Stories from Monday, November 21, 2016

Don R. Swickard Jr., 69, of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Nov.19, 2016. He was born to Don R. Swickard Sr. and Bonnie (Wolfe) Swickard on Dec. 29, 1946 in Indianapolis. He graduated from Southport High School in 1965 and attended the University of Indianapolis and the University of California at Santa Barbara...

The Friday storm that passed through Putnam County caused fairly minimal damage, but did victimize the roof of a local historic landmark. High winds that came as part of the Friday evening storm tore a large section of metal roofing from the east end of Houck Covered Bridge in northern Washington Township...

Closed since May at Big Walnut Creek, County Road 100 East reopened recently with the replacement to Crowe’s Bridge now nearly complete. A federal aid project that’s been in the works since 1999, only a few finishing touches remain for completion of the new bridge...

Even after getting nearly $12,000 in sewage bill relief, Greencastle Parks and Recreation Director Rod Weinschenk wasn't the least bit jovial about discovering a pool deck leak that resulted in 1.3 million gallons of lost water. "It's nothing to laugh about, we lost a tremendous amount of water," Weinschenk told the Board of Public Works, which unanimously approved a $11,778 adjustment to the park's sewage bill at its November meeting...