Stories from Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Local farmers and agricultural producers directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for financial assistance through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. The initiative is providing $16 billion in direct relief payments for those in the agriculture industry experiencing income losses as a result of decreased demand for their products, according to State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle)...

This Week in Indiana for June 7-13 notes the 1958 appearance in Greencastle of British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan to deliver the commencement address at DePauw University. He referred to the 410 graduates as “fellow Hoosiers,” noting that his mother, Helen Belles Macmillan, had grown up in Spencer, and that his grandfather, Dr. Josuah Tarleton Belles, was a graduate of DePauw...

Despite uncertainty due to COVID-19-related cancelations, the 2020 ParkFest concert series will kick off Tuesday, June 16 at 6:30 p.m. The first concert of the season will feature Lincoln Street, a Greencastle-based band featuring Krystal Becker on vocals, Bill Hamm on bass, Veronica Pejril on keyboards and Rick Provine on drums...

CLOVERDALE -- Students in the Cloverdale district wanting to expand their courses, as well as those who may be more successful in learning online, now have an option to do so. During its regular meeting Monday evening, the Cloverdale School Board approved for Cloverdale Schools to begin offering what has been dubbed as the Cloverdale Virtual Success Academy...