-
Semi fire reported on I-70 at 31-mile marker
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
PUTNAMVILLE -- A semi hauling clothes caught fire Thursday evening along westbound Interstate 70 at the Putnam-Clay County line. Cloverdale Fire Department units responded at 6:48 p.m., arriving at the scene to find "a fully involved semi fire." Jefferson Township units were summoned to the scene at the 31-mile marker westbound, 10 miles west of Cloverdale...
-
Legionburger drive-through set Saturday at Greencastle post
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
For all those who didn't get their fill of Legionburgers at this summer's Putnam County Fair when the Legion stand ran out and closed early, you're in luck. American Legion Post 58 has the answer for you. Legion Post 58, located at 1401 Indianapolis Rd. on Greencastle's East Side, will stage a Legionburger drive-through under its front canopy on Saturday, Oct. 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...
-
Good Grief!
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
South Putnam High School will present “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” on Saturday, Oct. 6 and Sunday, Oct. 7. The shows will take place at 7 p.m. on Saturday with a matinee 2 p.m. performance on Sunday. Tickets are $5 each or $3 for elementary students. Besides David Lorimer (back, second from right) in the title role of the beloved “Peanuts” protagonist, the play stars (seated from left) Dartagnan Neudeck as Schroeder and Eric Hinkle as Linus van Pelt and (back) Devin Huff as Snoopy, April Rigney as Sally Brown, Lorimer as Charlie and Makenna Wells as Lucy van Pelt...
-
Greencastle basketball plans Saturday car wash
(High School Sports ~ 10/04/18)
Greencastle’s boys’ basketball program will have a fund-raising car wash on Saturday at Auto Zone in Greencastle. The car wash will run from 2 to 5 p.m. Washes are free, but donations are accepted. All money collected will go to support the Greencastle boys’ basketball parents’ club...
-
Mansfield Mill comes to life for Covered Bridge Festival
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
MANSFIELD -- Area residents are invited to visit the Historic Mansfield Roller Mill to enhance their experience during the Oct. 12-21 Parke County Covered Bridge Festival. Starting the second Friday of October each year, Parke County comes to life with tens of thousands of visitors enjoying the cool autumn weather and historic covered bridges...
-
Putt Putnam County set for First Friday
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
The third annual Putt Putnam County mini-golf hole building tournament, hosted by Castlemakers, will be take place during First Friday festivities in Greencastle. With more than a dozen community-built mini-golf holes, the event should add to a night of family entertainment...
-
Teen Fright Night set Oct. 17 at library
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
Local teenagers are invited to join the Putnam County Public Library for Teen Fright Night on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The free event, scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m., is described by the library as “a night of terror full of mystery boxes, stomach-turning foods, a ghost on the loose and blindfold activities.”...
-
Court News for October 5, 2018
(Court News ~ 10/04/18)
The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Devin Matthew Joyner, 20, Brazil, Level 6 felony auto theft, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement Cornie A. Worland, 31, Freedom, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, two counts of Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...
-
Putnam Scanner for October 5, 2018
(Police Logs ~ 10/04/18)
County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 1:42 a.m. Jacob Anthony Ruffin, 21, Speedway, was housed at the jail on a local warrant. Wednesday • At 10:28 p.m. Thomas Medina, 40, Fort Wayne, was booked in on an Allen County warrant...
-
Fidler, Beck share views in opponent-less debates
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
An empty podium may have comprised one side of the Watson Forum stage but the other side was full of ideas and energy as the first of two Candidate Forums sponsored by the Greencastle League of Women Voters unfolded Tuesday night. The one-hour program was designed to pit the candidates for District 44 state representative and 4th District U.S. ...
-
Former Russellville clerk charged with theft of town funds
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
RUSSELLVILLE — The former Russellville clerk-treasurer and wife of current town councilman now finds herself in legal hot water. On Thursday, the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office filed two felony charges against 56-year-old Dallas Devon Davis — Class D felony theft and Class D felony official misconduct...
-
Softball fundraiser set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/04/18)
A softball tournament to benefit breast cancer research is slated this Saturday at the Big Walnut Sports Park. At least six teams will compete to raise money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation, an organization that educates about breast cancer and provides free mammograms for women...
Stories from Thursday, October 4, 2018
Browse other days