Stories from Thursday, September 8, 2016

Dean Branneman, 62, of Jeffersonville, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2016. He was born Nov. 15, 1953 in Greencastle to the late Cleon and Maxine Branneman. Dean grew up in Cloverdale and served his country in the U.S. Army as a member of the Military Police...

DePauw Recital Hour: Carl Frank '10 and Lindsey Adams '07 Wednesday, Sept. 14 10:20 a.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall DePauw's weekly recital hour features talented School of Music students--and occasional guests! This week, the premier student chamber ensemble, the Asbury String Quartet performs James Kallembach's "Songs on Letters of John and Abigail Adams," with two outstanding alumni guest artists, baritone Carl Frank '10 and mezzo-soprano Lindsey Adams '07...

The annual Putnam County Regional Airport Appreciation Days is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11 at the facility on Greencastle's East Side. Access to the airport can be made off State Road 240 via Ballard Lane, the first road east of the main Walmart store entrance...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police Troopers and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 34-mile marker, seven miles west of Cloverdale, about 1:50 p.m. Thursday. Preliminary investigation revealed a white 1995 Dodge pickup, driven by 72-year-old James Lee Messer of Rice, Va., was eastbound on I-70 and for an unknown reason left the roadway on the south side and struck various trees...

A 52-year-old Greencastle man is facing a preliminary charge of criminal recklessness with a deadly weapon for allegedly discharging a sawed-off shotgun in the direction of his estranged wife. Robert E. Reid was lodged in the Putnam County Jail following an incident that unfolded about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday outside the Reid residence at Lot 6 in the mobile home park at 800 N. Madison St...

Taking advantage of the annual Senior Fair Wednesday at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building, Hubert Crodian (above) of Greencastle gets his flu shot from nurse Stephanie Purdue of Indiana Home Care Plus, Greencastle. Meanwhile, Darrell Wiatt of Russellville participates in a flexibility test given by Angie Howard of Health Care Therapy Services at Hickory Creek at Sunset. ...

Putnam County Hospital has announced the addition of Dr. Aditya Ahlawat, MD to the hospital medical staff team. Dr. Ahlawat will care for patients in a variety of ways as he takes on a multi-disciplinary role with the organization. Dr. Ahlawat will care for inpatients as a hospitalist beginning immediately. He will start seeing patients in the Emergency Department beginning Sept. 30...

The following cases have been filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Harmik Avakemian, 65, Canyon Country, Calif., Level 4 felony of a narcotic drug, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance Tyler O’Clair, 19, Greencastle, Level 5 straw purchase of a handgun...

County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. • At 3:41 p.m. Amilia Noel Faucett, 22, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail on a writ of body attachment. • At 12:55 p.m. Tyler David O’Clair, 26, Avon, was taken into custody on a writ of body attachment...

Even at age 91, longtime soap opera star Bill Hayes was able to sing his way into the hearts of his audience Wednesday afternoon at the Putnam County Public Library in Greencastle. And why not? After all, Hayes warbled his way into the hearts of coeds before graduating from DePauw University in 1947...

A 29-year-old Indianapolis man is in custody after multiple law enforcement agencies coordinated to apprehend him after he fled from the Greencastle Walmart store. Around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Putnam County Central Dispatch alerted all law enforcement agencies about a male who had just fled from a Walmart loss prevention officer...

The South Putnam youth football team, consisting of players from both the “Youth” and “Rookies” leagues, will be playing an exhibition football game at Lucas Oil Stadium ahead the Colts’ season opener on Sunday. With practices held at Central Elementary School near South Putnam High School, the team, which consists of first and second-grade students from both Central and Fillmore elementaries, has seen a perfect record thus far, winning four games over area opponents from districts like Monrovia, Cascade, Owen Valley and beyond.. ...

I’ve been involved in politics for the better part of a lifetime, and have spoken at a lot of public meetings over the years. There’s one question, I think, that I’ve heard more than any other: “If I want to be an informed citizen, which sources of information should I consult?”...

To the Editor: Aug.t 13 was a special evening for Greencastle football. The silent auction hosted by the Greencastle Football Parents Club, and sponsored by Tim Hunter Drywall, was a huge success. Over 125 people were in attendance to try to get the last bid on that special item...

Admittedly, one of my guilty pleasures about going to the movies has always been the trailers. You get a sneak peek at what’s coming up. And you get a chance -- in three minutes or less -- to determine that film’s fate: Never gonna see it; might watch it on video, probably wait for it to show up on HBO or I’ll actually spend $9.50 a ticket for the true theater experience...

When Frank Sinatra sang “The September of My Years” half a century ago, he painted a vivid picture. Ol’ Blue Eyes (starting to get a little old himself) was talking about watching life slow down and beginning to wistfully recall the faster times of summer...

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay kicks off today in Corydon, set to cover 92 counties and 3,200 miles over the next 37 days. The relay will reach Putnam County early in the evening of Thursday, Sept. 22, with the first of 21 local representatives, Makenzie Carr, set to take the torch in downtown Putnamville on U.S. 40...