Stories from Tuesday, January 30, 2007

A chimney fire Monday afternoon left a Greencastle family without heat until a replacement flue can be installed in their home. Greencastle firefighters were dispatched to the home of J. Dale and Alice Covert, 1305 Albin Pond Rd., for a chimney fire that had possibly extended into the attic around 3 p.m. Monday...

The DePauw University women's basketball team faces a short weekend coming up as the Tigers play only one game. On Saturday, DPU will travel to Centre for a 1 p.m. start. Both teams are on oppositte ends of the conference spectrum this year. The Tigers are 8-1 in league play and 18-2 overall while Centre is 2-7 in the conference and 5-12...

The 11 Putnam County wrestlers that advanced out of the Avon Sectional learned Monday who they would be facing in the first round of the Mooresville Regional. The regional is set for Saturday and is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Cloverdale will send five grapplers to regional action while Greencastle will be represented by four. In addition, South Putnam advanced three wrestlers while North Putnam will bring two Saturday...

The four Putnam County girls' basketball squads learned who they would face in the upcoming postseason as the Indiana High School Athetic Association conducted the 2006-07 tournament draw Monday evening. Cloverdale, North Putnam and South Putnam all compete in Class 2A's Sectional 45, which will be played at Cascade, while Greencastle competes in Class 3A's Sectional 29, which will take place at West Vigo this year...

The South Putnam Eagles hosted county rival North Putnam Monday, defeating the Cougars, 109-71. "It's a good rivalry," coach Joe Condon said after the meet. "It was a close meet and the kids like that." South swam its way to nine wins on the night to swim away with the victory...

April 23, 1951-Jan. 29, 2007 Larry C. Shaner, 55, Roachdale, died Monday at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of John and Wanda M. (Williams) Shaner. He was a member of the Greencastle Moose Lodge. Surviving are his wife Brenda (Stadler) Shaner; sons Jason Shaner, Greencastle, Robert Shaner, Fillmore and Larry Shaner, Roachdale; father John Shaner, Greencastle; sister Sandy Chadd, Greencastle; brother Johnny Shaner, Cloverdale; and one grandchild...

Aug. 27, 1946-Jan. 29, 2007 Ronald J. Davis, 60, Avon, died Monday at Hendricks Regional Health, Danville. He was the son of Leorn and Martha (Owens) Davis. He was a retired accountant with Rolls Royce and a past master of Coatesville Masonic Lodge, where he was the current secretary...

The Putnamville Correctional Facility has provided low income families affordable heat during winter months. During the past three months, the facility received 32 orders, totaling 251 ricks of wood, from the Western Indiana Comm-unity Action Agency. ...

A chemical spill temporarily closed a DePauw University laboratory and sent an employee to the hospital Monday. The accident occurred around 2 p.m. in a third-floor chemistry lab of the Percy L. Julian Science and Mathematics Center, university spokesman Ken Owen told the BannerGraphic...

News of the sewer problems plaguing the Family of God Church in Roachdale has spread far beyond the community in northern Putnam County. Charlene Hutchins, who resides in Peru, Ind., saw the church's story when it aired on Indianapolis television news stations earlier this month and decided to act...

Heading into this weekend, the DePauw University men's basketball team is the squad to beat in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. And one of the teams that trails them will get that opportunity Saturday. The Tigers (17-3 overall, 8-1 in the SCAC) will visit Centre (15-4, 7-2) Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 3 p.m...