Stories from Saturday, May 9, 2015

Greencastle's Regan Keller hit her second homer of the year and almost had another in the Greencastle win against Riverton Parke Friday. "It's was a perfect down the middle type of pitch," Keller said. "It's the pitch I usually get to get home runs. My swing felt so good and so smooth. It was nice."...

A tough night for Greencastle baseball yielded a win for the home team, as GHS walked away with an 11-10 victory Friday. Errors throughout allowed both teams a shot a the win but GHS earned some runs late and then was able to hold off Southmont, thanks to Brandon Workman's late-game pitching...

John Brockman Crane, founder and CEO of the Sagamore Leadership Initiative Inc., a leadership development organization based in Indianapolis, will be the featured speaker Monday, May 11 at the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty meeting. The 6:30 p.m. meeting is set for the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle...

Banner Graphic/Sabrina Westfall Greencastle High School classes were visited by 20 "ghosts" of students representing the number of youth that die every 15 minutes as a result of drinking and driving. Each student wore white face paint, a shirt that says "I died" and each were not able to speak during the school day. ...

Weather permitting, the final streetscape project of the City of Greencastle Stellar Communities grant will get under way on Monday. Vine Street -- between Washington and Seminary streets -- is scheduled to undergo a transformation between now and Oct. 1 with new sidewalks and pavement and improved drainage conditions throughout the corridor...

Donald Lincoln Gobert, 92, of Greencastle, passed away May 7, 2015, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis. Don was born Feb. 12, 1923, in Lyons, Ind. He was the youngest child of Mel and Susie (Hutchens) Gobert and grew up in Bloomington. Two brothers, Clarence and Harlan, passed before Don's birth. ...

CLAYTON -- With 334 strokes North Putnam took the WCC title Saturday at Deer Creek. The conference tournament featured a second-place finish from Greencastle and a third-place finish for Cloverdale with 344 and 356 respectively. South Putnam came in after Cascade with 431...