Stories from Monday, January 3, 2022

While Putnam County Hospital continues to work with local agencies to provide up-to-date COVID-19 testing information, Putnam Prompt Care will no longer offer rapid COVID-19 testing or routine COVID-19 testing. The move was prompted by limited testing supplies, the hospital announced Tuesday...

A grant from Indiana’s Student Learning Recovery Grant Program is expected to help create after-school activities for Greencastle students. The $162,500 grant, recipient of which is the YMCA of the Wabash Valley, is part of $35.2 million in state and federal grant funds being awarded to 123 community partners and schools across the state, Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Education have announced...

Long a time of acclimating new board members into organizations, this January brings another challenge to the Putnam County Chamber of Commerce — replacing its executive director. Director Brian Cox recently announced his plans to step away from the post he has held for seven years to the Chamber board...

For the past quarter of a century, finding a winning recipe for Cloverdale’s football program has proved a fleeting dream. Three seasons saw the Clovers finish 5-6, 4-5 in the regular season each time, but not since Jamie Steffy first took the head coaching role over has the football program managed to finish over .500 in a season since the 7-3 team of 1996...

A Cloverdale woman has been charged with driving under the influence following a single-vehicle rollover on Plessinger’s Hill south of Greencastle Friday evening. First responders were dispatched to the area at about 10:30 p.m. for the incident, which occurred on the west side of the roadway near JTN Outdoor Power Equipment...

Having reached a historic preservation goal achieved by only one other Indiana county, the Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County was recently honored with the Indiana Historic Preservation Award. Presented by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, the award particularly honors the efforts by HPS to get all districts in the county which are eligible for the National Registry of Historic Places actually recognized by the National Register.. ...

Elizabeth Ann Fields Kelly Newton died peacefully at home, Jan. 2, 2022. She was born on June 27, 1931 to Edgar Joseph Kelly and Leola Pilcher Kelly in New Orleans, La. Ann was the third child and second daughter in the family of four children. She went to Henry W. ...

Virginia Lee Simpson, age 95, of Monte Vista, Colo.,and formerly of Crawfordsville, passed away on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021 at her residence in Colorado. She was born in Russellville on Feb. 8, 1926 to the late Audie Jackson and Lillie (Wells) Jackson. Virginia graduated from Russellville High School alongside her brother Max (Jack) in the Class of 1945...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Diana R. Jones, 46, Ladoga, Level 6 felony auto theft Jeffrey D. Tincher, 50, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated endangering a person with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Level 6 felony driving with an ACE of .15 or more with a prior conviction, Class A misdemeanor driving with an ACE of .15 or more...

Indiana Conservation Officers are investigating a potential scam where unsuspecting Hoosiers are being duped when booking campsites. The public’s assistance is being sought in the investigation where a third party fraudulently advertises and rents campsites to Hoosiers, who then upon arrival, find the site they paid for not available...

With the start of the new year, the fee structures are changing at Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area (FWA), located south of Putnamville, along with Kingsbury Fish & Wildlife Area (FWA) and J.E. Roush Lake FWA shooting ranges. The new fees are: • Deer Creek FWA: Rifles and pistols will be $5/day or $2/day for youth under 18. An annual pass will not be available in 2022...

RUSSELLVILLE — As part of its last bit of business before 2022, the Russellville Town Council read and adopted an ordinance establishing wages and salaries for town officials last Wednesday evening. The rundown of the salaries and wages as set out in Ordinance 2021-3 is as follows:...

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 1:30 a.m. Keely A. Taylor, 22, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving with a suspended license. Wednesday • At 10:19 p.m. Damon P. Tyson, 40, Roachdale, was taken into custody for possession of a controlled substance and dealing in marijuana...

DePauw’s women’s basketball team battled back from a 9-point deficit in the third period to take a 4-point lead late in the fourth, but Piedmont forced overtime with a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left in regulation and hit the game-winning basket with 5.6 seconds remaining in overtime to claim a 75-74 win over the Tigers in the Amy Hasbrook Memorial Tournament championship game...

To the Editor: The last 10 to 15 days we have heard these words -- Christmas greeting cards, decorated houses or buildings, even from the media. Why couldn’t we hear them all through 2022? This needs to start in D.C. and go out and back -- out to other nations -- back to the states, cities, counties and each and every house/home...

To the Editor: This is a story about a man named Mike, who lived in this little town I moved into. Well, this town kind of reminds you of Mayberry on TV, because everyone knows each other here. As I moved into this little town, I had the privilege of meeting Mike, and he seemed like a real nice person at that time; and the more I got to know him, he had become one of my best friends...

Indiana online 4-H enrollment opens for a new program year annually on Oct. 1 and remains open nearly year around until early the following September. It is to everyone’s advantage to enroll in 4-H by Jan. 15 so that one has the most opportunity and doesn’t miss out on any information. ...

Born April 4, 1965 in Indianapolis, he was the son of Robert and Alice (Palmer) Thompson. He was a graduate of the 1983 class at North Putnam High School. He then joined the Marines and became a sergeant as a firearms instructor. He traveled the world fighting for his country and serving others. After 12 years, he left the Marines to be with his family...

Herschel J. Vermillion, 77, of Plainfield, passed away at home with his wife Betty and friend Keisha Cooper by his side on Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. He was born Jan. 3, 1944 to the late Oliver and Vera (Campbell) Vermillion in Greencastle. He was a U.S. Army veteran and served in Germany and Korea. He retired from Lobdell Emery, Arvin Metor and Hostess Bakery. After retirement, he worked for Casino Party Planners...