Stories from Thursday, July 18, 2024

In a meeting featuring updates on several county bridges, perhaps the most notable news was a bridge that won’t be getting any work. Bridge 45 on County Road 900 East (Hendricks County line) over Big Walnut Creek in Jackson Township will not be the subject of a federal aid project after the three Putnam County Commissioners all told County Engineer Jim Peck not to pursue the funding during their Monday meeting...

Hemmed in at its current home and with a landlord not interested in renting more space, the Putnam County Health Department may soon find itself in a new home. Earlier this week, both the Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council approved the expenditure of no more than $3,500 in grant money to get two appraisals performed on the old Fresenius Kidney Care building at 316 Medic Way, Greencastle, as a possible new home for the health department...

Discussion of the waterline portion of the Washington Street/U.S. 231 reconstruction project dominated the July meeting of the Greencastle Board of Public Works Wednesday afternoon. Less than a week after the City Council confronted angry business owners and residents about an unannounced disruption of water service that left some shops high and dry as communication efforts fell short of appeasing those affected most, the discussion moved to the Board of Works...

By this time next year, an entirely new set of athletic facilities should be available to South Putnam student-athletes. On Wednesday evening, the South Putnam School Board accepted a $9.8 million bid from Peterson Co. for the new fieldhouse project at South Putnam Middle School/High School...

For what is believed to be the first time in the post-IBM era in Greencastle, a parcel of land targeted as an economic development area was met with a split vote of the Greencastle City Council. During the July meeting of the Council, a 1.245-acre tract along Tennessee Street, being developed by Chris Harcourt of C&R Quality Rentals as Willow Grove as a four-building, eight-duplex project, was the subject of Ordinance 2024-9, declaring the 815 Tennessee St. ...

Purdue Extension-Putnam County is proud to partner in bringing a very important visual tool to help combat substance abuse to our community. Substance abuse rises to the top in nearly every local need assessment survey. The following article is from Rachele Love, tobacco prevention cessation coordinator, who will be staffing the trailer. ...

A temporary road closure coming to U.S. 36 just west of Morton, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has announced. Beginning on or after Monday, July 22, crews will be closing U.S. 36 between County Road 600 West and CR 775 West. During the closure, crews will be replacing a small structure in the area. Work is expected to last until late August but is weather permitting and subject to change...

William Theodore “W.T.” Watson, 81, of Greencastle, formerly of Bainbridge, passed away on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Born Jan. 22, 1943 in Louisville, Ky., the son of Odes and Beulah Watson. He was a 1961 graduate of Bainbridge High School. W.T. was a longtime employee of IBM, working in Greencastle from 1962 to 1987 before relocating to North Carolina, where he continued with the company until retirement in 1998. He was active with the Bainbridge Alumni Association...

BRAZIL — The Brazil Concert Band with Matthew Huber conducting will present “Christmas in July!” on Sunday, July 21 in Forest Park, rain or shine and even snow. The Christmas spectacular will begin at 7:30 p.m. with the hand bell duet of percussionists Curt Harris and Erin Gerecke...

The Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police is hosting its second-annual Cherries and Berries Color 5K. The run and walk is set for 9 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Big Walnut Sports Park. All ages and abilities are welcome for this untimed event along a fully paved route. Take a tour around Big Walnut Sports Park and have colored powder rain down on you at various stations...

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 6:08 a.m. Courtney R. Hoole, 34, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail on a Vigo County warrant. Wednesday • At 2:03 a.m. Erin E. Williams, 38, Terre Haute, was booked in on a local warrant...