Stories from Monday, January 22, 2018

Ronald Dean Branham Sr., 78, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018 at Putnam County Hospital. Ronald was born in Indianapolis on Sept. 9, 1939, the son of Dean Leroy Branham and Lucille (Archer) Pribe. Mr. Branham was a local barber and car salesman in Greencastle for many years...

Thomas Berry, 68, Oak Grove, Ky., died at 10:32 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2018, at his home of natural causes. A native of Tangier, he was born Jan. 26, 1949, the son of the late John Arther Berry and Dorothy Grimes Rominger. He was a plant operator at HWEA at Oak Grove Municipal...

Standing proudly before their classmates and Clover fans, Queen Annika Whitlock and King Nick Winders celebrate their crowning moment Friday night during homecoming festivities at Cloverdale High School. Crowned princesses and princes prior to the boys’ basketball game against Clay City were juniors Emily Cumbee and Caleb Nees, sophomores Kassie Wade and Caleb Walker and freshmen Lily Monnett and Chase Ashcraft...

The year 2018 marks the 50th year of Putnam County Comprehensive Services (PCCS) providing home and community based services to Hoosiers with disabilities. PCCS was founded as a not-for-profit business on Aug. 2, 1968 by a group of parents and local citizens concerned with the need for quality programs close to home for their loved ones. ...

Barbara J. Garrard, 91, of Danville, formerly of Sullivan, passed away on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at Danville Regional Rehab. She was born on May 19, 1926 in Merom, the daughter of Charles O. and Esther Mae (Noll) Prose. Barbara was a dietary aide at Mary Sherman Hospital. She was a member of the Merom United Methodist Church...

Evalena Warfield, 85, Greencastle, passed away Wednesday morning, Jan. 17, 2018 at Putnam County Hospital. Born July 15, 1932, she was the daughter of Everett and Evalena Williams. She graduated from Greencastle High School in the Class of 1952. A member of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church, she worked on the Board of Women, and did charity work for the county as a counselor for anyone in need of help...

INDIANAPOLIS -- The House of Representatives voted Monday in support of a proposal by State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) that would ensure sailors who serve on the USS Indiana (SSN-789) are eligible for in-state tuition rates by making them honorary residents...

Gerald L. "Gary" Buis, 79, Fillmore, passed away Sunday, Jan. 21, 2018 at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle. He was born at Coatesville, Ind., on Sept. 8, 1938 the son of Emmett Frank and Margaret Blue Buis. He married Sandra Jo "Sandy" Coleman Buis, and she preceded him on March 11, 2013...

City Police One arrest and three citations were reported in recent activity of the Greencastle City Police Department. • At 8:19 p.m. Saturday, Joanna Hood, 26, Greencastle, was arrested by Officer Luke Brown. Taken into custody on East Hanna Street, Hood was lodged in the Putnam County Jail on a bench warrant from Vigo County...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Kevin Wheeler, 29, Brazil, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, three counts of Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance and Class A misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 12:30-3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan 27 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St. In order to be eligible for these items, persons must bring proof of Putnam County residence...

Eligibility in the regular 4-H program necessitates one must be in grades 3-12 as of Jan. 1 of the current year. However, second-graders can get a taste of 4-H by signing up for the “Exploring 4-H” program. Exploring 4-H is a program for children who are not yet old enough for 4-H. Any boy or girl in the second grade as of Jan. 1 of the current year is eligible...

F. Walker Gilmer, professor emeritus of English at DePauw University, died Sunday night. A member of the DePauw faculty from 1963 until his retirement in 1997, Gilmer remained a visible and vibrant personality on campus and throughout the community until his death. He was 82...

Mill Pond Health Campus, a Trilogy senior living community located in Greencastle, invites community members to an open house for its Legacy Lane memory care neighborhood on Thursday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. Each attendee will receive a special gift on behalf of the entire Mill Pond team...

The Putnam County Council will keep it status quo for leadership in 2018, but that will no longer be an option one year from now. During the council’s January meeting, Darrel Thomas and Keith Berry were unanimously elected president and vice president, respectively, for the ninth consecutive year...

Township government and computer science may be poles apart on the political spectrum but they were opposites attracting interest Saturday at the first Legislative Update session of the 2018 Indiana General Assembly. Sponsored by Putnam County Farm Bureau, the first of three scheduled Update programs drew more than 40 persons to the Farm Bureau Insurance board room in Greencastle to hear from State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) and State Sens. Rod Bray (R-Martinsville) and John Crane (R-Avon)...

Richard Alan ‘Dick’ Hemingway, 86, of Greencastle, formerly of Danville and Avon, passed away Friday, Jan. 19, 2018 at his home. Dick was born in Enid, Okla., a son of William and Frances (Anning) Hemingway. He graduated from Enid High School and attended IUPUI in Indianapolis for two years...