Stories from Wednesday, February 2, 2022

With morning rain projected to turn to sleet and ice, then more than a day's worth of snow predicted to follow, Putnam County and much of Indiana is preparing for the first winter storm of the 2021-22 season. All four Putnam County school corporations plus Area 30 Career Center called off in-person school on Wednesday, as the afternoon commute is projected to be treacherous...

Due to the impending winter storm, the Banner Graphic will not publish on Friday, Feb. 4, instead publishing on Saturday, Feb. 5. The decision was made with the safety of the newspaper employees in mind. The BG news staff will, however, strive to continue to keep www.bannergraphic.com updated with storm-related and other news...

As a winter storm expected to dump several inches of snow moved into the area Wednesday afternoon, the Putnam County Commissioners made the decision to close all county offices Thursday. While essential services such as the sheriff's office, EMS, 911 dispatch and the highway department will continue to operate, the remaining county offices will be closed, with residents urged to stay home if possible...

Ahead of an expected winter storm, the City of Greencastle today outlined its plans to clear the streets, as well as offered for guidance to residents in preparing for the inclement weather. With the winter storm approaching Wednesday night into Thursday, the city requests residents refrain from parking on city streets as much as possible. ...

Before a winter storm closed county offices for two days this week, the Putnam County Voter Registration office was a flurry of activity as the primary filing deadline approached. Originally set for noon on Friday, Feb. 4, the deadline has now been moved back to noon on Monday, Feb. 7, or the next day the courthouse is open...

Some poetry lovers might say Joe Heithaus’s work is out of this world. Heavenly. Otherworldly. Come this summer, they’ll be literally correct. “Silence,” a sonnet written by the DePauw English professor is headed to the moon, part of a poetic payload arranged by Samuel Peralta, a physicist, entrepreneur and art aficionado who already has deposited some of his own written words there...

We are horribly saddened to announce the unexpected, sudden passing of Timothy J Hreha at the age of 70. Tim recently recovered from hospitalization and seemed on the path to improved health, but collapsed and passed away upon waking the morning of Jan. 27, 2022...

With the winter storm moving into the area, all four county schools will remain on eLearning for Thursday, Feb. 3. Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam and South Putnam all made the announcement early Wednesday evening that another eLearning day had been set for Thursday...