Stories from Friday, April 14, 2017

Inez L. Rhea, 90, Amo, passed away April 13, 2017 at Plainfield Healthcare. She was born in Putnam County on Aug. 9, 1926 the daughter of William Ared and Jessie Brown Shaw. She married Kenneth Rhea and he preceded her in death. She had worked as a dietitian for the Mill Creek Community Schools...

Betty Imogene Cox, 80, passed away at the home of her daughter, Friday, April 14, 2017. Betty was born in Tangier on Sept. 10, 1936, the daughter of Paul and Lucinda (Adams) McMahan. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School. Mrs. Cox was a homemaker, and had worked at the Old Trail Inn and IBM...

Fillmore churches Fillmore Christian Church and Fillmore United Methodist Church will join together for Easter sunrise service at Fillmore Christian Church this year. Easter sunrise service will begin at 7 a.m. April 16, followed by breakfast provided by Fillmore Christian Church. Rev. Dr. Mike Faust will be preaching...

Tractor Supply Co. is looking for farmers, crafters and artisans to sell their homemade and homegrown goods at its spring Farmers Market scheduled for May 13. Collectors, crafters and growers with interests in everything from homemade crafts and candles to baked goods, carvings, flowers and produce are encouraged to sign up...

Humana will sponsor an ice cream social at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 18 at the Putnam County Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle. Humana will also be hosting bingo for guests at the ice cream social.

City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to one dispatch and one medical run. • At 1:25 p.m. on Thursday, GFD responded a fire alarm unnecessarily activated at a pull station at 311 S. Locust St. GFD reset the alarm and subsequently returned to station at 1:35 p.m...

Ivy Tech Community College is hosting an enrollment events at its Greencastle campus this month. Registration for summer and fall classes is open now. The Express Enrollment Event is set for 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at the Greencastle campus, 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd...

Just a bit uncertain about a six-foot-tall rabbit, little one-year-old Gwen gives the Easter Bunny a hand slap during the bunny’s visit to Autumn Glen in Greencastle Wednesday evening. Grandpa Jack Gibson and wife Sheila of Greencastle were among local residents bringing children to the senior living facility to meet the Easter Bunny and enjoy candy and their fare share of plastic eggs...

BAINBRIDGE -- After seeing great success with last year’s town-sponsored Cleanup and Tox-Away days, council members at Bainbridge have decided to capitalize on the still-fresh idea, announcing during Wednesday’s public session that it is again time for a little spring cleaning...

CLOVERDALE -- After Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway announced during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular April meeting that the K-9 donation fund, the only source of funding for the Cloverdale Police Department’s (CPD) Chewy, donations have started to pour in...

Crown Equipment Corp., which opened operations in Greencastle more than 20 years ago with expectations of hiring 200-250 people, currently boasts a local workforce of 667 and plans to add 100 more employees over the next four years. The additional 100 workers, along with a total new investment of $11 million -- $1 million in real property improvements and $10 million in new equipment -- will come as a result of Crown expanding into former TechnoTrim building on the city's East Side...

Barbara Age, 93, of St. Petersburg, Fla., went to be with God, Friday, April 7, 2017. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Age; daughter, Sandra Gregory; grandson, Kirk Age; granddaughters, Rebecca Gregory and Candice Fields; great-granddaughter Sydney Heyob; brother, Larry Ott and niece, Shelia Reese...

DELAWARE, Ohio — DePauw stayed perfect in North Coast Athletic Conference play after sweeping Ohio Wesleyan on Thursday by identical 7-4 scores. The Tigers improved to 10-14 overall and 4-0 in the NCAC, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 8-16 overall and 3-5 in conference play...

North Putnam swept a pair of high school track meets from South Putnam on Thursday evening. The Cougars won the girls’ meet 104-50 and the boys’ meet 49.5-44.5. In the girls’ meet, North Putnam’s Emily Gasho won both the shot put and discus, while freshman Josie Lyons won both the 110 and 300 hurdles...