Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2016

The South Putnam Community School Corporation Board Tuesday night unanimously appointed two principals and one assistant principal to positions at Fillmore and Central elementaries and South Putnam Jr./Sr. High School. Todd Gowen was appointed the principal for Central Elementary. He has been the assistant principal at the high school for the last two years and was a principal for many years before coming to South Putnam School Corporation...

Hunters at eight reservoir properties, including two in the Putnam County area, will be entered to win prizes for returning a completed hunter card at DNR check-in stations. The properties include Cecil M. Harden and Cagles Mill lakes, as well as Salamonie, Mississinewa, Patoka, Brookville, Monroe and Hardy lakes...

PUTNAMVILLE -- The Criminal Investigations Division at the Putnamville Post is warning area businesses of an increase in scams targeting company bank accounts which often results in financial losses, even massive at times. According to the FBI, from October 2013 through February 2016, law enforcement received reports from 17,642 victims resulting in more than $2.3 billion in losses...

Cheryl A. Holsapple, 59, of Cloverdale, passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, April 17, 2016 at Asbury Towers Health Care Center in Greencastle. Cheryl was born on Nov. 8, 1956, the daughter of the late Jack Sr. and Martha (McAdams) Sandlin...

While it may be the man's job to lead in dancing, the introductions of the 2016 Dancing With the Putnam County Stars contestants will start with the six ladies taking part. The eighth annual event is set to take place on Saturday, April 23, with a dress rehearsal on Thursday, April 21...

There were tears and smiles when Putnam County Girl Scout Troop 2276 presented care packets to the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Care Unit recently. Accompanied by parents and troop leaders, Grace Timm, 12, and eighth-graders Allison Staples (14), Brittany Ricketts (13) and Kenzie Wilson (13) filled the cancer unit lobby with large, colorful bags full of Biotene, ginger gum, head scarves and coloring books...

City Police Greencastle City Police officers made four recent arrests. At 5:57 a.m. Tuesday, Jason Rivers, 38, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Brad Hiatt at the 24/7 Laundromat on North Jackson Street. Rivers, who was lodged in the Putnam County Jail, is being held on charges of criminal trespassing and unlawful possession of a syringe...

The Kiwanis Club of Greencastle will sponsor SpringFest on Saturday, May 7. The annual pancake breakfast, Sparky the Fire Dog from the Greencastle Fire Department, a bake sale by the First Christian Church Christian Women's Fellowship, children's activities by the Women of the Moose, and live entertainment will take place at the Greencastle Moose Lodge from 7-11 a.m...

With temperatures in the 80s in Greencastle on Tuesday, five-year-old Korben Marshall opened up his lemonade stand near the intersection of Arlington Street and Shadowlawn Avenue for the second time this season. Stopping for a cold drink is Greencastle City Police Capt. ...

With a motto of "people helping people," the Greencastle Eagles Lodge is set to provide meaningful and long-lasting support for two local children to attend the Hoosier Burn Camp in Brookston near Lafayette this summer. Although the attendees are yet to be determined, Eagles President James White said at a recent check presentation that whatever help the lodge can provide isn't enough...