Stories from Tuesday, October 31, 2023

A new online survey I ran across recently indicates one person in six thinks his or her home is haunted and more than two in five have experienced unexplained occurrences inside their house. And as we arrive at Halloween, this has given me pause. I’ve always been willing to give the benefit of the doubt when it comes to unsolved mysteries (cue that eerie TV theme music) such as Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, UFOs and even the second gunman on the Grassy Knoll. ...

CLOVERDALE — A dedicated native who moved back to the community in retirement was recently honored for her dedication to her hometown with the Cloverdale Civic Award. The Cloverdale Lions Club recently presented the 27th annual Cloverdale Civic Award to Vivian Whitaker...

With trick-or-treating just hours away in Greencastle and throughout the community, a group of scary clowns await Halloween revelers at this Anderson Street home. Displays from the appalling to the adorable await trick-or-treaters at various homes and business throughout the Putnam County community. And, of course, there is the promise of candy and other treats...

Time is running out on municipal election season, with Election Day set for Tuesday, Nov. 7. Citizens of Bainbridge, Cloverdale, Fillmore, Greencastle and Roachdale will be choosing their leadership for the next four years. Citizens of these municipalities still have several days to cast early ballots, with early voting available at the Putnam County Courthouse available from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on the second floor every day through Friday, as well as from 8 a.m.-noon on Monday, Nov. 6...

As mentioned in the 2023-24 Putnam County Girls’ Basketball Previews, North Putnam will be under the guidance of Curtis Lawrence for the upcoming season. The change took place in September when the North Putnam School Board accepted the resignation of Craig Franklin from the head coaching position with Lawrence, a former head coach of the Cougar girls and assistant for the last several years, tapped to take charge...

Opening night of the 2023-24 girls’ basketball season happened to fall on Halloween, a night for plenty of South Putnam treats and unfortunate tricks played on an already understaffed South Vermillion side. The Eagles scored 17-straight points to open up an unassailable gap while the Wildcats saw one of their key seniors go down early, leaving the team with seven players to finish what turned into a 61-10 win for the hosts Tuesday night...

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 4:04 a.m. Justus R. Barger, 24, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for criminal trespass. Friday • At 8:20 a.m. Caitlin S. Birge, 33, Martinsville, Ill., was taken into custody on a warrant...

Kristie Anne Hopkins, 76, of Stilesville, passed away on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, peacefully with her family by her side. She was born in Putnam County on Dec. 13, 1946, to James and Wanda (McCammack) Ray. She was the last class to graduate from Stilesville High School in 1964 before it became Cascade High School...