Stories from Friday, October 4, 2019

The Campaign for DePauw, a fundraising drive which was launched in October 2014 to enhance the student experience at the university, has raised $383,099,799, exceeding its original goal by more than $83 million. DePauw’s previous campaign record total was $376.6 million set in 2000 at the close of The Campaign for DePauw: Leadership for a New Century...

The Putnamville Correctional Facility and Warden Brian Smith recently announced that after a period of inspection and evaluation, a visiting committee from the American Correctional Association (ACA) has recommended the facility for reaccreditation to the Commission on Accreditation for Corrections...

Donald and Margaret “Peggy” (Van Vactor) Roberts of Terre Haute will soon celebrate their 65th wedding anniversary. The couple met at a men’s high school softball game and have been together ever since, marrying on Oct. 10, 1954 at the Christian Church in Roachdale...

WESLEY W. WILSON, coordinator of archives and special collections at DePauw University, was recently recertified by the Academy of Certified Archivists. A 28-year member of the Academy, Wilson’s recertification signifies his continued commitment to professional goals, ethics and standards for the collection, care, preservation and access to historical materials...

ROACHDALE — The North Putnam Community School Corporation will host an auction of surplus items on Saturday, Oct. 12. The auction will take place from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at North Putnam High School. Auction items will include chairs (wooden and plastic), student desks, round tables, science lab tables, wooden magazine display units, cafeteria tables with integrated seats, vertical filing cabinet, stoves, deep well kitchen cooling tables, racks, computer carts, computer style long tables, rectangular wooden tables, kitchen mixer with mixing bins, lunch trays in storage cart and study carrel.. ...

County Jail Nine people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 12:31 a.m. Ryan Christopher Dreiman, 40, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for domestic battery, criminal recklessness, strangulation and resisting law enforcement...

Youngsters were able to tap into their inner firefighter Thursday evening during the Greencastle Fire Department’s annual open house at the station.

With relatives in sunny California, my family and I have always had some great vacation opportunities. Stay with my sister and brother-in-law or my mother in Orange County (Mission Viejo to be exact), use one of their vehicles and see the sights. Can’t beat it...

Staying true to its game night theme, First Friday had a variety of activities for the young ones while the adults listened to the music.

FILLMORE -- Fillmore officials had an assorted agenda to cover during their regular meeting Thursday evening. The council addressed a question as to whether a minimum can be charged on a property that is vacant, and if the property owner can pay on sewer only. The question concerned an unspecified resident, but which Council President Bill Ashcraft said was behind on water bills but not using these utilities. It was also asked if the water meter specific to that property could be removed...

With 2019 municipal elections only a month away, the Putnam County Voter Registration Office is reminding city and town residents how they can cast their votes — early and on Election Day, which is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Early voting starts on Tuesday, Oct. 7 and will be open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The voting booths will be set up on the second floor of the Putnam County Courthouse...