Stories from Monday, July 11, 2022

Time is running out for entries into the 2022 Putnam County Fair Parade. While the parade itself is set for Sunday, July 17, the deadline to register an entry is Wednesday, July 13. Organizers want people and organizations to enter their group for float at www.putcofair.org...

With eight candidates vying for the crown, the 2022 Miss Putnam County Fair Queen Contest is set for 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 16. The event will take pace in the Fairgrounds Community Building. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and admission is $5. Here is a brief look at each of the young ladies in this year’s pageant...

The Putnam County Chamber will host a job fair July 21 from 8-11:30 a.m. at the Inn at DePauw in Greencastle. The event is free to the public and will showcase opportunities throughout the county. Almost two dozen employers will table at the job fair, and job-seekers are welcome to attend, make a connection, and explore new avenues of employment...

The City of Greencastle may have a new police chief before it gets a new street commissioner. The oddity is, the street commissioner position has been open since late spring when Brad Phillips retired, while the police chief’s position won’t technically be open until Jan. 1 when Tom Sutherlin officially transitions into his new role as chief deputy under Sheriff-elect Jerrod Baugh in the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office...

There were a few things consistent about North Putnam’s softball program the past few years. One was the lack of consistency when it came to manager’s seat as there were three different coaches the past four years. A second was, despite the turnover in the dugout, the upward trajectory of the Cougars, who turned in a winning season for the first time in nearly a decade in 2021 and shot to an 18-8 season in 2022...

With Putnam County investing in a new comprehensive plan and accompanying zoning ordinance, officials are seeking as much public input as possible. Decisions on the future of Putnam County and the process by which those decisions will be made effect every resident of the community, so the more voices the more representative the new plan can be...

In its annual review of statements of benefits from local companies that have been awarded tax abatement, Greencastle City Council members witnessed some eye-popping numbers. Covering 22 abatements -- six representing real property (real estate) and 16 personal property (equipment) -- calculations based on CF-1 forms submitted to City Council for current tax abatement projects, nearly 2,400 jobs with a payroll in excess of $100 million have been created...

FILLMORE — With Darrel Bunten having resigned as Fillmore’s town marshal, town leaders are considering whether having one, or its own police agency at all, is necessary. The Fillmore Town Council thought out loud at its regular meeting Thursday evening about the necessity for a town marshal as an incorporated community. It was also put forward that the county’s police could still provide coverage...

C: Emma Williams, North Putnam — Junior hit .481 (38-for-79) with 23 RBIs and eight runs scored. Hit seven doubles, a triple and two home runs. Drew eight walks against four strikeouts for a .534 on-base percentage, a .670 slugging rate and 1.205 OPS...

Beverly Claire Pettengill Parsons, 90, Greencastle, died peacefully surrounded by family at Life’s Journey Hospice in Avon on July 5, 2022, from sequelae of stroke. Born and raised in Portland, Maine, her beloved “city by the sea,” she loved books, music and social justice and shared these passions everywhere, from Deering High School to University of Maine and Streator, Ill...

Frank Alan Morgan, 55, Fries, Va., formerly of Cloverdale, went to meet our Lord on Saturday July 9, 2022 with wife B.J. joining him on July 11, 2022. Frank graduated from Manual High School and lived in Fries, Va. He is survived by daughter Molly, stepdaughters Jenna and Erin Vargas of Fries, Va., and stepson Alex Vargas of Wisconsin; Parents Frederick Morgan Sr. ...

Frances Louise Yeager, 83, of Seymour, passed away on Saturday, July 9, 2022 at Traditions of Columbus. Frances was born on Sept. 1, 1938, to the late Granville C. Yeager and Lillie Goff Yeager in Kingsville, W.Va. Frances retired from the Supreme Court State of Illinois Office of the Courts as an executive assistant...

Ansalea “Ancy” Kaiser, 71, left this earth for her heavenly home on Wednesday, July 7, 2022. She was surrounded by family who loved her dearly. Ancy is survived by her husband, Steve Kaiser of Bruceville; her children Angela (Jason) Huff and Chris Kaiser; and grandsons Ben Huff, Owen Huff and Jonah Kaiser, all of Greencastle. Her brother, Dennis (Sarah) McCarter, and sisters Tammie (Wayne) Holscher and Mary (Andy) Worland, also survive...

Gerald Wayne “Bud” Sharp, 75, of Greencastle, passed away on July 10, 2022 at Mill Pond Health Campus. Bud was born on Jan. 15, 1947 in rural Clay County near Coal City, the son of Harold Wayne and Opal Naoma (Nicoson) Sharp. He was a 1965 graduate of Reelsville High School and attended Vincennes University and Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis...

Margaret “Maggie” Louise Johnson, 72, passed away July 10, 2022 in Lafayette. Maggie was born to the late Silas Johnson and Grace (Sparks) McGuire in Reelsville on Nov. 21, 1949. Maggie graduated with honors from Ivy Tech with an Associate’s Degree in bookkeeping. She maintained a 4.0 grade-point average while being a single mom raising her three children. Maggie worked at First Financial Bank as a customer service representative for nearly 20 years, retiring in 2012...

James “Johnny” Harvey White Jr., 95, of Brick Chapel, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born Feb. 28, 1927 in Indianapolis, he was the son of James H. and Helen Violet (Oakden) White. A 1945 graduate of Mount Comfort High School, he was a United States Army veteran, having served in World War II in Fukuoka, Japan...

The Putnam County Volkswagen Brigade will come to together again to bring up the rear of the Putnam County 4-H Fair Parade this Sunday. Since its first appearance in the parade in 2001, the Brigade’s mission has been to keep the marque alive by inviting enthusiasts from the area and beyond...

The Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church with Blue Flame, a trio of three friends and young musicians from Spencer who play a unique combination of bluegrass, country, swing and jazz music with an improvisational flair...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band, with Director Matthew Huber, will present “Broadway, Frogs and Pirates” Sunday, July 17 in Forest Park at 8 p.m., rain or shine. This week’s show will include “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” arranged by James Ployhar and “A Salute to Spike Jones,” with his renditions of “Cocktails for Two,” “Chloe” and a comical twist to “Poet and Peasant Overture” in a setting by Calvin Custer...

Director Ric McFadden will conduct two sessions of auditions for the September production of “The Miracle Worker” at Putnam County Playhouse. The first call is for Sunday, July 17, at 3 p.m. The second session will be Monday, July 18, at 7 p.m. Both sessions will convene in the Michael McClaine Rehearsal Center at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre...

Every 30 seconds another person becomes a victim of human trafficking. On Thursday, Beyond Homeless Inc., in conjunction with the Indiana Victims Assistance Program will present “Human Trafficking: An Awareness Event.” This informative session will highlight human trafficking as well as victim targeting, grooming and how homelessness can play a part...

On Saturday, July 16, the children of Doris M. Smith will be having a party at Hanna Street Baptist Church fellowship hall, 501 E. Hanna St., Greencastle, from 2-4 p.m. to celebrate her 90th birthday. All friends and family are welcome. Please no gifts. Cards are welcome...

The Putnam County Chamber is putting on its first quarterly Lunch & Learn event in which attendees will hear from RJL Solutions and area legislators for a legislative update regarding issues affecting Chamber members. With lunch sponsored by Putnam County Hospital, the event will be held in the PCH teaching classrooms (accessed via elevator to 3R) from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. Chamber members should RSVP by replying to cody@goputco.com...

An open grief support group will be held on Thursday, July 21 at 7 p.m. in the West Classroom area of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. The group is provided by Dusk-to-Dawn Bereavement Services through a Putnam County Community Foundation grant...

There will be a Living with Low Vision meeting Tuesday, July 19 at Putnam County Comprehensive Services, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle, from 10-11 a.m. The guest speaker will be Danny Wayne Beemer, Low Vision program director from the Wabash Independent Living and Learning (WILL) Center. Those interested may bring a friend or family member to the meeting...

Eagles Lodge 4388 will feature a band on Saturday July, 16. Triggerhead will play outside, if weather permits, starting at about 7 p.m. Tacos in three variations will be served from 5-7 p.m. for $5 a person. A silent auction for homemade baked goods will also run from 5-8 p.m. The lodge is open to the public...

While many first thoughts about the Putnam County Fair may include an elephant ear or a grilled cheese and shake at the dairy shack, the first competition associated with the fair for many occurred this past weekend with the pre-fair activities of archery shooting competition...

To the Editor: The recent overturning of Roe v. Wade reminded me that many years ago someone wrote into “Speak Out” wondering how many doctors, scientists and inventors had been lost due to abortion. I replied by wondering how many doctors, scientists, and inventors had been lost due to abstinence...

Twelve people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 8:35 p.m. Thomas L. Gorham Sr., 42, Greencastle, was booked in for battery, domestic battery, resisting law enforcement and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...