Stories from Thursday, August 31, 2017

Betty Jean Killion, 92, of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2017, at Putnam County Hospital. Born on Sept. 28, 1924 in Brazil, Ind., to Elmer and Luella Lawson. She was a 1942 graduate of Brazil High School and attended Indiana State University...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 2:36 a.m. Taureen Kyron Terry, 35, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for criminal trespass at the Phillips 66 station in Greencastle. Tuesday • At 11:58 p.m. Susan Nicole Fox, 31, Greencastle, was taken into custody for public intoxication...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Jeffrey W. Burger, 55, Bainbridge, two counts of Level 6 felony failure to register as a sex or violent offender Edward N. Willis, 46, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine...

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) aims to hire multiple winter program workers at upcoming job fairs. Successful hires will work as snowplow drivers and may perform general highway maintenance duties November - March. Positions are available in Cloverdale, Crawfordsville, Frankfort, Terre Haute and West Lafayette. All fairs will last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Area job fairs include:...

Indiana House Republicans are now accepting internship applications for the 2018 legislative session, according to State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle). Baird said the House Republican Internship Program is an opportunity to participate in state government at the Indiana Statehouse while gaining valuable skills for the workforce. The paid program during the spring semester gives college students the chance to work one-on-one with state legislators while seeing firsthand how laws are made...

Plans are flying high for Putnam County Airport Appreciation Days scheduled for Sept. 9-10 at the Putnam County Regional Airport, 100 Ballard Lane, Greencastle. A family friendly event, it offers something fun for aviators and non-aviators of all ages. Hosted by the Putnam County Airport Authority and PDM Aviation LLC, the hours are Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 4 p.m...

As important as continuing training is for the emergency responders who serve the public every day, sometimes the challenges of real emergencies can delay practice on hypothetical situations. This was the case earlier this week for a group of Greencastle firefighters and Putnam County Operation Life paramedics and EMTs who worked an extrication training session into their busy schedules late Monday morning...

To the Editor: On behalf of the National Night Out Committee we are proud to announce that over 1,500 community members participated in our 11th annual event on Tuesday, Aug. 1st from 5-8 p.m. at Greencastle Robe-Ann Park. The activities however were stopped a little short due to an impending storm...

An interesting thing keeps happening to me. Every few days, someone — an acquaintance, a colleague, even a stranger on the street — approaches me. They ask some version of the same question: What can we do to pull ourselves out of this dark period? For the many Americans who respect representative democracy, the Constitution, and the rule of law, there’s reason to be concerned. ...

Sympathy — it’s a natural and healthy reaction for any of us to have when we see images of suffering either in person or from afar. But when the images of Hurricane Harvey are from 1,000 miles away, what are we supposed to do? There must be a way to help...

CLOVERDALE -- Local authorities from multiple agencies arrested an 18-year-old suspect after a five-hour manhunt in Cloverdale Thursday. Trystien Lee Boswell, 18, of Cloverdale, was booked into the Putnam County Jail on charges of twice resisting and fleeing, possession of a controlled substance, possession of paraphernalia, possession of alcohol by a minor, unlawful possession of a syringe and maintaining a common nuisance...