Stories from Friday, July 19, 2019

An Indianapolis man arrested Thursday on credit card fraud charges likely would have been caught regardless of the victim in the case. But in allegedly making fraudulent charges to the credit card of Putnam County Chief Deputy Matt Demmings, 25-year-old Richard Wimberly III might just have ensured himself a more swift arrest and trip to the Parke County Jail...

Preliminary planning is under way as the DePauw University Board of Trustees begins a search for the university’s next president, the board chairman wrote in a Friday letter to the DePauw community. Kathy Patterson Vrabek wrote that board members have begun preparations for a process that will culminate in choosing a successor to Mark McCoy...

Glenn E. Edwards, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2019 in Indianapolis. He was 81. Glenn was a jack of all trades. He served as an electrician, maintenance worker and truck driver. He also served as a reserve police officer in Lebanon for several years...

The Brazil Concert Band’s show for this Sunday, July 21 will include a newly formed group, the Terre Haute Brass Ensemble. The group is made up of musicians from throughout the Wabash Valley, and will perform at 7:20 p.m. prior to the Brazil Concert Band’s weekly performance at Forest Park, rain or shine...

Staff members of U.S. Sen. Mike Braun will be in attendance at the Putnam County Fair to host mobile office hours. Braun announced that staff members will be at the 4-H Fairgrounds from 5-9 p.m. on Wednesday, July 24. “I have been working hard on behalf of Hoosiers in D.C. ...

Foregoing its normal fourth Monday meeting date, the Greencastle School Board will instead meet on Monday, July 29, the fifth Monday in July. Board members rescheduled the July meeting last month, pointing out that not every member could attend on the regular date. The board is reorganized for the coming year in July, so board members desired that all five be in attendance...

County Jail Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 3:10 a.m. Amanda Jane Alexander, 29, Brazil, was booked in for driving with a suspended license and on a local warrant. • At 2:52 a.m. Mark Eugene Brooks, 48, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant...

Marking the start of grilling up their legendary Legionburgers at the Putnam County 4-H Fair, volunteers from American Legion Post 58 pose by the iconic Legionburger Boy in front of its pavilion Friday morning.

Three Putnam County sheriff’s deputies are adjusting to new roles following recent promotions announced by the Department. Deputy Riley Houghton took on his first supervisory role with the promotion to shift sergeant. He replaces Sgt. Kyle Gibbons, who is moving from supervisor on night shift to day shift...

Passed by county officials a decade ago, the Putnam County comprehensive plan has languished in the years since, as officials never passed the updated zoning ordinance to go along with it. Now the Putnam County Plan Commission and by extension the Putnam County Commissioners find themselves in the unenviable position of having to upgrade both voluminous documents, a 10-year-old comprehensive plan and a nearly 30-year-old zoning ordinance, tasks that come at no small expense to the county...

Over time, several Putnam County athletes, coaches and parents have started following me on social media. Much of what I share is about Putnam County athletes and teams, but I’m sure some of those followers see names of people they don’t recognize. Either during interviews or in the process of setting up those encounters, several athletes recently have been surprised to find out that I do not live in Putnam County despite all the time I spend here...

Any Greencastle High School students interested in playing girls’ golf this fall are asked to contact coach Steve Paquin at (765) 721-6709 before practice begins on Aug. 2. • South Putnam sets blood drive — South Putnam’s football team will have its annual blood drive from 1:30–6 p.m. on Sunday at the Bloodmobile at the Putnam Co. Fairgrounds...