Stories from Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Herbert Cobern Walters, 64, of Groveland, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 after a long fight with his illness. Herbert was born on Sept. 8, 1952 in Wichita Falls, Texas, to Evelyn Pauline Whitaker and Dillard Walters, who survives. Herbert graduated from North Putnam High School in 1972 and attended Lincoln Technical Institute...

Jane P. Irwin, 71, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Indiana University Methodist Hospital following an extended illness. Jane was born in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Feb. 13, 1946, the daughter of Robert Alexander and Evelyn (Beeson) Parker. She was a 1964 graduate of Ponca City High School in Oklahoma...

Donald Leroy Judy, 78, formerly of South Whitley, died Sunday, May 7, 2017 at his home in Greencastle of natural causes. He was born Aug. 6, 1938 in North Manchester, Ind., a son of M. Earl and Bernice (Danner) Judy. He graduated from Chester High School...

A new park bandshell design, featuring an open wood beam ceiling and Indiana limestone supports, has been selected for Robe-Ann Park, Greencastle Park Director Rod Weinschenk told the Park Board at its May meeting. A Bandshell Committee -- formed under the Friends of the Park group -- has opted for the design of a bandshell like the one at Barrington, Ill., a Chicago suburb, he said. Civil Engineering Consultants of Greencastle will do the design work in a volunteer effort...

Three officers from the Indiana State Police -- including a Greencastle native -- and two Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers were recognized recently for their primary roles in the development and operational success of the Regional Auto Theft Task Force...

All Putnam County residents are encouraged to participate in Meet Your Neighbors Day on Friday, May 12. Sponsored by the Putnam County PREVENT Coalition, the day of sharing and fellowship is simply a chance to interact with those around us. Celebrating Meet Your Neighbors Day can mean almost anything, provided it involves reaching out to a neighbor at home or at work...

Again raising money for police survivors, the Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police is sponsoring its annual 5K on Saturday at the DePauw Nature Park. Procees from the run/walk will go to the Indiana chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S)...

The culmination of a year of upgrades and renovations, Black Lumber Manager and Vice President Alison Beauchamp cuts a ribbon on the Greencastle lumber yard’s grand reopening Saturday morning. Surrounded by stakeholders and city and Chamber of Commerce representatives, Beauchamp reflected on what the reopening means to the North Indiana Street business. “We’re turning back into a full-service kind of lumber yard...

CLOVERDALE -- Many schools experience price increases this time of the year, and Cloverdale Community Schools is no exception. The Cloverdale School Board approved several price increases during its regular Monday meeting. The new textbook and rental fees are: $112.67 (kindergarten, up $8.33); $110.93 (1st grade, up $9.79); $101.23 (2nd grade, up $7.79); $124.09 (3rd grade, up $2.10); $118.44 (4th grade, up $6.10); $140.45 (5th grade, up $16.13); $152.94 (6th grade, add $10 each for band and choir, up $23.95); $160.99 (7th grade, up $28.20) and $182.73 (8th grade, up $46.99).. ...

On Saturday, May 13, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the United States Postal Service and other partners are asking communities in Putnam County to take part in the 25th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive...

Being the mayor of Greencastle is a 24/7 proposition ... an honor and a privilege ... a blessing and a curse. At least that’s the take-away from the last four people to serve as chief executive of the Putnam County seat -- Mike Harmless (1988-95), Nancy Michael (1996-2007), Sue Murray (2008-15) and Bill Dory (2016 to present)...

CLOVERDALE – Parker Watts pitched a three-hit shutout as Cloverdale defeated Turkey Run 6-0 on Monday in high school baseball action. The Clovers got one run in the bottom of the first and third innings and two each in the fifth and sixth innings in picking up the victory. Watts struck out seven Warrior batters and walked four...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jeremy Dale West, 40, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Michael J. McCullough Jr., 22, Greencastle, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident...

ELLETTSVILLE — The Western Indiana Conference does not award “athlete of the meet” honors for its track and field competitions, but if the organization did there would have been no question about the winner at Tuesday night’s competition. Greencastle sophomore Emma Wilson completed a perfect night with victories in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 events and also ran a leg on the winning 4x800 relay team as the Tiger Cubs easily won the team competition with 117 points. ...

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 7:35 p.m. Jeffrey Kieth Williams, 61, Danville, was lodged at the jail for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. • At 12:14 p.m. Rodney Brian Amonette, 51, Coatesville, was taken into custody for public intoxication...

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University is offering a week-long summer camp July 10-14 for rising first- through fifth-grade Putnam County students. "Express Camp" will expose campers to philosophy ideas and principles through the stories and themes of well-known children's books...

T-shirts for the 2017 Putnam County Fair are available at www.putcofair.org. Co-Alliance is again sponsoring the shirts so the Fair Board can offer them at a discounted rate for all currently enrolled 4-H members. Emblazoned with the 2017 Putnam County Fair Parade theme of "Blue Ribbon Memories," the shirts are available in tropical blue, Irish green and charcoal gray...