Stories from Wednesday, April 16, 2014

A Putnam County reserve deputy is facing federal charges for public corruption in connection with charges against another county deputy. Andrew Fenwick, 24, of Greencastle, is accused of providing false testimony during the federal investigation of suspended deputy T.J. Smith...

With mom Brandi Nichols of Belle Union holding him back, one-year-old Bentley Nichols is ready to charge into his first Easter egg hunt action Saturday at Robe-Ann Park. Bentley joined hundreds of other local youngsters in scooping up an estimated 7,000 plastic Easter eggs in less than five minutes at the annual Greencastle Park and Recreation Department event. A gallery of more than 50 photos from the egg hunt can be viewed at bannergraphic.com...

Mill Pond Health Campus will host a talk from Laura Leigh from Area 7 Agency on Aging at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 21. The topic will be on the difference between traditional Medicare and replacement policies. Snacks and beverages will be provided. Interested individuals should RSVP to 720-4706...

Girl Scout Service Unit 184 will host its second annual 5K Glow Walk/Run on Friday, April 25 at 9:30 p.m. at Big Walnut Sports Park in Greencastle. Pre-registration is open until April 18 with a discount entry fee of $25 for adults and $15 for kids. Fee will be an additional $5 the day of the race...

Purdue Extension will be hosting a program on Food Preservation including canning, drying and freezing from 6-8 p.m. on April 24. The program will take place on the east side of the Fairgrounds Community Building and registration is $5. Register by April 18...

The Banner Graphic takes its role as the area's news leader seriously. This past winter the newspaper, in both print and digital formats, kept its readers updated with up-to-the-minute reports on road conditions, school closings and approaching storms...

By ERIC BERNSEE Editor Like virtually any improvement project, updating and upgrading infrastructure generally comes with a few headaches and its share of inconveniences for those in and around the affected area. South Indiana Street in Greencastle likely will be no different, although the project manager for the construction company tackling the streetscape project has vowed to keep such issues to a minimum and finish the work by its prescribed Aug. 6 completion date -- if not sooner...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board met for its monthly meeting on Monday evening, where Project Manager Dan Sulkoske once again gave an update on the upcoming improvement project, which will focus on fixing the on fixing the corporation's drainage issues...

BLOOMINGTON -- The 23rd-ranked Tigers tennis team picked up a pair of wins in singles and dropped a 5-2 decision at Division I Indiana University. DePauw slipped to 11-6, while the Hoosiers improved to 15-14. DePauw's last victory game came against N.C. Wesleyan at Atlanta. Before that victory they won four consecutives matches while on their road trip to Hilton Head, South Caroina...

CLAYTON-- Facing the WCC favorite on the road Tuesday instead of at home Monday, South Putnam took on Cascade looking to move over .500 in WCC play. The hosts bagged two runs in the first and never looked back as the Cadets took the first game of the series 7-1...

CLAYTON -- After having their second consecutive Monday game pushed back, South Putnam's baseball squad took the first game a conference double header with Cascade on the chin as the Cadets won a 12-2 decision in five innings. South Putnam head coach Zach Love said that little mistakes early snowballed into a bigger problem...

A chilly Tuesday evening saw the Greencastle girls' tennis team get the season's first victory over the South Putnam Eagles 4-1. "With the weather being the way it has over the last sixth months its pretty amazing that both teams were able to compete this well," said Greencastle coach Kevin Rowe. "I thought both teams showed a lot of spirit, hustle and gamesmanship."...

Local fire departments were dispatched to a home located at 831 Tennessee St. in Greencastle at 1:06 p.m. Tuesday. The Greencastle Fire Department found the second story of the home on fire when firefighters arrived at the residence. The fire was later determined to be caused by an electrical shortage in the area between the first-floor attic and the second floor. ...