Stories from Tuesday, July 5, 2016

After attending a recent Putnam County Commissioners meeting to express concern with the state of their road, some Cloverdale Township residents put their money where their mouth was on Tuesday. The residents of County Road 125 East/175 East presented a plan by which they will pay a little more than 40 percent of the cost to chip and seal their road...

Herbert "Herb" Fischer Jr., 84, of Barnard, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2016 at his residence. He was born on May 27, 1932 in Buffalo, N.Y., to the late Herbert and Eva (Briggs) Fischer Sr. On Feb. 16, 1961, in Tazewell, Tenn., Herb married his wife of more than 54 years, Bonnie (Sizemore) Fischer. Mrs. Fischer survives...

Lola Colleen Green Fly, 72, of McCordsville, passed away Monday, July 4, 2016 at Community Hospital North in Indianapolis. She was born on Nov. 19, 1943 at Clinton Falls in Putnam County to William Herman and Lola Ruby Taylor Green. She graduated from Washington High School in Indianapolis in 1961...

The Family Youth and Community Development Program is hosting a fund-raising 3-on-3 basketball tournament on Saturday at the Crown Street Community Center. The tourney will have both youth and adult divisions, and will be played on the outdoor courts at the center, located at 605 Crown St. Also on the schedule are a basketball instructional clinic and a slam dunk contest...

Beginning today, Manhattan Road is closed between Limedale and Antioch Church in southwestern Greencastle Township. The road will be closed for up to seven days while the Putnam County Highway Department replaces a culvert. Local traffic is advised to use county roads 300 South and 300 West for the detour...

BAINBRIDGE -- The replacement of a culvert on U.S. 231 just south of U.S. 36 is expected to restrict traffic to one lane for as long as 10 weeks. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced the small structure replacement on Tuesday morning...

July 6-9 Wednesday, July 6 -- Yarn Perch, 6-8 p.m. Need crochet help or companionship? Jo MacPhail will take her Yarn Perch (located on the balcony above the lobby) every Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. to help those in need. -- Time Travelers Genealogy Guild, 5:30-7 p.m...

The Greencastle Defenders of Liberty will host James Bratten, editorial director of Hoosier Patriots Monday Morning Newswire, at its monthly meeting on Monday, July 11. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle. The public is invited to attend...

On Sunday, June 19 honorary members of the Bainbridge Saddle Club came together to celebrate and share memories of being at the club's current location for 50 years. The club was first organized in 1946 and began hosting horse shows just east of Bainbridge. In 1966 the club moved to another location, this time just west of Brick Chapel -- a move that brought a bright future for the members as they began building an arena and clubhouse...

One of five Indiana schools to make the list, DePauw University is one of the top 25 schools in the Midwest, according to a Forbes magazine post from Tuesday morning. As part of its annual announcement of the top U.S. colleges and universities, Forbes revealed its top 25 nationally as well as regional top 25 rankings...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:14 p.m. on Monday, Reddie J. Rhoades, 57, Blytheville, Ark., was lodged at the jail for assisting a criminal. At 10:50 p.m. on Sunday, Pattie M. Stanifer, 30, Cloverdale, was arrested for domestic battery, resisting law enforcement, operating while intoxicated, resisting law enforcement and battery with moderate bodily injury...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Brandon L. Runnells, 26, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Jacob D. France, 24, Greencastle, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...