Stories from Friday, December 30, 2016

Carole Jean Flynn, 49, passed away at her Greencastle home on Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. She was born Jan. 24, 1967 in Danville, Ind., and was a "Miracle Baby" at only two pounds. She had resided in Greencastle for the past 25 years and during that time Carole has been involved with the Putnam County Comprehensive Services Community (CSC). She was a very hard worker, and held the honor of being the first client in the CSC to purchase her own home for which she was very proud...

Sally Fowler (second from left) and Matt Welker of Allstate Insurance Co. in Greencastle present a $1,000 check from the Allstate Foundation to Putnam County Family Support Services (PCFSS), represented by Director Cari Cox (right) and Elizabeth Butts, program manager for the PCFSS domestic violence and sexual assault program. ...

With Police Chief Tom Sutherlin presenting him an award, the Greencastle Police Department has commended Reserve Officer Billy Wallace for his dedication to the City of Greencastle. Wallace was recently chosen as GPD Reserve Officer of the Year for 2016. Reserves are required to only work 16 hours a month or 192 hours a year, yet Officer Wallace worked more than 900 hours in 2016. “Wallace has gone above what is required of him and we thank him for his dedication,” Sutherlin said...

MONROVIA — After defeating Bethesda Christian in the opening round of the Monrovia Tournament on Thursday, North Putnam battled Southwestern (Shelby) in the semifinals later in the day and lost 62-55. Southwestern had beaten host Monrovia in the first round...

The Friends of the Putnam County Public Library will be holding their Buck-a-Bag Winter Book Sale on Monday and Tuesday, Jan. 9-10. The sale will run from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kiwanis Room of Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle...

MONROVIA – The only thing worse for North Putnam’s boys’ basketball team than playing against a 6-foot-10 opponent is having less than a day to prepare for the challenge. The Cougars met Brown County on Friday evening in the third-place game of the Monrovia Holiday Classic, and Eagle big man Josh Cochran proved to be a big problem on both ends of the court...

Monday, Jan. 2 -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m.-noon, Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background. -- No Community Help Desk today Tuesday, Jan. 3 -- Community Help Desk, 4-7 p.m. Computer technician available to diagnose and help repair your computer and electronics. ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Dilraz Gill, 25, Modesto, Calif., Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug William Lenard Matthews Jr., 36, Reelsville, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery...

County Jail Five people have been booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 9:17 p.m. Laconda Lou Rose, 41, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 2:50 p.m. Brenton Edward Barnhill, 32, Terre Haute, arrested on a warrant for driving with a suspended license...

Funeral services for Mildred P. Huffman, 89, of Aiken, S.C. will be held at 12 noon, Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 in the Folk Funeral Home Chapel, Williston, S.C. ,with the Rev. Robert Huffman officiating. There will be a family burial at Sunset Memory Gardens, Graniteville, S.C., immediately following the service...

The District 10 Pro Bono Project, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing legal aid, will partner with volunteer attorneys from Indianapolis law firm Faegre, Baker and Daniels to provide free legal advice and help with court paperwork. Attorneys will be available the first Tuesday of every month from 5-7 p.m. starting Jan. 3 in the County Commissioners’ Room on the first floor of the Putnam County Courthouse in Greencastle...

District 37 State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) has announced that the Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the page program. This full-day interactive program gives students in grades 6-12 the opportunity to tour the Indiana Statehouse, observe session debates on the Senate floor, and assist staff with age-appropriate tasks. Students will also meet with their state senator...

INDIANAPOLIS -- When Indiana Governor-elect Eric Holcomb pondered his appointment of an executive director for the Hoosier Lottery, he didn’t take a gamble. He went with an odds-on favorite, reappointing Greencastle native Sarah Monnett Taylor as executive director of the Hoosier Lottery...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council approved the hiring of Chief Deputy Phil Parker of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department to assist in “stabilizing” the Cloverdale Police Department and hiring a new town marshal during Thursday’s special meeting...