Stories from Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Putnam County officials announced Wednesday that there have been 378 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county since March. This includes 21 newly-reported positive cases on Monday and 14 newly-reported cases on Tuesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, there had been three cases in local schools, the Putnam County Health Department confirmed. One of these was in North Putnam Schools, while two others were in Cloverdale Community Schools...

GROVELAND – U.S. 36 will be down to one 12-foot lane on two bridges near Groveland, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced. Work begins Monday, Aug. 24 on U.S. 36 over Monocah Creek located just over three miles west of State Road 75...

While the opportunity to learn while doing in 4-H project work is of foremost importance, the recognition of achievement through exhibition is certainly an added bonus to being in the 4-H program. The Indiana State Fair (ISF) and the Purdue Extension state staff have listed unofficial results for most projects. ...

Charles Theodore Miles Jr., 90, passed away peacefully on Aug. 12, 2020 at Terre Haute Hospital after an acute illness related to cancer. He was born on Oct. 13, 1929 in Troy, Ohio, and moved to Greencastle with his family in 1940. Members of his father’s family (Charles Theodore Miles Sr.) have lived in Greencastle since the 1890s...

North Putnam High School recently received a generous donation from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers’ Local 481 with the installation of a new softball scoreboard.