Stories from Thursday, July 25, 2019

Siblings have won the Putnam County Fair Supreme Showmanship in the past. However, at no point in this 60-plus year history of the competition have they managed to take the fair’s top livestock prize in consecutive years. So Katie Fry (left) made history Thursday evening when she captured the Supreme Showman title just one year after sister Grace took the title...

What started as a simple traffic stop Tuesday afternoon quickly got a lot more interesting for a Putnam County sheriff’s deputy. Maj. Dwight Simmons was on patrol at 12:15 p.m. when he stopped a Nissan Quest with New York plates at Exit 37 on Interstate 70. Simmons had observed the vehicle traveling in the passing lane at 60 mph in a posted 70 mph zone and had multiple vehicle stacked up behind it...

There are multiple inspirational quotes that football coaches will use to motivate their players, but Tony Lewis lives this one to the fullest: “If you want to be great, surround yourself with greatness.” The 1986 South Putnam graduate has always done that in his coaching career. Lewis has coached in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Florida. The former All-State quarterback won a state title at Evansville Reitz in 2009...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Clint J. Byrd, 22, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor intimidation William A. Willhoite, 52, Lebanon, Class A misdemeanor invasion of privacy Clarence B. Lawrence, 57, Terre Haute, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...

Indiana State Police Indiana State troopers made one recent arrest in Putnam County. • Early Tuesday evening, Trooper Colton Maynor made a traffic stop at the 37-mile marker on Interstate 70. The driver, 58-year-old Clarence B. Lawrence of Terre Haute, refused to submit to a chemical test. He was also found to be wanted on a warrant out of Vermillion County...

The annual Children’s Theater Workshop at Putnam County Playhouse has been happening this week. The final product will be on view today at 7 p.m. at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre. Admission is free. CTW director Caroline Good says that the first act of the program will include a demonstration of what the participants have been learning. The second act will be the presentation of three original one-act plays...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Congressional delegation introduced legislation this week honoring the 50th anniversary of the return of our Indiana Rangers from Vietnam. Company D (Ranger), 151st Infantry, Indiana Army National Guard arrived in Vietnam in December 1968. During their time in country the Indiana Rangers were assigned reconnaissance and intelligence-gathering missions...

At the age of 93, Gale Keyt O’Hair went to be with the Lord in his heavenly home on July 25, 2019. Gale O’Hair was born in Clinton Township, Putnam County, on Aug. 4, 1925, to Marion and Mae (Keyt) O’Hair. He was blessed with a large, God-centered and loving family...

Many of us grew up with the 4-H motto “To Make the Best Better,” but to look at some of the 4-H and adult open class projects at the 2019 Putnam County Fair, it might well be “To Make the Old New.” Consider the wool dress modeled by Thursa Evens Wednesday during the Family Fun Day fashion show...

If you've bought almost anything at a Putnam County Fair auction — purse, pie, pig or otherwise — you have seen Darwyn Nelson. Let’s rephrase that: You’ve definitely heard Darwyn Nelson. A staple at these events as a bid spotter, Nelson’s “YEEAAHHH!” calls are unmistakable, as he seems to derive more excitement from a good bidding war than the buyer or seller...