Stories from Wednesday, October 25, 2023

BELLMORE — Putnam fire departments were called to assist with a large fire at a sawmill in southeastern Parke County Tuesday evening. The Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department and the Rockville Fire Department were dispatched at about 8:35 p.m. for a structure fire at 10476 CR 300 South. Bellmore Fire arrived at the Detweiler Sawmill to a sheet metal barn fully engulfed in heavy fire...

Displaying a unique combination of strength and agility, a pair of workers help put a roof beam in place Tuesday at P. Mast Metal Roofing in Clinton Township. Owner Philip Mast said the large shed, which was largely framed as of late morning, should have a roof on it by the end of the afternoon...

While Greencastle High School is about to become one of more than 125 high schools in the state with a Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program, Greencastle Middle School will become the very first Indiana middle school to implement such a program...

Joann Gray, 84, of Indianapolis, formerly of Greencastle, passed away Oct. 21, 2023. She was born July 27, 1939, in Greencastle to the late Joseph Y. and Marjorie (Money) Todd. Joann was a graduate of Greencastle High School in the class of 1957 and of Lincoln Junior College...

Julia J. Newgent was born in Greencastle on the warm day of Aug. 28, 1931. Dewey and Lillie Stultz brought their baby girl, Julia Jean, home to the farm where they lived in Morton. She grew up with four other siblings, Joe, Jim, Katherine and George. They all worked on the farm, each having chores and enjoying farm life...