Putnamville News

Slick road conditions and numerous accidents early this morning have caused the closing of Interstate 70 in Putnam County.

Thinking positively for a change is just one of the concepts Turner Corn learned in prison.

The Putnam County Emergency Operations Center was recently the site of a tabletop exercise featuring tornado disasters in the area.

The Indiana Department of Correction anticipates saving millions of dollars in energy costs with the installation of a wood-fired biomass boiler at its prisons.

Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner Edwin Buss has honored Putnamville Correctional Facility Superintendent Bruce Lemmon with the prestigious Distinguished Service Award.

State Rep. Nancy Michael announced today that funding has been approved to improve the safety for staff and inmates at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Putnamville Correctional Facility inmate has been charged in Putnam County Circuit Court with Class B felony aggravated battery after he allegedly assaulted another inmate.

Indiana State Police are investigating a double fatality crash on Interstate 70 at the Clay/ Putnam County line and near the 29-mile marker, states a release today from Indiana State Police District 32 at Terre Haute.

Indiana State Police Senior Trooper Ron Lowe recently completed training at the Deeley Harley Davidson Motorcycle Officers School in Ontario, Canada.

A Bloomington woman remained in the Putnam County Jail Friday after her recent arrest in connection with a trafficking incident at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Bloomington woman remained in the Putnam County Jail Friday after her recent arrest in connection with a trafficking incident at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Bloomington woman remained in the Putnam County Jail Friday after her recent arrest in connection with a trafficking incident at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Bloomington woman remained in the Putnam County Jail Friday after her recent arrest in connection with a trafficking incident at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Bloomington woman remained in the Putnam County Jail Friday after her recent arrest in connection with a trafficking incident at the Putnamville Correctional Facility.

A Putnamville Correctional Facility inmate will be sentenced on Aug. 6 for charges related to trafficking.

Tucked away in the tiny town of Putnamville stands a historic brick structure in the same spot it has stood for the past 175 years.

Fifty inmates at Putnamville Correctional Facility were honored recently for completing the Purpose Living Units Serve program.