Stories from Thursday, October 25, 2018

North Putnam and South Putnam will both continue their quests toward high school football sectional championships tonight, as the Cougars will host Cascade and the Eagles will travel to Indianapolis to play the Howe Hornets. The Cadets enter tonight’s game at North Putnam 5-5, while the Cougars are 7-3...

Donating their per diem checks to a local non-profit anaually, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Merit Board chose the Putnam County Non-Food Pantry this year. Though Merit Board member Marilyn Culler (third from left) is the only one in attendance, fellow members Tony Detro, Bill Newgent, Larry Sutton and Mike Dean are there is spirit as Sheriff Scott Stockton (right) presents $720 (five $144 checks) to Non-Food Pantry volunteer Karen Hirt Mannon...

Sunday, Oct. 28 is a big day to be thinking about education after high school no matter the age of the youth. One major statewide event with a local host site is titled College Goal Sunday. On this day, there is a statewide emphasis for youth to sign up for Free Application for Federal Student Aid, likely more known as that acronym FAFSA...

Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 9:45 p.m. Edward Nathaniel Willis, 47, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 7:54 p.m. Brian Alan Ping, 33, Roachdale, was taken into custody for domestic battery...

The Indiana State Board of Accounts filed civil suits against a pair of Putnam County township trustees for failing to file financial reports for the 2017 fiscal year. Every state or local governmental unit is required by Indiana Code to file an annual financial report no later than 60 days after the close of each fiscal year...

Traffic along the State Road 240 industrial corridor is a only big problem for a short time. That’s the preliminary determination of a study of the East Side Greencastle corridor being conducted by Civil Engineering Consultants, the Greencastle Redevelopment Commission learned Wednesday evening...