Stories from Thursday, July 28, 2022

When Emmie and Bailey Haddon step in the show ring together on Thursday, they just might make a bit of Putnam County history. By both qualifying for the Supreme Showmanship Round Robin, daughters of Jerrod and Melissa Haddon have quite possibly become the first set of siblings to compete against each other in the event...

Somewhere Edith and Noble Fry are smiling. And why wouldn’t they be. Claire Winings has that effect on people. Winings, who can lift your spirits with a smile or the twinkle in her eye, was presented the Edith and Noble Fry Memorial Award Wednesday during Family Fun Day at the 2022 Putnam County Fair...

Back home again in Indiana, Jess Berry couldn’t have asked for a better visit. She got some home cooking. Saw some friends and relatives. And oh, yea, won the Audience Choice Award at the Indy Shorts, a film festival presented by the Heartland International Film Festival last weekend at Indianapolis...

Thanks to the efforts of a sheriff’s deputy in conjunction with those of medical personnel, an individual was saved in a suicide attempt that occurred in western Putnam County last month. With a commendation from Sheriff Scott Stockton and fellow officers present, Deputy Josh Boller was presented a lifesaving award Thursday for his quick response and conduct in rendering aid to the person...

For all the hundreds of awards given out each year at the Putnam County Fair, two seem to rise above the rest. Among the very first and very last prizes awarded respectively, the Fair Queen’s crown and the Supreme Showmanship trophy just shine a little brighter than the others. Before this year, just three women had ever won both of the fair’s biggest awards. Now there’s a fourth. And Handley Everman just did something Jenney Jessup Taylor, Kyleen Jensen Bushroe and Lauren Johnston Flanders never did by winning both titles in the same year...

Putnam County has been the home of the family of Randall Jones since 1820, making him an eighth-generation resident. In 2020, family member celebrated the 200th anniversary of the move of their Uncle Tommy Jackson to Putnam County from Kentucky. Besides being an early settler of the county, Thomas Jackson was the longest living original land holder; the last of the earliest seven, passing away in 1889. ...

RUSSELLVILLE — Following a recent medical emergency that required transport by helicopter, town leaders have signaled support for a new landing zone in Russellville. Councilman Bill Spiegel, who is also captain of the Russellville Volunteer Fire Department, spoke to the issue during the council’s regular meeting Wednesday evening as a need for an “actual landing spot.”...

With the return of students just days away, construction at Greencastle Community Schools buildings will continue, with some changes. In his comments to the school board during their monthly meeting this week, Supt. Jeff Gibboney noted some updates on the progress of building projects...

BAINBRIDGE — The North Putnam Class of 1971 will conduct a reunion on Saturday, Aug. 27 at North Putnam High School. The social hour will begin at 5 P.M. with dinner following at 6. The charge is $30 per person, and organizers request that attendees preregister before the end of July...

Local runners and walkers will have a chance to be “heroes for the homeless” during Airport Appreciation Days on Saturday, Sept. 10. Beyond Homeless has partnered with Putnam County Regional Airport to conduct the Hero for the Homeless 5K on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m...

Rounding out staff before the start of the 2022-23 school year, the South Putnam School Board met Thursday morning to approve the following personnel: • Resignation: Jennifer Perrin - South Putnam Middle/High School English teacher, National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society sponsor and drama director;...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band, with director Matthew Huber, will present “Classics of the BCB” this Sunday, July 31 at 8 p.m. in Forest Park, rain or shine. The band will play an old favorite with “Princess of India,” a circus overture by Karl King, coupled with “The Caravan Club,” one of his most interesting circus marches...

A chip seal operation is scheduled to start on State Road 240, on or after Monday, Aug. 1, weather permitting, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. Work is scheduled from approximately 4.17 miles east of U.S. 231 to State Road 75. Crews will place message boards at each end of the project, to alert the traveling public. INDOT suggests finding alternative routes during the short duration of the chip sealing operation...

North Jackson Street (U.S. 231) will temporarily close next month -- yes, the fair will be over by then -- between West Elizabeth Street and Shadowlawn Avenue for railroad work in Greencastle, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. Crews will be repaving and replacing ties at the tracks on the north side of the city starting on Saturday, Aug. 20...

One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Tuesday • At 12:56 a.m. Jerry A. Williams, 46, Roachdale, was lodged at the jail for theft. One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City police officers: • At 12:13 a.m. Thursday, Clifton Tuell, 57, Cloverdale, was arrested by Officer Alec Pettit...

David Lee Troutt, 66, of Poland, went to his heavenly home on July 18, 2022. Born in Beech Grove, he attended Greenwood Community Schools. He worked for the railroad for 12 years and spent 30 years as a floor covering installer, retiring in 2008. He was the “King of Karaoke” as a karaoke DJ for several years. He enjoyed singing, cooking and making people laugh...

To the Editor: Last Thursday’s Letter to the Editor from Warren Whitesell, VP of Facilities for DePauw (7/21/22) confirms what Phil Gick suggested in his Letter to the Editor (7/19/22). The university cannot be trusted to show concern for other than their own interests...