Stories from Friday, September 22, 2017

Maj. William E. Blue (USAF, Ret.) grew up in Roachdale. He is predeceased by his parents Roy Blue (teacher/principal) and Mary Shields Blue (beautician). He is survived by his spouse Jean VanVactor Blue; his two children, Barbra Blue and Beth Blue Willis; and five grandchildren, Zachary, Zarah, Zane, Zeth and Zemar...

The annual Putnam County College Fair will take place Monday, Sept. 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle. The main section of the building will house 44 schools, several from out-of-state. Another section will house the educational services partners: National Center for College Costs, 21st Century Scholars, Scholarship America, the Area 30 Career Center, WorkOne, ETA, the Indiana Youth Institute and the Putnam County Community Foundation...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Danny Ray Martin, 34, Roachdale, Level 6 felony domestic battery William J. Clements, 22, Fillmore, Level 6 felony auto theft Samuel E. Crowther, 48, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

County Jail Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 11:22 p.m. Cody Alan Duncan, 31, Camby, was taken into custody on three warrants. • At 10:13 p.m. Ulysses Scott Lewis, 21, Solsberry, was housed at the jail on a pair of warrants...

Trailer and shed alike still sit ablaze Friday afternoon, marking the end of a Thursday fire that saw the destruction of two abandoned structures between the 7800 and 7900 blocks of CR 880 West, near Portland Mills. The site, owned by Robin Maze, is set to become a wedding venue called Portland Mills Springs with an estimated completion date of summer 2018. Crews from Roachdale, Bainbridge, Bellmore, Clinton Twp. and Russellville were present...

The staff at Hometown Dental in Greencastle -- including dentist Dr. Richal Geisse (right) and volunteer assistant Shelby Lowe who is just relocating to Greencastle -- saw 60 patients Friday, representing $11,000 in donated dentistry, during the annual Free Dental Friday event at Dr. ...

In getting to the nuts and bolts of a request for a third judicial officer in the county, the Putnam Circuit Court judge apparently drew from his childhood. Because Judge Matt Headley, namesake of the local hardware that family members still own, put the need for an additional judicial officer in terms of plumbing...

Honor among thieves apparently isn’t what it used to be. So thanks to a suspect in the Putnam County Jail telling police that a motorcycle he reportedly stole had, in turn, been stolen from him, a pair of Indian motorcycles -- each more than 100 years old -- were on their way back home to New Jersey Friday afternoon...