Stories from Monday, February 10, 2020

Amid a heavy law enforcement presence, a Terre Haute man made his initial appearance in Putnam Superior Court on murder and other felony charges Monday afternoon. John H. Gonzalez, 28, is accused of killing 44-year-old Lisa Attkisson in her Berry Street home late last month...

Dr. Katherine “Kit” Hoyt Price Blount reached apoapsis and departed this space-time continuum on Feb.5, 2020. She was born on Sept. 20, 1951 in Rochester, N.Y. Kit was an active planetary geologist and geomorphologist, and served on the inaugural NASA Mars mapping program throughout the 1990s...

The second and final Legislative Update program for the 2020 short session of the Indiana General Assembly is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 15. The program is scheduled to feature the three men who represent Putnam County in the General Assembly under way at Indianapolis -- District 44 State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle), Senate President Pro Tem and District 37 State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) and District 24 State Sen. John Crane (R-Avon)...

The United Way of Putnam County is partnering with Bridges Craft Pizza and Purdue Extension office to provide local families with an evening of food, fun and family entertainment during the first-ever Community Supper Club. Supper Club events will be held once a month with the aim to reduce food insecurity in Putnam County by providing residents with meals that are healthy and affordable...

Danny Lynn Fortner, 58, Coatesville, passed away Sunday afternoon, Feb. 9, 2020 at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville. He was born in Pennington Gap, Va,. on Oct. 18, 1961. Danny worked as a diesel mechanic for Avon Community Schools. He loved to tinker, ride motorcycles and anything mechanical...

Members of the John Martin Chapter of the Indiana Sons of the American Revolution -- (from left) Wilbur Decker, William Behnke, Troop 93 Scoutmaster Bob Hostettler and Chapter President Cliff Blanchard -- visited the Putnam County Museum Saturday where the Boy Scouts of America were recognizing the 100th birthday of scouting.

Area 30 Career Center is hosting an open house for the community on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The open house will give individuals the opportunity to: • Explore the 19 career and technical education programs available to juniors and seniors who attend Cloverdale, Eminence, Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam schools...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jonathan E. Hyde, 38, Bainbridge, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine Samantha Archer, 41, no city listed, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony neglect of a dependent...

County Jail Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Saturday • At 4:04 p.m. Dustin Michael Kennedy, 24, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. Friday • At 4:23 a.m. Jacob Michael Hull, 20, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for unlawful possession of a syringe...

A basketball sectional title now theirs, South Putnam players Lexi Vanihel (21), Ava McHugh (20), Chloe Custis (4) and Brionna Egold celebrate the Eagles’ 70-43 win over Parke Heritage in the IHSAA Sectional 44 final Saturday night.

After an experimental summer with some of its clients working in Robe-Ann Park, Putnam County Comprehensive Service (PCCS) Executive Director Andrew Ranck has asked the Greencastle Park Board to extend that relationship. Last summer PCCS clients manned the concession stand at the Aquatics Center and others worked in maintenance at the park...

MOORESVILLE — Chase Carrington won the 120-pound weight class at the Mooresville Regional on Saturday, and will compete this weekend for a spot in the state finals. Also advancing to the semistate are Greencastle’s Brach Carrington (second at 170 pounds) and Jacob Fox (fourth at 126 pounds)...

Greg Dean considers a team’s assist total to be a good indicator of its effectiveness on offense. His South Putnam Eagles were very giving to their teammates on Saturday afternoon in a 65-49 win over Sheridan “Outside of the West Vigo game [another win], I’d say that was the highest assist game we’ve had,” said Dean, whose team won for the second time in its last three outings. ...

DANVILLE — Not even the residue from a 48-27 loss to Danville in the girls’ 3A basketball sectional championship game on Saturday night couldn’t stain the overall season turned in by Kellie Kirkhoff’s Greencastle Tiger Cubs. The home-standing Warriors were expected to win by most observers, and after taking a 15-1 lead in the first four minutes Danville was well on its way to a fourth straight sectional title and fifth in the past six years...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- With a focus on enhancing the community in which they live, one set of North Putnam students continues to earn praise for its initiatives within the school district. The community service class at North Putnam High School was recognized a little more than two weeks ago by Hoosier Heartland State Bank (HHSB) during its fourth-annual Shared Values awards banquet at Southmont High School...