Stories from Monday, May 10, 2021

After being a broken board since Anthony Heavin and Craig Newby resigned four weeks ago, as well as facing criticism from parents and teachers, the South Putnam School Board is now whole. Board members Hollie Hutcheson, Wes Hacker and Lisa Cooper announced Gregg Hinchman and Joseph Roach as South Putnam’s new Warren Township and at-large representatives at a special meeting Monday evening. Superintendent Bruce Bernhardt and Administrative Assistant Terri Beasley were also present...

Finding your way around Greencastle -- especially for visitors and new residents -- should be easier in weeks to come with the second stage of the wayfinding project at hand. Small entry signs are planned, such as at South Jackson Street, at seven various locations around the perimeter of the community...

With the summer swim season now less than three weeks away, it’s apparently all systems go for the Greencastle Aquatic Center. Although never actually addressing the status of the 2021 pool season at its final meeting before the May 29 opening, the Park Director Rod Weinschenk and Park Board dropped plenty of big hints...

Betty Jean (Pilant) Lambermont, 88, of rural Greencastle, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021 at her home in Clinton Township. She was born in Vigo County on Sept. 27, 1932 to John B. and Myrtle Marie Pilant. The family moved to the Coalmont area when she was about six years old and she attended school there...

Mary Allison Children’s Trust board member Lucy Wieland (right) presents a $1,000 check to Tzouanakis Intermediate School officials (from left) Assistant Principal Kathi Asbell, Principal Jen Rhodes and Jamey Landry, counselor for the Tzouanakis Patty Pack Program. Food packs are sent home from school every Friday with students who are food insecure...

Vincent Allen Kiger, 80, of Danville, passed away Monday, May 10, 2021 in his residence. Born Sept. 23, 1940 in Greencastle, he was the son of William F. Kiger and Hazel Imogene (Ader) Kiger. He married Maria Tracy and she survives. Vince graduated from Fillmore High School in 1958...

Any day now we should begin hearing the familiar sound of the periodical cicada. Each of the different species of annual cicadas has a unique call. One you might recognize is that of the “scissors grinder” cicada. The periodical cicada species, however, makes unique mating calls that differ from most of our annual cicadas. The unique mating call of the periodical cicada is “pha-raoh.”...

Boys and girls in area schools will be given the opportunity to learn what police training is like in the annual Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department Police Boot Camp. The event will take place June 14-18 from 8 a.m. to noon daily near the Aquatic Center at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle...

A Gleaners senior drive-through food giveaway will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Thursday, May 13 from 10-11:30 p.m. The mobile distribution is set for the second Thursday of each month at the fairgrounds. Participants must be Putnam County residents and aged 55 and over...

In honor of Armed Forces Day, American Legion Post 58, located at 1401 Indianapolis Rd. on Greencastle’s East Side, will stage a Legionburger drive-through under its front canopy on Saturday, May 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. or until supplies run out. Legionburgers and french fries will be available at $1.50 each...

The Greencastle Eagles Auxiliary will host a baked potato bar on Saturday, May 15 from 5-7:30 p.m. Cost is $8 a plate. A silent baked action will begin at 5 p.m. The JDP Band will play from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Alma Jean Hamm-Evans went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 9, 2021. A graduate of Gosport High School, she earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Indiana University and her Master’s degree in teaching from DePauw University. She was a member of Millgrove Methodist Church, and the Indiana State Teachers Association. She taught in the South Putnam school system for 10 years and loved being around children...

If you have been to the Putnam Public Library recently, you may have noticed quite a few new pieces of art displayed, each piece showcasing a part of Putnam County.  Middle school students from all over the county, including homeschooled students, participated in the Greencastle Arts Council’s “We ART Putnam County” banner project...

FILLMORE — How to keep track of the town’s funds going forward, as well as saving for future improvements, were what the Fillmore Town Council focused on during its regular meeting Thursday evening. The council adopted Resolution 2021-1, which provides for the transfer of overage from fully funded reserve funds to two new water and sewer depreciation funds...

Third-grade teacher Annie Richmond gets her class ready to get on the People Pathways portion outside Fillmore for the annual Fillmore Elementary PTO Walk-a-Thon...

A Poland man faces a pair of misdemeanor charges following a recent crash during which he was allegedly heavily under the influence of alcohol. At 12:50 a.m. on Sunday, Benjamin R. Boone, 21, Poland, was eastbound on County Road 1200 South in a 2009 Pontiac Torrent...