Stories from Thursday, August 20, 2020

It was share the wealth time for the City of Greencastle at the August meeting of the City Council. Through interlocal agreements approved at the meeting, the city will share a portion of its $341,000 in CARES dollars with Greencastle Schools and the Area 30 Career Center...

VAN BIBBER LAKE -- Emergency responders all have memories that stick with them forever. From fatal crashes to drug overdoses to homes lost to fire, there are some runs that remain vivid in their minds. Clinton Township Fire Department Assistant Chief Kenneth Stone worked a fatality on his very first night on the department 16 years ago...

Chuck Sorrell took over the South Putnam coaching job late last summer, and didn’t get a full time period to work with his new players. So, this year’s pandemic that delayed summer workouts until July 6 isn’t a whole lot different. “Our seniors made it clear when we got to start in July that they were hungry and ready to work,” Sorrell said. ...

North Putnam coach Ryan Burress did not take over the Cougar program in the best of situations, with the COVID-19 outbreak keeping the team from workouts until July 6. Burress likes how the team has worked since that time, and is looking forward to the squad continuing its recent success that saw the Cougars finish as sectional runnerup the past two seasons to eventual state champion Western Boone...

Mike Meyer is heading into the sixth year of his second tenure as Greencastle’s head coach, and this will be the first one of that stretch without one of his sons on the team. Jacob Meyer is a junior at Millikin University in Illinois and Jordan Meyer is a freshman at Franklin. Both were scheduled to play football this fall until their seasons were canceled...

Tom Winders stepped away from coaching the Cloverdale Clovers last year due to conflicts with his job. Winders has a new job in Greencastle that allows him to be able to also serve as coach, and when David Zorman stepped down after one year Winders was eager to return to the spot...

Greencastle resident Veronica Pejril, a delegate to the Democratic National Convention this week, led the Pledge of Allegiance that kicked off Tuesday evening’s session. Pejril, who is DePauw University’s director of faculty instructional technology support and coordinator of the Music Instructional Technology Center, serves as Greencastle’s Third Ward city councilor...

RUSSELLVILLE -- Short hours at the U.S. Post Office in Russellville are now being criticized by residents following recent incidents of vandalism. During its regular meeting Wednesday evening, community members asked the Russellville Town Council if it had to make a formal request to set the post office’s hours. As it is a federal agency, its hours cannot be mandated by the town...

The West Central Solid Waste District is now requesting residents to empty their recyclables into their bins. The reason is so that space might be maximized when disposing of them.

F.C. Tucker/Schneider Realtors – part of the F.C. Tucker Co., Indiana’s leading independent real estate company – became F.C. Tucker Advantage, REALTORS® on August 14 with a change in ownership five years in the making. George and Suzy Schneider, owners of F.C. Tucker/Schneider Realtors, have sold the operation after 24 years to current agents Chris and Michelle Skillern...

DePauw University is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review, which Thursday issued its 2021 college guide. About 14 percent of America’s 2,800 four-year colleges are profiled in the book, which is based on data collected from administrators about their institutions’ academic offerings and from surveys of 143,000 students who attend institutions featured in the book and who rate and report on various aspects of their campus and experiences.. ...

Putnam County Hospital has announced that Putnam Occupational Health is now offering two new services to the practice. In August, Putnam Occupational Health began offering E-screens and IdentoGO finger printing services. E-screen is a technology-enabled Third-Party Administrator (TPA) that provides next-generation employment screening applications for hiring and maintaining healthy and drug-free workforces. ...

Britain Wells sports a purple, white and gold banner in the style popularized by the women’s suffrage movement. Women’s Equality Day on Wednesday, Aug. 26 will mark the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote throughout the United States...

Freda Pearl (McKinney) Paris, 83, Greencastle, passed from this world to her heavenly home Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. Freda was born March 2, 1937 to Arthur J. McKinney and Jessie E. (Watson) McKinney. Freda was a homemaker all her life and is survived by her children, Denny Glenn (Teresa), Ronald Glenn, Sue Archer (Mark), Carrie Tomasino (Greg), and DeAnne Rooker (Recco;, sister Amy Harney (Dennis); sister-in-law Lois McKinney and many nieces and nephews...

Steven Edward Miles was born July 13, 1960 to Robert Clay and Donna Mae (Blois) Miles in Greencastle. He passed away in his sleep on Aug. 13, 2020 at his home in Plainfield. Steve was a devout Christian. He was a 1978 North Putnam High School graduate, a USAF veteran, retired machinist and loved gardening, woodworking and an extremely talented photographer...

Summer break is at an end and students across Indiana have now made their return to school. With that return to school, motorists should expect an increased amount of school bus traffic during the morning and afternoon commutes, and therefore the need to plan those commutes accordingly to allow for extended travel time...

SPENCER (AP) — An attraction at an Owen County state park will re-open to the public Friday after being closed for decades. The cab of the fire tower at McCormick’s Creek State Park has been generally off limits since the 1980s due to vandalism and for safety reasons, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources said...

PARAGON -- Gov. Eric Holcomb announced the establishment of two new Indiana state forests at a ceremony in Morgan County. Ravinia State Forest, near Paragon, encompasses 1,500 acres of wooded rolling hills, valleys and restored cropland. The area now known as Mountain Tea State Forest consists of more than 1,150 acres east of Nashville...

Bob and Lynn (Elliott) Brown will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Aug. 22. They were united in marriage in 1970 at the Church of Christ in Greencastle with minister James Sanders officiating. Debbie (Brown) Frost served as the maid of honor and Barbara (Elliott) Hopkins served as bridesmaid. Ray Smiley served as best man and Glenn Elliott served as groomsman...

Jim “Tex” Ritter and Kathy Ritter are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug 28. They lived in Greencastle their entire marriage until two years ago when they moved to be near their children. They were married Aug. 28, 1955 in Logansport. They have been blessed with two children, David (Cindy) of Westfield and Deb (Ken) of Noblesville; and three grandchildren, Matt (Stephanie), Meg and Kelly...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Ronald L. Ingalls II, 48, Greencastle, Level 3 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug, Level 6 felony dealing in marijuana, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

Fifteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 6:19 a.m. Oscar J. Fox, 26, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail on a warrant for battery against a public safety officer. Wednesday • At 6:34 p.m. William P. Owens, 42, Indianapolis, was booked in on a warrant for nonsupport of a dependent child...

Shirley Roberta Cline, 86, Monroe, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. She was born April 20, 1934 in Putnam County, daughter of the late Clyde and Leoma Toney Carrington. She is survived by her loving husband, Ernest Cline; son Alan Cline and wife Kim, of Yadkinville, N.C.; daughter Tina Cloncs of Clarksville, Tenn., and five grandchildren...

The Indiana State Department of Health reported Thursday there have been 386 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county since March. This marked an increase of eight cases from what was reported by Putnam County officials on Wednesday. The number includes 11 newly-reported positive cases each on Tuesday and Wednesday, as well as 21 on Monday...

All four Putnam County high school football teams will play in the county tonight, as Cloverdale hosts South Putnam, Greencastle hosts Crawfordsville and North Putnam hosts North Montgomery. South Putnam will not open its home football season until hosting North Putnam in week three on Sept. 4...

South Putnam hosted county rival Cloverdale in the volleyball opener for both squads in the COVID-19 world of IHSAA competition on Tuesday night. Despite social distancing and mask requirements and long-time local volleyball official Dodie Collins breaking a tooth prior to the varsity match, both squads and fans adapted well to the guidelines and the end result was what everyone hoped for —good competition and a return to some normalcy...

South Putnam’s boys’ tennis team opened its season this week with wins over Greencastle and South Vermillion. On Wednesday, the Eagles topped the Tiger Cubs 5-0. “What a great way to start the season,” South coach Johnnie Briones said. “I am very proud of everyone’s performance. They all played aggressively and with confidence.”...