Stories from Monday, February 19, 2018

Courtesy photo The Area 30 Robotics Club took second at the Clay City High School robot hockey competition this Saturday. The team placed third in the event in two previous competition. The club’s next competition will be March 16 at Martinsville High School. From left: Robbie Froderman (Greencastle High School), Kaleb Warner (North Putnam High School) and Lainey Willis (NPHS). Not pictured: Dustin Zeh (Eminence High School), Jakob Canellas (Cloverdale High School) and Marcus Burdine (NPHS)...

Lewis E. Dunbar, 87, of Poland, went to be with the Lord Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. Born July 7, 1930 to the late Charles and Blanche (Anderson) Dunbar. Lewis married Evelyn Uffman Jan. 5, 1980, and she preceded him in death in 2010. He is also preceded in death by his son Floyd Newby; sister Esie Meagher; and son-in-law Les Schubert...

Sharon Kay Feil, 67, formerly of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville. Sharon was born in New Canton, Ill., on July 17, 1950, the daughter of Bob and Mary (Whitaker) Beswick. She was a graduate of Quincy High School...

BAINBRIDGE -- At the board’s request, Athletic Director Roger Busch and High School Principal Jason Chew shared their vision for North Putnam’s athletic facilities during the North Putnam School Board’s recent regular meeting. “I am very realistic in the fact that the high school has some needs that need to be met before this,” Busch cautioned at the start of his presentation, adding that the following ideas are only possibilities, perhaps years down the road...

Troni Bruce Miller, 60, Greencastle, passed away early Monday morning, Feb. 19, 2018 at his residence surrounded by his family. Troni was born in Putnam County on Dec. 3, 1957, the son of Raymond Eugene and Martha (Fisher) Miller. Mr. Miller worked for more than 13 years with Dixie Chopper. He had also worked for several years at Horace Link Furniture...

William R. Hill, 91, passed away Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. He was born Aug. 25, 1926 to late William Raymond Hill and Ruby Violet (Anderson) Hill. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Jeane (Bartholomew) Hill; son Paul Richard Hill, daughter Janet Hill Wharton and son William Robert Hill; brothers, Robert Hill, David Beltz, Mike Hill and Mark Hill; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren...

It has been stated that summer bodies are made in winter months. However, not much emphasis is on the logistics or terminology of losing, maintaining and/or gaining weight. Therefore, I would like to share information on a finding a balance as it relates to a healthy weight...

The extreme fluctuation of temperatures dipping above and below freezing the past few weeks has created prime conditions for potholes on Indiana interstates, U.S. routes and state highways. To deal with potholes in the most aggressive and efficient manner, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) will be allowing crews through the state to close travel lanes where necessary during daytime hours, including during peak travel times for priority repairs...

The fourth Community Conversation is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 20 from 6:30-8 p.m. at Greencastle City Hall and will feature Greencastle Police Chief Tom Sutherlin and Greencastle Fire Chief John Burgess. Chief Sutherlin began working for the Greencastle Police Department in 1990 when he was 21 years old. ...

An incident involving a gunshot fired inside a Marion Township home ended peacefully Monday evening, with the subject taken into police custody. Around 3 p.m., Putnam County deputies responded to a domestic disturbance in the 4700 block of East State Road 240...

Ardella Melvin, 72, Greencastle, passed away in her home on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Ardella was born Sept. 17, 1945 in Greencastle to Everett and Ethel Shepherd, who preceded her in death, as well as a brother, Hollis Shepherd...

County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 3:42 a.m. Donald Glen Bishop Jr., 32, Fillmore, was lodged at the jail as a habitual traffic offender. Sunday • At 11:51 p.m. Roy Allen Anderson Jr., 56, Stockton, Calif., was taken into custody for intimidation, public indecency, public intoxication and disorderly conduct...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Greencastle, will be distributing items on Saturday, Feb. 24. The distribution effort is set for 12:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. in the parish hall of the church at 520 E. Seminary St...

The Area 30 Career Center, 1 N. Calbert Way in Greencastle, will host an open house and college information night for students in grades 8-12 and their parents Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The event will include help with the FAFSA, department chairmen from Vincennes University and more...

INDIANAPOLIS – Financial aid professionals will be volunteering at Ivy Tech Community College in Greencastle and 39 other sites in Indiana to help college-bound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday. The event is set for 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 25. Ivy Tech is located at 915 Zinc Mill Rd., in Greencastle...

Your guide to Indiana’s best values in outdoor recreation is available now at dnr.IN.gov/5280.htm. And your guide to Indiana fishing is available now at wildlife.IN.gov/2347.htm. The Department of Natural Resources’ 2018 Indiana Recreation Guide is the source for information on state parks, lakes, state park inns, fish and wildlife areas, state forests and other DNR properties...

While the opioids crisis has hit home all across Indiana, it even managed to thrust its ugly influence into the sanctity of one state legislator’s domicile. The sheer prevalence of the drug problem has compelled District 37 State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to launch a pre-emptive strike in his own living room, he told the crowd at the second Legislative Update program of the 2018 session Indiana General Assembly Saturday at the Putnam County Farm Bureau Insurance Office in Greencastle...

Entries are now being sought for the 2018 Putnam County Ag Day Photo Contest. Entrants may send or drop off production agriculture photos taken in Putnam County to the Greencastle Farm Bureau office with attention to Heather Poynter by Thursday, March 1...

From the maligned "spiderweb" of wiring that runs through the walls of the Putnam County Courthouse to the oft-derided, rarely updated county website, Putnam County government has a reputation for being less than tech-friendly over the years. That catch-as-catch-can pursuit of technology also extends to email, with county emails not originating from a central server or domain name, but a collection of sources including AirHOP, Yahoo, Gmail, CCRTC and Hotmail...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association drew the pairings for next week's boys' basketball state tournament. At South Putnam, North Putnam will open the tourney on Tue., Feb. 27 against Cascade. Cloverdale will play Monrovia in Tuesday's second game...