Stories from Wednesday, May 18, 2022

POET Biorefining has made no decision on whether it will resume production at its Cloverdale facility. However, state and local officials are doing their best to offer incentives for POET to come back to Putnam County. On Tuesday, the Putnam County Council approved a five-year abatement for the Cloverdale facility, should the company choose to resume corn-based ethanol production locally...

BAINBRIDGE — Bainbridge is almost finished with last year’s Community Crossings roadwork. Work previously completed by a Milestone subcontractor was not to standard for the Town of Bainbridge, nor was it technically able to satisfy the quality requirements set forth by the Indiana Department of Transportation...

Heavy rain during the afternoon saw Wednesday’s opening round of the IHSAA Greencastle Girls’ Tennis Sectional moved to DePauw University’s Indoor Tennis Center. Under the lights, in a different manner of speaking, the host Tiger Cubs made quick work of South Putnam, advancing to the semifinal round with a 5-0 sweep of the Eagles...

Clarence James (Pete) Wieckert passed away on May 1, 2022 at The Waters.  Mr. Wieckert was born on May 20, 1932 to William and Viola Wieckert in Chicago. He graduated from Madison, S.D., High School in 1950.  He enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served during the Korean Conflict. He and his family moved to Greencastle in 1957, where he worked as manager of the Miller Jones shoe store. He held several other jobs in the area before moving to Texas and then Florida. ...