Stories from Friday, March 22, 2019

John L. Franklin, 90 years young, most recently of Navarre, Fla., passed away on March 15, 2019 in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. A memorial service is being planned back home again in Indiana in the summer of 2019. John was born Jan. 16, 1929 in Worthington, Ind...

It may have taken eight months for a 43-year-old Putnam County man to be charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a motorcyclist in the head last July, but his case could come to trial in about a quarter of that time. Douglas Lee "Bam" Allsup Sr. ...

PUTNAMVILLE -- How fast is too fast on the interstate these days? In a 70-mph zone, driving 108 mph will earn you a citation. Not for bravery, but perhaps for stupidity, as a Terre Haute teenager learned Thursday afternoon. According to a report from the Indiana State Police Post at Putnamville, Master Trooper Don Farris issued a reckless driving citation to the 18-year-old Vigo County female traveling through Putnam County along Interstate 70...

According to an analysis of Department of Education data by the Chronicle of Higher Education, DePauw University is No. 5 among four-year private nonprofit colleges for graduating the most women in computer science. Of the 60 bachelor’s degrees DePauw awarded in 2016-17 in computer science, 46.7 percent went to women...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Juifria A. Maynard, 31, Greencastle, Level 6 felony theft Christen N. Walton, 34, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony criminal confinement, Level 6 felony intimidation Katherine Dawn Parker, 32, Ladoga, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...

County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 12:21 p.m. Samuel Andrew Robertson, 39, Spencer, was lodged at the jail on a pair of local warrants. Thursday • At 9:13 p.m. Michael E. Agnes, 47, Bainbridge, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated...

Allen Plunkett did something this season that few high school basketball players can say, when he became South Putnam’s all-time leading scorer. Plunkett paced the Eagles to 16 wins this season, their most since 1994, and for his efforts the South Putnam senior has been named the Putnam County “Player of the Year.”...

INDIANAPOLIS — Staying in business for 100 years is impressive enough. Keeping that business in the family for the entire 100 years? Now that’s really something. Still bearing the family name of founder Clyde Cash and still boasting a Cash as the president and another as the vice president, Cash Concrete Products accepted the Governor’s Century Business Award from Gov. Eric Holcomb on Thursday...

BAINBRIDGE -- After a two-hour meeting Thursday evening and some rigorous discussions in the past few months, The North Putnam School Board will look to keep the care of school grounds local despite relative understaffing. In a key action item on the agenda, school officials considered the option of either sourcing mowing and lawn duties to an outside landscaping service or hiring another grounds employee...

With the chill of winter still creeping in most nights, July seems like a long way off. But to those preparing for the addition of a third Putnam County court, the July 1 deadline is bearing down in a hurry. Judges Matt Headley and Denny Bridges appeared before the Putnam County Commissioners this week, requesting a final decision on the location of the third court office...

While many a celestial body has been unveiled through the lenses of its rare, antique telescopes, it is McKim Observatory that is a star in its own right. Surviving isolation, lack of attention and insufficient recognition over its 135-year life on Greencastle’s northeast side, the historic DePauw University observatory is considered not only a local gem but a national treasure, members of the Heritage Preservation Society (HPS) of Putnam County were told during their annual meeting Thursday evening at the Putnam County Museum.. ...

Senior Allen Plunkett of South Putnam and sophomore Brody Whitaker of Greencastle were among players honored this week by the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association on its all-state boys’ basketball teams. Plunkett was given honorable mention on the Senior All-State team, while Whitaker was similarly honored on the Underclass All-State team...