Stories from Friday, November 4, 2011

When North Putnam and South Putnam tangled early in the 2011 season, the outcome was lopsided in the Cougars' favor. North Putnam has continued its winning ways since the contest and the Eagles rose to the challenge thrown down by head coach Troy Burgess...

Leland and Shelba Jean (Bailey) Zellers were married on Nov. 3, 1956 at the First Christian Church in Palestine, Ill. Originally from Annapolis, Ill., and Palestine, the couple resided in Robinson, Ill., until 1966 when they moved to Greencastle. They have two children, Sheri (Tom) Roach of Greencastle and Terry Zellers of Indianapolis and two grandsons, Adam Roach of Indianapolis and Alex Roach of Franklin...

Adriene E. Guyse and Bradley R. Clampitt of Indianapolis are pleased to announce their engagement and upcoming wedding. Adriene, originally from Argos, is the daughter of Kenneth and Linda Guyse. She is employed with Preferred Dental Ceramics. Bradley, from Roachdale, is the son of Robert and Janet Clampitt. He is the general manager of UltraSon USA, Inc...

Three local couples welcomed new additions recently at Hendricks Regional Health...

GRIFFIN MOORE, a native of Greencastle, was accepted to Central College Abroad's study abroad program in Granada, Spain, for the spring 2012 semester. A 2009 Greencastle High School graduate, Griffin is the son of Mike and Becca Moore. Central College Abroad is a university-based study abroad provider for undergraduate students from colleges and universities throughout the United States. ...

The 19th annual Elementary Spell Bowl will take place on Thursday, Nov. 17. Approximately 4,500 students in grades 4, 5 and 6 from around the state are preparing for the competition, which will take place at more than 30 sites around the state. The Indiana Academic Spell Bowl is a team concept with no individual winners. ...

By the time December arrives, the Greencastle Civic League should know what it is getting the community for Christmas. The Civic League has been exploring the possibility of creating a splash park at Robe-Ann Park, and by the time the Greencastle Park Board has its next meeting on Thursday, Dec. 1, most of the details should be ironed out...

Life can't always be like the movies. This was a fortunate fact for residents of Fawn View Lane Friday afternoon. When a Crawfordsville motorist left the roadway and took out a fire hydrant near the intersection of Deer Field Drive, there was no spout of water or flooded street, just several quarts of oil and a lot of torn-up sod...

The 20th season of Sports Night is now under way. The free activity night is open to the youth of Putnam County in grades 1-5 and occurs once a month in the Lilly Center when DePauw University classes are in session. The student-led program will once again have Derek Davis of Cloverdale back as the student coordinator. Davis, a DePauw junior and sports night alum himself, plans on taking things back to the way they were when he was a child...

The New Hope Fellowship will again host its annual event, The Christmas Store this holiday season. This year's event will take place at Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle, on Friday, Dec. 9 from 9 a.m.-noon and 4-7 p.m...

POLAND -- Clay County Sheriff's Department officials have arrested a 58-year-old Poland man in connection with a shooting at a rural Clay County home Sunday, Oct. 30. According to officials, John Bromagen was arrested and preliminarily charged with criminal recklessness (a Class D felony)...