Stories from Thursday, July 2, 2020

Multiple emergency agencies converged on a north side neighborhood Wednesday afternoon as the Vigo County Sheriff’s Department attempted to serve a search warrant. The Vigo officers attempted to serve the warrant at Northview Apartments, but the three people inside would not come to the door...

Due to concerns with COVID-19 and keeping participants safe, Senior Education Ministries has announced that the Dine with a Doc programs for the rest of 2020 have been suspended. The organization anticipates to resume the free programs beginning next February...

Martha Cash, 90, died June 26, 2020 in Prescott, Ariz. She lived in a memory care facility for the past two years and received hospice care there in recent months, including the company of her hospice nurse during her final moments. Born in Arizona, she left college after the first year and married an Indiana farm boy, returning to rural Indiana with him to begin their life together...

LaVonne (Pickett) Vaughn, 81, Coatesville, passed away June 30, 2020. Mrs. Vaughn was born Oct. 5, 1938 in Hendricks County to the late Harold B. and Lila Aileen (Walton) Pickett. LaVonne graduated from Stilesville High School. She was employed at Public Service Indiana and also taught kindergarten for several years at Amo Elementary School. She had been the owner of Vaughn’s Forget Me Not Florist in Stilesville for a few years...

Putnam County officials announced Thursday that there have been 165 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county. The Putnam County Health Department confirmed today the OptumServe testing site will remain open through Friday. COVID-19 testing, offered free of charge, is available for high-risk Hoosiers showing symptoms of COVID-19 or in direct contact with someone who has the virus...

John Joseph Baughman, age 95, passed from this life due to natural causes and went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on June 26, 2020. John was born May 31, 1925 to Blanche (Coker) Baughman and Cavins Baughman in Evansville. He was raised in Detroit, Mich...

William Harold Reeves, 84, of Greencastle, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his family. William was born in Parke County on March 9, 1936, the son of Harry J. and Reba F. (Ewing) Reeves, and was a graduate of Van Buren High School. He attended Purdue University...

Despite two special meetings called to consider rescinding a street closing decision, the Greencastle City Council stood behind its original June 11 determination Tuesday evening. The issue at hand was the closing of Fifth Street between Avenues D and E from 10 a.m. to midnight on July 4 for a neighborhood block party as proposed by Larry Dickerson and Harold Barger...

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:07 p.m. Drake C. Best, 22, Plainfield, was lodged at the jail for dealing in a Schedule II controlled substance. • At 6:03 p.m. Patrick W. Foster, 39, Brazil, was taken into custody for possession of paraphernalia...

ROACHDALE -- After leaving open whether his contract would be renewed during its regular June meeting, the North Putnam School Board retained Athletic Director Roger Busch in a short special meeting Tuesday evening. With Busch present at the meeting, the board approved a revised contract through which the athletic director is stipulated as an at-will employee. This means that he can be dismissed for any reason...

Back-to-back nights of full USAC AMSOIL National Sprint Car racing programs are on the horizon for a can't miss Independence Day weekend doubleheader this Friday and Saturday night, July 3-4, as part of the Bill Gardner Sprintacular at Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville...

Finally. After a long shutdown that lasted a little less than four months, Indiana high schools have been given the go-ahead to reopen their sports programs starting Monday. All four Putnam County schools have put together a plan on how to handle the many new restrictions and guidelines. Each school provided the Banner Graphic with a copy of its plan...

During my COVID quarantine I had probably seen the Ancestry.com TV commercial a dozen times before I bit and sent them my $100. Not sure why Ancestry.com won me over. After all, I’ve never had a yearning to build a boat out of Flex Steel tape or make a pillow fort out of a few $20 My Pillows...