Stories from Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating the Monday death of a two year-old Putnam County boy. The boy was found in the water of Van Bibber Lake a few feet from the shore, shortly after 6:05 p.m. His mother reported the boy missing with a call to Putnam County 911 Dispatch at 6 p.m. The boy was found a few minutes later, unresponsive in the water...

ROACHDALE — Putnam County historian Larry Tippin will present a talk on local history and cemeteries from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at the Roachdale Public Library. The presentation will be similar to one Tippin previously gave on local cemeteries before a full crowd at the Putnam County Museum. He will talk about some cemetery traditions and also explore some local notables...

The 2017–18 season opening concert of the DePauw University Green Guest Artist Series on Sept. 30 will mark the return to Greencastle by the great cellist Yo-Yo Ma and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago. The 7:30 p.m. performance in the Green Center’s Kresge Auditorium — the soloist’s third appearance at DePauw — will be presented in conjunction with the board meeting for the School of Music’s 21st-Century Musician Initiative for which Ma serves as honorary chairman...

CLOVERDALE — Four inmates suffered minor injuries Tuesday morning when the transport van in which they were riding crashed in Interstate 70. The offenders were being riding in a van from the private transportation firm Geo Transport. The four inmates were taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital, which has a security unit. All four were believed to have only superficial injuries...

CLOVERDALE -- Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a one-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 35-mile marker, six miles west of Cloverdale. The 1:05 p.m. accident involved a mortuary services van transporting a deceased person. The only injury was to the driver, authorities said...

The first of three men accused of the Dec. 7, 2016 robbery of Cloverdale Liquors was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison. Dalton Perryman, 27, Martinsville, was given a six-year sentence, with five to be executed with the Department of Correction and a sixth year suspended...

BRAZIL -- The Brazil Concert Band will begin its 159th season with rehearsals at Northview High School on Tuesday, May 23 at 7 p.m. On May 30, the BCB will move to Forest Park. Practice begins at 7 p.m. The BCB invites all area musicians to join. Self ownership of a woodwind, brass or percussion instrument, good reading skills and commitment to the band’s busy season are required...

The Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau (PCCVB) has established a new grant program to encourage the development of tourism assets in the county. The Tourism Asset Development Grant Program (TAD) is open to county nonprofit organizations for the purpose of creating and/or developing assets that will result in attracting new visitors and tourists to Putnam County...

The ever-busy Goat Barn, an epicenter for the annual Putnam County 4-H Fair and a myriad of events throughout the year at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, is in need of new pens to house the animals for which it is named. Seeking a total of $31,000 to purchase and install 156 removable galvanized-steel pens, each measuring five-feet long by five-feet wide (25 total square feet), the pens will be used as a permanent replacement for the aging pens currently in place...

DePauw University Professor of Economics and Management Gary D. Lemon will conduct a book signing Saturday, May 20 for his new investment guide, “Savvy Investing: Strategy for Successful Investing.” Lemon, who made his first investment in the stock market as a 19-year-old college student, will be signing copies of the book from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the second floor of Starbucks in Greencastle...

Many 4-H families may not consider themselves as a farm or in need of a farm liability policy if they reside with a few animals on a small acreage. Others may own 4-H animals while keeping the animals at a nearby location enabling them to meet and monitor daily animal needs while living in town...

In collaboration with the Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association, the Putnam County Museum has announced its second Tractor Day on Saturday, May 20 beginning at 9 a.m. This year’s event will include a hay baling demonstration using a hay press. There will also be a thresher and a binder on display, along with all sorts of other tractors and machinery...

The following cases have benn filed recently in Putnam County courts. Criminal Cases Amanda J. Harris, 33, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance Kimani E. Luke, 21, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine...

County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 11:57 p.m. Alyson Rose Bettis, 25, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 5:54 p.m. James Curtis Davis, 39, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a court order...

The Gleaners Mobile Food Truck will be at the Bainbridge Community Building parking lot from 10-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 20. Participants are asked to bring their own food bags or boxes. There is no age or ID requirement. Anyone in need is welcome...

ROACHDALE — Putnam County historian Larry Tippin will present a talk on local history and cemeteries from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday at the Roachdale Public Library. The presentation will be similar to one Tippin previously gave on local cemeteries before a full crowd at the Putnam County Museum. He will talk about some cemetery traditions and also explore some local notables...

A rare Putnam County jury trial is expected to continue through Thursday before jurors begin deliberating the fate of Robert Eugene Young, 60, Cloverdale. Testimony continued Tuesday for more than eight hours in the trial of Young, who is facing charges of attempted voluntary manslaughter and aggravated battery causing bodily injury as a result of the shooting of Jeffrey D. ...

CLOVERDALE — A Mississippi man was taken into custody late Tuesday evening following an Indiana State Police SWAT operation that lasted more than four hours. Rusty Squires, 50, Quitman, Miss., was wanted for parole violation in Mississippi. Authorities received information from Mississippi officials that Squires may be armed and in the Cloverdale area...