-
Gordon Lee Goss
(Obituary ~ 05/10/19)
Gordon Lee Goss, 74, of Cloverdale, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019. He was born July 12, 1944 in Bloomington, Ind. He was the son of Lincoln and Edith (Beaman) Goss. He is survived by his children, Gordon Allen Goss and Karen Goss; and grandchildren Heather Goss, Taylor Goss and Morgan Goss...
-
Indiana State Police warn of Click-It-or-Ticket patrols
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
PUTNAMVILLE -- This month the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post will join law enforcement agencies across the nation to increase enforcement of seat belt laws in the Click-It-or-Ticket effort. Multiple weeks of highly visible patrols will be watching for unrestrained passengers in cars and trucks. This includes both children and adults, the front seat and back, and during both day and night...
-
Midwest Musclecar Challenge to visit county, city May 17-18
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
The 10th annual Midwest Musclecar Challenge is coming to Indiana next Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, making stops in Greencastle and Putnam County. Midwest Muscle Car Challenge participants will test the limits of their cars and develop driving skills in two days of events that will begin Friday, May 17 at the Putnam Park Road Course near Mt. Meridian...
-
Third Greencastle Ivy Tech ASAP group graduates
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
Ivy Tech Community College – Greencastle celebrated the completion of its third cohort recently. Campus Vice Chancellor Greg Cook, Ivy Tech Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs Rod Brown and former ASAP-Greencastle Director Emily Speer all addressed students, family and friends during the May 2 ceremony...
-
McCurrey-Hurst Wedding
(Wedding ~ 05/10/19)
We would like to celebrate the marriage of Christina McCurrey and Christopher Hurst. They were married on May 4, 2019 at Clayshire Castle surrounded by friends and family. They met September 2009 and began a love story that will last forever.
-
Putnam Scanner for May 11, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 05/10/19)
County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 10:51 p.m. Jarrod Burton Olson, 37, Brazil, was lodged at the ail for driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction and driving with a BAC of .15 or more. • At 9:59 p.m. Matthew Lee Strachan, 19, Cleveland, was taken into custody for battery, public intoxication, disorderly conduct, false informing and being a minor in consumption of alcohol...
-
Ullem Campus Farm, Sustainability Center dedicated at DPU
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
The Ullem Campus Farm and Center for Sustainability, which DePauw University intends to make a national leader in innovative education related to sustainable agriculture, were dedicated Thursday evening. The farm and center provide DePauw students and faculty members, as well as the Greencastle community, with a laboratory for scientific experimentation and entrepreneurship and a place where they can develop ways to conserve natural resources...
-
With Imagination Library donation, 100+ Men total support tops $207,000
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
Imagination Library is the latest quarterly local recipient of a grant from 100+ Men Who Care of Putnam County. This quarter’s check was in the amount of $12,200, presented recently to Cathryn Ensley, chairman of the local Imagination Library program, and Gwen Morris, president of the Friends of the Putnam County Library...
-
Shades of summer: Pool improvements coming
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
Before anyone starts throwing shade at the Greencastle Aquatic Center, you should know some improvements are on the way this season. The Park Board has already contracted with Putnam County Comprehensive Services to run the pool concession stand this summer, and at its May meeting the board agreed to purchase and install sun shade shelters, strip the locker room floors and redo the locker facades in the bathhouse...
-
Wind farms officially allowed as special exception
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
Wind farms are now officially a special exception in Putnam County. Acting on the approval of the Putnam County Plan Commission, the Putnam County Commissioners voted Monday to allow wind energy conversion systems, as the behemoth windmills and turbines are more formally called, as a special exception in all zones in Putnam County...
-
DePauw gets comeback regional victory over Saint Vincent
(College Sports ~ 05/10/19)
Alyssa Nowak drove in three of DePauw’s four runs and Riley Magoon pitched five innings of scoreless relief as the Tigers topped Saint Vincent 4-1 on the opening day of the Greencastle Regional of the NCAA Division III Championship on Friday. DePauw moved to 32-12, while the Bearcats dropped to 29-15...
-
WIC sets diamond crossover matchups for Tuesday
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/19)
The Western Indiana Conference has set its crossover matchups for Tuesday’s playoff round in baseball and softball. In softball, Northview and Brown County will meet at Brazil for the league championship for the second straight year. The Eagles won last year’s title...
-
PREP ROUNDUP: Whitaker tosses no-hitter as Cubs top Clovers
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/19)
CLOVERDALE — Greencastle sophomore Brody Whitaker pitched a no-hitter to lead the Tiger Cubs to a 16-0 win over Cloverdale in high school baseball action. Whitaker struck out four batters and walked three, also adding a pair of singles, two RBI and a run scored at the plate...
-
North’s Proctor picks up pair of conference titles
(High School Sports ~ 05/10/19)
Edgewood ran away with the team title in the Western Indiana Conference’s boys’ track and field meet on Friday night at South Putnam. The Mustangs racked up 138 team points to easily outdistance runnerup Brown County’s total of 76. North Putnam was third with 61, while Cloverdale was fourth with 58, South Putnam finished in a three-way tie for sixth with 42 and Greencastle finished 12th with 12...
-
Barr daughters to talk, sign books at PCPL
(Local News ~ 05/10/19)
The daughters of late newspaperman David Barr, who have compiled nearly 2,800 of his articles into a two-volume set, will be at the Putnam County Public Library Wednesday, May 15 to talk about their father and the books they produced. The 6:30 p.m. program is free of charge. Books will be available for them sign and sell ($50 per set)...
-
Hank Randal Mullins
(Obituary ~ 05/10/19)
Hank Randal Mullins, 66, of Fillmore, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2019 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. Hank was born in Brazil on May 15, 1953, the son of Junior and Nona (Miller) Mullins. He was a graduate of Cascade High School. Mr. Mullins attended the Storehouse Church in Greencastle, and was a member of Moose Lodge 1592...
Stories from Friday, May 10, 2019
Browse other days