Stories from Friday, August 19, 2016

South Putnam 26, Cloverdale 8; North Putnam 20, Cascade 13; Greencastle 27, Crawfordsville 20

Betty Lee Levi, 90, of Sheridan, Wy., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016, in Bozeman, Mont. A Funeral Service will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Sheridan, with Father John Inserra officiating. Interment will be in the Masonic No. 8 Cemetery in the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery...

Irvine William Burdine, 88, of Roachdale, passed away Friday, Aug. 19, 2016. He was born June 25, 1928 in Rock Castle, Ky., son of the late Perry Bill and Nettie Jane (Decker) Burdine. He worked for the Barnard Elevator, the Roachdale Schools and the TDS Telephone Company...

Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday At 2:37 p.m. Kandice Geree Shlayev, 31, Greencastle, was housed at the jail on a writ of body attachment. At 11:41 a.m. Jason Aaron Cole, 29, Clayton, was taken into custody on a warrant...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Corey A. Bunten, 28, Greencastle, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Gerald D. Hardwick, 33, Danville, Level 6 felony invasion of privacy...

"Light Play," a solo exhibition of the works of Cincinnati-based artist and sculptor Rebecca Seeman, will be on display at DePauw University's Richard E. Peeler Art Center from Aug. 24 to Sept. 28. Seeman manipulates and arrays multiples of humble household castoffs. ...

The Area 30 School Board has approved submitting an application for the Department of Education Rural Grant. Director Lora Busch, recently returned from medical leave, said that Area 30 would use the funds for teacher training in computer programming, app development, digital imaging and 3-D modeling; new computers and other equipment for the arts, AV technology and communications, and advanced manufacturing programs; and miscellaneous purchases for the civil engineering, architecture, and summer programs.. ...

Aug. 22-27 Monday, Aug. 22 -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m.-noon. Enjoy the Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background. -- Community Help Desk, 2-4 p.m. Tech Help Desk has a computer technician for one-on-one assistance using software and electronic devices, and to help diagnose and repair computer sand devices...

The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) announced recently that it has received more than $3.6 million from the CDC to track and combat the Zika virus in Indiana. "We have been working diligently," said State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, M.D. and M.P.H., "to educate Hoosiers about their risks at home and while travelling and to ensure that Indiana is prepared for Zika should we see local transmission here."...

DANVILLE -- South Putnam and Greencastle traveled to Twin Bridges on Thursday evening to compete with Danville in a triangular meet. The Warriors won with a score of 226, while Greencastle was second with a 241 and South Putnam was third with 261. Alex Weliever paced the Tiger Cubs with a 54, while Macey Masten added a 57...

The James Em O'Hair family reunions will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at the Stardust Hills Clubhouse in Cloverdale. Tables and chairs will be set up in a nice, air-conditioned building. Bring a well-filled basket to share for lunch. Table service and drinks will be furnished...

VINCENT AGUIRRE of Greencastle has been accepted as a member of the 2016-2017 Emerging Leaders Project. Created and operated by volunteers, the Emerging Leaders Project is a free, year-long leadership development and networking program designed for young leaders who have an interest in running for office or working on campaigns...

The Putnam County 4-H Horse and Pony Club color guard team recently won first place at the Indiana State Fair competition. The team is in its ninth year of competition and is composed of Alyssa Brown, Mary Bousman, Boston Campbell, Sara Clark, Cheyenne Leatherwood, Kyley Pelfrey, Ryan Phillips and Kaitlyn York in 2016. Karen Phillips coaches the team. Following the win, the team traveled to the Hoosier Horse Fair, spending the weekend doing demonstrations.

Putnamville Correctional Facility recently announced that Keith McDonald of Linton has joined PCF and been promoted to lead investigator in the Investigations and Intelligence Department (I&I), formerly Internal Affairs. McDonald started his law enforcement career in 1985 with the Linton Police Department as a patrolman. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- In an ongoing partnership with Indianapolis energy innovation and mechanical contracting firm Johnson-Melloh Inc., the North Putnam school board received a number of renovation suggestions Wednesday at its monthly public session. The proposals, each of which were investigated thoroughly by the company, came complete with easels, Power Point presentations and estimated costs...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Three area farms were recognized recently with Hoosier Homestead Awards for 100 years or more of family farm ownership, District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) announced. Among the properties honored during a ceremony at the Indiana State Fair was the Vaughn Family Farm, located in Putnam County. It has been in operation since 1856 and received the Sesquicentennial Award...

The results of an "Economic Impact of the Putnam County Tourism and Travel Industry" study were reported to the Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) Board of Directors after it engaged Certec, Inc. last year to quantify expenditures, employment and tax generated by the CVB and the county's tourism-related industry...

While peer pressure can famously impact a teenager's actions, it's a jury of one's peers that just might settle the score. Making that happen is a peer-to-peer program called Teen Court. And once a month in the Putnam Circuit Court courtroom, teenagers from the four county school corporations experience real cases that have been deferred to Teen Court...