Stories from Saturday, March 29, 2008

CHICAGO (AP) -- One hundred years between your last World Series title and the next one isn't a slump, people, it's a century. That's 14 years longer than long-suffering Boston Red Sox fans had to wait, a dozen more than the hated crosstown White Sox endured, and still 40 clear of the Cleveland Indians, holders of the second-longest run without a championship in major North American pro sports. ...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Danny Granger scored 26 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the New Jersey Nets 123-115 on Friday night to halt a two-game losing skid and boost their playoff hopes. Troy Murphy had 21 points and 17 rebounds for Indiana after missing the previous game with strep throat. Mike Dunleavy added 19 points for the Pacers, who avenged a loss to the Nets on Wednesday...

Putnam County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. Greencastle Fire Department The Greencastle Fire Department made the following runs recently: They found no fire and returned to station at 12:16 p.m. They returned to station at 11:49 a.m...

Mary C. McGaughey, 101, Avon formerly of Russellville died March 28 at St. Vincent Hospice in Indianapolis. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1 at Russellville Community Church with services Wednesday at the church at 11:00 A.M. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Machledt & Servies Funeral Home...

Absentee voting will be available for the May 6, 2008 primary election beginning Tuesday, April 7 and continuing until noon Monday, May 5. Any Putnam County registered voter qualified to vote in the Primary Election may vote, in advance, on the second floor of the Putnam County Courthouse from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday...

Bass-baritone Stanley Irwin and pianist Natalia Rachford will present a multi-media concert celebrating the end of winter and beckoning of spring this Sunday evening at 7:30 p.m. in Thompson Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts. The program features Franz Schubert's famous song cycle, "Winter's Journey," a cycle of songs on the theme of love. It will be sung in German and accompanied by photo images of winter scenes assembled and realized by Brooke Cox of the Peeler Arts Center...

Putnam County may be spared from any major roadwork this spring and summer. Winter has left many potholes on county roads. Once the weather warms up and stabilizes, road crews will head out to begin patching and fixing the roads. At this time, Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has no major projects scheduled...

Nearly six years after plans for the construction of a new Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and 911 facility were formulated, the project is nearing completion. Putnam County 911 Director Dave Costin told the BannerGraphic that he expects the building to be ready to move in after April 30...