Stories from Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Through the years, Putnam County resident Judy Givan has helped rescue animals from some pretty precarious places. But when a yellow striped cat in her neighborhood south of Greencastle climbed into a tree and stayed there, she wasn't sure what to do...

Staff reports SPEEDWAY -- Third-ranked Speedway tallied five unanswered runs in the first four innings to put the South Putnam softball team in a deficit it could not overcome. The Eagles fell to the Sparkplugs, 5-2. With the win, Speedway clinched the West Central Conference title, with a final record of 10-2. The Eagles finished the WCC with a 9-3 record, and fell to 13-6 overall...

Staff reports CLOVERDALE -- A pair of 39s from Sean Rhine and Michael Glassburn on Tuesday at Clover Meadows led Cloverdale golf past Turkey Run, 163-176. Clover coach Doug Wokoun was pleased with the way his team is beginning to play late in the season...

Staff reports The Greencastle girls' tennis team closed its regular season with a dominating victory over Turkey Run, 5-0. Although the weather was threatening all evening, coach Trish Lowe's team was able to get the match in and claim the victory...

Cloverdale came out in the first inning at Greencastle Tuesday night and did what they have struggled to do so much of the season -- they put runs on the board. And they kept doing so for most of the game. The Clovers picked up 13 runs on 11 hits and six walks, as Cloverdale defeated Greencastle, 13-9. The Clovers improved to 4-18 and finished the WCC at 3-9. The Tiger Cubs fell to 4-17 and finished the conference season at 4-8...

The Greencastle Tiger Cubs showed up ready to run and gave Brownsburg a run for its money. In the end, Greencastle came up two-and-one-half points short of a sectional title. "We were so close," GHS coach Garry Anderson said. "We've had a good year, we're still having a good year."...

Feb. 28, 1934-May 15, 2007 John M. Keeton, 73, Danville, died Tuesday at his residence. Born in Monticello, Ky., he was the son of Bryan and Celesteen (Decker) Keeton. He was a self-employed carpet layer and a member of Grace Baptist Church. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...

Nov. 28, 1926-May 14, 2007 Robert D. Chiles, 80, Cloverdale, died Monday at Mill Pond Health Campus, Greencastle. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of Claude Fay and Edna May (Cone) Chiles. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a carpenter...

March 19, 1987-May 12, 2007 Joseph Allen Bumgardner, 20, Cloverdale, died Saturday in a vehicle accident. Born in Greencastle, he was the son of Paul T. and Lisa J. (Bowen) Bumgardner. A 2005 graduate of Greencastle High School, he was a graduate of Universal Technical Institute in Orlando...

CLOVERDALE -- Lingering anger over an agreement reached in April boiled over the pot recently during the Cloverdale Town Council's regular monthly meeting. At the meeting, council member Judy Whitaker asked council president Don Sublett how much money the town would save after agreeing to return fire protection in the hands of the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Dept. in April...

Two-year-old Jillian Cooper's life has been full of ups and downs. When she was only 10 months old, her parents Athena and Nick had taken her to Riley Hospital because she was having stomach problems. Not long after, a specialist informed the parents that Jillian had been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that attacks the lungs and pancreas. ...

Staff reports MONTEZUMA -- The North Putnam Cougars dropped its contest against Riverton Parke Tuesday night, 9-2, on the road. Brayden Dahlstrom went three innings and Brian Blaydes saw four innings of action for the Cougars. North's biggest offensive play came from Griffen Dahlstrom as he sent a monster shot over the fence...