Stories from Tuesday, July 14, 2015

District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has been appointed to serve on the Interim Study Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources, House Speaker Brian C. Bosma (R-Indianapolis) announced in making the 2015 interim study committee assignments...

Here's a sneak peek at how the Putnam County 4-H Fair Parade is shaping up for Friday evening ... So far 90 entries have been registered for the annual extravaganza. Those include Grand Marshal Pat Rady, horses, fair queens, a covered wagon, the Purdue Boilermaker Special, ATVs, Shriners and much more...

Phillip D. Mangus, 53, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, July 13, 2015. Born Feb. 13, 1962 in Putnam County, he was the son of Dallas Mangus and Karen Boswell (Cruse). Survivors include his children, Amber Mangus, Russellville, David Mangus and fiancée Kim Lancaster, Coatesville, and James Mangus, Reelsville; grandchildren Nathan Ham, Madisyn Ham and Briar Ham, Kyann Wasson, Bristol "Zmaxx" Mangus and Dallas Mangus; siblings Theresa Sandberg and husband Mike, Mooresville, Brian Mangus, Tennessee, Matthew Mangus, Reelsville, and Paul Mangus and wife Nicole, Greencastle; and several nieces and nephews. ...

Greencastle VFW Post 1550 will host a ride on Saturday to benefit a local girl fighting cancer. The Ride For Bree will raise money for Abryanna Jewell of Greencastle as she battles stage 4 Rhabdomysarcoma. The ride, which welcomes both cars and motorcycles, will begin at 11 a.m. at Post 1550 at 819 S. Jackson St., Greencastle...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Community Center will be hosting its annual Patriotic Picnic dinner on Sunday, July 19, starting at noon. The menu consists of sloppy joes, pork barbecue, coneys, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, macaroni salad, a variety of desserts, iced tea, lemonade, water and pop. Items will be individually priced...

CLOVERDALE -- Everyone is invited to help Smokey Bear celebrate his 71st birthday on Saturday, July 18 at Lieber State Recreation Area. The party starts at 1 p.m. at the nature center and will include games and other activities. The party is free after paying the standard entrance fee of $7 per in-state vehicle and $9 per out-of-state vehicle...

Due to weather conditions, the ITPA Truck Pull that was scheduled at the Putnam County Fair for Friday, July 17 has been postponed until Saturday, July 25 starting at 5 p.m. Additionally, the Horse Pull has been canceled entirely because of the weather...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Kristin D. Stepp, 20, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Corey M. Reeves, 27, Greencastle, Level 6 felony domestic battery...

Eight people were placed into the custody of Putnam County Jail recently. At 10 a.m. Friday, Laura Christine Waldron, 54, Greencastle, was arrested for a probation violation. At 10:30 a.m. Friday, Mark DeWayne Broadstreet, 61, Greencastle, was arrested on an out of county warrant...

SEELYVILLE -- A Cloverdale man was taken by helicopter to an Indianapolis hospital on Tuesday after crashing his motorcycle into a truck on U.S. 40. Gerald McGuire, 38, was transported by Trans-Care paramedics to Union Hospital in Terre Haute, then airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis for treatment of what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries to his hip and pelvis area, according to the Vigo County Sheriff's Department...

GROVELAND -- A low-end EF-1 tornado -- with winds reaching 90 mph and spawning multiple touchdowns -- was confirmed in the Groveland/Heritage Lake area Monday night. The tornado, which reportedly took a skipping path as it bounced along at the northeast corner of the lake, was described as 70 to 100 feet across, staying on the ground for two-tenths of a mile while touching down at least twice...

PUTNAMVLLE -- A 34-year-old Illinois truck driver was injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident Tuesday morning on State Road 243, south of Putnamville. Indiana State Police Troopers and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a tractor-trailer rollover mishap at 11:43 a.m. just north of Interstate 70...

The Putnam County coaching carousel continues and South Putnam has hired an Eagle native to coach the girls' basketball for the 2015-16 season. On Monday the South Putnam school board approved 1994 graduate Brian Gardner as the varsity head coach. "I want to thank the school board, Bruce Bernhardt, Mike Schimpf and Troy Burgess," Gardner said. ...

CLOVERDALE -- The series of upgrades around Cloverdale Community School Corporation is facing project delays due to the rain, with some of the projects are coming in well under budget. Project Manager Dan Sulkoske updated school board at Monday's meeting. He said most of the majority of work is outside, and the near daily rain has caused those projects to be pushed back until the weather clears up...

CLOVERDALE -- With Cloverdale football and baseball coach Jarrod Duff's recent resignation, CHS needed to have a replacement for the fall season. On Monday the Cloverdale School Board approved Cloverdale junior varsity baseball coach Tony Meyer for the head football coaching position...