-
North's Brothers honored as state's top girls' assistant coach
(High School Sports ~ 03/30/20)
“Jim Brothers is North Putnam.” That is the first sentence in the nomination of Brothers for this award by North Putnam girls’ basketball coach Lukas Haworth, and a review of Brothers’ life path shows that it is a statement of absolute truth. A teacher for 40 years at his alma mater, Brothers also has served as a coach and/or athletic administrator for 33 of those years for the school located in Roachdale. ...
-
Putnam up to seven COVID-19 cases as state tops 1,700
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
There had been seven confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Putnam County as of the end of the day Sunday. Meanwhile, statewide cases reached 1,786, an increase of 272 from 24 hours earlier. Putnam County reported three new cases on Saturday morning (which reflect Friday’s numbers) and two more when the Indiana State Departement of Health (ISDH) gave its daily update Monday morning...
-
Charles Robert ‘Bud’ Blaschke Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/30/20)
Charles Robert “Bud” Blaschke Jr., 89, of Mooresville, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020 at Meadow Lakes, Mooresville. He was born Feb. 12, 1931, in West Newton to the late Charles Robert Sr. and Thelma Blaschke. Bud was a 1949 graduate of Morgantown High School. He married Phyllis Jo Sims on Dec. 6, 1952. They had been married 65 years when Jo passed away in 2017...
-
Loretta M. Slater
(Obituary ~ 03/30/20)
Loretta M. Slater, 88, passed away Friday, March 27, 2020 at Asbury Towers in Greencastle after an extended illness. She was born in Brazil, Ind., on Aug. 10, 1931 to the late Forrest and Mayme (Killion) Johnson. Loretta attended Brazil High School, and worked for many employers in the area, including Columbia Record and Mallory’s, as well as several healthcare facilities and home healthcare...
-
James Joseph Withrow
(Obituary ~ 03/30/20)
James Joseph Withrow, 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born in Terre Haute on April 23, 1940, and raised the son of the late S. Fred and Blanche (Waddell) Withrow. Jim graduated from Wiley High School in 1958 and served his country in the United States Navy...
-
Putnam Scanner for March 31, 2020
(Police Logs ~ 03/30/20)
County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 2 a.m. John T. Hamlin, 28, Poland, was booked in for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Saturday • At 5:02 p.m. Geoffrey W. McClellan, 35, Brazil, was lodged at the jail for invasion of privacy...
-
MetroNet has COVID-19 relief plan for families, business customers
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
MetroNet recently announced a COVID-19 relief plan that will help residential and business customers during a time when they need reliable internet more than ever. As demands for faster connections and more bandwidth have increased due to an influx of customers working from home and students learning online, its fiber-optic network is rising to the challenge...
-
PCH appreciative of community support
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
Putnam County Hospital would like to express our gratitude to the community businesses and members that have reached out and lent a helping hand as we prepare for COVID-19 while maintaining safety for our staff and community members. Putnam County Hospital is grateful for the partnership with Area 30 and truly appreciates the time they spent identifying supplies and bringing them to the hospital. Your dedication to your staff, students and our organization is valued...
-
Small businesses have emergency funding options in face of COVID-19
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
Facing an unprecedented situation during the COVID-19 pandemic, small businesses are having to make some tough choices on how to stay afloat. For businesses not deemed essential, what happens during weeks or perhaps months without revenue? Even for those remaining open, do they (or can they) do so at full staff and full service? What does partial service look like? How are potential employee cuts or furloughs handled?...
-
BENNETT'S MINUTES: Looking at comings and goings in Putnam County coaching
(Sports Column ~ 03/30/20)
Coaching is a tough job, and as a result changes frequently occur. There’s no question that the increased demand on time with summer workouts and games/tournaments (at least, in normal years) contributes a lot to these changes. Our good friend Leigh Evans reports on his popular hickoryhusker.com website that 41 changes have taken place so far this off-season in both boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball — roughly a 10 percent turnover but only about half of last year’s combined total of 157 changes.. ...
-
Myers’ Market seeing more than daily grind
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
In more than six years since it opened, Myers’ Market in Greencastle has generally enjoyed a pretty steady stream of customers. In that time, though, nothing prepared Mitch Myers and his staff for what they’ve seen in recent weeks...
-
Are you thinking about pruning your fruit trees?
(Local News ~ 03/30/20)
Typically, March is one of the best times of the year to prune your fruit trees. This is because you can see the true shape and form of your tree while the leaves are off of it. The ultimate goal should be to have a tree that is open enough that a bird could easily fly through it. When you get started pruning the tree, you should begin by realizing that you only want to remove up to one-third of the canopy a year. Removing too much in one year can be detrimental to the tree...
Stories from Monday, March 30, 2020
Browse other days