Stories from Wednesday, October 22, 2014

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Andere T. Bethel, 19, Greencastle, Class 6 felony domestic battery Blake R. Willis, 24, Cloverdale, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated James J. Leverone, 23, Chelmsford, Mass., two counts of Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

George Mensah (Issach De Bankole) is a man at a crossroads. He's a well known academic and lecturer, but something is missing. He's restless and struggling to find his way. Things don't improve when he's informed that one of his friends, a fellow academic in Equatorial Guinea who he helped financially, has died. ...

Anna Ernestine Harmless Lunsford, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 20, 2014. She was born on Aug. 1, 1938 in Mansfield, Ind. Ernie was a graduate of Bridgeton High School and had been employed at P.R. Mallory, Torr's Restaurant and as a school bus driver...

Walter "Gene" Martin, 68, of Greencastle, and formerly of Rockville, died at 12:53 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014 in the emergency room of Indiana University North Hospital in Carmel. He retired from the Indiana Department of Corrections with 44 years of service...

PUTNAMVILLE -- An Indianapolis man, six months into his prison sentence and less than a year from his projected release date, could face an additional one to six years for allegedly battering a Putnamville correctional officer. Randy H. Wilson, 22, is charged with battery on a public safety officer for a Sept. 2 incident involving Officer Logan Terrell of Putnamville Correctional Facility. A Class 5 felony, the crime is punishable by one to six years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000...

Citing a current fine structure that is insufficient to ensure compliance, the Putnam County Plan Commission recently recommended a change to county zoning regulations. Upon review of the recommendations, the Putnam County Commissioners approved the changes at their Monday evening meeting, passing the new ordinance 2-0...