Stories from Saturday, December 8, 2007

A single, tiny hurdle is all that stands in the way of Greencastle finally being able to purchase land for the Albin Pond leg of People Pathways. At least that was the word from Greencastle Parks and Recreation Director Rod Weinschenk when he spoke to members of the park board this week...

Putnam County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently...

Patsy R. Cassida, 78, Greencastle, died Friday. She was adopted by Ray and Polly Donahue Sheese at the age of 6 years old. She was a graduate of Van Buren High School. Her husband of 47 years, Melvin E. "Hoppy" Cassida preceded her in death on Nov. 21, 2007...

WTIU will present an encore presentation of "Our Town: Greencastle" at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The program had its premiere on Dec. 2 and was repeated Dec. 4 and 6. Due to such positive audience response, the public television station has added a fourth showing of the program in one of its viewer choice slots this weekend...

Week of Dec. 10-14 AREA 30 CAREER CENTER Dec. 10-14 -- Area 30 Preschool/Child Care Center, 6:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Note: GED testing is scheduled for Dec. 27-28, from 1-5 p.m. Call 653-3515 for more information or registering for the GED pre-test and GED classes...

Roughly 250 people converged on the Putnam County Fairgrounds to celebrate the 28th annual Putnam County Comprehensive Services Holliday Dinner on Friday evening. The event is sponsored by the Glen Scaggs Memorial Foundation Fund, whose namesake began sponsoring the dinner in 1979...

BY IVY JACKSON Brazil Times Reporter Traffic in Putnam and and other western Indiana counties was snarled all evening Friday due to accidents on Interstate 70, resulting in excess vehicles on U.S. 231 and U.S. 40. Two separate collisions within seconds of each other closed the westbound lane of the interstate at the 23-mile marker Friday evening for several hours. ...

CLAYTON -- Coach Debbie Steffy had to think it was Christmas 18 days early for her South Putnam ballclub, which narrowly defeated Cascade, 57-55 Friday. Steffy, who was unavailable for comment at the game's conclusion, no doubt had to be appreciative that a stifling second quarter press, which led to a 17-2 Cadet run and a 30-21 halftime deficit for the Eagles, mysteriously disappeared in the second half...

CLAYTON -- Despite a 21-point first quarter, the South Putnam Eagles were unable to capitalize on a series of fortuitous events at Cascade Friday evening, eventually dropping the WCC contest, 63-52. Early in the opening stanza, Cascade's senior floor leader Anthony Arthur was on on the bench with two personals, which precipitated an unusual possession for the Eagles. ...

CLOVERDALE -- Some late-quarter heroics and a dominating start to the second half helped lift the Cloverdale girls' basketball team over Greencastle 52-50 Friday. "I knew it was going to be a tough matchup. (Kelsey) Hennette in the middle is a pretty good player for them. I really think Hannah Spencer is not only a good athlete but she also understands the game. It was tough for us to match up with them," CHS head coach Bruce Cook said...

CLOVERDALE -- With three players scoring in double figures, the Greencastle Tiger Cubs secured the county bucket with a 57-42 win over Cloverdale. "It was a great win," GHS head coach Troy Greenlee said. "Being only our second game, we still in that stage of trying to get some rhythm going. As far as being happy with a win, you're always happy with a win."...