Stories from Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Having learned some important lessons in gun safety recently, children at Round Barn Daycare are administered an oath by Sheriff Scott Stockton recently.

The Brazil Concert Band, directed by Matthew Huber, will present “To the Moon and Beyond” on July 28 at 8 p.m. in Forest Park, rain or shine. To further commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the BCB will perform “Moonlight Serenade” by Mitchell Parish and Glenn Miller...

Putnam County 4-H beef superintendent Doug Parent (left) gathers with 10-year beef members Jonathan Poynter, Evan Davies, Douglas Riggen, Andrew Pickel and Garrett Heavin. Not pictured is Grace Carr. The annual 4-H beef show took place on Tuesday.

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Richard W. Reeves Jr., 57, Greencastle, Level 6 felony strangulation, Class A misdemeanor domestic battery, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct, Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief...

County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 3:35 a.m. Kevin Lewis Drengacs, 41, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of marijuana and driving while intoxicated. Wednesday • At 7:33 p.m. John J. Hillenburg Jr., 40, Greencastle, was taken into custody for possession of a synthetic drug or lookalike substance and possession of methamphetamine...

Carolyn Sue Spencer, 83, of Rockville, passed away on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at home. She was born Oct. 19, 1935 in Putnam County to the late Otis and Hazel Wilson Clodfelter. She was preceded in death by her three sons, Mark Raymond, Reeve Bernard and Ralph Randel Spencer, in 1977; her son-in law, Gregory L. Chapman; and her sister, Mildred Lou Keeney...

With some encouragement from Putnam County Jail matron Vova Johnson, young Ava Jedele makes a new friend in Putnam County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Deputy Bo and his partner, Maj.

The chance to take a trip to Poland with a global icon and local hero would have been enough. But the chance to tour Auschwitz with 85-year-old Holocaust survivor Eva Kor just prior to her July 4 death was a truly amazing experience for three local women...

More than 250 donors contributed to the Putnam County Mural Project, raising $34,415 in just 30 days to qualify for a $30,000 matching grant through the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority’s (IHCDA) CreatINg Places program. Significant funds came from 100+ Men Who Care of Putnam County, 100 Women Who Care of Putnam County and the Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau...

Small and somewhat impressionable robots recently became a point of interest inside the Community Building at the Putnam County 4-H Fair, as members of the 4-H Robotics Club gave a short demonstration of their programming skills Friday evening.

The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced that chip and seal preservation is scheduled to begin on or after Monday, July 29, weather permitting. Work is scheduled to begin on U.S. 231 between U.S. 36 to just north of the CSX Railroad in Greencastle. This roadway will be closed to through traffic, but open to residents and businesses. Motorists should expect long delays. Work is scheduled to last through Thursday, Aug. 1...