Stories from Thursday, December 15, 2016

Vera J. (Williamson) Hutchison, 74, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016. Vera was born Aug. 23, 1942 to Forrest and Myrth (Osborn) Williamson. She was a homemaker and worked caring for students for many years in food service at DePauw University, South Putnam Schools and Fillmore Schools...

PLAINFIELD -- A 48-year-old former Putnam County man died early Thursday of injuries suffered in an apparent altercation at the Plainfield Correctional Facility. The death of inmate Curtis E. Cash, formerly of Bainbridge and Indianapolis, is being treated as a homicide by the facility, authorities said...

With work wrapping up for the year, Putnam County Highway Department Supervisor Mike Ricketts had some numbers to report to the Putnam County Commissioners recently. Giving an overview of the year’s work during the Dec. 5 commissioners meeting, Ricketts reported that resurfacing work of various kinds has been performed on more than 50 miles worth of county roads in 2016...

The Putnam County Commissioners recently approved 2017 holidays and meeting dates. The county will follow the state list of observed holidays: • Monday, Jan. 2: New Year’s Day observed • Monday, Jan. 16: Martin Luther King Jr. Day • Friday, April 14: Good Friday...

Charged with auto theft in a Cloverdale incident Monday, a 30-year-old Oklahoma City woman is facing the likely prospect of spending Christmas in jail. Kara Nicole Steadman made her initial court appearance Wednesday afternoon before Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges, telling the court she had been traveling from Oklahoma in the hopes of visiting family in Ohio for the holidays. ...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board recognized Rob Schroer, Chris Mann and Bobbi Nees for their years of service during the recent December meeting. President Duane Huge presented each with a plaque, but Nees, who has served 15 and half years, also received as many red roses...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Youth Development Commission, we would like to thank the many individuals, businesses, organizations and the Putnam County school communities that contributed to the success of our 17th annual campaign...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 4:37 p.m. Kendra Nicole Browers, 30, Coatesville, was housed at the jail on a court order. • At 11:05 a.m. Cletis Anthony Warren, 45, Cloverdale, was booked in on a local warrant...

Franklin Roosevelt once said, “Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely.” He was talking about why education matters in a representative democracy, but it’s a safe bet that had he known about fake internet news, he’d have said the same thing -- except maybe with more pointed words...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Alan Rogers, 32, Monticello, two counts of Level 5 felony trafficking with an imate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance Marvin Ford, 34, Putnamville Correctional Facility, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate...

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story was submitted to the Banner Graphic staff this week by an area resident. We chose to share it with only a few light edits. While it remains our policy not to publish letters or other submitted items anonymously, we have made an exception for this piece, keeping it true to the spirit of the acts of kindness described...

A local police officer took to Twitter last Saturday evening to express a truth with which we are all much too intimate. “Every night I’m reminded that we’re sure not in Mayberry anymore,” the veteran officer wrote. And while that reminder may well come through every night, Saturday evening was especially poignant for officers in the area. That afternoon, a man shot Cloverdale Officer Luke Brown in the chest with a shotgun...

Marjorie E. Wallace, 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. Born Aug. 28, 1932 in Rockville, the daughter of Elbert and Frances (Dillinger) Irwin. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Marjorie was a homemaker and a member of the Long Branch Church of Christ...