Stories from Sunday, August 24, 2008

ROACHDALE -- North Putnam Cougars football team, ranked either 1st or 3rd in Class 2A, depending on the poll, opened the 2008 season Saturday night, hosting the North Posey Vikings. The Cougars, after a shaky start in the first quarter, committing two turnovers that led to nine North Posey points, played to their pre-season expectations during the rest of game, thrashing the Vikings, 35-9...

Greencastle is getting a new shoe store that will be located near to the Peebles Apparel store at Putnam Plaza. Shoe Sensation, a regional chain of family stores selling quality name-brand shoes, joins Peebles, a new apparel store, Sears, Heritage Federal Credit Union, D's Dry Cleaners and the Tobacco Store...