Stories from Monday, August 15, 2022

The first Putnam County Mural Festival will take place Sept. 11-24, and the community is invited to a celebration on Friday, Sept. 23 to dedicate the new murals that will be installed throughout the county. The event will take place in the plaza just west of the Putnam County Convention & Visitors Bureau office (12 W. Washington St., Greencastle), where one of the murals will be, from 6-9 p.m...

Having spent months frustrated from a distance at ongoing delays to a local bridge replacement project, the Putnam County Commissioners got to see them in real time on Monday morning. Engineering firm Clark Dietz and contractor White Construction have been telling County Engineer Jim Peck for months that they were ready to tear out the old bridge, but delays from CSX Railroad kept that from happening...

A full-length movie shot entirely in Greencastle and Putnam County will kick off a new film series that will bring Indiana films to theaters across the state on a regular basis. Starting in September with the psychological thriller “Reparation,” regional film distribution company Hoosier Films will provide a feature film or collection of short films to be screened at participating venues across the state...

BAINBRIDGE — “Wind and solar are the answer.” “Traditional fossil fuels are still the answer.” “There is no good answer.” There are a lot of opinions floating around about the present and future of power generation in this country — many styling themselves as definitive...

City Council President Mark Hammer didn’t mince words when it came to assessing the pavement condition of U.S. 231 through Greencastle. “I would venture to say there is not a worse stretch of 231 between Chicago and Owensboro, Ky., and I don’t know why we’re being treated like this. I’m pretty fed up with it,” Hammer said...

This fall, a program designed to help students get on track with grade-level literacy is launching in Putnam County. United Way of Central Indiana’s ReadUP program will be offered at Tzouanakis Intermediate School. Through the initiative, volunteers will visit the school weekly to read with third graders who are falling behind on their reading skills...

The Greencastle Summer Music Festival concludes its summer 2022 season with the Tad Robinson Band. Robinson, an internationally-renowned blues singer and harmonica player, and his colleagues Kevin Anker (Hammond organ), Paul Holdman (guitar/vocals) and Brian Yarde (drums) will perform Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Church at Seminary and Locust streets in Greencastle...

A rebuild was required for the Tiger Cubs in 2021 but what was a down start turned into a red hot finish that nearly netted the program a WIC title. Now, with an experienced squad bolstered by another large incoming freshman group, Greencastle will look to push on with head coach Scott Monnett noting the collective experience of the team has already allowed it to get up to speed sooner than ever...

As part of a series of meet and greets with the new United Way of Central Indiana CEO, Fred Payne will visit Putnam County on Friday, Aug. 25. From 8-9 a.m., local leaders, advocates, volunteers and donors will get to hear from Payne about his vision for the nonprofit and the role it plays in the community...

Lyndall D. (Haltom) Bixler, 81, of Cloverdale, passed away on Aug. 12, 2022. She was born April 22, 1941 in Cloverdale to the late Leon “Mike” Haltom and Ione (Clupper) Haltom Smythe. Her world revolved around children, and she took immense pride in her 45 years educating and nurturing children as a beloved instructional assistant at Cloverdale Elementary School, in addition to being a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother...

Shirley Gibson Mr. Shirley Gibson, 88, of Cloverdale, passed away on Monday, Aug.15, 2022. Arrangements are pending at Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home, Greencastle. Obituary information will be available at www.Hopkins-Rector.com.

Douglas M. Bryan, 75, of Fillmore, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. Douglas was born in Greencastle, the son of Wilma J. Holt Bryan Harris and Walter Bryan. He was the stepson of Kenneth Harris, and brother to Debra (Steve) Gause and William Alan (Barbara) Bryan; stepbrother of Bernie (Jan) Harris, Doretta (Bill) Poynter, Larry (Richard) Harris and Tonja (Mike) Sears...

Conducting an approximately 10-minute meeting, Area 30 Career Center’s interlocal board heard updates on a lunch price increase and enrollment Thursday morning. Brought by Executive Director Chad Nunley, the board approved increasing the student lunch price to $3.19. This is from $3.09 for the 2019-20 school year, in lieu of meals being free through a federal Covid program the past two years...

If you were to ask a student like myself what comes to mind when they hear about the Putnam County Community Foundation, the answer would likely be scholarships. As a current college student and scholarship recipient, I have had many opportunities to interact with the Community Foundation. ...

RUSSELLVILLE — A fundraiser for repairs to the Russellville Community Center’s roof is set for Saturday, Aug. 20 from 5-10 p.m. The event will include dinner from 5-6 p.m., with music featuring Jimmy C and the Icons with country, 1950s and 1960s classics getting under way afterward...

The Cox family reunion will take place at noon Sunday, Aug. 28 at Shelter No. 1 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle. Guests are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information, call Jerry Cox at 653-6985.

Ruoff Home Mortgage will host the Indiana Realtors Blood Drive from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22. The drive is sponsored by the Putnam County Board of Realtors and Versiti Blood Center of Indiana. To register to donate, visit https://tinyurl.com/4m5pxbb7...

Senior Education Ministries will present the first Dine with a Doc program since 2020 on Monday, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m.-noon at Putnam County Hospital. Dine with a Doc is a free community-based speaking series that welcomes the local senior public to hear about an educational topic while enjoying a complimentary lunch...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Friday • At 3:36 a.m. Edward R. Williams, 44, Glasgow, Ky., was lodged at the jail for criminal mischief and burglary. Thursday • At 11:09 p.m. Zachary S. Hayman, 58, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction...

Selena Francis (Hall) Hanlon gained her beautiful golden wings and joined her soulmate, surrounded by her family on Aug. 13, 2022. Selena was born in Waynesburg, Ky., on June 12, 1930, the daughter of Thomas and Goldie (Cornett) Hall. Her family moved to Crawfordsville when she was just a child. She had attended Crawfordsville School and often talked about working at Merrit Shoe Store from the ages of 14 to 18, and continued her tradition of collecting shoes...

Nancy Lee Hensley, 80, of Union City, Ind., passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2022 at the Union City Care Center. Nancy was born Feb. 19, 1942 in Greencastle, and was the daughter of the late Paul and Lucinda (Adams) McMahan. Nancy was a 1960 graduate of Greencastle High School...

George Lang McCammon, 78, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 6, 2022, after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease. George was born in Sullivan on Jan. 19, 1944 to George Baker and Rose Evelyn (Rogers) McCammon. He graduated from L&M High School and Indiana State University. On April 8, 1967, he married Karen Ann McCammon in Greencastle. She passed of cancer on Nov. 9, 1990. On May 22, 1993, he married Sandra Pearson Allen, who was a classmate of Karen’s...