Stories from Tuesday, November 1, 2016

George T. Murphey, 88, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 in Greencastle. George is survived by his wife of more than 68 years, Elizabeth Stovall. They were married on Oct. 23, 1948. George and Elizabeth have three children, Susan (predeceased in 1992), Michael (wife Debbie and children Dathan and Jennifer, Vero Beach, Fla.), and David (wife Cristina and grandson, Jake, Austin, Texas)...

An off-duty Indiana State Police trooper was westbound on U.S. 40 in Putnam County, approaching U.S. 231, Monday night when he noticed a noticed a man lying on his back in the ditch on the north side of U.S. 40 about 6 p.m. Trooper Colton Maynor of the Putnamville Post stopped to check on the man and found him unresponsive...

9 Beveridge St. Greencastle 765-720-3184 Republican 1. Why are you the best choice for Putnam County voters? (150-word response) I have been the elected coroner for the last 3 ½ years. l was chief deputy coroner for eight years before that. I am a state certified Medico-Legal Death lnvestigator. ...

8 N. Main St. Cloverdale Republican 1. Why are you the best choice for Putnam County voters? (150-word response) I am a Republican candidate for the 3rd Distract County Commissioner. The 3rd District includes the townships of Cloverdale, Jefferson, Warren and Washington. ...

The monthly First Friday events have moved from the outdoor stage on the square to inside venues now until spring but that doesn’t mean the music is stopping. This Friday, the DePauw University School of Music will partner with Almost Home for an evening of jazz music and food from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4...

Touring jazz singer Ariel Pocock, visiting Greencastle from North Carolina, and accompanied by DePauw University School of Music pianist, Steve Snyder, will headline a First Friday Arts Fest open stage concert at Music on the Square Friday, Nov. 4 from 8-10 p.m...

The DePauw University Peeler Art Center will host “Embracing the Self-Made Movement in Postwar Japan” this Thursday at 11:40 a.m. in the upper level of the University Gallery.

The Greencastle Beta Psi chapter of Tri Kappa will host trivia night on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the Putnam Inn. Doors open at 8 p.m. and play begins at 8:30 p.m. Cost is $15 per person for groups of up to six people ages 18 and up — friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Brandi L. Callahan, 40, Greencastle, Level 5 felony dealing in a lookalike substance, Level 6 felony theft Arthur Zakaryan, 55, North Hills, Calif., Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug...

County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 6:37 p.m. Andre Dwayne Giden, 39, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant for strangulation, battery and residential entry. • At 10:28 a.m. Trevor Glyndon Meeks Jr., 25, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a warrant for driving while suspended...

“And it makes me wanna take a back road, makes me wanna take the long way home” is part of the lyrics to Rodney Atkins’ “Take A Back Road” song. Those lyrics sum up exactly what the beautiful fall landscape makes me want to do. Chemistry is the driving force behind the leaves changing colors. ...

Hoover Hall, DePauw University’s new 48,600 square-foot dining hall, is “a very special building and transformational addition” to the campus, Melanie J. Norton, vice president of development and alumni engagement, said during the Old Gold Weekend formal dedication of the facility...

The Putnam County Public Library Board voted to accept a bid of about $8,500 from Joe Spiker Excavating to demolish the newly purchased house at 126 E. Walnut St. and prepare the property for an eventual parking lot. Director Grier Carson a said in his report that the project includes “complete demolition and removal of existing structures, granular backfill for the existing foundation, removal of a single tree on the lot, and granular backfill laid for a temporary staff parking extension.”...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council approved Resolution 2016-12, which authorizes the submission of an application for the Comprehensive Planning Study Planning Grant and committing the town to match $36,000 in grant funds with $4,000 in town cumulative capital funds...

ROACHDALE -- With the upcoming presidential election now less than one week away, each and every American has undoubtedly been affected by the process, at this point, in one way or another. Whether positive or negative, the experience and the grip the election process has had on the minds of not only those eligible to vote, but also of future voters, has made its mark in some way...

An off-duty Indiana State Police trooper was westbound on U.S. 40 in Putnam County, approaching U.S. 231, Monday night when he noticed a noticed a man lying on his back in the ditch on the north side of U.S. 40 about 6 p.m. Trooper Colton Maynor of the Putnamville Post stopped to check on the man and found him unresponsive...

With just only eight days left in the 2016 election campaign, Democrat candidates for Indiana state offices rolled into Greencastle Monday afternoon on the Moving Indiana Forward Bus Tour. In an election campaign that has seen more than its share of contentious moments and negative advertising, the 2016 Democrat hopefuls came off the bus happy and smiling and offering positive statements about their campaigns and the future of Indiana without a single, solitary slam at the opposition...

As long as there have been institutions of higher learning, students have been finding ways to get out of class. But rarely has an excuse been so impassioned, so compelling or so well received as that of DePauw University senior Julie Block. A lifelong Cubs fan and Chicago native, Block was at Wrigley Field for Game 5 on Sunday. ...