Stories from Thursday, June 11, 2015

Fred Leroy Sterrett, 101, recently of Greencastle and formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Fred was born on Jan. 11, 1914 in Rushville to Walter Sterrett and Millie Lloyd Sterrett. He retired in 1979 from General Motors with 30 years of service...

Traffic is backed up on North Jackson Street Thursday morning as an Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance crew mills the pavement of U.S. 231 in preparation for resurfacing. The project is likely to continue into next week, depending on the weather, an INDOT spokesman said...

BAINBRIDGE -- The 101st annual Bainbridge High School (BHS) Alumni Association banquet is set for Saturday, June 27 in the Bainbridge Community Building. The welcome hour will begin at 5 p.m. with the buffet dinner following at 6:30. The program will be highlighted by recognition of the first Bainbridge High School Alumni scholarship winner and entertainment provided by Jeff Blue of Columbus, who will sing and play his guitar...

Herman W. Bell, 88, of Brazil, passed away at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 with his family by his side. He was born in Clay County, Sept. 11, 1926, the son of the late Ray and Catherine (Emmert) Bell. He married Betty E. Light on Jan, 24, 1948. She preceded him in death on Jan. 17, 2015. Together they owned and operated many businesses, including Paradise Lake, Brazil Antique Mall and Stuff and Things...

Local musicians James "Figgy" Hardwick, Bobbie Lancaster and Mike Van Rensselaer will perform a special free Kids' Concert Saturday, June 13 co-presented by the Greencastle Summer Music Festival and the DePauw University School of Music in the new "Music on the Square" space at 21 N. Indiana St. in downtown Greencastle...

Barbara Annette "Barb" Jezior, 48, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Barb was born on Nov. 9, 1966 in Cleveland, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her mother, Dorothy Giles, and a brother, David Giles. Surviving are four daughters, Kristy Giles, Stephany Irby and fiancée Heath Cloncs, Holly Jezior and Sara Jezior; her father, Wayne Giles; a sister, Pamela Reichert; sister-in-law Pat Mansfield; four grandchildren Isaac, Isaiah, Mya and Aubree; Barb's companion, Brian Cox Jr., and his children, Brian Cox III, Ethan Cox and Makayla Cox.. ...

Change is good, an old Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce ad campaign once alleged. Chamber members are about to find out how true that really is as after nearly 15 years of being the face of the franchise, community cheerleader and a fountain of local knowledge, Tammy Johnson has resigned from her position as executive director...

Perhaps lost in the maze of downtown detours and altered traffic patterns, the sign noting the left-turn restriction at the southeast corner of the square has disappeared. Before you go blaming some street-sign-collecting dorm denizens or those renegades in red from Wabash, trust that it was done intentionally...

Driving and parking patterns just south of the courthouse square continue to be altered by ongoing construction work on the South Vine Street streetscape project. Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray announced Wednesday that the intersection of Poplar and Vine streets will be closed on Monday for at least the day...

County Jail Two people were booked into Putnam County Jail recently. At 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Autumn Burger (Bartley) Cooper, 29, Greencastle, was arrested on charges of theft and probation violation. At 1:06 a.m. Thursday, Brian Wayne Roberts, 47, Seymour, was arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated and driving while suspended...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Charles L. Spiker, 35, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Jeremy W. Crickmore, 29, Coatesville, Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle with scheduled substance in the body, Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended...

Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle will host a June 18 spaghetti dinner and baked goods auction to benefit an individual's fight against cancer. Dinner will begin at 5:30 p.m. with a live auction to start about 6:15. Cost of dinner is a free will donation...

A June 25 day trip to Gasthof Amish Village for the Putnam County Senior Center is being sponsored by The Waters of Greencastle and Mill Pond Health Campus. Cost of the trip is $25 per person which includes a buffet lunch with drink and tip, as well as transportation...

CLOVERDALE -- The south side of Cloverdale will be able be to hear the emergency siren hopefully by Labor Day. Putnam County Emergency Management Director Tom Helmer said the town has secured a grant through the Department of Homeland Security to replace the obsolete siren on the south side of town...

Central Elementary Fourth Grading Period Grade 2 A Honor Roll Asa Malachi Bewley Megan R. Bumbgardern Danae Cline Lillian Emmerich Gabriella Noel Faught Madison Gardner Dylan Gilley Kingsley Hardy Cole James Hatton Chloe Hauk Natalie Hayden Simon Matthew Hillburn...

MONTGOMERY -- An 8:30 a.m. tee-off time began a long-hot day for the Greencastle and North Putnam boys' golf teams at Montgomery's Country Oaks Golf Course Thursday in Daviess County. The two Putnam County teams matched up great with North Putnam edging out Greencastle by one stroke as the Cougars and the Tiger Cubs earned 10th and 11th place with 324 and 325 respectively...