Stories from Tuesday, June 26, 2018

The remains found near Glen Flint Lake in April have been positively identified as a Putnam County man. On Tuesday evening, Putnam County Coroner Dave Brown officially identified the man as William Wayne “Billy” Johansen. Brown credited Dr. Krista Latham, director of the University of Indianapolis Human Identification Center, and her team with helping to bring the case to a conclusion.

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Crossroads of America volleyball program based in Terre Haute sent eight teams to the Amateur Athletic Union junior national volleyball tournament last week. Five of those teams contained Putnam County players, including the COA 18 Red team that placed second in the nation in the club division...

The fifth running of the “Slick Griffin Memorial” race for UMP Super Stocks highlighted Saturday’s jam-packed event at Lincoln Park Speedway. Greencastle’s Doug McCullough claimed his first win of the season by edging out current national points leader Jason Hehman of Brownstown. The win had a little extra meaning for McCullough, a long-time competitor and friend of Griffin, who passed away in March 2013...

TERRE HAUTE — Nine recent Putnam County graduates participated in the 14th annual Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game on Saturday night at Indiana State’s Memorial Stadium. In a back-and-forth affair, the Black Division team scored with two minutes remaining and held off a late charge by the Gold Division to win 32-28...

With the annual Greencastle Fourth of July Fireworks Celebration just a week away, two city department heads have fired a shot across the proverbial bow, warning independent revelers about potential dangers of bottle rockets, cherry bombs and the like...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville District will be conducting a sobriety checkpoint this Friday night and early Saturday morning, June 29-30, ISP officials have announced. However, the exact location and time of the checkpoint will not be released...

ROACHDALE — In a manner that was swift and without any opposition, the Roachdale Town Council approved the appointment of Adrian Lepine as its new town marshal Monday evening. He will replace veteran Marshal Mike Mahoy, who is stepping down from his town job to take a job with a private business. Lepine, a native of Danville, has been involved in security and law enforcement prior to coming to Roachdale...

Greencastle High School athletic director Doug Greenlee asked the returning players in his girls’ basketball program what they wanted in a head coach. They quickly and unanimously told him, “We want someone who will push us.” Wish, and you shall receive...

A poorly-kept secret finally became reality on Monday night, as Greencastle named former Carmel girls’ basketball coach Tod Windlan to replace the departed Bradley Key. Key left Greencastle for Greenfield-Central after nine seasons in which he never had a losing record, won a sectional title and also won seven Putnam County championships...

BRAZIL -- Pure Americana is the theme for the free Sunday, July 1 show by the Brazil Concert Band and Jackson Township Community Band, both under the direction of Matthew S. Huber. The patriotic fanfare begins at the special time of 7:30 p.m. at Forest Park in Brazil, rain or shine, during the annual week-long Rotary Fourth of July Celebration...

Looking for a great summer read? Need a few books to take to the beach? Well, you’re in luck. The Friends of the Putnam County Public Library will have a Buck-A-Bag Book Sale July 9-10 in the Kiwanis Room of the library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle...

The Time Travelin’ Genealogy Guild will host a Genealogy Basics course on Wednesday, July 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle. Interested persons can learn how to get started with their own family tree and get tips from resident expert genealogist Diana Brumfield...

Changes are coming for two of Greencastle's biggest annual summer entertainment events. Both the annual Putnam County Fair Parade and the annual Greencastle Music Fest are undergoing some adjustments, the Greencastle City Council heard during its recent June meeting...

The Greencastle Civic League took advantage of a normally more intimate venue for its ParkFest music program Tuesday evening as more rain and wet grounds sent it to the Inn at DePauw...

WEST LAFAYETTE — As one Putnam County FFA adviser put it, “It is very fair to say that Putnam County cleaned house at state convention.” North Putnam adviser Kate Skirvin’s comment was right on the money, after Putnam County’s three FFA programs came away from Purdue University last week with multiple state champions, club awards, several Hoosier Degree recipients and one North Putnam alumnus earning the highest award a state FFA association can bestow...

The Putnam County 4-H Horse Judging Team had a fun and successful season. The team began meeting every week starting in late October, with the season culminating in contest participation during April and May. The team was comprised of junior and senior 4-H members from grades 5-12. ...