Stories from Tuesday, February 16, 2021

With all county schools already closed or doing eLearning on Tuesday, Putnam County offices and City of Greencastle office are also closed. County Attorney Jim Ensley made the announcement to employees with an email Monday evening that the Putnam County Courthouse and other county offices would be closed. Offices in charges of essential or emergency services remained open...

Christopher Kline Shinker, 49, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Born Oct. 18, 1971 in Evanston, Ill., he was the son of Stephen and Carolyn Kaye Briggs Shinker. He graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, Ill., and the University of Alaska, where he studied film literature and history...