Stories from Friday, April 8, 2016

A 59-year-old rural Cloverdale man was formally charged with five felonies Friday afternoon in Putnam Circuit Court in connection with a March 25 shooting incident on his property along State Road 243 in southwestern Putnam County. Judge Matt Headley entered preliminary not-guilty pleas on all charges for Robert E. ...

An exhibition honoring the work of DePauw University's graduating senior studio art majors opens at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center on Friday, April 15 at 5 p.m. This year's show, which will remain on display through May 21, features the work of eight seniors, with work ranging from photography and abstract painting to installation and new media...

Kyler Jeter is a senior baseball player at North Putnam. He was born on May 5, 1998 to Brian and Bridget Jeter and he has three siblings. Jeter also plays basketball and football for the Cougars. He enjoys watching ESPN and Comedy Central on television. His favorite athletes to watch are Derek Jeter, Mike Trout, Kobe Bryant and Stephen Curry...

Terry L. Walls, supreme governor of the Loyal Order of Moose, will speak at Greencastle Moose Lodge No. 1592, 212 W. Franklin St., at 6 p.m. on Friday, April 22 as part of his travels across the state of Indiana. A free-will donation dinner, an awards program and entertainment provided by "Almost Country" band is planned...

Winners at the recent annual Tri Kappa bingo event include (front, from left) Lisa Wilson, Jill Schreiber, Dara Booe, Stacie Langdon, (back) Stephanie Williams, Mary Garl, Mary Stout, Bailey Ault, Janice Werner, Heidi Taylor, Linda Hale, Cheryl Karres and Anita Sanders. Proceeds from the event will be used to further Tri Kappa's philanthropic efforts to support charity, culture and education in our community...

Bryan Gerard, president of JoMar Seeds, Greencastle, participated in last month's "Storm the Hill" national seed industry fly-in in Washington, D.C. Hosted by the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA), "Storm the Hill" is a unique opportunity for seed industry partners from every sector and every part of the nation to join together with a unified voice on Capitol Hill...

The congregation of Harmony Baptist Church will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the church on Sunday, April 17 with a Sunday morning service followed by a pitch-in dinner. Dr. Bob Sanders from Kingsport, Tenn., will speak at 11 a.m. and again at 6 p.m...

North Putnam Middle School students of the month for March include (from left) sixth-graders Wyleigh Thomas and Hannah Judd, seventh-graders Megan Earley and Kyren Long and eighth-graders Haylee Cox and Adam Bonebrake.

A community dialogue on local legislative issues and election concerns is scheduled for Thursday, April 14 at the Putnam County Public Library, beginning at 6 p.m. The program is organized by PCPL's Food Justice Series in response to no March Legislative Update session being conducted by the Farm Bureau...

Attorney and author Bryan L. Ciyou will be the featured speaker at the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty meeting on Monday, April 11 at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle. The program begins at 6:30 p.m. and the public is invited to attend...

The following cases have been filed in Criminal Cases Robert A. Bell Sr., 69, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Citations and Infractions Bryan W. Hamby, 58, Atkins, Ark., speeding -- exceeding 65-mph with vehicle gross weight greater than 26,000 pounds outside urbanized area...

County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County jail on Thursday. At 3:25 p.m. Erica Kay Thompson, 39, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a warrant. At 9:40 p.m. Austin Tyler Edward Sawyer, 20, West Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a warrant...

Several years of increasing spending and decreasing revenue has the Putnam County Commissioners taking a long look at the county planning and zoning department. Commissioner Rick Woodall noticed the trend and brought it to the attention of his fellow commissioners at a pair of recent meetings. Woodall also has a plan for reducing spending...

The Putnam County Sheriff's Department recently honored a veteran officer for his part in saving a life in northern Putnam County. On March 31, Sheriff Scott Stockton presented Capt. Danny Wallace, with a lifesaving award. On Feb. 2, Capt. Wallace and Sgt. Gregg Slover assisted Roachdale Marshal Mike Mahoy regarding a suicidal subject...

CLOVERDALE -- The North Putnam Cougars traveled to south to take on their Western Indiana Conference and county rival Cloverdale in high school baseball Friday evening. North won the matchup against the Clovers 4-0 on blustery, snowy day. Both team's bats were about as cold as the weather. North Putnam tallied six hits, while the Clovers only managed one...

Colon cancer, cancer of the large intestine (colon), is the fourth most common cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of death from cancer. Colorectal cancer affects people in all racial and ethnic groups and is most often found in people age 50 and older...