Stories from Thursday, October 22, 2015

Nettie O. Pettit, 94, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Born May 29, 1921 in Crawfordsville, she was the daughter of William and Velma (Ralston) Duncan. She was a graduate of Roachdale High School. Nettie had worked as a seamstress for the Angwell Curtain Factory, and previously at Coca-Cola, RCA and had babysat...

On Friday, Oct. 30 Putnam County Girl Scouts will have their annual Tent or Treat event from 5-7 p.m. at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park. Welcoming trick-or-treaters to the park, troops will dress up and have their tents decorated for Halloween. Scouts will be collecting items to create "Birthday in a Bag" kits for the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry in celebration of Girl Scout founder Juliette Gordon Low's birthday...

Drug abuse in Indiana has been declining over the past decade for every substance except pipe tobacco and prescription drugs, according to data in the 2015 Kids Count study in Indiana Data Book. But experts know there are still far too many young people in Indiana who turn to drugs for a variety of reasons. They also know teens don't have to look any further than a medicine cabinet to find their next high...

Raccoon State Recreation Area will host a trapper education course Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 7-8. The course is taught by members of the Indiana State Trappers Association (ISTA) and DNR Law Enforcement's Indiana Conservation Officers. The course will take place at the property office from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Students must attend both days...

Despite a monthly jobless rate just one-tenth of a percentage point higher than that of the state's stellar 4.0 mark, Putnam County finds itself stuck in the bottom half of Indiana's latest unemployment rankings. Putnam County ranks 53rd best overall among the state's 92 counties while nonetheless possessing the best September numbers within the west-central Indiana area at 4.1 percent...

Custer McCoy Green, 98, passed away Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015 at Exceptional Living Center in Brazil where he was compassionately cared for throughout the last 10 years. He was born in Cloverdale on Aug. 17, 1917, one of nine children born to the late Lewis and Emma (McCoy) Green...

CLOVERDALE -- Starting at the beginning of the 2015 fall hunting seasons, changes were made on how Indiana hunters check in legally harvested deer and wild turkey. As in years past, hunters are still required to have their deer or turkey checked in within 48 hours and follow regulations on temporary transport tags after harvesting game...

The congregation at Peace Lutheran Church and School invites all to join in celebrating 10 years of ministry at the current location at 1421 Bloomington St., as well as the 498th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and God's good gifts of the harvest...

Drug abuse in Indiana has been declining over the past decade for every substance except pipe tobacco and prescription drugs, according to data in the 2015 Kids Count study in Indiana Data Book. But experts know there are still far too many young people in Indiana who turn to drugs for a variety of reasons. They also know teens don't have to look any further than a medicine cabinet to find their next high...

Every day in Indiana there are hundreds if not thousands of traffic stops that are performed by legitimate law enforcement officials performing their sworn duty. On a very rare occasion, a person impersonating a police enforcement officer comes to the attention of law enforcement and the public after performing a bogus traffic stop or falsely representing themselves as a public servant...

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Sara Jane Frazier, 33, Terre Haute, was held at the jail on a pair of Vigo County warrants. At 1:57 p.m. Nicole (Hendrickson) Chaszar, 31, Kokomo, was arrested for theft and false informing...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Juan L. Arteaga, 36, Indianapolis, Class C misdemeanor operating a vehicle without ever receiving license Michael A. Hall, 24, Greencastle, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

CLOVERDALE -- A 46-year-old Greencastle woman is in custody at the Putnam County Jail following a Wednesday evening pursuit. Anne Owens was placed under arrest after a chase from Greencastle to Cloverdale involving officers from four departments. At approximately 7:45 p.m. Greencastle Police Department Officer Zach Rhine was attempting to locate Owens for a welfare check...