Stories from Thursday, August 4, 2022

Having been an integral part of the medical scene in Putnam County for four decades, Dr. Robert Heavin has been that real family doctor to families and his colleagues alike. Even though he has fully retired with complications from Parkinson’s disease, the county’s former health officer still has a passion for livestock. He as such has been a longtime presence at the 4-H fair’s livestock auction...

Almost no one would describe Central Indiana weather so far in 2022 as ideal. A too-wet spring soon became a too-dry June. And as summer has worn on, even the rain that comes is in the form of violent, quick-hitting storms. Yet the warm, usually dry summer has been suitable for road work...

CLOVERDALE — With it being said that any increase is not a good one, but also that the optimal option under-promised and over-delivered, Cloverdale leaders settled on a package for property-casualty insurance at a special meeting Tuesday evening...

CLOVERDALE — A one-day vacation Bible school will be conducted at Cloverdale Church of Christ on Saturday, Aug. 6. This will be for all ages, including adults. The VBS will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. with lessons on “The Armor of God,” as well as crafts, activities and a light lunch...

Lynn May (Elliott) Brown, 72, of Greencastle, passed away Friday, July 29, 2022 at home from a short battle with pancreatic cancer. Lynn was born Dec. 28, 1949 in Terre Haute to Byron Elliott and Garnett (Hayes) Porter, both deceased. She was married for 51 years to Robert (Bob) “Peachie” Brown, and he survives. ...

In from the heat during National Night Out at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Monday evening, Gabriel Stoelting picks out one of the more than 500 backpacks filled with school supplies provided through Phil the Need’s Tools for School program...

Marjorie Rose Barker, 93, of Ocala, Fla., passed away on Sunday, July 31, 2022 at her residence. Marjorie was a native of Hartford City, Ind., and moved to Cloverdale at an early age and to Ocala in 2004. She was retired from General Motors. She was a member of Central Baptist Church of Ocala and was a longtime member of the Order of the Eastern Star. In her free time, she enjoyed taking care of her dogs and shopping...

WAVELAND -- Shades State Park will host a star party to view the Perseid meteor shower and other celestial objects on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 10 p.m. to midnight on the road to Pine Hills Nature Preserve. Volunteers from the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society will have telescopes set up for viewing the darkest public night sky in Indiana, and members of the society and naturalists will help visitors identify what they see. There will also be a few space-themed crafts and activities...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band will present its annual German music festival this Sunday, Aug. 7 in Forest Park, rain or shine. At 7:15 p.m., a polka band will entertain the audience with favorite Oktoberfest tunes. The full band will then perform at 8 p.m. under the direction of Matthew Huber...

DANVILLE -- A paving and patchwork operation on State Road 39 in Hendricks County will begin on or after Friday, Aug. 5, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. State Road 39 will be restricted under a flagging operation between U.S. 36 (Danville) and N. Co. Rd. 75 West (Lizton) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays...

It’s that time of year again when parents get excited and students are heading back to school. The Putnamville State Police Post shared some safety tips to help make sure that this school year is safe for everyone • Always watch for stopped school buses in the morning hours and afternoon hours...

CLOVERDALE — The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus will stop in Cloverdale on Monday, Aug. 15, with two 90-minute shows slated for 5 and 7:30 p.m. The event is being sponsored by the Cloverdale Lions Club and will be held at the lot next to Taylor’s Hometown Hardware at 3 N. Pickens Dr...

As a former educator, it’s a weird feeling not getting ready for back to school. Until this year, I spent my career as an elementary teacher, teaching for over 19 years in several different districts across Central Indiana, including here in Putnam County...

The board of directors of the Mary Allison Children’s Trust awarded $10,000 for 2021-22 second-semester grant projects. Recipients of the grant included Area 30 Career Center – National Technical Honor Society, Bainbridge Elementary – Ozbots Invade Cougar Coders, Cloverdale Elementary – Preparing for College and Careers and Project Book Clubs, North Putnam Middle School – One School One Book and Tzouanakis Intermediate – Access to Technology, Large Print Book Collection and Life Skills Class Cooking.. ...

The next free advance health care planning workshop hosted by the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association will be Wednesday, Aug. 10 from noon-1 p.m. via Zoom. To register, email contact.us@pchpca.org by Aug. 9 for a meeting invitation and instructions. For additional information, call 765-301-7614...

Seventeen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 6:16 a.m. Jacinda A. Batchelor, 35, Brazil, was housed at the jail on a Fountain County warrant. Wednesday • At 11:07 p.m. Teresa L. Lansing, 59, Poland, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine...

As a follow-up to Jared Jernagan’s “Last Minute Musings” so well-stated on Monday, July 25 for the following day’s edition of the Banner Graphic, I would like to share one of my favorite instances at the Putnam County Fair. It was not a first occurrence, rather a memorable encounter with a young fourth-grader in the swine barn...