Stories from Thursday, August 30, 2018

Finding above average mold spore counts in three rooms, Greencastle Community Schools administrators announced Thursday evening that Tzouanakis Intermediate School will remain closed beyond this week. An exact reopening date has not been determined, but Superintendent Jeff Hubble outlined some of the progress made in a message to parents around 9:15 p.m. As part of the test, outside contractor Moisture Management took an outside air sample to establish a baseline for its inside mold spore testing...

A 58-year-old Coatesville man was critically injured Thursday afternoon when the motorcycle he was riding struck a turning car in front of the Chiyoda U.S.A. plant on State Road 240 at Capital Drive, Greencastle City Police reported. David Lindahl, who was riding a 1996 Harley-Davidson Road King motorcycle with Brandi Allen, 40, Coatesville, as a passenger, was airlifted by StatFlight helicopter to St. Vincent Hospital at Indianapolis in critical condition...

PUTNAMVILLE — An Indiana State Police master trooper who has spent much of his career patrolling the Vigo County area is now a detective primarily assigned to Putnam County. On Monday, ISP Superintendent Douglas G. Carter announced the reclassification of Master Trooper Jason M. Schoffstall to the position of detective. Det. Schoffstall attained his new criminal investigation position through written testing and a competitive interview process...

Jerry A. Haltom, 60, of Indianapolis, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018. Born Jan. 1, 1958 to Dale and Barbara (Allen) Haltom. Jerry served 25 years in the United States Army. He is survived by his father, Dale Haltom and his wife Karen (Prince) Haltom; daughter Brittany Haltom; stepsons Waylon Higgins and Travis Higgins; sister Michelle Jameson and her husband Jeff; and two grandchildren...

MANSFIELD -- The Mansfield Mill, in partnership with Mansfield Parke Management, will be holding an end-of-summer celebration with the Mansfield Mill Cornbread Festival from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 8. Several local vendors will be selling their wares out of the Red Barn across the street from the Mansfield Mill starting at 10 a.m...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Michael E. Holdridge, 52, Phoenix, Level 5 felony driving a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct...

County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 3:03 a.m. Anthony Craig Bingham, 35, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 4:28 a.m. Joseph W. Brown, 35, Greencastle, was taken into custody for domestic battery...

Do you need help reading or know someone who does? Are you interested in volunteering your time to help someone improve their reading skills? The Putnam Adult Literary Services (PALS) program at the Putnam County Public Library (PCPL) is seeking adult learners and tutors to join its program...

Entering its fifth year of promoting healthy behavior among local women, Women Walk Putnam County kicked off on Wednesday with a group of about 20 women gathered at First Baptist Church for a morning walk. Citing research that shows cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women, resulting in one death each minute, Purdue Extension-Putnam County and Putnam County Hospital partnered to address the issue...

Girl Scout Troop 3606 hosted a lemonade stand at a recent Greencastle Farmers Market, raising $200 to purchase items for Beyond Homeless.

CARBON — The Clay County community of Carbon recently received a grant for a wastewater system improvement project from the U.S. Department of Housing and Rural Development, State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has announced. Funds are distributed to rural communities through the Community Development Block Grant Program to assist local governments with projects like improving infrastructure, revitalizing communities and long-term development efforts...

BRAZIL -- A convoluted investigation that began in Greencastle when a “disgruntled employee” reportedly harassed a female co-worker at a local industry has led to the arrest of a 39-year-old Seelyville man who has reportedly been residing illegally in this country the past few years...

BAINBRIDGE -- A rural Bainbridge woman apparently escaped serious injury when her vehicle was rear-ended and overturned in front of her home Thursday morning. Distracted driving by another motorist appears to be at fault in the crash. At around 7:30 a.m., Linda Underwood, 62, Bainbridge, was northbound on U.S. 231 north of County Road 850 North, attempting to turn into her driveway in a 1992 Chevrolet pickup...

POLAND — A Poland woman is facing a felony charge over accusations she beat an autistic boy left in her care for a short time Sunday evening. Sharon Gatti, 61, was charged this week in Putnam Superior Court with Level 6 felony battery on a person less than 14 years old...

Greencastle hosted undefeated North Putnam on Tuesday in girls’ soccer action, and handed the Cougars their first loss of the season with a 6-0 triumph. Greencastle scored one goal in the first half, then added five more in the second half to seal the win...

The coaches: Sam Carnes is in his second year at North Putnam. Nathan Aker is in his fourth year at South Putnam. On the airwaves: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game, and the game will be shown on video by the Indiana Sports Network at www.iscsportsnetwork.com...

Anyone who has ever seen a high school volleyball match knows that dealing with emotion is a big part of which team wins each match. On Thursday night, Cloverdale had even more emotion than usual to draw upon on its matchup against county rival Greencastle...