Stories from Friday, September 15, 2017

Jean Bowen, 75, of Upland, Ind., went to be with Jesus on Sept. 6, 2017, after suffering from an acute stroke and other complications. A celebration of life service was held at Upland Community Church on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. Born in Seattle, Wash., Jean relocated to the Midwest and attended Moody Bible Institute. She earned her B.S. in education from Greenville College and a M.A. in elementary school counseling from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville...

It is with great sadness that the family of Harry Ludlow announces his passing on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at the age of 68 after battling cancer. Harry will lovingly be remembered by his wife of 46 years, Denise (Zeiner); daughter Laura Staley and husband Robert; daughter Meagan McCord and husband Paul; grandchildren Nathan, Kayla, Drew, Mason and Quinn; sister Beth (Ludlow) Risk, and stepsisters Abby (Reasor) Miller and Paula (Reasor) Chaplin...

Bud Bemis, a former long-time resident of Greencastle, gently slipped this mortal coil on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 at 89 years young. A happy, rambunctious man throughout his life, he honestly came from a long line of smart-alecks. Born Nov. 1, 1927, in Sullivan, Ind., he was a child of the Depression, yet served his country in the Navy at the end of World War II, helping many other sailors get discharged and returned home before he earned his own "ruptured duck."...

Putnam Prompt Care After-Hours Clinic has been caring for patients in Putnam County and surrounding areas for a little over two years. The service has been much needed to keep family and friends close to home for after-hours care. As the clinic continues to grow, Putnam Prompt Care announces that the clinic will now have extended the hours to accommodate last-minute health needs throughout the day...

The Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy’s Brice McKeever reported in Oct. 2015, “The number of public charities grew 19.5 percent between 2003 and 2013.” The pace of growth in new nonprofits has tripled since the 1990s and accelerated since 2013, increasing the competition for resources to sustain services...

Intersections around Greencastle and Putnam County have been busy this week with utility work, as Indiana Department of Transportation crews introduce a new statewide safety initiative to Putnam County. With the addition of flashing yellow arrows for designated left turn lanes, INDOT officials hope to make right-of-way more explicitly clear to motorists...

Celebrating its 30th anniversary as part of the Greencastle industrial landscape, Heartland Automotive was granted tax abatement Thursday night on an additional $5.9 million investment in new equipment. That investment will add new injection-molding machines, exterior paint robots, toolings and air compressors for the manufacturing line at the East Side facility Heartland has called home since locating in Greencastle in 1987 as the American headquarters for Shigeru Industries of Ota City, Japan...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Cody Austin Batchelor, 22, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor theft, Class A misdemeanor criminal trespass Brittany L. Henry, 26, Harker Heights, Texas, Class A misdemeanor theft Ryan A. Romandine, 24, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 7:05 p.m. Geri Danyel Capps, 27, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail for theft. • At 5:44 p.m. Leanna Marie Boles, 25, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant. • At 5:40 p.m. Nathan Allen Blackburn, 20, Poland, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant...

DePauw University will present renowned Argentinian organist Maestro Hector Olivera in concert Tuesday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m. The unique, free performance will be given on the J. Stanford Smith Concert Organ in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium, located at 605 S. College Ave. on the DePauw campus...