Stories from Monday, April 3, 2017

Roland L. ("RJ") Jones, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at the age of 83. He was born on Feb. 19, 1934 in Carbon, Ind., to Elsie (Baker) and David Jones. He served in the U.S. Navy from April 1953 to April 1957 as a radar petty officer 2nd class...

John J. Falkner, 49, of Fults, Ill., died Friday, March 31, 2017 in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 10, 1967 in Red Bud, Ill. He is survived by his wife, Karen A. Falkner (nee Myers), and was the father of Jade Falkner and Max Falkner; son of Ronald T. (Cindy) Falkner and Barbara Esker (Henry); brother of Stephine LeBline (Bridgette) and Joshua (Angie) Bollinger; half-sisters, half-brothers, nieces, nephews and cousins...

DePauw School of Music Events Week of April 3--9 Student Recital Hour Wednesday, April 5 10:20 a.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall DePauw's weekly recital hour featuring talented School of Music students --and occasional guests! Jazz at the Duck: The Jim White Trio...

Putnam County Playhouse will have two sessions of auditions for the musical "Curtains," which will open its 56th season. The first session will be Sunday, April 9 at 3 p.m. A second session is scheduled for Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Both sessions will be at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle...

A Madison Township couple was held at gunpoint early Sunday morning as four masked individuals robbed their home. Detectives with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department have few details aside from an address, an approximate time and the number of suspects, all of whom were wearing masks and gloves...