Stories from Friday, January 15, 2016

Wilfred Lee "Bill" Williams, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016. Born April 8, 1936 in Bainbridge, he was the son of Morris H. and Genieve (Miles) Williams. He was a 1954 graduate of Bainbridge High School. He married Betty Jean (Servies) Williams on Sept. 23, 1956, and she survives...

Central Elementary third-graders get into the spirit of the holiday season by giving, not receiving. Each year instead of a gift exchange, they pick a charity and make donations. This year they picked the Humane Society of Putnam County. Sandra Grimes (right) spoke with the students about the animal shelter and all it does for the county. ...

RUSSELLVILLE -- On Saturday, Jan. 30, the Russellville Community Church will host the Judson University Choir in a concert and worship experience. The program will begin at 4 p.m. in the church sanctuary, located at 103 W. Third St., Russellville. The concert is open to the public, and a free-will offering will be taken to give to the choir...

Co-Alliance LLP announced the retirement of Keith Berry from both the Co-Alliance board of directors and the Midland Co-op board of directors. Berry, a Greencastle resident, served as a dedicated board member for 37 years. He began leadership with the co-ops in 1977, acting as the liaison of Putnam County for the Hendricks County Co-Op. Two years later he was elected to its board...

By day, she is the director of Spiritual Care and Chaplaincy Services at three hospitals in downtown Indianapolis. She drives happily from Greencastle every day, because this is her hometown. She also has a private counseling practice here which has recently moved to a new office. She sees clients in Greencastle in the evenings...

Jan. 17-23 Monday, Jan. 18 Library closed in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. -- PCPL Book Group, 7-8:15 p.m. The PCPL Book Group will be meeting Monday, Jan.18 to discuss Anthony Doerr's novel, "All the Light We Cannot See." Books are available for purchase for $15 at the reference desk...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jeremy Krammes, 37, Cloverdale, Class A misdemeanor battery resulting in bodily injury Nathan T. Greenburg, 19, Greencastle, Class C misdemeanor illegal consumption of an alcoholic beverage...

County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 2 p.m. on Thursday, Kyle Alan McCammon, 27, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for violation of home detention. At 12:35 a.m. on Friday, Sean Patrick McMann, 33, Bainbridge, was booked in for driving with a suspended license...

The public is invited to join presenter Sydney Cason for a Brown Bag Talk on Alzheimer's Tuesday, Jan. 19. The program "Emperor of All Dementias: An Examination of Alzheimer's Disease" is set for 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle...

The town board of Roachdale has been approached by two different families recently. The Bells, who have been ordered to clean up its property at 102 W. Railroad St., were joined by the Stewart family Tuesday at Roachdale's monthly session. The Stewart family of Roachdale approached the board concerning sewage usage on its property. The matter was brought to the board's attention at its December meeting and was ultimately tabled until January...

CLOVERDALE -- During his report to the Cloverdale Town Council on Tuesday, Town Manager Wayne Galloway said that the Cloverdale Utilities Office is receiving an update that will change how they find water meters and other utility features. The update is a geographical information system (GIS) that WTH Technology Inc. ...

The Greencastle Fire Department, as well as crews from the Reelsville, Fillmore, Madison Township and Cloverdale departments, responded to a structure fire early Friday morning. First receiving a call at 10:17 a.m., GFD assisted the extinguishing of a blaze that took nearly three hours to extinguish...

Republican Pete Miller of Brownsburg has announced he is seeking another term representing District 24 in the Indiana State Senate. He has filed the necessary paperwork with his predecessor, Secretary of State Connie Lawson. District 24 is composed of portions of Putnam and Hendricks counties...

North Putnam Schools and nearby Co-Alliance LLP will remain partners for 2016, despite consideration of a Fort Wayne-based company that would offer the gasoline at a slightly lower price. Current gas prices, the ability to "lock-in" a rate of $1.25 per gallon, the corporation's proximity and a history of friendly relations fueled the board's decision Wednesday at its first meeting of the new year...