Stories from Thursday, June 27, 2019

Julie Marie Woods, 52, of Waveland, passed away on June 25, 2019 at Hendricks Regional Hospital. She was born on Aug. 2, 1966 to the late James Rodgers and Effie (Young) Rodgers in Crawfordsville. Julie graduated from North Putnam High School. She was a homemaker who loved to take care of her family. She enjoyed crafts, art, animals and spending time with her children and granddaughter...

Celebrating a spirit of charity, Walmart presents a check for $1,500 to New Life Baptist Church inside its food pantry Thursday morning.

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Tiesha Lynn Milan, 38, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony trafficking a controlled substance with an inmate, Level 5 felony conspiracy to traffic a controlled substance with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance...

County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 4:50 a.m. Robert Johnathan Speedy, 21, Beech Grove, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. Wednesday • At 12:24 a.m. Angela Lynne Harris, 43, Greencastle, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

PUTNAMVILLE -- An Indianapolis woman was arrested for trafficking with an offender on Sunday after it was alleged she attempted to hand suspected suboxone strips to her husband during a visitation at the Putnamville Correctional Facility. Tiesha Milan, 39, of Indianapolis, and her child were visiting her husband, Renell Milan, at the prison. It was during this visit that Milan is alleged to have attempted to pass 47 of these suboxone strips to her husband. The strips were concealed in a napkin...

With time ticking away until the close of the municipal election filing period at noon on Monday, July 1, two new candidates have added their names to local elections. Jayna Haldeman, who was appointed clerk-treasurer in Fillmore last year, will appear on the ballot for the first time, having filed her candidacy on Wednesday...

If the signs, construction equipment and panel upon panel of temporary fencing weren’t an indication, DePauw University is undergoing a bit of a facelift. While the one-way traffic on Locust Street in the area of the Pulliam Center came to an end in recent weeks, a number of other traffic patterns have been established or will soon be taking effect in the area of campus...

With an affirmative gesture from its board of trustees, the Putnam County Public Library could soon see the creation of a new collaborative space. The library is also looking to embolden its outreach in Putnam County through other continuing efforts...

ROACHDALE — By all accounts, new Roachdale Hardware owners Brent and Belinda Wireman are good people. The young couple already has a reputation as the sort of community-minded, hard-working, old-fashioned folks who should endear themselves to the people of the northern Putnam County town...