Stories from Monday, September 26, 2016

POLAND -- Developing information related to marijuana cultivation on the property near the 7100 block of East Private Road 375 North, Poland, Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville Post took action Friday afternoon. At the site and at two different locations on the property, troopers discovered 14 cultivated marijuana plants. Inside an RV on the property, troopers located three individuals, miscellaneous marijuana, and assorted drug paraphernalia...

Grace Aker Cohn will celebrate her 100th birthday on Oct. 1. Her family is inviting friends to join them in celebrating Grace’s milestone with a party at the Reelsville Fire Department from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 1. Cards and well wishes are welcome but the family is requesting no gifts...

Together again on stage at the VFW post in Greencastle Friday night, Greencastle natives Robin Hopkins (left) and Dick Hardwick entertain a packed house with some feel-good music and down-home humor. Hopkins shows off his finger-flying skills on the banjo, taking center stage with a rendition of ”If I Were a Rich Man” from “Fiddler on the Roof” playing with an ever-increasing tempo. ...

New rides and a new K-9 officer are coming soon for the Greencastle City Police Department. In action at the September Greencastle Board of Works and Safety meeting, GPD was approved for the purchase of four new police vehicles and okayed for minor adjustments to the department’s Standard Operating Procedures document relative to the new K-9 officer about to join Kyle Lee as his partner...

Steven Gregg Dickson passed away on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. He was born Sept. 13, 1942 in Greencastle. He was the only child of Audrey and Wilhelmina (Nelson) Dickson, and grew up in Indianapolis. He was preceded in death by his parents. Steve graduated from Broad Ripple High School in Indianapolis in 1960...