Stories from Thursday, March 17, 2022

Rather than having U.S. 231 torn up all the way through Greencastle later this year, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has come up with a construction plan that was music to city officials’ ears. Plans to restrict the contractor on the major U.S. 231 project to a two-block-at-a-time pace were revealed to the City Council at its March meeting...

PLAINFIELD (AP) — Crews continued working Thursday to douse hot spots at a Walmart warehouse distribution center near Indianapolis, a day after a fire swept the sprawling building and produced a smoke plume so large it was spotted by a weather satellite...

Danny Wallace is seeking has announced his intention to seek a second term on the Putnam County Council, representing District 3...

Virginia C. Day, 87, of New Albany, formerly of Greencastle, passed ednesday, March 16, 2022 at her residence. Born Dec. 10, 1934 in Reelsville, she was the daughter of Webster and Wanda (Walker) Smith. Virginia worked as a caregiver and minister to many...

INDIANAPOLIS — Three Putnam County teens are among those from around the state showcasing their employability skills in a statewide competition Friday. Students from North Putnam and Cloverdale are competing at the 14th Annual Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) State Career Development Conference at Ivy Tech’s anchor campus in Indianapolis...

Cloverdale High School student Ikia Calidonio recently earned a gold rating at a recent statewide Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) contest. Calidonio was awarded the honor for her saxophone performance of Eugene Bozza’s “Aria” during the 2022 ISSMA State Solo & Ensemble Contest on Feb. 26 at North Central High School...

The Greencastle Civic League is seeking performers for this summer’s ParkFest. Now in its 29th season, ParkFest is the Civic League’s annual summer music series presented weekly at the Robe-Ann Park bandshell. The season will run every Tuesday in June and July from 6:30-8 p.m...

Without a quorum present to take official action, the Putnam County Public Library’s board of trustees touched on how to recognize donations to PCPL, as well as heard an update on a new elevator contract during its regular meeting Wednesday evening...

Local residents are invited to the third annual Transforming the Community Breakfast set for Thursday, April 7 from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at Tiger Pointe Country Club on U.S. 231 in Greencastle. Guests will hear stories of lives changed through the four Transformers programs while enjoying a complimentary breakfast of egg casserole and cinnamon rolls provided by Putnam Inn...

BAINBRIDGE -- Brian O’Donnell, president of the Bainbridge Youth Baseball League, presented his plans for updating certain areas of the Steward Park baseball diamond to the Town Council during its March meeting. The proposed project is an expansion of the concession stand that will include the addition of stands with extra storage underneath, a press box above the concession building and restrooms, allowing for the removal of the portable toilets currently on site...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 11:28 p.m. Brian S. Richards, 45, Noblesville, was lodged at the jail for arson and theft. • At 11:35 a.m. Sigmund A. Croan, 29, Greencastle, was taken into custody for probation violation...