Stories from Monday, June 15, 2015

First-responders from Putnam County Operation Life and the Greencastle Fire Department recently received training in animal rescue oxygen masks. Operation Life received the mask kits as a donation from Invisible Fence Brand. Stacy Goins, community outreach specialist with Invisible Fence of Central Indiana, was on hand to make the donation and conduct the training...

Local emergency agencies worked a pair of serious crashes in Putnam County over the weekend. At 4:37 Sunday, Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of U.S. 40 at County Road 525 East in Mount Meridian...

LITTLE POINT -- About 8:50 p.m. Sunday, Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville Post responded to a one-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 52-mile marker, 11 miles east of Cloverdale. Preliminary investigation revealed a black 1994 Pontiac was westbound on I-70 when the female driver lost control and spun off the north side of the roadway...

LaRue "Jr" Severe, 67, of Roachdale, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Monday, June 8, 2015. LaRue was born in Pana, Ill., to LaRue and Mary Etheridge Severe. LaRue retired from R.R. Donnelley's after 42 years of service. He was a family man who loved his grandchildren, fishing and classic cars. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran...

The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will celebrate Fathers' Day, with "Dad's The King!" Sunday, June 21 at 8 p.m. at Forest Park, rain or shine. All musical selections will be by Karl L. King (1891-1971). King composed more than 300 works for band, led circus and rodeo bands and was director of the Fort Dodge, Iowa Band for more 50 years...