Stories from Friday, November 14, 2008

DANVILLE -- The North Putnam Cougars dropped to 0-2 on the season with their 46-24 loss to Danville Thursday night. The Warriors took possession of the ball at the beginning of the game. The Lady Cougars came out looking confident and energetic but it just wasn't enough to keep the Warriors from taking control of the game. However, just because they didn't have control of the game, North Putnam didn't give up...

By JARED JERNAGAN Assistant Editor CRAWFORDSVILLE -- To anyone who has been to even a single Monon Bell Classic, the intensity of the rivalry is no secret. There is a kind of breathless anticipation preceding every snap and a nervousness which doesn't subside until long after the celebration of the victors...

By CAINE GARDNER Sports Editor 41 degrees and a chance for snow -- could you imagine a better possible scenario for the 115th meeting between DePauw and Wabash with the covenanted Monon Bell at stake? The Monon Bell Classic goes well beyond the game. ...

Putnam County Jail Putnam County Sheriff's Department made two arrests Wednesday. Barry Lynch, 27, Indianapolis, was booked at 7:02 p.m. for driving while suspended. David Dietz, 20, Indianapolis, was booked at 11:19 p.m. for possession of alcohol by a minor, public intoxication and disorderly conduct...

Bonnie Jo Clark, 81, of Indianapolis died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. She was born in Indianapolis on Feb. 18, 1927 to Earl and Ethel (Hughes) Milender, the sixth of ten children. Mrs. Clark was a homemaker and a member of the V.F.W. Women's Auxiliary...

George E. York, 80, of Vincennes and formerly of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2008 at his residence. Born July 20, 1928 in Putnam County, he was the son of Earon Sylvester & Laura Mae (McDonald) York. He married Rubyanne Parker on June 25, 1949 and she preceded him in death on March 12, 1991. He married Peggy Archbold Beard on Nov. 23, 1991 and she survives...

Internet sales will be the only retail winner this holiday season, says a recent news release by Purdue University experts. Despite anticipated weak holiday retail sales overall, Internet holiday shopping is expected to increase at least 10 percent reports Purdue University retail experts...

The DePauw School of Music and the university's Performing Arts Series combine to welcome renowned baritone Nathan Gunn to campus Nov. 19 and 20. Gunn will present a concert in Thompson Recital Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19, and will teach a vocal master class the following evening in Thompson Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m...

For military troops and their families, the holidays can be a lonely time. The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have teamed up to send holiday cards with a message of thanks and cheer to a special post office box. The two agencies will screen cards for hazardous materials, sort and package the cards and deliver them to military bases, veteran's hospitals and military hospitals during the holidays...

Judge Matthew Headley denied a bond reduction Thursday for a Greencastle man charged with Class A felony dealing in cocaine. Bond for Michael Smoot, 44, was set at $50,000 cash at an initial hearing in Putnam County Circuit Court on Oct. 9. At the same hearing, Smoot pled not guilty to the charge against him and informed the court that he would be defending himself...