-
Construction workers strike gas main on Tennessee Street
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Emergency personnel were called after a construction crew struck a gas main on Greencastle’s southeast side Monday morning. The crew was doing construction work for new apartments being built near 820 Tennessee St. The Greencastle Fire Department and Greencastle Police Department were dispatched to the scene at approximately 10:10 a.m. GFD was logged as arriving at 10:14 a.m...
-
Frank Phipps
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
A celebration of life for Frank Phipps with his family and friends will be take place from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Bainbridge Christian Church, just north of the elementary school. His memorial and military services will be held at the Bainbridge Cemetery at 1 p.m. the same day...
-
Robert Charles Stoelting
(Obituary ~ 09/23/19)
Robert Charles Stoelting, 92, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Sept. 22, 2019 at Asbury Towers. Robert was born in Freelandville, Ind. on May 22, 1927, the son of Alvin and Alma (Nieringhaus) Stoelting. He was a 1945 graduate of Freelandville High School...
-
PREP ROUNDUP: Schnepp, Szczerbik among top individuals in Greencastle XC meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/19)
Greencastle hosted its annual Tiger Cub Invitational cross country races on Saturday, with competition on multiple levels. Cloverdale’s Ella Szczerbik was second in the girls’ varsity race, while South Putnam’s Steven Schnepp was third in the boys’ varsity race...
-
Cougars, three individuals moving on to golf regional
(High School Sports ~ 09/23/19)
Putnam County girls’ golfers had a good day on Saturday at two different locations in sectional competition. North Putnam’s Cougars placed third in the Attica Sectional to advance to regional play for the first time in school history, while the top three individuals not on advancing teams at the Northview Sectional were South Putnam’s Alex and Drew Steffy and Sammie Shrum of Cloverdale...
-
Former DePauw employees involved in fatal Malaysian accident
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
KUCHING, Malaysia — A married couple, both of whom formerly worked at DePauw University, was involved in a deadly automobile accident in Malaysia Sunday According to a report in The Borneo Post, Mark and Janine Neustadt were crossing a street in Kuching when they were hit by a car driven by an unidentified 26-year-old man...
-
Putnam Scanner for September 24, 2019
(Police Logs ~ 09/23/19)
County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Saturday • At 7:09 a.m. Brodie Alexander Prim, 21, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 2:10 a.m. Evan Rhys Pershing, 26, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a local warrant...
-
What’s the scoop on coffee?
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
What is Coffee? Coffee typically refers to the drink made from the roasted beans of a coffee tree. The two main coffee trees used in the commercial industry are Coffea arabica and Coffea canephora. Coffea arabica represents about seven percent of the world’s coffee production, and it tends to be higher in price and lower in caffeine...
-
Autumn photos sought for DePauw University Band concert
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/23/19)
Dear fellow Putnam County residents: For a Sunday, Oct. 6 concert, the University Band will perform, among a number of pieces, the beautiful work “October” by composer Eric Whitacre. To accompany the performance, we would like to present a slideshow of favorite autumn scenes...
-
Briones to discuss Holocaust at PCPL
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Jessica Briones, a local resident and educator, will give an all-ages presentation on her experiences visiting the Auschwitz concentration camp today at the Putnam County Public Library. She will present her program and photo exhibit “My Trip to Auschwitz with Eva Kor” at 6 p.m. at the library...
-
Stewart to give next Tiny Towns talk
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Putnam County Museum’s series “Rediscovering Putnam County: Tiny Towns and Vanished Villages,” final presentation of 2019 will feature guest speaker Susan Stewart on Thursday, Sept. 26 at the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle. The 6:30 p.m. program is free and open to the public...
-
Block party set Sunday to celebrate mural completion
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
The transformation happening at Veterans Memorial Highway and U.S. 231 is almost complete and the public is invited to a free community block party to celebrate Putnam County’s newest (and biggest) mural. On Sunday, Sept. 29 from 5-7 p.m., Veterans Memorial Highway will be closed to traffic in order to accommodate a stage for live music, food and drink, face painting, a bounce house and more...
-
Crossing Over
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
Helping break in some new equipment at Big Walnut Sports Park Sunday, Spencer Moore (foreground) and Tyler Lewis cross over the monkey bars as part of the inaugural workout on the new fitness equipment donated and installed by A Kinetic Change.
-
Local favorites to highlight Rib & Blues Fest Saturday
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
ROACHDALE — The sixth-annual Rib & Blues Festival will once again make the small town of Roachdale come alive with swinging music and good food on Saturday, Sept. 28. All the festivities will be centered at 5 E. Railroad St., where vendors will sell their wares and a stage will give way to almost non-stop music by popular area acts...
-
NP board considers budget details
(Local News ~ 09/23/19)
BAINBRIDGE -- Following suite with other school systems in an annual ritual, the North Putnam School Board held its pubic hearing on the budget for next year. In her presentation, treasurer Tanya Pearson began that North Putnam had seen a drop in student enrollment by about 20. She added that this, per calculating the average daily membership (ADM), meant less money from the state...
Stories from Monday, September 23, 2019
Browse other days