Stories from Thursday, June 20, 2019

Velma Lucille Reeves, 87, Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2019. She was born on Dec. 4, 1931 in Greencastle, the daughter of Earl and Edna (Barnard) Knauer and was a 1950 graduate of Greencastle High School. Velma retired from GTE, where she had worked as a telephone operator for more than 20 years...

Dr. Lee Barkley Ross, 79, professor emeritus of psychology at Frostburg State University, died June 2, 2019 with his wife and daughters by his side. He was a 29-year survivor of Parkinson’s Disease. Lee was born on March 8, 1940, in Rochester, the son of the late Rev. Leslie J. and Virginia (Spears) Ross...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 11:09 p.m. Rebecca Lynn Goudie, 32, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 11:12 a.m. Edward Joseph Caldwell, 55, Coatesville, was taken into custody for intimidation...

The 2019 SHAKESPEARED! workshop will present two versions of William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night, or What You Will” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Tickets are $3 for those 12 years of age and up and admission is free for those under 12...

City residents interested in serving on the Greencastle School Board are encouraged to do so by July 1. The board is seeking someone to fill out the last three years of a position appointed by the Greencastle City Council. While the call for applicants was announced several weeks ago, board president Mike White reports that applications are slow coming in and the board would like to cast as wide of a net as possible...

Putnam County Hospital medical staff, its board of trustees, longtime friends and family gathered for a special lunch at the hospital to honor Dr. Robert Heavin, who was awarded the 2019 Doc Hollywood Award. On Wednesday, “Doc” Heavin traveled to French Lick Springs to receive his official award at the Indiana Rural Health Association annual conference...

Will the real Parker Black please stand up? Is it the guy in shorts and sunglasses, playing guitar and singing Grateful Dead songs with his bandmates in tribute band Dreadful Greta? Or is it the guy at the Inn at DePauw on Wednesday night, dapper in a navy blue suit and looking the part of the capital-P “Philanthropist” as he and two other besuited men held up an oversized check?...

The Town of Cloverdale will hold a special meeting on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at the Cloverdale Town Office, 154 S. Main St. This meeting is open to the public, and is for the introduction of ordinances for discussion, as well for additions and or changes...

RUSSELLVILLE -- With conflicting conclusions made by insurance and Putnam County Planning and Zoning, Russellville officials hope a condemnation order that forced town offices to relocate last March might be lifted. Clerk-Treasurer Martha Mandleco and the council revisited the standing of the Russellville Town Hall during the council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening. ...