Stories from Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Court documents indicate that three different drugs were in a Brazil man’s system when he struck and killed a California man with his minivan Monday afternoon. On Tuesday morning, the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office formally filed four felony charges in Putnam Superior Court against 42-year-old Brian Paul Rosano...

Mary Catherine “Cathy” Dawson passed away Monday, July 1, 2019. Cathy was the mother of long-time Putnam County resident and Deer Meadow counselor Becky Greenlee. Cathy was born in Weirton, W.Va. on Feb. 27, 1948 to John and Grace Copitka. She attended and received her masters degree from Ohio State University in 1970. ...

Landon Apollo Mader, son of Nathan Andrew and Rashawna “Shawna” Marie (Scamihorn) Mader, was born on June 21, 2019. Landon was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents, Fred and Lucille Nicholls, and paternal great-grandparents, Sylvester and Marie Mader and James and Laura Schwering...

Rea Jo Cannon, 80, of Indianapolis, formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019. She was born Feb. 25, 1939 in Greencastle, the daughter of Mildred (Lydick) and Lester VonTress and was a 1957 graduate of Greencastle High School. Rea had retired as a loan officer from First Citizens Bank and started a career in real estate. She had recently worked as an associate with Walmart. She was a member of the Moose Lodge, Elks Lodge and American Legion...

Due to heavy rain and high winds which forced many to stay home Sunday, the Brazil Concert Band, under the direction of Matthew Huber, will replay “The All-American Patriotic Salute” on July 7 at 8 p.m. in Forest Park. This red, white and blue salute to the United States will include “The Star-Spangled Banner” and “Fugue on Yankee Doodle” arranged by John Philip Sousa, “National Emblem March” by Edward E. ...

Greencastle Parks & Recreation will present a full day of activities from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. during Robe-Ann Park’s Celebrate 4 event on Thursday, July 4. The event will feature a variety of entertainment, such as live performances by the Colby Green Band and the Blue River Band, two competitive running marathons, a pet parade, a meet-and-greet with everyone’s favorite heroes and Mr. ...

County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 4:17 p.m. Joshua Lee Doane, 36, Poland, was lodged at the jail for aggressive driving and reckless driving. City Police Greencastle Police officers issued one recent citation...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Tamon L. Herron, 32, Terre Haute, Level 5 felony driving a vehicle after the forfeiture of license for life Christopher P. Rairdon, 51, Quincy, Level 5 felony corrupt business influence, Level 6 felony counterfeiting, Level 6 felony forgery, Level 6 felony check deception, Level 6 felony theft...

BAINBRIDGE — Consistently considered one of the best fireworks shows in the area, if not the state, in recent years, the town of Bainbridge will again play host to a fireworks display on Saturday, July 6. Hometown business Mortonville Fireworks will again put on the display, which begins at dark (probably 9:30-10 p.m.) on Saturday...

With encouragement from Anita Gambill, Owen Foxx joins in the fun Monday during the final Music Mondays concert at Robe-Ann Park.

The vast majority of bills signed by Gov. Eric Holcomb officially became law on July 1. Many will directly impact criminal justice, the prosecutor’s office and our local community. Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter would like to highlight some of these important measures as they will be enacted...

The newest officer on the Greencastle Police Department isn’t exactly new, but he will be serving in a more permanent capacity. Rising from the ranks of the GPD reserve officer program, Jared McDaniel was sworn in by Mayor Bill Dory on Tuesday as the newest patrolman for the city...

Mishelle Rene Cohen, 54, of Roachdale, passed away on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Franciscan Health in Lafayette. Mishelle was born in Indianapolis on April 4, 1965, the daughter of David A. Brinkman and Marjorie C. (Hutson) Wilson. She was a 1983 graduate of Jennings County High School. She earned her associate’s degree in the medical field from IUPUI...