Stories from Saturday, February 23, 2013

Crown Street Baptist Church will host its third annual Heritage Diversity Day celebration at 11 a.m. on Sunday with a message from Pastor Melvin S. Lipscomb. The congregation invites the public not just for this service, but to its programs every Sunday and Wednesday...

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will host Lenten Bible study each Wednesday evening leading up to Easter Sunday on Sunday, March 31. The Bible study runs from 7-8:15 p.m. and is led by Rev. Dr. John G. Rumple. The series is focused on the Sermon on the Mount...

Sponsor Comcast Business Class invites Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce members to the February Business After Hours event set for 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at Dixie Chopper Business Center. The event will feature free hors d'oeuvres and appetizers, along with a chance for door prizes and business networking...

Greencastle High School will be hosting a FAFSA completion event at the High School on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Financial aid experts will be on hand for one-on-one assistance in the computer lab in room 222, anytime from 3:30-7 p.m. Families with specific questions about financial aid and the FAFSA may also come to get assistance...

The 2012 Greencastle High School football team was honored with a plaque during the halftime of Friday evening's boys' basketball game against North Mountgomery. The football team, coached by Josh Buis, finished the regular season undefeated and had a 11-1 record, follwing a loss to Bishop Chatard in the sectional final. (Banner Graphic/LAUREN BOUCHER)

Greencastle's boys' basketball squad fell to North Montgomery in the season finale 62-56 Friday night. After a slow start, Greencastle led after the first period of play and trailed by two heading into the fourth quarter, but could not find a way to take the lead in the final quarter of play...

Friday's North Coast Athletic Conference semifinal women's basketball game between DePauw University and Wittenberg University was the closest blowout No. 1 DPU has had all season. The hosts, DePauw, are used to easy victories and the final score, 66-43, appears like it was just that...

While millions of teenagers are trying to hear the next big thing in music, a few of them are busy actually trying to be the next big thing in music. One such group of high school students learning the hard work that is rock 'n' roll is Wanted on Fire, a group five Greencastle High School underclassmen...

Former Ivy Tech Community College student and founder of Hoosier Momma Erin Edds will share her success story at the Ivy Tech Business and Entrepreneurial Services Center (BES Center) on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Her presentation is part of the BES Center 2013 Speaker Series...

BAINBRIDGE -- North Putnam School Board's monthly meeting Thursday night was more or less a year in review. The board spent the evening going over new food programs for schools, looking at what is to come from the athletic department and updating several projects in the works...

Even as residents spent Friday morning chipping away at ice on windshields and sidewalks, the same slippery blanket caused few headaches for local emergency agencies. A major property damage accident that caused no injuries was the biggest problem the Putnam County Sheriff's Department dealt with on Thursday night and Friday morning, leading one officer to praise local motorists...

On the eve of one of the biggest concerts of the season at DePauw University, not only did an ice storm hit Greencastle, but a major sewage problem also erupted at the Green Center for the Performing Arts. While the problem was detected earlier in the week, the facilities management department has been working on the job through Friday afternoon to assure that the show will go on as planned Saturday night...

The third of three former North Putnam High School staff members originally charged with child seduction in a high-profile case involving the same 16-year-old male student has accepted a plea bargain agreement. Brandon D. Largent, 21, Crawfordsville, a paid lifeguard and volunteer assistant swim coach employed at North Putnam from November 2011 through spring 2012, is the final defendant learning his fate in court in a case that stunned the school corporation and the community just over a year ago.. ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Greencastle junior Nash Firebaugh finished the 100 Butterfly in fifth place at the IHSAA State Finals on Saturday with a time of 50.89 seconds. Chesterton junior Aaron Whitaker won the event in a state-record time of 47.84 seconds. A complete recap will be available in Monday's issue of the Banner Graphic...