Putnam County News

Red Sponsors for the 2009 Celebrate "4" festivities, presented by the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department include the Banner Graphic, Duke Energy, Heartland Automotive and Wal-Mart Distribution.

One town in northern Putnam County is taking on a patriotic appearance, with banners in place and flags appearing on the windows of downtown Roachdale merchants as the community prepares for SummerFest 2009 on July 3 and 4. The event kicks off Friday evening with the annual Veterans of Foreign Wars Fish Fry starting at 4 p.m. This is followed by a ...

At the 2008 Putnam County Community Foundation annual meeting held at the DePauw University Student Union Building on June 24, members of the foundation elected three new directors for the organization.

Russellville's Friends of the Park organization is offering vendor space at the Bainbridge Community Center during the Covered Bridges of Putnam County Festival October 9-18. All proceeds will benefit the nonprofit organization.

Town residents complaining of raccoons in their gardens and yards will have to figure out how to get rid of the pests themselves.

A Greencastle woman accused of violating the terms of her home detention will remain in jail for at least a few more weeks.

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A motion to dismiss one of the charges against a Roachdale woman accused of stealing more than $56,000 from local special education cooperative Old National Trail has been denied.

Ken Eitel was the recipient of the Spirit of Philanthropy Award presented by Putnam County Community Foundation President Denise Sigworth.

Sentencing for a man accused of several felonies connected to an alleged child molesting report has been continued.

Putnam County Commissioners heard that Bridge 137 has been named eligible for placement on the National Register of Historic Places under the historic bridge category.

Putnam County Extension Homemakers are sponsoring its second annual Pop Tab Collection Day for Ronald McDonald House of Indiana.

A Greencastle woman sentenced in December to 18 months of house arrest was arrested Thursday for violating the terms of her home detention.

Five new felony charges have been filed by the state against a Roachdale woman accused of stealing more than $56,000 from Putnam County's Old National Trail special education cooperative.

John and Carolyn Carson were recognized at the Greencastle High School all-class reunion Saturday by Jinsie Bingham with a certificate of honorary lifetime memberhip to the association and a clock.

Fourteen agencies received more than $176,000 in grants from the Putnam County Community Foundation this spring.

Kathy Skiles, Brad Johnson, Chasity Wood and Ginger Scott, members of the Red Cross Leadership Council, posed with golf outing sponsors Therese Cunningham, State Farm Insurance; Holly Wachtel, The Waters; and Michelle Collins, Asbury Towers this week.

A Greencastle man convicted of eight residential robberies and robbery attempts that took place between December 2007 and July 2008 has been sentenced to prison time for the crimes.

A section of Manhattan Road between 300 and 400 S was closed for several hours Monday afternoon when a truck driven by James G. Manuel had his load of gravel shift.

Friday is the earliest a boil order can be lifted for the City of Brazil. An 18-inch water line break was repaired Tuesday morning, but water samples must be submitted today and Thursday to the State Board of Health for approval.