Stories from Thursday, March 1, 2012

BAINBRIDGE -- With the community reeling from one sexual scandal already this week, word of another broke Tuesday afternoon as Indiana State Police announced the arrest of a 44-year-old Bainbridge man and a 15-year-old female North Putnam High School student...

The Greencastle Police Department continues to investigate a break-in attempt by an armed man that allegedly took place Thursday morning. A female subject at the apartment called police at 8:27 a.m. alleging a man armed with a snub-nosed handgun tried to break into her home at the Castle Rock Apartments...

Three North Putnam High School staff members, charged with child seduction in connection with the same 16-year-old male student, made their initial appearance in court Wednesday and have all since bonded out of the Putnam County Jail. Appearing before Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matthew Headley, the three men all had not-guilty pleas entered for them and were ordered to have no contact with the victim in person or via any social media or third-party emissary...

First Semester Honor Roll 3rd Grade: A: Grace Elmore, Jacob Farrington, Alexis Hayman, Evan Nesbitt, Brayden Poole, Hunter Rudes, Samantha Schultz, Ashton Shaw, Hailey York, Sevyn Sellers, Mady Williams A/B: Briar Gabbard, Macey Lambermont, Curtis Matthias, Hailey McCullough, Gaibrielle Stockrahm, Kristina Taylor, Chloe Walker, Jasmine Weddle, Cody Wingler, Alyssa York, Emma Summers, Abby Andrews, Autumn Burnicle, Mason Ray, Shelby Shrum, Alley Angermeier, David Cavaness, Reghan Christy, Colton Couch, Dylan Francis, Anna Haste, Erykah Lasley, Sara Roberts. ...

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) today announced it will partner with two school corporations -- Milan Community Schools and Randolph Central Schools --t o explore ways to improve teacher pay structures. The process for designing new pay structures in these corporations will rely on feedback from teachers. The information and experience gathered through the pilot will provide guidance for other school corporations as they update compensation models in light of new legal guidelines...

Cloverdale Elementary School recently hosted Malke Rosenfeld in a performance that included American old-time music, dance and songs. Students were introduced to percussive footwork, participatory songs, banjo and fiddle tunes, humor and straw instruments. ...

City Police Greencastle City Police were called to Putnam County Hospital at 2:28 a.m. Wednesday on the report of an unruly person in the emergency room. Joni M. Smith, 50, Coatesville, reportedly had caused a disturbance and allegedly scratched a doctor before being subdued by Officer Eric Vaughan...

FILLMORE -- The Fillmore Town Council meeting scheduled for tonight has been postponed. The meeting will now be conducted at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 8.

The Putnam County Emergency Management Agency will resume testing of the county's severe weather sirens on Friday, March 2, weather permitting. Testing will be conducted at 11 a.m. on the first Friday of each month, except in the event of inclement weather...

DePauw University will host the first and second round of the Division III Women's Basketball tournament starting Friday at the Neal Fieldhouse. Carthage (20-7) will take on Wisconsin-Whitewater (22-6) Friday starting at 5 p.m., while DePauw (26-1) will face Westminster, Mo (22-4) at approximately 7 p.m. The winner will do battle in the second round game that will take place on Saturday at 7 p.m...

The 2011-12 IHSAA boys' basketball sectional got underway Tuesday and will continue throughout the week until the sectional championship games slated for Saturday around the state. Greencastle and South Putnam picked up wins on Tuesday to advance to Friday's sectional semifinal...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced that Jeff and Denise Sigworth have established a scholarship for Putnam County students wishing to travel abroad within a university-sanctioned program. The Greencastle couple established the scholarship because they believe in the benefits of being physically immersed in other cultures, languages, geographies, and socio-economic situations. The Sigworths also envision that students' experiences abroad will enrich Putnam County...

Diane McClure, 66, of Brazil, passed away on Thursday, March 1, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. Born Sept. 17, 1945 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Ernest and Lelia (Phillips) Williams. She married Bill McClure on April 6, 1973 and he survives...