Stories from Wednesday, August 7, 2024

The first Putnam County golf match of the 2024-25 season went the way of South Putnam Wednesday afternoon over Greencastle at Tiger Pointe GC. With four scoring golfers, the Eagles had a tally of 268, led by Bella Fanning on 64, Faith Wiggins on 66, Mollie Huber on 68 and Lydia Roderick on 70...

Putnam County Hospital has received a Five-Star overall hospital quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), for the second year in a row. This is the highest rating a hospital can achieve. Just 383 of the 4,658 hospitals in the country and only 12 in the state of Indiana have a Five-Star overall rating on the Care Compare website that was updated by CMS in July...

REELSVILLE ­— The Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department will host its monthly breakfast this Saturday, Aug. 10. The meal is for a free-will donation and served from 7-11 a.m. The fire department is located at 7748 S. CR 625 West, off of U.S. 40 and next to Cook Lumber...

The eighth Putnam Parks and Pathways hike of the year (Sunflowers and Sunshine Walk) will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 at Deer Creek Fish and Wildlife Area. Rod Wilson of the Putnam County Bird Club will help lead the hike. Hikers will walk around the large pond in the area north of U.S. 40...