Stories from Thursday, May 26, 2016

Wednesday afternoon Greencastle City Police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of Sycamore Street in reference to a reported verbal domestic. During the course of the investigation officers received information of possible drug activity occurring within the residence, and officers could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the home...

Vera B. Marshall, 97, of Greencastle, died Wednesday, May 25, 2016. Vera was born Sept. 9, 1918 in Clermont, Ind., to the late Frank and Carrie Beswick, She married Tony Marshall and worked for Dow Chemical. Vera was a deeply faithful woman who loved playing bingo. She loved to spend time with her family and enjoyed good health until her final days...

Sylvia Dean Cox Snapp, 88, of Raccoon Lake (Rockville), passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Sylvia was born in Hendricks County, and was the daughter of Matilda Cope Cox and Fred A. Cox. She spent most of her childhood in Putnam County, and the last 50 years at Raccoon Lake...

Tonja Michelle Patterson, 46, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, May 23, 2016 in her residence. Tonja was born July 20, 1969 in Indianapolis to Wendell Colyer and Claudia (Dawes) Colyer. She worked at Autumn Glen in Greencastle. She is survived by her husband, Michael Patterson; daughters Miranda Patterson, Tiffany Patterson and Kaitlyn Patterson, all of Greencastle; a son, Daniel Patterson (Devin), of Texas; a sister, Joel Colyer (Brian) of Mooresville; her father, Wendell Colyer, of Florida, and several nieces and nephews.. ...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, John Ryan Sanders, 33, Coatesville, was housed at the jail on a warrant. At 9:12 a.m. on Wednesday, Robert Lee Brewster, 52, Thorntown, was taken into custody on a warrant...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Kevin R. Spurrier, 42, Poland, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Samuel R. Strange, 36, Clinton, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that participated in our Community Shred Event on Saturday, May 14. The event was sponsored by Earl & Co. CPA and the Putnam County Board of Realtors, who covered the cost of the shredding truck and provided the shred service for free...

The persuasive power of statistics is often cast aside with the Mark Twain-popularized notion of "lies, damned lies and statistics." And while it may be true statistics can be manipulated to support just about any weak argument, the numbers definitely aren't lying to us today as we come to the end of the 2015-16 school year...

If you check out today's adjacent editorial, you'll get a glimpse of how much impact the retiring teachers and administrators leaving the Putnam County education system this year have had on generations of our children. Ten teachers and/or administrators. Overall 370 years in education. Collectively 319 in Putnam County...

The Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce will host its first Women in Business meeting Tuesday, June 7 at the Inn at DePauw. Women in business from Greencastle and the surrounding areas with the goal of networking together and supporting each other's efforts to succeed in business are invited to attend the kickoff program that starts at 9 a.m...

The Putnam County Fairgrounds will host the Life Line Screening community health event June 20 in the York Auto Family Community Center. Residents of Greencastle and the surrounding area can determine their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic conditions by being checked for plaque buildup, HDL and LDL cholesterol levels, bone density and kidney and thyroid function...

Innovation and therapy came together in a unique way when Rose-Hulman students presented their inventions to the staff, friends and patients of Hope Haven Horse Farm on Sunday. "I'm so excited about this," Christy Menke, the owner and operator, said. "I'm like a kid in a candy store. I want the focus to be on the students. This is their day."...

The members of 100 Women Who Care voted to support the Cloverdale High School Band, Clover Command, with $7,200 at their May 4 meeting. The funds will be used to help the students represent Indiana in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. "What a significant honor for these kids," Kate Knaul, who spoke on the band's behalf, said...