Stories from Tuesday, November 21, 2017

CLOVERDALE -- A 20-year-old semi driver was injured in a one-vehicle accident on Interstate 70 in Putnam County early Tuesday morning. At approximately 1:45 a.m., Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a semi crash in the westbound lanes of I-70 near the 45-mile marker, four miles east of Cloverdale...

Ivy Tech Community College will host an evening registration event in Greencastle for those interested in taking classes during the spring 2018 semester. The event is set for 2-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 at Ivy Tech Greencastle, 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd. Those interested can RSVP for an event and learn more at www.ivytech.edu/enrollmentday...

Robert Francis Wolfe, 89, North Salem, passed away Monday morning, Nov. 20, 2017. He was born in Tipton County at home on Jan. 8, 1928, the son of Maurice Milton and Izadora (Boyd) Wolfe. He graduated from Alexandria High School in 1946, and then served in the Army Corps of Engineers in The Philippines until May 1947...

Howard L. Kincade, 84, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017. Born June 21, 1933 to the late Harry and Ida (Reimer) Kincade. Howard married Dalene Jones April 9, 1976, and she survives. Howard was an Army veteran, serving in the Korean War...

Under the leadership of Joe Buser, the United Way of Putnam County has recently started its annual campaign -- ThanksGIVING! and hopes for a stellar year by engaging the community to act swiftly to aid the essential human service agencies in Putnam County...

CLOVERDALE -- Kristy Jerrell of Jerrell Consulting & Grant Administration Services conducted a public hearing on Cloverdale’s Downtown Facades Improvements Construction Project during the Cloverdale Town Council’s recent regular meeting. If awarded, the project will be funded in part by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (IOCRA). ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Nathan K. Williams, 23, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor theft, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...

One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 9:13 p.m. Kandsye Elena Boyd, 44, Linton, was taken into custody for check deception. One recent traffic citation was issued by Greencastle City Police officers. • At 6:16 a.m. Sunday, Justin Applebaum, 20, Greenville, was ticketed for speeding by Officer Nick Eastham...

BRIDGETON – The Parke County town of Bridgeton will host its annual Country Christmas celebration starting on Black Friday, Nov. 24. Shops will be open Nov. 24-26 and again Dec. 1-3. The 1878 Barn, Collom’s General Store and the Artisans Barn at the Mill will be open and full of vendors. Many local vendors are returning from the Covered Bridge Festival and there will be new ones as well...

The Town of Cloverdale is seeking local businesses and organizations in Putnam and Owen counties willing to donate to its Downtown Facades Project. The town is preparing to apply for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (IOCRA), and is more likely to receive the grant with demonstrable community support. To donate, contact Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway at 765-795-6033 ext. 1...

At the request of local officials and citizens, the Indiana Department of Transportation delivers signs of tangible change to the Waterworks Hill area of U.S. 231 Tuesday morning. As announced last week, crews spent part of Tuesday morning installing a series of chevron signs as opposed to a single curve sign to mark the dangerous downhill, left-hand turn just north of the Walnut Creek Bridge...