Stories from Friday, October 20, 2017

Daniel R. Hornaday, 73, Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017. Daniel was born Feb. 5, 1944 to Theodore and Mary Katherine (George) Hornaday in Indianapolis. Daniel married Judith A. Simpson on June 19, 1971. He was an employee of Allison Gas Turbine, a Division of General Motors in Indianapolis, retiring after 30 years. He was a member of UAS Local 933 Union Hall, Indianapolis, and served as a committeeman and alternate committeeman...

An Oct. 7 golf scramble at Clover Meadows raised more than $10,000 for the Area 30 Career Center Scholarship Fund. The winning team with a score of 20 strokes under par is composed of (from left) Tom Worman, Rob Worman, Drew Shafer and Dave Wood. Area 30 seniors can apply for scholarship funds for assistance with tuition for college, trade school, certification programs or equipment/tools required for a career after high school. ...

Putnam County Public Library Oct. 23-28 Monday, Oct. 23: -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games, or music in the background. -- No Community Help Desk -- Yarn Perch, 5-8 p.m.: Need crochet help or companionship? Jo MacPhail will take her Yarn Perch on the balcony above the lobby every Monday evening...

City Police One accident was reported recently by Greencastle City Police officers. • A 24-year-old Greencastle woman sustained minor injuries in an accident Tuesday afternoon at the corner of East Washington Street and Bloomington Street (U.S. 231), City Police reported...

The road to eradicating polio has been a long and difficult one, with Rotary leading the fight since 1985. Going from nearly 350,000 cases in 1988 to just 10 so far this year has required time, money, dedication, and innovation from thousands of people who are working to end the disease...

In the works since March, Randy and Laurie Neeley of LifeSpring Church have nearly made their dream of hosting a food pantry a reality. The building arrived on Wednesday, and now it’s just installing HV/AC and appliances before they’re ready to go Dec. ...

Steve Key, executive director of the Hoosier State Press Association (HSPA), will be on the DePauw University campus Monday, Oct. 23 to discuss Indiana statutes concerning public records and meetings. Key, who was forced to cancel an earlier appearance last month for personal reasons, is also an attorney and a former journalist. He will speak at 4 p.m. in the Watson Forum of the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, located at the corner of South Locust and Elm streets...

The Putnam County Public Library is a treasure house of information, but tucked away in a little-known corner is the rarest treasure it has to offer. If you come in through the new entrance off Poplar Street you’ll have to do a bit of walking to find it, but if you use the old entrance off Walnut Street you’ll walk right into it, probably without realizing it. It’s the Local History and Genealogy Department of PCPL...

DePauw University’s 16th annual celebration of the arts, ArtsFest, begins Wednesday, Oct. 25, and continues through Sunday, Nov. 5. The 2017 edition of ArtsFest brings together a variety of events, performers and thinkers centered on a unifying theme: Art & Origins...

CLOVERDALE -- Former Interim Town Marshal and Sgt. Charlie Hallam has resigned his position with the Cloverdale Police Department to accept a position with the Spencer Police Department. Hallam also agreed to pay the town $800 to purchase K-9 Officer Chewy, after he said it would take at least a year for him to adjust to another handler...

The ink is barely dry on the City of Greencastle’s half-million-dollar Community Crossings check for funding Indianapolis Road and Franklin Street construction and repair projects, yet already it’s time for city officials to start dreaming about another round of potential road projects...

Baby Hazel Lang (above) considers her situation while mom Sarah Lang tries to show her daughter the fun in a painting pumpkins party at the Putnam County Public Library Friday afternoon. Meanwhile, Korben Marshall, 7, has a little better handle on things as he applies a series of colors...