Stories from Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Betty Jo Bunten, 82, of Apison, Tenn., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. Betty was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. She worked for DePauw University and Heartfelts. She enjoyed her volunteer work for the Cystic Fibrous Foundation and headed numerous fundraisers in the Kansas City, Mo., area...

Donald Eugene Parker, 56, of Camby, passed away Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017 at 6:46 p.m. He was born Aug. 8, 1961, the son of the late Verl and Margaret (Cassida) Parker. Don married Vicki Haygood June 11, 2011 and she survives. He is survived by his wife Vicki, daughters Amanda Parker and Allison Moy and grandchildren Makenzie Moy, Bridgette Moy, Sawyer Moy, Cadence Whelchel, Corbin Whelchel, Cambria Whelchel and Daylin G. Kepner...

Wayne Mitchener, 86, of Coatesville (Heritage Lake), passed away Monday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2017. Born July 19, 1931 in Fairmount, Ind., he was the son of Clyde Friend Mitchener and Edith Mae (Sparks) Mitchener. He married Connie Hughes on Jan. 23, 1954, and she survives...

William Ira Rayfield, 92, left this life at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 in Crawfordsville with all three children by his side. Born April 27, 1925, at Ambia in Warren County, he spent most of his life grain and dairy farming in Jackson Township, Putnam County, and was recently retired and living in Crawfordsville, where a fractured hip worsened a series of chronic and painful infections...

Prior to the crowning of the 2017 homecoming queen at halftime of the Eagles’ Friday night football game with Sullivan, South Putnam will also name the freshman, sophomore and junior class princesses. Candidates for those crowns include (from left) freshmen Ayanna Nees, Eva Hubbard, Madison Brauer, Grace Burdge and Kensley Cash; sophomores Aubrey Hill, Alex Bratcher, MaKayla Payne and Naomie Martinez; and juniors Kaylee Hubbard, Allison Hochstetler, Drew Bratcher and Jaylen Hughbanks...

In addition to the 2017 homecoming king and queen, the Cloverdale princes and princesses will be crowned at halftime of the Clovers’ Friday night football game with Owen Valley. Junior candidates are (front from left) Brayden Blevins, Skylynn Lowe, Billy Wetter, Alexa Wynia, Caden Opiela and Ashlynn Basore. ...

The Charlie Ballantine Group, led by Indianapolis native Charlie Ballantine, is ready for the stage this Thursday, Sept. 28 for this week’s Jazz at the Duck jam session. Ballantine is a guitarist and Indianapolis native who has become a fixture of the jazz scene in Indiana and throughout the Midwest. His group is a product of very eclectic influences that are manifested in his unique and original compositions...

Putnam County Habitat for Humanity is beginning to take applications for a house to be rehabbed in the Reelsville area in Putnam County. The house will be completely rewired, new furnace and air conditioner will be installed, range and refrigerator, new floors, new front and back doors will be installed along with a back deck...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The third man wanted in an April home invasion in Madison Township was taken into custody Monday and housed in the Marion County Jail. Charles W. Maybaum, 31, is accused of taking part in an April 2 home invasion on West Walnut Street Road as well as a similar crime in Owen County one month later...

County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 7:12 p.m. Daniel Dale Frazier, 24, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant for theft. City Police One two-vehicle accident was investigated Monday afternoon by Greencastle City Police officers...

A trip down memory lane to the era of poodle skirts, tailfins and rockabilly on Saturday night in Greencastle. Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 4388 will host a ‘50s-themed party beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday evening. The free, public event will include a DJ playing early rock ‘n’ roll from 8 p.m.-midnight as well as a 50/50 drawing, raffles and a pitch-in dinner...

Admission to Indiana’s state park properties and state forest recreation areas where entrance fees are charged will be free Sept. 30 in recognition of National Public Lands Day. National Public Lands Day is the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands...

Visit the Putnam County Public Library Friday, Sept. 29 from 7 - 8:30 p.m. for International Observe the Moon Night (InOMN). All adults can enjoy moon viewing via a Celestron telescope, and the more nimble can crawl into the STAR LAB planetarium. Children’s craft and project stations will make moon journals, learn about moon craters and more. Moon-themed snacks will be served...

Brick Club, the Putnam County Public Library’s monthly LEGO building event, will now take place on the first Wednesday of every month at 4 p.m. Creations displayed at the library.

Cloverdale High School Fall Homecoming 2017 is set for Friday, as the Clover football team hosts Owen Valley at 7 p.m. At halftime, the 2017 homecming king and queen will be crowned. Those vying for the prestigious crowns are (above from left) Tyler Kaeff, Trinity Rairdon, Jerry Burton, Jordan Harrell, Abel Bates and Hannah Nichols...

The Putnam County Coroner’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying the family of a deceased Greencastle man. Marvin Shoultes Jr. died Friday at his south side Greencastle residence. He was unattended at the time of his death. The investigation is ongoing as Coroner Dave Brown and his staff try to identify Shoultes’ legal next of kin...

NEWPORT -- The 50th annual Newport Antique Auto Hill Climb is set for Sept. 29-30 and Oct. 1 as the Newport Lions Club prepares for the annual gathering of antique auto enthusiasts. The Lions will hold the event over Newport’s famous 1,800-foot-long, 140-foot-high Newport Hill, once a proving ground for early automobile designs...

PUTNAMVILLE -- The 41-year-old wife of a Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) offender has been arrested following a reported several-month investigation over alleged illegal drug activity between husband and wife. The facility’s Office of Investigations and Intelligence (OII) and especially Investigator Robert Evans had been investigating Offender Samuel Hopson and his wife Angela for several months, PCF officials said...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A 31-year-old Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) maintenance worker was arrested over the weekend on felony charges of theft and official misconduct. Dallas Strother of Greencastle was booked into the Putnam County Jail at 4:18 p.m. Friday after anonymous sources led the Office of Investigation and Intelligence (OII) to start looking into the plumbing foreman’s actions...

INDIANAPOLIS — The third man wanted in an April home invasion in Madison Township was taken into custody Monday and housed in the Marion County Jail. Charles W. Maybaum, 31, is accused of taking part in an April 2 home invasion on West Walnut Street Road as well as a similar crime in Owen County one month later...

When he was growing up on Greencastle's South College Avenue as the 1990s turned into the new millennium, Zach Spicer didn't have a clue he'd be returning some day to debut his first starring film role in his hometown. "It's completely surreal," the 33-year-old Spicer told the Banner Graphic via phone recently as he prepares for a Friday, Sept. ...