Stories from Monday, September 12, 2016

A 52-year-old Greencastle man accused of shooting at his wife with a sawed-off shotgun was found dead in his cell at the Putnam County Jail Monday morning. According to a release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, Robert E. Reid was found unresponsive in his cell at 7:49 a.m...

ROACHDALE — Greencastle’s three senior players in Saturday’s Putnam County volleyball tourney understandably knew what to do after they defeated North Putnam 25-19, 25-15 in the championship match, since such celebrations are kind of a tradition for Sarah Miller, Lydia Trout and Madison Trout...

One major threat to continued economic success in Indiana communities is the increasingly poor health of Hoosiers – and the subsequent high health care costs. A glaring example: The Kaiser Family Foundation ranked Indiana sixth highest for health care costs in 2015...

Annual Airport Appreciation Days at the Putnam County Regional Airport offers a chance Sunday for young and old alike to take to the skies over Greencastle. Taking a ride in a biplane piloted by Cliff Robinson of Madison is Arthur Sharp, a 95-year-old World War II veteran who flew P-47s during the war.

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will pass through Putnam County from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. Featured in this edition of the Banner Graphic are three of 21 torchbearers for Putnam County: Bettie Locke Hamilton, Sue Murray and Darrel Thomas.

CLOVERDALE — The semi driven by a good samaritan who pulled over to help was struck by a burning vehicle in a Saturday-morning mishap on Interstate 70. At 11:10 a.m., Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Reserve Deputy Rick Lambert was dispatched to a vehicle fire near the 39-mile marker on I-70...