Stories from Tuesday, January 26, 2021

With nearly a year having passed since a Greencastle woman was found dead in her South Side home, the man accused of her murder will soon stand trial. How soon remains an open question. The body of 44-year-old Lisa Attkisson was discovered one year ago this Friday, with investigators ultimately determining she was killed the night before on Jan. 28, 2020...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced one of its newest funds, the Buzzi Unicem USA Covid Relief Fund. This fund was established by Buzzi Unicem USA to assist in alleviating the burdens COVID-19 has created within Putnam County. “We are honored to partner with Buzzi and work alongside Tim Menke from the Greencastle plant,” PCCF Community Development Director Dean Gambill said...

CLOVERDALE -- Following the sudden opening of one of its seats in December, the Cloverdale School Board is welcoming in a new member. After conducting interviews with two applicants less than a week prior, the board unanimously approved Mike Rightmyer II to represent Jackson Township in Owen County during a special session held Monday evening...

EDGE 21 is happy to announce the selection of a new, full-time executive director in Beth Hamilton. Beth is currently a care coordinator for Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center. She has dedicated her life to helping people of all ages, from birth to senior citizens...

The Greencastle League of Women Voters, in partnership with Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church, Ivy Tech Greencastle and the Greencastle NAACP, is offering another session of its “Become a Better Ally: Daily Habits of an Anti-Racist” program. This session will run for four weeks from Feb. 14 through March 14. It will begin with a one-hour orientation and participants will be expected to commit to spending 15 minutes a day working through a list of resources to listen to, read and watch...

Oran E. Jones Sr., 80, of Cloverdale, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021 in Putnam County Hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1940 in Quincy to William Jones and Mattie Jones. He was retired from Allison Transmission and worked for Dale’s Auto and Repair after his retirement...