Stories from Thursday, July 13, 2017

Sharon L. Taylor, 82, of Terre Haute, passed away peacefully Saturday, July 8, 2017 in Houston, Texas, surrounded by her family. She is survived by her children, Andrea, Cheryl and Terry; grandchildren Tiffany, Sharicia, Kandi, Justin, Michell and Lauren; 14 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren...

Marilyn Juanita Arbuckle, 88, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 while in care at Manorcare Nursing Home, Avon. Born Nov. 3, 1928 in Indianapolis, she the daughter of Ernest Floyd and Ida Edith (Fleener) Miller. She was a graduate of Fillmore High School...

CLOVERDALE — The Cloverdale Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees appointed Tom Winders as the new high school varsity football coach at its regularly-scheduled meeting on Monday night. Winders replaces Tony Meyer, who resigned earlier this year in a mutual decision with administration after two seasons...

RANTOUL, Ill. — A Greencastle man was arrested in Illinois Wednesday evening after leaving his 12-year-old son alone inside a truck with an unexploded bomb. According to The News-Gazette of Rantoul, Jeremiah Bridges, 38, was taken into custody early Wednesday evening following a daylong manhunt...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Laura K. Nicholas, 32, Indianapolis, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Michael R. Thompson, 19, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor criminal mischief...

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:11 p.m. Justin Levi Burnham, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on three local warrants. • At 4:32 p.m. Charles Thomas Turpin, 22, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

The Putnam County Museum invites local residents to relive the Sunday dinner experience of the Old Trail Inn on Sunday, Aug. 6 at the museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle. Reservations for the 1 p.m. dinner are $20 per person, available at the museum and Myers’ Market in Greencastle...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board approved the 2016 annual financial report in a 6-0 vote during its recent regular meeting. Daniel Hofmann abstained because he had not been able to read the document before the meeting. “This is a report that is required by Indiana Code to be submitted by the school corporation,” Superintendent Greg Linton said...

CLOVERDALE -- President Coweta Patton announced during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular meeting that town attorney Allan Yackey will be retiring after nine years of service. “We’re sad to say that Mr. Yackey is going to retire,” President Patton said. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- Tensions were palpable Wednesday evening throughout a public session lasting more than three hours inside Bainbridge Town Hall -- a session resulting in the dismay of many of those in attendance which, among other responses, prompted a walkout before the meeting officially adjourned at 9:49 p.m...

With an increased fuel tax already hitting Hoosiers’ wallets, the long-term road funding plan it represents should start paying dividends as soon as next year. That was the message Gov. Eric Holcomb took to the road to spread on Thursday. And while his three-city announcement tour didn’t make an official stop in Putnam County, the community should be able to count itself a major beneficiary of the program it represents...