintenance duties during the winter season (November-March). ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Patrick C. Braden, 19, Plainfield, driving while intoxicated, driving with a BAC of .08 or more and illegal consumption of alcohol Christopher D. Mink, 23, Stilesville, driving while intoxicated and driving with a BAC of .08 or more...

It was water, water everywhere when the Greencastle Board of Public Works and Safety submersed itself into its October meeting Wednesday afternoon. On the heels of Tuesday night's City Council adoption of a 47 percent water rate hike -- set to take effect with December billing (payable by Jan. 10) -- Greencastle Water and Wastewater Supt. Rob Lovell updated the Board of Works on the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) compliance that prompted that rate increase...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council learned just how many improvements are needed to have a fully sustainable sewer plant on Tuesday evening during its monthly meeting. Scott Creagan of Utility Management and Construction, who was recently hired to take run the sewer plant for one year at a cost of $42,000, came before the council with 13 items he has found within the past month that need to be addressed in the near future...

The first of several proposed changes concerning how and where parking is allowed in downtown Greencastle went before the City Council at its October meeting this week. Three separate ordinances were unanimously approved on first reading Tuesday night, including one (Ordinance 2014-15) necessitated by irregularities occurring in the aftermath of the South Indiana Street streetscape project completed in August...

By Kyle hollinger Staff Writer ROACHDALE -- The town council convened for its monthly meeting Tuesday night in Roachdale, addressing water and sewage utility rates, presenting a final reading of the annual budget and new noise ordinance regulations...

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month. During this month we celebrate people with Down Syndrome and educate the community on it. "It's not about celebrating disabilities, it's about celebrating abilities" (National Down Syndrome Society, 2014)...