Stories from Monday, May 7, 2018

BRICK CHAPEL — A Putnam County man was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital Monday afternoon when the truck he was working on slipped off the jack and fell. Steve Akins was able to get out from under the truck and crawl to the house to call 911, according to a family member. Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Helmer was near the area and responded first to the home just south of County Road 350 North...

Is county auditor really only five degrees of separation from president of the United States? It may not work that way exactly, but a succession of five dominoes that began with then-GOP nominee Donald Trump ended with Allen County Auditor Tera Klutz as the 57th auditor of the State of Indiana in January 2017...

Even the bucolic setting of what one candidate called “the nicest, prettiest venue” he’s visited this campaign season didn’t tame the rhetoric of a nasty U.S. Senate campaign Saturday evening. Visiting the Putnam County Lincoln Day Dinner at the newly-opened Three Fat Labs Wedding & Event Barn just three days before Tuesday’s primary, rivals Mike Braun and Todd Rokita — two of three Republicans hoping to unseat Democrat incumbent Joe Donnelly in November — kept up the talking points they’ve carried around the state for months.. ...

Donald E. Grine, 83, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away at 9:33 a.m. Saturday, May 5, 2018 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier, while holding his wife's hand, under the tender care of Heartland Hospice. Donald was born Dec. 2, 1934 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Edward H. and Clara T. (Limbaugh) Grine Sheets...

Dawn Elaine Campbell, 67, of Cloverdale passed away on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at her residence. Dawn was born in Mason County, Ky., on March 6, 1951, the daughter of Berthel and Marian (Robertson) Harper. She was a 1969 graduate of Bainbridge High School...

The Gleaners Senior Mobile Pantry will return to Greencastle on Thursday, May 10 at the National Guard Armory. The food giveaway for seniors age 55 and older will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9 a.m. With it being May, two Indianapolis 500 princesses are scheduled to be on hand, former Princess Quinci Miller of Greencastle and one of the current princesses. An Indy 500 pace car is also expected to visit the Armory for participants to view...

Confidential document destruction and paper recycling will be available Saturday, May 12 when Earl & Co. CPA and Daniel Builders host a Community Shred Event. The free public service is scheduled for 9-11 a.m. in the parking lot of Greencastle Middle School (corner of Percy Julian Drive and Veterans Memorial Highway/State Road 240)...

Residents are invited to join Ivy Tech Community College -- Greencastle in congratulating two Ivy Tech -- Greencastle students for being selected to represent college women from the area at a national women’s conference. A ceremony is slated for 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 9 at the Greencastle campus. Student representatives will be recognized and given send-off gifts at this small ceremony, open to the media...

The Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew S. Huber, will open its 160th year of concerts on May 15 and May 22 in the new Northview High School band room at 7 p.m. The BCB rehearsals move to the Forest Park bandshell May 29 through the end of August...

Many 4-H families may not consider themselves as a farm or in need of a farm liability policy when they reside with a few animals on a small acreage. Others may own 4-H animals while keeping the animals at a nearby location enabling them to meet and monitor daily animal needs while living in town...

County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 12:35 p.m. Loretta Sue Boehm, 37, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for criminal trespass, intimidation and disorderly conduct. • At 12:14 a.m. Lyndsey Michell Laney, 25, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a Marion County warrant and for driving with a suspended license...

On Saturday, May 12, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the United States Postal Service and other partners are asking communities in Putnam County to take part in the 26th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive...

PUTNAMVILLE — The 31st edition of the Putnamville Clash for sprint cars was a thriller at Lincoln Park Speedway on Saturday night. With $3,100 on the line for the victor, AJ Hopkins outdueled Brent Beauchamp and Shane Cockrum to claim the title after holding off the duo after a restart with two laps to go...