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ROACHDALE — A man remained at large Monday afternoon following a Sunday-morning incident in downtown Roachdale. At 10:45 a.m., officers were called to the barber shop on East Washington Street regarding a domestic incident that had escalated into the resident of the apartment behind the barbershop barricading himself in with a shotgun...

By now, local parents and other concerned citizens are aware a movement is afoot among teachers across the county and the state. Three of the four county school corporations and 132 of 291 statewide are either having an e-learning day or canceling classes on Tuesday, Nov. 19...

A show of solidarity by Greencastle teachers Wednesday evening was likely just the shadow of what state lawmakers will be hearing from teachers and other school officials from around the state in less than two weeks. With the final approval of the contract between Greencastle Community Schools and the Greencastle Classroom Teachers Association (GCTA) set for a special meeting Wednesday, a number of teachers stood outside before the meeting, expressing their displeasure with the current state of affairs...

CLOVERDALE -- Even with the snow continuing to accumulate, the Cloverdale School Board nonetheless addressed a few different items during its regular session Monday evening. The board first approved a request by Superintendent Greg Linton for a base pay increase for administrators. He explained that the Governor’s Office had reduced contributions to teacher retirement funds from school districts by two percent...

Cloverdale 2019 high school graduate Niklas Hull just graduated Air Force basic training on Nov. 8 in San Antonio, Texas. Nik is the son of Adam and Amanda Hull and Michelle Lain. Nik plans to make a career out of the Air Force and is now completing tech school at the Sheppard Air Force Base in Sheppard, Texas...

Vandalism at local parks isn’t anything new. Wide-open spaces offer nocturnal visitors vast opportunity to carry out their nefarious activities under the cover of darkness. Catching them is never easy what with the vandalism almost exclusively occurring during nighttime hours with little or no surveillance efforts possible and no supervision immediately at hand...

While the Greencastle, Cloverdale and South Putnam school corporations have announced that school will not be in session this coming Tuesday, it will be business as usual for North Putnam. In a statement provided to the Banner Graphic, Superintendent Nicole Singer explained that all schools in the corporation will remain open during the Indiana State Teachers Association Day of Action despite some teachers expressing interest in traveling to Indianapolis to advocate for school funding...

An accident involving two vehicles had State Road 240 shut down just outside Greencastle Friday afternoon. Shortly before 2 p.m., emergency personnel were sent out for a rollover near the Putnam County Animal Shelter with possible entrapment. The scene involved a van which went into the ditch and sustained front-end damage, while a small truck was found upside down near an electricity pole. Debris could be seen on the ground near the truck...

When word of the death of longtime Banner Graphic employee Wilbur C. Kendall reached me earlier this week, I was incredulous, refusing to believe that a man who kept our newspaper equipment running well past its prescribed shelf life had somehow succumbed to the ravages of old age and illness at 83...

Even with a biting wind chill and slushy conditions, a layer of snow, some still-green leaves and a clear day accent East College late Tuesday morning. The historic brick building on the DePauw University campus was briefly featured on “CBS This Morning” Tuesday as the news program highlighted the arctic blast that swept from the Midwest to New England overnight Monday...

A show of solidarity by Greencastle teachers Wednesday evening was likely just the shadow of what state lawmakers will be hearing from teachers and other school officials from around the state in less than two weeks. With the final approval of the contract between Greencastle Community Schools and the Greencastle Classroom Teachers Association (GCTA) set for a special meeting Wednesday, a number of teachers stood outside before the meeting, expressing their displeasure with the current state of affairs...

By now, local parents and other concerned citizens are aware a movement is afoot among teachers across the county and the state. Three of the four county school corporations and 132 of 291 statewide are either having an e-learning day or canceling classes on Tuesday, Nov. 19...

CLOVERDALE -- Even with the snow continuing to accumulate, the Cloverdale School Board nonetheless addressed a few different items during its regular session Monday evening. The board first approved a request by Superintendent Greg Linton for a base pay increase for administrators. He explained that the Governor’s Office had reduced contributions to teacher retirement funds from school districts by two percent...

A 62-yard touchdown with 38 seconds to play gave DePauw University its first lead of the game Saturday in the 126th Monon Bell Classic. It was all the Tigers needed, as the defense did what it had done all day, holding Wabash College in check. The Tigers walked away with a 17-13 victory over the Little Giants, their first victory over the arch rival school in three years...

McDonald’s has been a part of Bob Jedele’s life so long his career even predates the legendary Happy Meal. And he’s probably happier about it than anyone who’s ever worn a red wig and big floppy shoes. After all, as McDonald’s happily marks the 40th anniversary of its Happy Meal, Jedele is on the precipice of some landmark dates of his own...

After a two-year absence, the Monon Bell returns to Greencastle Saturday, as DePauw University hosts Wabash College in football for the annual Monon Bell Classic.

Even with a biting wind chill and slushy conditions, a layer of snow, some still-green leaves and a clear day accent East College late Tuesday morning. The historic brick building on the DePauw University campus was briefly featured on “CBS This Morning” Tuesday as the news program highlighted the arctic blast that swept from the Midwest to New England overnight Monday...