Stories from Tuesday, May 1, 2018

CLOVERDALE -- An equipment violation on a coast-to-coast semi traveling along Interstate 70 in Putnam County Monday led to bigger problems and a felony arrest for a California man, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. About 12:45 p.m. Monday, an ISP trooper from the Drug Enforcement Section stopped an eastbound Freightliner tractor pulling a box trailer for an equipment violation at the 41-mile marker near the Cloverdale exit...

The Court of Appeals of Indiana has upheld the conviction of a 66-year-old Putnam County man on eight counts of Class A felony child molesting in a three-day trial in February 2017. A Putnam Circuit Court jury took a little more than an hour on Feb. ...

The alleged perpetrators in one of a series of recent racist incidents on and around the DePauw University campus have been identified, according to an information bulletin sent to the DePauw community by Office of Public Safety Director Charlene Shrewsbury...

Wanda Ann Ragan, 82, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2018 at 6:59 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Wanda was born on April 4, 1936 in Indianapolis to the late Maurice and Mable (Swank) Johnson. She was a graduate of Danville High School...

Sandra Kay Slavens, 75, of Greencastle, passed away April 30, 2018, at her residence with her family by her side. Sandra was born in Indianapolis on Jan. 11, 1943, the daughter of Carl Eugene and Margaret Mae (Cook) Slavens. She was a 1961 graduate of Reelsville High School...

Beatrice May Sweet, 94, of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by family, on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. She was born May 27, 1923 in Mangum, Ky., the daughter of Mary Dick. Beatrice was a lifelong dairy farmer and homemaker. She worked right alongside her husband, Cleo Estil Sweet...

1. Why are you the best choice for Putnam County voters? (100-word limit) 2. What do you think the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department needs to do to maximize its resources, financial and otherwise? (150-word limit) 3. What are the three most pressing law enforcement issues facing Putnam County? (150-word limit)...

The DePauw University Department of Communication and Theater will host the seventh Spring Spectacle of Shakespeare this Saturday, May 5 in Moore Theatre of the Judson and Joyce Green Center for the Performing Arts. The Saturday performances are the culminating event in a 12-week collaboration between Shakespeare & Company, DePauw and the four Putnam County schools...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Rusty Lloyd Kleiber, 49, Bainbridge, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery Taylor Marie Holland, 20, Brownsburg, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person...

Sheriff’s Department Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage crash. • A 40-year-old Indianapolis woman was jailed Monday afternoon after apparently crashing while driving under the influence of alcohol and THC. At 5:01 p.m., a witness called Putnam County Dispatch after observing a woman in a 2012 Ford Fusion with the front bumper missing and rear bumper halfway off. The witness reported following the vehicle until the arrival of law enforcement...

With a theme of Everyday Heroes, the 2018 Putnam County Relay for Life is set for Saturday, May 5. Besides being a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and a salute to cancer survivors and victims, the theme of this year’s event is also a salute to the heroes who serve us every day — police, nurses, firefighters, doctors, emergency medical technicians and those in the military...