Stories from Wednesday, April 10, 2024

CLOVERDALE — With Town Manager Jason Hartman and two members absent, the Cloverdale Town Council gave its blessing to police upgrades in a short meeting Tuesday. Noting that some work has been done to update the Cloverdale Police Department’s office space at the town hall, Town Marshal Adam Hull approached about a new computer and a quote to repaint the space...

Aiming to raise awareness of the need to plan ahead for decisions related to end-of-life care and medical needs whenever patients are unable to speak for themselves, Mayor Lynda Dunbar (seated, center) signs a proclamation recognizing Tuesday, April 16 as National Healthcare Decisions Day in Greencastle. The national day of recognition also encourages the specific use of written advance directives to communicate such decisions...

DePauw University Theatre will present four performances of Lauren Gunderson’s “The Revolutionists” April 18-21 in Moore Theatre at the Green Center for the Performing Arts located on the DePauw campus. Described by the playwright as “a revolutionary dream fugue,” “The Revolutionists” imagines a French Revolution-era friendship between playwright Olympe de Gouges, assassin Charlotte Corday, Haitian rebel Marianne Angelle and the queen of France, Marie Antoinette herself...

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is reminding motorists to focus on the road and avoid distractions while driving. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching a national enforcement effort this month to deter distracted driving...

With rain moving back into the area, the following events have been postponed for Wednesday, April 10: Baseball Greencastle at West Vigo North Putnam at Sullivan Softball Greencastle at West Vigo North Putnam at Sullivan Track Cloverdale v White River Valley...

With both matters in process, Area 30 Career Center’s interlocal board was updated on its Perkins grant funding and lease agreement on Tuesday. Executive Director Chad Nunley noted that Area 30’s Perkins submission for the 2024-25 school year was due on Friday. Federal funding of more than $1.4 million for CTE education is accorded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act...

NORTH SALEM — While much of Central Indiana was waiting on the sky to darken Monday afternoon, a North Salem woman had her afternoon interrupted when she was shot in the arm while sitting on her porch. At approximately 2:42 p.m., Hendricks County authorities were notified that a 70-year-old woman on Ladoga Road had been struck by a bullet in the upper arm...

BAINBRIDGE — Normally a monthly event, a second Putnam Parks & Pathways hike has been added for April in response to spring wildflowers, specifically bluebells, in bloom. The second April hike will take place this Saturday, April 13, at 9 a.m. at Hall Woods Nature Preserve east of Bainbridge. Hikers can expect to learn how to identify native spring ephemeral wildflowers at Hall Woods and discover the connections between these unique plants and their environment...

Michael S. McAllister, 52, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, April 8, 2024 at his home. Michael was born Nov. 12, 1971 in Greencastle to the late W. Thomas McAllister and Georgia M. (Nichols) McAllister. Michael was a 1990 graduate of South Putnam High School and attended Indiana State University. He worked at IAC in quality control and most recently worked at Banjo Corporation in Crawfordsville...

Cynthia Ann “Cindy” Hendrich, 63, of Greencastle, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 8, 2024. She was born June 14, 1960 in Greencastle, the daughter of Dick and Annie (Selby) Asbell. She was the second of five children. Cindy was a graduate of Greencastle High School in the class of 1978, where she was high school sweethearts with her future husband, John Hendrich...

Mirl Francis Brown, age 79, of Somerset, Ky., passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at Hospice of Lake Cumberland’s Jean Waddle Care Center. Mirl was born on June 5, 1944 in Neoga, Ill., to the late Wilbur Brown and Helen Dallas Brown. He worked in the concrete business...

Karen Sue Williams-Dean was born on June 22, 1953 in Bloomington and departed this world on April 6, 2024 in Bradenton, Fla., with her husband and friends by her side. She was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Betty L. (Keene) Bixler. She is survived by her loving husband, Joe Dean of Bradenton; daughter Kim Patrick (James Macluckey) of Bradenton and son Dale Kary Williams of Greencastle; stepchildren Lisa (John) Hoskinson of Franklin and David (Alisa) Dean of Greenwood; grandchildren Ashley (Adam) Anderson of Plainfield, Braden Patrick (Christina Jackson) of Waverly and Matthew Patrick of Bradenton; great-grandchildren Alexis, Mikayla and Alyssa Anderson and Addilyn Patrick; and her fur babies, Zoey, Haili and Andy, that she loved dearly.. ...