Stories from Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Kyle "Joe" Law, 31, of Plainfield, passed away Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019. Joe was born Sept. 30, 1987 in Danville, Ind., to Kyle James Law and Katherine Jewel Carnes. Joe attended both Perry Meridian and Plainfield high schools. He worked 13 years as in general construction and was known to be a specialist in the framing department...

The sound of hammers and power tools will be heard this spring during the build of a Habitat home for Chase Hubbard, Olivia Hoagland and their two children in Greencastle. Selecting a partner family includes a rigorous review process by Putnam County Habitat's Family Services Committee. Applicants must demonstrate a need for housing and must be able to meet other requirements set by Habitat International. Additionally, the family must be willing to partner with Habitat...

Stella B. Hammons, 87, Clay City, passed away on Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 in Freedom, Ind. She was born on Feb. 4, 1931 in Altro, Ky., the daughter of Brack Deaton and Jane Deaton. Stella attended many Baptist churches in the area. Her husband, Junior was a Baptist minister in Eminence...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) made the following statement Tuesday night regarding Gov. Eric Holcomb's 2019 State of the State address: "In his 2019 State of the State address, Gov. ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Leviticus Brown, 27, Charlotte, N.C., Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class C misdemeanor possession of a lookalike substance, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 2:37 a.m. Cole Ray Shoemaker, 18, Roachdale, was housed at the jail for possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia with a prior conviction and possession of marijuana...

ROACHDALE — Calling himself out for a basic arithmetic error, the contractor working with the Town of Roachdale on state grant funding for streets appeared before the town council recently. During the monthly meeting of the Roachdale Town Council, John Craig of Midwestern Engineers told town representatives the Community Crossings grant application to help pave East Columbia Street from Indiana Street to Lonoke Street, as well as the entirety of Lonoke, south to State Road 236, will be resubmitted at no further cost to the town.. ...

Talk about your good timing. Just as the workload of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center appears to be escalating in the aftermath of the Dixie Chopper closing and other economic development considerations coming into play, the City Council has granted an increase in GDC funding for the first time in five years...

North Putnam (4-11) at Cloverdale (4-9) The coaches: Collin McCartt is in his fifth year at North Putnam. Patrick Rady is in his fourth year at Cloverdale. Oddity: The teams will play again in the first round of the Putnam County tournament on Feb. 7...

Greencastle moved up one spot in the Class 3A Associated Press boys’ basketball rankings, now sitting at No. 12. The 10-1 Tiger Cubs defeated North Putnam 56-40 in their only game last week, and have two games set this weekend. Greencastle plays at South Vermillion on Friday night and hosts potential sectional opponent Western Boone on Saturday as part of a girls'/boys' doubleheader...

CLOVERDALE -- In its first meeting of the spring semester, the Cloverdale School Board met with a packed room as it swore in three members and conducted its yearly organization. Board members also heard input on a new graduation track. Before it addressed those issues, the board swore in Vivian Whitaker, Duane Huge and Arvel Hinton as representatives from the Cloverdale, Taylor and Jennings townships (the latter two in Owen County) respectively. ...

An 83-year-old Brazil man suffered only minor injuries when he lost control on black ice and rolled his truck Tuesday morning. At 9:51 a.m., Wilbur L. Warner was westbound, having just crossed the Big Walnut Creek bridge when he lost control of his 2008 Chevrolet Colorado...