Stories from Monday, August 3, 2020

After a pair of Putnam County Plan Commission meetings, a Putnam County Commissioners meeting and no shortage of contentious discussion, a decision on rezoning the Heritage Lake Marina property will wait another two weeks. Faced with the final decision Monday on whether to affirm the Plan Commission’s advisory approval of the rezone, the commissioners chose to table the issue in order to do more discussion...

Over a tasty Hoosier tenderloin and an ice-filled glass of tea the other afternoon, I listened to a story we all should hear. A friend of mine stopped by the table to chat, and what he shared with me admittedly scared the daylights out of me. He is a COVID-19 survivor. Caught the dastardly disease, battled it for several weeks, recovered and is doing pretty well now...

PLAINFIELD — York Automotive Group has added a Hendricks County dealership to its four existing businesses in Greencastle, Brazil and Crawfordsville. The York family has entered an agreement to purchase Westgate Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram and turn it into York Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Plainfield...

The Putnam County Community Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2021 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program. The application may be found online at https://pccfscholarships.communityforce.com. Applications must be submitted by Sept. 9...

Picnic tables near the pickleball courts in Greencastle’s Robe-Ann Park get a touch-up as volunteers Sister Linford (left) of Colorado and Sister Orme of Washington State tackle the work. The young women are serving as missionaries in Greencastle for The Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints...

Parents, students and the wider community are invited to see the renovations at North Putnam High School with two upcoming open houses. In place of staff-guided tours of the building, visitors will conduct their own self-paced walk-through. Scanning QR codes, visitors will be able to hear staff members talk virtually about the changes that have been made in a particular space...

John Robert Foxen, Ph.D., age 93, of Williamsport, Md., passed away on Nov. 14, 2019 at Homewood Retirement Center in Williamsport. He was born on April 18, 1926 in Cherokee, Iowa, to the late John Henry and Florence Ellen Popma Foxen. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Barbara Postin Foxen in 1994...

Carol Ann (Kropiwnicki) Holland, 76, of Pendleton, passed away on Saturday, Aug. 1, 2020 at AMG Specialty Hospital in Greenfield. She was born on Oct. 23, 1943 to the late Stanley and Anna (Drabinowicz) Kropiwnicki in Boston, Mass. She married Glenn Holland on Nov. 23, 1971 in Roachdale...

Delilah M. Kerrick Adamson, 98, of Greencastle and formerly of Rockville, passed away at 5:10 a.m. Sunday Aug. 2, 2020 at Autumn Glen. She was a homemaker. She was born Nov. 28, 1921 in Edgar County, Ill., to the late Ralph Kerrick and Jennie Tucker Kerrick...

Rick Smiley a devoted follower of Jesus went to his heavenly reward on July 29, 2020. Rick was a loving husband to Leisa for 33 years and a dedicated father and grandfather his two sons and three grandchildren. Rick was owner/operator of Smiley’s Heating and Cooling and kept his clients “smiling in comfort” 13 years. After selling the business he began working for Crown just over eight years...

Hazel Mae Hill, 100, of Greencastle passed away on July 22, 2020 at her grandson’s home in Indianapolis. Hazel, born Jan. 9, 1920 near Marion, Va., was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a proud member of the Rebekahs, serving proudly at her lodge for many years...

Juanita Morris, 77 of Bainbridge, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2020 at her home surround by family, following a brief battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 5, 1943 to Clifford and Maxine Scott. Juanita worked at Columbian Home Products for 20-plus years in the HR department and eventually became the HR manger...

Following an extensive investigation by the Indiana Secretary of State, Cloverdale Police Department and the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office, a Putnam County car dealership owner has been arrested and convicted of counterfeiting. Christopher Rairdon of Cloverdale Auto Exchange had previously been charged with counterfeiting, check deception, forgery, theft and corrupt business influence...

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 4:24 a.m. Christopher M. Caldwell, 38, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail for theft. Friday • At 12:50 a.m. Erick Douglass Knight, 39, Oceanshores, Wash., was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine, two counts of nonsupport of a dependent and theft...

Confused about what is meant by “implicit racial bias”? Implicit biases are associations made by individuals in the unconscious state of mind. No one is immune from having unconscious thoughts and associations, but becoming aware of implicit racial bias can help us to then address the issue and work to overcome it. The Greencastle League of Women Voters invites you to their Continuing Community Conversation on Implicit Bias on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 7 p.m...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Alex L. Evans, 28, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony domestic battery in the presence of a child less than 16 years old Kristen M. Cross, 36, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...

Joe and Rita (Pence) Ferguson of Greencastle will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Aug. 6. The couple were high school sweethearts and were married in Frankfort at First Baptist Church. Joe was employed by Old National Bank (First Citizens Bank) for 38 years. He also was employed by Wabash Capital Investment Co. and retired in 2001. Rita was employed by Dr. William Frisbie for 30 years...

Family mealtime is when everyone at home sits down and enjoys a meal together. This can be at breakfast, lunch and/or dinner. It has been shown that families who eat together are healthier and happier. It is important for families to cook together, eat together, talk together and make mealtime a family time...

Buzzi Unicem USA, a ready mix concrete supplier in Greencastle, recently received the Governor’s Century Business Award recognizing its longstanding service in the community, according to State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle). Baird said Buzzi Unicem USA, formerly known as Lonestar Industries, has been in continuous operation for 103 years...

Everyone is invited to join the Putnam County Pickleball Club for the grand reopening of the pickleball courts at Robe-Ann Park on Saturday, Aug. 8, from 6-9 p.m. A free event, it will have ice cream, snow cones, free raffles, games, prizes, demonstrations and instruction for those who choose. ...

Exactly five months to the day since the school’s last athletic competition, Greencastle’s Tiger Cubs opened the 2020 girls’ golf season with a 195-211 loss to a veteran Monrovia Bulldog team at Tiger Pointe CC. Molly Ramey shot a very good opening round of 42 to begin her season...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — So far, so good. The NBA’s bubble remains intact. The extraordinary health protocols put into place to try and save this season seem to be working. The mission shared by coaches and players to use their platform and continue the conversation about racial injustice is off to a strong start...

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter says his players let up and paid a price. Jeter blames the team’s COVID-19 outbreak on a collective false sense of security that made the Marlins lax about social distancing and wearing masks. “The entire traveling party got a little too comfortable,” Jeter said Monday...