Stories from Wednesday, July 29, 2020

If you ever tried to paint a picture of a politician or called Central Casting to secure someone for the role, Joe Kernan would never be your guy. Small in stature with a receding hairline, bushy eyebrows and a distinctive Chicago accent, Kernan nonetheless ascended to Indiana’s top spot as governor 2003-05. ...

Greencastle firefighter Jimmy Shaw scrambles to the scene of a car fire Wednesday morning. The Greencastle Fire Department was called to the parking lot off Indiana Street behind Castle Apartments a 8:03 a.m. and arrived at 8:07. The owner of the Chevrolet Impala told firefighters she walked out to her car and the windows were black, indicating a fire had already been burning...

Gwendoline D. Long, Greencastle, passed away July 26, 2020 at her home. Gwen was born March 28, 1923 in London, England. Her parents were Clara and George Banks. Gwen lived in England during World War II and experienced the London Blitz, which is the reason for her passionate distaste of the buzz bomb on Greencastle’s courthouse lawn...