Stories from Thursday, August 18, 2022

New Greencastle Street Commissioner Andrew Rogers has a job he initially didn’t want, and now he couldn’t be happier about it. “I turned it down the first time,” the 33-year-old Rogers said when Mayor Bill Dory extended the offer to put him in charge of the city’s Department of Public Works. “But after I was doing the job when Brad (Phillips) retired, I realized I could do it and put in my application.”...

For more than two hours earlier this week, the Greencastle City Council studied the proposed 2023 city budget. The Council doubled funding for road repairs in 2023, endorsed five percent across-the-board raises for fulltime city employees and suggested putting more money in the pool repair budget...

A 20-year veteran of the Greencastle City Police Department, Capt. Chris Jones was named assistant chief Wednesday afternoon, and if things go according to plan, he will be the city’s new police chief by mid-December. That may seem like a meteoric rise but it’s actually a logical progression put in place by Mayor Bill Dory...

The PVC at the PCEMS HQ needs some TLC ... PDQ. Ongoing sewer issues at the Putnam County EMS headquarters on Bloomington Street in Greencastle have been causing a stinky situation in more ways than one recently. An issue was first reported back in June, when a plugged wastewater line had sewage backing up in all drains in the building...

With a simple coat of white over the brick wall, Bryan Tyler of Tyler Painting prepares the west wall of the Putnam County Convention and Visitors Bureau for the Putnam County Mural Festival, which is set to take place Sept. 11-24, culminating with a block party celebration in Greencastle on Friday, Sept. 23...

Emma is a senior at South Putnam and participates in two sports, volleyball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Emma Jeter: “I say sports have definitely taught me how to be a leader and not a follower, how to be part of a team and how to be confident in myself. You learn a lot on the court and that carries out into the real world. It teaches how to have good character and things like that.”...

Eagles Lodge 4388 is having an auxiliary dinner on Saturday, Aug. 20 The loaded baked potato bar will be available from 5-7 p.m. at a cost of $7 a plate with all the fixings. If weather permits, the JDP Band will play outside. The auxiliary will also have a silent baked goods auction, along with 50/50...

Inah Marie Porter, 97, Fishers, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Aug. 15, 2022. She was born on Nov. 21, 1924 to Fred Arel and Ada Ethel (Nichols) Robinson near Fillmore and grew up on the family farm. She was a 1943 graduate of Fillmore High School...

BRAZIL — This Sunday, the Brazil Concert Band, directed by Matthew Huber, will present Tour of America-Midwest and Northeast, rain or shine, in Forest Park. Marches for this week include “Totem Pole” by Eric Osterling, “The Purple Carnival” by Harry Alford, “Band of America” by Paul Lavalle and “Black Hawk Trail” by Brazil’s own J. Gus Davis, named for a camping site in Vigo County that the Davis family enjoyed...

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:27 a.m. Avery L.C. Dotson, 28, Brazil, was taken into custody on a warrant for driving with a suspended license. • At 5:57 a.m. William A. Grogan, 45, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for burglary...

No one enjoys dutifully tending to their garden all growing season and ultimately ending up with a poor tomato crop. Sadly, tomatoes can fall victim to a number of diseases and funguses that can impact the plant or the fruit itself. Additionally, there are a number of insects that can damage your tomato plants...

CLOVERDALE — The Legion Riders of Cloverdale American Legion Post 281 are sponsoring Cruisin’ for Cammie to raise money for a sick Terre Haute teen on Saturday, Aug. 20. Cammie, a 13-year-old girl who loves riding on the back of her mom’s motorcycle, was recently diagnosed with bone cancer. Cammie and her mom have been traveling back and forth from Terre Haute to Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis for surgery and treatments...

The Greencastle High School class of 1972 will gather for its 50th reunion on Aug. 26 and 27. The first gathering will be at The Fluttering Duck, specifically on the outside terrace at The Inn at DePauw, 2 W. Seminary St. On Sunday at 1 p.m., Mike Murphy will host a cookout at his house at 835 E. Washington St. Bring lawn chairs. Cash for the tip jar is also appreciated...

TERRE HAUTE — On Thursday, CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center had the opportunity to host Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas after condemning a recent social media post he made this week. CANDLES representatives said Lucas came to visit of his own accord, eager to learn more about the museum, Eva Kor, and the lessons of the Holocaust...