Stories from Friday, April 26, 2019

Construction crews working on the DePauw University infrastructure project on South Locust Street are scheduling additional work requiring a second full street closure for next week (Monday, April 29-Friday, May 3). The closure will extend over the course of the entire week...

The Greencastle Rotary Club will be hosting a Mix and Mingle on May 2 from 5-7 p.m. at Mr. Ron’s Bar (Putnam Inn). The club would like to invite community members to come and enjoy snacks, drinks and networking with other business members, while also learning about the Greencastle Rotary Club...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville High School Alumni Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, May 4 at the Russellville Community Center. The evening meal will begin at 6 p.m. with the social hour starting at 4:30. Dinner will be served by the Russellville Community Center...

TERRE HAUTE – The Root Family Public Art Project will unveil a second round of 10 completed six-foot-tall Coca-Cola bottle sculptures at a free preview party on Tuesday, April 30. The public art project is part of a larger branding effort to make Terre Haute known as the birthplace of the iconic contour Coca-Cola bottle which was designed by the Root Glass Co. in 1915...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Dwayne A. Doolin Jr., 31, Indianapolis, Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 4 felony unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, Level 5 felony carrying a handgun by a subject with a felony in the last 15 years...

DANVILLE -- A 26-year-old Coatesville woman -- whose name reportedly won’t be released until formal charges are filed -- is suspected of crashing her vehicle into the iconic Mayberry police car used to promote a Danville restaurant. The property-damage accident reportedly occurred at about 4:25 a.m. ...

Over the last 40 years four individuals have served as Putnam County prosecutor -- Del Brewer, Bob Lowe, Matt Headley and incumbent Tim Bookwalter. On Thursday, May 2 DePauw Professor of Political Science Bruce Stinebrickner will moderate a discussion among these four men about the challenges and opportunities they have faced in their role as Putnam County prosecutor...

Larry Tippin turned myth buster during the latest installment of the Tiny Towns and Vanished Villages series he’s been presenting monthly at the Putnam County Museum. After four months of sharing secrets and fascinating facts about some of hamlets and one-horse towns that once populated the Putnam countryside, Tippin tackled the Pleasant Garden-Reelsville “tug-of-war,” along the way putting to rest a long-held notion of how Pleasant Garden got its name...

Judging by the potholes and lumpy patches of asphalt that prevail from Shadowlawn Avenue to Bloomington Street, the pavement on U.S. 231 is due for some much-needed attention. Particularly bad are the area between Liberty and Daggy streets on the north side of town, and the section between St. Paul’s Catholic Church and HBG Insurance just east of downtown...

Three Republican races for Cloverdale Town Council will be the only contested races in the Putnam County primary election on Tuesday, May 7. As such, early voting, which started this week at the Putnam County Courthouse, is only open to Cloverdale residents calling for a Republican ballot...

South Putnam hosted South Vermillion on Friday in girls’ tennis action and lost a 3-2 decision. Eagle coach Johnnie Briones noted that No. 1 singles player Kaylee Hubbard played one of the best players in the Midwest. “Kaylee played one of her best matches as far as striking the ball, with power and consistency,” he said. “No. 2 singles [Hannah Weiland] split sets with her opponent, going into a third set, super tiebreaker. Despite nursing a sore shoulder, Hannah dominated in the third set.”...