Stories from Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Although COVID-19 hampered many of its plans for 2020 and 2021, the Putnam County Mural Project has announced that it will hold a mural festival in fall 2022. Additional details about the plans for the festival will be announced over the coming weeks...

Michael Lane Hamilton, 69, of Bainbridge, passed away Monday, March 29, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. Michael was born in Orrville, Ohio, the son of Paul and Fern (Butzer) Hamilton. He was a 1969 graduate of Bainbridge High School...

Fonda Jane (Weist) Nesbit, 58, of Cloverdale, crossed into glory on March 28, 2021. Fonda was born Sept. 4, 1962 to William E. and Jane A. Weist. She is survived by her daughters Emily Nesbit and Lucy Nesbit; stepsons Donnie Nesbit and Josh Nesbit; sisters Pam (Don) Richards, Donna (Larry) Fidler and Amanda (Greg) Huber; a niece; and several nephews...

Grace L. Aker Cohn peacefully fell asleep on the evening of Monday, March 22, 2021 at the age of 104. She was born in Putnam County on Oct. 1, 1916, the youngest daughter of Willis Aker and Emma Long Aker. Grace graduated from Reelsville High School in 1933 and went on to receive her teaching degree from Danville College. She was a bookkeeper at Horace Link in Greencastle, then became a kindergarten teacher, where she taught at Eminence High School in the 1970s and early 1980s...

Lois Arlene Preston, 80, of Roachdale, passed away March 29, 2021. She was born on June 30, 1940 in Raccoon to the late Richard and Mildred (Davies) Duncan. She was a graduate from Roachdale High School, and then shortly after on July 3, 1958 she married James Allen Preston. He preceded her in death...