Stories from Sunday, March 1, 2015

After more than seven inches of weekend snow, three county school corporations have announced Monday closures. North Putnam, Cloverdale and South Putnam schools will all be closed Monday.

Dorothy H. Stringer, age 81, of Amo, passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015. Born March 6, 1933 in Putnam County, she was the daughter of Hiram Keck and Moine (Crosby) Keck. She married Harold Stringer on Aug. 12, 1949 and he preceded her in death in 1998...

Looking to get into shape for summer? Proper nutrition in your diet is key, and the Fit for Life class at Putnam County Hospital can help you change your lifestyle to meet your goals. Fit for Life classes will be conducted every Monday in April (the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in Classroom 3 at PCH...

Oops, I forgot to enroll in 4-H! The enrollment deadline assuring all projects being available was Jan. 15. However one can still enroll by downloading the paper form from the Purdue Extension Putnam County website or contact the Extension office. Archery, dog and horse and pony projects are closed while other projects will remain open for a limited time...

The seventh-grade Cloverdale girls' basketball team pushed its record to 8-0 on the season after a successful outing at the South Putnam Tournament. The Lady Clovers first defeated Clay City 42-14 and then beat North Putnam 43-24 for the tournament championship...

The 2015 boys' basketball IHSAA state tournament draw took place Sunday and it pits Cloverdale and South Putnam against each other in the first round of the Speedway sectional on Wednesday, March 4. Playing after Speedway and Covenant Christian, Cloverdale will be looking to complete the three-game sweep of the Eagles (3-17, 1-5 WCC), having beaten them decisively in their previous two meetings...

The DePauw University Jazz Ensemble will present its first concert of the semester Wednesday, March 4 in Kresge Auditorium at DPU's Green Center for the Performing Arts. As always the DePauw University Jazz ensemble will bring to the stage an extremely varied set, mixing funk, swing and hard bop...

The Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post 1550, Greencastle, will host its third annual Cancer Awareness Night on Friday, March 13. The event will take place at the VFW Post, 819 S. Jackson St., beginning at 5 p.m. The annual charity event will assist in the care of cancer patients at the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center...

On Saturday, March 7, the Greencastle High School Band will be having a 30-family garage sale. The sale will be held in the multipurpose room in the high school. The sale begins at 8 a.m. and will last until 11 a.m. Proceeds from the sale will help the students earn money for their trip in April to Orlando, Fla...

Duo Damiana, an innovative chamber ensemble from Eugene, Ore., will premiere "Three Recitations," a virtuosic work by DePauw University School of Music Professor Scott Perkins, as part of the next Faculty Select Series concert. The performance will take place Thursday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall of the DePauw University Green Center for Performing Arts...

The annual South Putnam Community School Corporation kindergarten orientation for the 2015-16 school year will be conducted April 7 at Central Elementary and April 14 at Fillmore Elementary. Students and parents should attend the orientation session of the school they will be attending in the fall. A variety of information and activities are scheduled...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A pair of weekend incidents in Putnam County resulted in the arrests of two drivers, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. The latest incident occurred about 5:40 a.m. Saturday when a one-vehicle crash was reported on State Road 42 at County Road 850 East, a mile west of the Putnam-Morgan county line. Both Indiana State Police officers and Putnam County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene...

Sunday may have been March 1 but it seemed more like April Fool's Day as Putnam County residents awakened to six or more inches of new-fallen snow. Snow began falling about 6:30 p.m. Saturday and seemed to be tapering off with about two inches on the ground at midnight...

After a weekend storm dropped record snowfalls on Putnam County, residents of Greencastle work to clear paths through the white stuff Sunday.