Stories from Thursday, January 11, 2018

Arlando "Lanny" Harvey Lewis, 71, of Scottsburg, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. He was born Sept. 17, 1946 in Greencastle, the son of Arlando F. and Naomi (Ferrand) Lewis Barker. He attended Bainbridge schools until his senior year, when he married Diana Kay Cook and graduated from Ladoga High School...

With colder weather and precipitation expected to roll into Indiana overnight Thursday into Friday morning, the wave was expected to continue into Friday night in the form of a winter weather advisory for much of Central Indiana, lasting until 10 p.m. Friday...

A few seats remain for the next scheduled Sunday dinner at the Putnam County Museum featuring the traditional menu of the historic Old Trail Inn. Putnam County Museum Director Lisa Mock said the Jan. 28 dinner will feature the fried chicken and swiss steak menu made famous by the former Putnamville landmark. Serving begins promptly at 1 p.m...

If you’re hungry for some good, old rock ‘n’ roll music, a group of Greencastle all-star musicians, calling themselves Greencastle Rockers United, will play a benefit concert Saturday, Jan. 20 at the American Legion Post on Indianapolis Road. The goal is to raise $2,000 for the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry, event organizer Steve Geabes said...

The Putnam County Public Library is partnering with the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day on Thursday, Jan. 18 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. National Winnie the Pooh Day is annually observed on the birthday of author A.A. Milne in celebration of his beloved characters...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jared L. Hornaday, 28, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 7:30 p.m. James F. Day Sr., 50, Greenwood, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 6:42 p.m. Kallie Annette Pruitt, 25, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

Lavada A. Boyette, 56, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. She was born Dec. 29, 1961 in Lebanon to Arvil and Phyllis (Clements) Pennington. Lavada was married to Billy Boyette for 36 years. She was strong in her faith, loved to cook and most importantly loved her family...