Stories from Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Anne F. Harris, Johnson Family University Professor and professor of art and art history at DePauw University, to serve as the school's vice president for academic affairs, DePauw President Brian W. Casey has announced. She succeeds Larry Stimpert, who has served as the academic vice president since July 2013, has been charged with overseeing implementation of recommendations made by a task force to enhance DePauw's Robert C. McDermond Center for Management and Entrepreneurship...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is helping July 4th weekend travelers declare their independence from highway construction and uncertainty about the road ahead, allowing extra time for motorists to reach their holiday destinations safely by adding travel time information to dynamic message signs...

Something about garage sales can bring out the thrill of the hunt in some people. Thanks to TV shows like "Antiques Roadshow" and "American Pickers," bargain hunters think they're going to find an original copy of the Declaration of Independence behind every framed paint-by-numbers portrait or some early Steve Jobs created-in-his-garage computer in the corner of every closet...

Cloverdale Elementary School Fourth Grading Period A Honor Roll Rylee Burton Jaidyn Helton Carson Hall Erin Johnson Kaitlen Kerr Claytong Peterson Emma Yartz Tara Wainscott A, B Honor Roll Ella Szczerbik Alayna Oberkrom Grant Gentry Elizabeth Dorman...

A portion of Bloomington Street in Greencastle was closed for a few minutes in front of Carpenter Realtors Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 5 p.m., the street in front of 320 Bloomington St. was being reopened after a gas line main was ruptured during construction...

The list of Fourth of July activities at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park include: Saturday, July 4 -- 7-8 a.m., Registration for Mike Rokicki Memorial 5K Road Run, Shelter No. 5, $20/person in advance or $25 day of event (registration includes ticket to the pancake breakfast and $5 Countrymark gas coupon)...

MOUNT MERIDIAN-At 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to the westbound lanes of U.S. 40 near County Road 850 East for a single-vehicle rollover crash. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2006 Mack quad-axle dump truck, driven by 56-year-old Steven R. Hansen of Roachdale, was eastbound on U.S. 40 and experienced a blown left front tire...