Stories from Tuesday, September 7, 2021

VIVALIA — Though just a child at the time, Putnam County resident Jean Rowings still vividly remembers the aftermath of a military plane crash that occurred 80 years ago today near the Putnam-Parke county line. She specifically recalls the line of automobiles and horse-drawn wagons waiting to get down to the wreckage. Ultimately, it was a tragedy in which two airmen lost their lives...

Mrs. Nancy Merle Foster, 92, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born March 14, 1929 in Hickman County, Ky., a daughter of the late Orville and Hazel (Condor) Grooms...

Gloria Baldwin, 64, of Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2021. She was born June 19, 1957 to Jack and Gloria (Hacker) Carroll. Gloria married Richard Baldwin on March 23, 1996 and they celebrated 25 years of marriage. She is survived by her husband, Richard; mother Gloria; sons Christopher (Megan) and Matthew (Stephanie); sisters Schotzi (Michael), Jackie (Steve), Vickie (James), Connie (Doug) and Kathy (Phil); and two granddaughters, Claire and Audrey, that she loved very much...