Stories from Thursday, January 20, 2022

With the City of Greencastle having already agreed to a new trash and recycling contract with Republic Services, the City Council has learned about some additional aspects of the new program set to start in March. City Clerk-Treasurer Lynda Dunbar announced at the January City Council meeting that recycling day is going to change and “be easier” for residents...

There is no doubt that the memory of Capt. Jim Baugh lives on 18 years after his death. Widow Lauralee Baugh sees it every time she looks at their two sons and one granddaughter. “Jason looks like him, Jerrod acts like him and Gayle has his kind heart,” Lauralee says lovingly...

Look around at some of the streets, buildings, bridges and distinctive areas of town named for locals or persons of stature who have walked among us. Commissioner Elbert Irwin’s name went up posthumously on the new West Walnut Street Road bridge that was his vision just as soon as the span was completed over the railroad in Madison Township around 1980...

Two weeks into the primary election filing period, there are formally no contested races for Putnam County office in 2022. Of course, that is all expected to change at some point before the noon deadline on Friday, Feb. 4, with three candidates actively campaigning for Putnam County sheriff since last summer...

Roachdale will begin accepting bids from contractors for downtown roadwork, the majority of which was paid for by the Community Crossings grant awarded in the second round of funding last year by the Indiana Department of Transportation. The grant will cover 75 percent of the total cost of the project — an estimated $326,153 — spanning the area along Washington Street from the railroad crossing to Meridian St on the east...

Matt is a senior at North Putnam and participates in two sports, football and wrestling. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Matt Parker: “Sports are pretty important to me, being that’s the only thing I’ve done at school, not doing any other extracurricular things. ...

BAINBRIDGE – To quote the late, great Harry Carey, “Holy cow!” Two Putnam County teams went toe-to-toe and shot-for-shot to provide a thriller on Thursday night at North Putnam. The Cougars were able to come from behind and defeat the Cloverdale Clovers 69-66 in a Western Indiana Conference and Putnam County ‘Bucket’ game...

PUTNAMVILLE — A Fillmore man was charged with two crimes following a Jan. 8 incident in which two minors were ejected from his truck on ice-covered roads. At 3:02 p.m., when roads throughout the area were covered in ice, Michael L. Frazee, 63, Fillmore, was eastbound on U.S. 40 and hit ice on a bridge over the railroad tracks...

Don Lashley fired off his final wisecrack on Jan. 13, 2022 in his hometown of Crawfordsville, surrounded by his children. A 1951 graduate of Crawfordsville High School, Don met and later married another Athenian alum named Marilyn Fyffe in November 1954. In the early ‘60s, they moved to Russellville to open a hardware store. They eventually managed to raise five “pretty decent kids.”...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – District 4 Indiana Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) has introduced the Preventing Auto Recycling Thefts (PART) Act, which aims to reduce catalytic converter thefts by marking identifying information on catalytic converters, addressing how the parts are purchased, and strengthening enforceability of catalytic converter theft for local law enforcement officers...

CLOVERDALE — A fire at a business north of Cloverdale could have been a lot worse if not for the quick response of local firefighters Thursday morning. Around 6 a.m., the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department was called to a fire in the shop area of PEI Pipeline, 2010 N. Main Street (U.S. 231)...

BAINBRIDGE — A Kentucky woman was sustained head injuries in an off-road vehicle crash early Sunday morning in western Floyd Township. Putnam County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a crash in a field on County Road 675 North at 12:40 a.m. Deputies Todd Hopkins, Rob Soilleux and Josh Deal found that Autumn Ladue-Richter, 36, Bainbridge, had been driving a 2018 Canam side-by-side ORV around the property with Alyssa Kline, 32, Lexington, Ky., as her passenger...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Troy D. Kennedy, 53, Cloverdale, Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possessiono of paraphernalia...

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 2:26 a.m. Chelsey L. Edelen, 30, Franklin, Ky., was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a syringe. Wednesday • At 10:56 p.m. Jerod A. Greunholz, 47, Fillmore, was housed at the jail for battery on a public safety official, resisting law enforcement, possession of methamphetamine, possession of paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana House of Representatives voted this week in support of legislation co-authored by State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) to help address jail overcrowding and boost local resources to fight crime. House Bill 1004 would provide judicial flexibility so Level 6 felony offenders can be sent to the Indiana Department of Correction. The state often offers greater access to mental health and addiction treatment services than many local jails...

The next three teams for the Putnam County Youth Development Commission (PCYDC) second-annual Lip Sync Battle will represent Cummins, the agricultural community and Green Room Salon & Spa...

Ivy Tech-Greencastle will host a career fair on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. The fair offers the chance to connect with employers and explore Ivy Tech programs that lead to in-demand careers. Employers attending will include Ascena, CFA Staffing, Great Dane-Brazil, Hickory Creek at Sunset, Indiana Department of Correction, J&N Metal, Kroger, Morris Manufacturing, Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 157, PPG, Resource MFG and Technifab...

The Putnam County Non Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will be distributing non-food items from noon until 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29. This will be a drive-through distribution of products only at the church, 520 E. Seminary St. in Greencastle...