Stories from Friday, November 27, 2015

PUTNAMVILLE -- A 23-year-old Missouri man and his passenger were injured in a one-vehicle rollover accident Friday morning on Interstate 70 in southwestern Putnam County, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. The driver and passenger were transported to Terre Haute Regional Hospital with serious injuries that were not, however, believed to be life-threatening...

John Richard Long, 91, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015. Born July 8, 1924 in Greencastle, he was the son of Wallace O. and Meda E (Dodd) Long. He was a 1942 graduate of Greencastle High School and had taken classes at Indiana University...

The hiring of a new executive director of the Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau will not take place in 2015, the board confirmed on Tuesday. When the CVB board voted to remove Executive Director Karla Lawless and Assistant Director Dianna Love back in June, the goal appeared to be to have a new, permanent director in place by the end of the year...

Putnamville Baptist Church will host the Back to Bethlehem Live Nativity from 6-8:30 p.m. on Dec. 4-6. In addition to the live nativity, the event will feature free food and live music. The church is located at 637 E. U.S. 40, one mile west of U.S. 231...

The children of Sonny and Ginny Kuchler wish like to congratulate their parents on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. The Kuchlers celebrated 50 years together on Wednesday, Nov. 25. They have three children, Matt, Laura and Annie.

Leon and Beverly Arnold will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Dec. 11. They are the parents of Greg and Sharla Arnold, Carmen and Tom Cash, Corliss and Kerry Ames, Gordon and Kathy Arnold, Charisse and David Schular and Celeste and John Perry...

FILLMORE -- Local potter Scott Cooper has been selling his handmade wares in Putnam County for more than 15 years. The weekend of Dec. 5-6 he will open his studio to the public for the annual St. Earth Pottery holiday sale, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...

Chad Wilson of Wilson Cattle Co., Cloverdale, presents W C C Defense B80, the recent winner of reserve intermediate champion bull honors at the 2015 North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show in Louisville. The winning bull is owned by Wilson Cattle Co.; LLB Angus, Erskine, Alberta, Canada; and Defense Associates, Cloverdale. Miss American Angus Jera Pipkin, of Springfield, Mo., presents the reserve champion ribbon...

Run, run as fast as you can to the Putnam County Public Library's Gingerbread First Friday on Dec. 4 from 6-8 p.m. The event features a reading of "The Gingerbread Man" and children's crafts, including gingerbread houses to decorate and take and gingerbread magnets...

Who will be designated the most creative entry at this year's Holiday Challenge of Brickmania? The Greencastle Parks and Recreations Department will receive entries in its Brickmania: Santa's Special Delivery contest from 8-9:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 3 at City Hall. The contest is free...

City Fire Greencastle firefighters recently responded to five dispatches and two medical assists. At 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 109 W. Hanna St. At 1:06 a.m. on Thursday, GFD responded to and disregarded a fire alarm at 107 W. Hanna St...

Catherine Fruhan, 67, Greencastle, died on Friday, Nov. 20, 2015. She was the beloved sister of William Fruhan Jr. and the late Beth Kovach; dear sister-in-law of Virginia Fruhan; loving aunt to Kim Little (Joseph), Kathey Sterley Purcell, Ron Kovach (Michelle), Todd Kovach, William Fruhan III (Lisa)...

While there wasn't much to report on the possibility of a community center for Greencastle and Putnam County, the little news city officials did share seemed to be on the positive side. At least that's how it was interpreted for the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission earlier this week...

A proposed $44.5 million expansion at the Ascena Retail Group's Greencastle facility won unanimous approval for tax abatement at a City Council special meeting this week. The Council adopted Resolution 2016-19 following a public hearing on the Ascena request for tax abatement on a project that could add 60,000 to 100,000 square feet to the sprawling building at 1901 E. State Road 240 on the city's East Side...

Teachers new to South Putnam Community Schools will be paired with a mentor to ensure the transition to a new school is smooth. The school board recently approved five teacher mentors at the middle and high schools, including Amy Cassida, Tiffany Dickinson, Natalie Hodge, Zack Love and Jennifer Perrin...

Audiences of all ages relish the DePauw School of Music's annual Holiday Gala, which will be presented in two performances in Kresge Auditorium at the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts on the DPU campus. On Saturday, Dec. 5 at 7 p.m. audiences can attend a full-length version of the popular holiday concert -- or they may choose a shorter, one-hour program designed for families and children on Sunday, Dec. 6, beginning at 3 p.m...