Stories from Thursday, April 9, 2015

Central Elementary Grade 2 All A Honor Roll Asa Malachi Bewley Megan R. Bumgardner Danae Cline Lillian Emmerich Madison Gardner Dylan Gilley Kingsley Hardy Cole James Hatton Natalie Hayden Grant Jackman Wyatt Mullin Ashton Nichols Audrey Richardson Leyton Wells...

Criminal Cases Jerramy Bushong, 29, of Coatesville, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended Sarah E. McCarty, 18, of Coatesville, Class A misdemeanor theft Dillon I. Baker, 18, of Coatesville, Class A misdemeanor theft Daniel Soggett II, 52, of Franklin, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended...

County Jail Four people were lodged into the Putnam County Jail recently At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, James David Flatt, 30, Mooresville, was arrested for burglary. At 3:15 p.m. Jesse Ricketts, 20, Indianapolis, was booked on possession of marijuana. At 3:28 p.m. Ashlee Erin Nelson, 33, Greencastle, was charged with theft...

Indiana Blood Center will be holding a blood drive from 2-6 p.m. Tuesday, April 14 at Cornerstone Baptist Church, 218 Bloomington St., Greencastle. All blood donations stay in Indiana. Persons may contact Cindy Little at 653-3076 or cindylittle@cinergymetro.net to sign up or for more information...

With 911 software funding and a possible public safety tax on the agenda, the Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council will again meet in joint session on Monday, April 13. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners Room on the first floor of the Putnam County Courthouse...

RUSSELLVILLE -- On Sunday, April 12, the Russellville Community Center will host a soup and sandwich dinner from noon to 1:30 p.m. The menu will include several kinds of soups (potato, chili, beef stew, broccoli and cheese, etc), grilled cheese, ham salad and chicken salad sandwiches with several varieties of desserts...

Haywood Ware sees the role of mayor as "more of a city manager" and wants to spread redevelopment attention all around the town. Jim Wright, meanwhile, vows to hire a deputy mayor for Greencastle -- "and that's a fact." Tanis Monday is "super excited" about prospect of a community center being a viable option for the city this time around...

The Clinton Falls Cemetery Board advises the public any winter mementos and ground decorations which interfere with the grounds mowing process will be removed on April 24. Anyone wishing to keep these items should retrieve them prior to that date. Everyone is thanked in advance for cooperating...

The Putnam County Public Library made a lot of changes in 2014, and this year will be focused on implementing and enhancing those changes. Library Director Grier Carson said as a means of staying relevant in a time of change, the library will continue to look toward the future at ways to not only continue bringing the usual patrons into the library, but also bringing in new patrons...

Representatives from area organizations attended an interactive workshop Wednesday morning to get a better idea of what it is like to live below the poverty line. The "Poverty Experience" was hosted by St. Vincent Clay Hospital. Hospital administrator Jerry Laue said each booth set up in the Area 30 Career Center was run by a hospital employee, aside from one volunteer...

A Greencastle man who has failed to register as a sex offender numerous times over the past 20 years is facing 2-8 years in prison after his latest disregard for the law. John W. McCarty Sr., 56, who resides on Avenue E in Greencastle, has been living at an unregistered city address since April 2013, court records indicate...

Each April the Putnam County Family Support Services Sexual Assault Prevention Program as well as other Sexual Assault Prevention Programs across the country join together to raise awareness about sexual violence.

DANVILLE -- Greencastle's track and field team found a bright spot in the weather reports and traveled to Danville Tuesday for a co-ed meet. The Greencastle girls defeated Danville 79-59 while the Greencastle boys lost 87-48. Corrie Romer and Katerina King had outstanding performances for Greencastle, with Romer winning the 200 meter, 400 meter and leading the 1600 meter relay to a win. King won the 100 meter, long jump, and anchored the winning 400 meter relay and the 1600 meter relay...

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio -- Wittenberg's consistent offensive attack was too much for the DePauw men's lacrosse team as the host Tigers seized a 17-6 victory Wednesday afternoon at Edwards-Maurer Field. DePauw dropped to 5-7 on the year and 1-4 in North Coast Athletic Conference action, while Wittenberg moved to 6-5 overall and 4-2 in the league...

Freshman Lauren Godden went 8-for-10 in four games last week, earning North Coast Athletic Conference player of the week honors as the Tigers swept Denison on Tuesday and split with Hiram on Sunday. Against Denison, Godden totaled four hits with six RBI, including her fifth homer of the season. She added four hits and an RBI in the series against Hiram. For the week, Godden piled up 12 total bases, a 1.200 slugging percentage and a .800 on-base percentage...

Meg Kissinger, investigative health reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and 2009 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, will return to her alma mater, DePauw University, for the 2015-16 academic year as Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism...

"Look Up in the Sky Day," which will start at Robe-Ann Park on Tuesday, April 14 from 6-8 p.m., will offer a short introduction to clouds, weather, planets and stars. If the night is clear, the group will then visit DePauw University's McKim Observatory for a closer look at the stars and planets from 8:15-9:15 p.m., thanks to DePauw's Astronomy Dept...