Stories from Tuesday, May 17, 2016

Robert Bain Jr., 93, of Reelsville, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016 at Putnam County Hospital. Bob was born Feb. 4, 1923, in Brazil, Ind., the son of Robert Sr. and Etta (Hale) Bain. He attended Brazil High School before serving his country in the United States Army...

Alice R. Sparks, 89, of Franklin, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at Hickory Creek of Franklin. She was born July 11, 1926 in Tazwell County, Va. She was the daughter of Milburn R. and Mollie Alice (Puckett) Whitt. She married Ralph E. Sparks on Oct. 3, 1945, and he preceded her in death Feb. 19, 1997...

William O. "Tiny" Young, age 89, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Patricia A. VanPatten, 79, of Fillmore, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016 in the IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Feb. 14, 1937 in Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of Elmer Orndorff and Elsie (Braithwaite) Orndorff. Survivors include a son, Robert J. ...

If you don't like waiting until the annual Putnam County Fair to get your Legionburger fix, Saturday's your day. That's when Greencastle American Legion Post 58 will be serving Legionburgers -- a Putnam County institution now in their 52nd year -- from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, May 21 at the post, 1401 E. Indianapolis Rd...

In a timely proposal Monday morning, the Putnam County Commissioners recommended adding a pair of bailiffs to the courthouse staff. The suggestion comes just five days after an Ohio teen, accused of killing his uncle on Interstate 70 near Cloverdale, broke down in Putnam Superior Court, an outburst quelled by the presence of five armed and uniformed officers in the courtroom...

County Jail Several people have been booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 10:45 a.m. on Friday, Ryan Jay Lentz, 42, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent. At 2:17 p.m. Brystion Jamal Lewis, 27, Anderson, was arrested for possession of marijuana and on a warrant...

The Cloverdale High School FFA Alumni Association will host its second annual Track, Tractor and Car Show Saturday, May 21 at Putnam Park Road Course (5251 S. CR 550 East, Greencastle). Admission is free to the 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. event. Classic cars and a few antique tractors will be on display...

The Kiwanis Club of Greencastle invites the community to help celebrate its 95th anniversary on Wednesday, May 25. Kiwanis was only five years old when the Greencastle club was founded in 1921. Today, Kiwanis International is 100 years old and a worldwide organization in excess of 200,000 members with more than 7,200 clubs in more than 80 countries...

East Franklin Street, with its persistent parking and traffic issues, wasn't the only city street to get attention at the May meeting of the Greencastle City Council. Franklin Street, of course, prompted the most discussion after recent public pleas from citizens to consider a four-way stop at the Vine Street intersection and possibly eliminate parking (potentially east of College Avenue to Indianapolis Road)...

During a time when so many of Greencastle's long-time teachers, officials and the like are deciding to move on, one "new" face in the community promises to bring a refreshing familiarity back to her hometown. Stephanie Christopher, a 1994 graduate of Greencastle High School, received unanimous approval Monday at the district's regular monthly session to fill the newly-vacant role of assistant principal at Greencastle Middle School. She succeeds Amy Piskoty...

Despite intermittent drizzle Tuesday afternoon, Greencastle Department of Public Works employees Danny Burchett and Derrick Grimes raise the banners around the courthouse square, replacing the "Welcome" signs with new banners heralding the Downtown Farmers' Market. The Farmers' Market, which opened for the season on May 7, operates on the east and north sides of the courthouse square each Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon this month, and will go to its 8 a.m.-noon schedule beginning in June...