Stories from Thursday, February 28, 2013

COLUMBUS -- Cloverdale Community Schools were represented well this past Saturday at Regional competition in Columbus. All three schools had teams to represent the district with the middle school taking two teams. The middle school team, Curious Clovers, consisted of Annika Whitlock, Hannah Long, Sarah Baker, Eddie Mannan, Evan Williamson and Jimmy Tate placed first in the Improv Challenge, A Change in Realitiee...

Morgan Clark, a 2011 graduate of South Putnam High school and a current honor (nursing) student at Indiana State University has been nominated and selected by the International Scholar Laureate Program to represent the United States, her university and her community by participating in an educational nursing delegation program in Sydney Australia in May 2013...

INDIANAPOLIS -- WGU Indiana and Indianapolis-based DEFENDER Direct are more than two organizations that care about self-improvement. Now they are partners. The state's nonprofit, online university, WGU Indiana, has signed one of the nation's leading home services companies as its latest corporate partner. This is WGU Indiana's first corporate partner from the home services industry...

Nick Gilliam suffered a thumb injury in the middle of his senior football season at Greencastle, but he didn't it hold him back. Gilliam returned in time for the postseason, led his undefeated team to the sectional final game and eventually earned All-County and honorable mention All-State honors...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Thanks to donations from the Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) several local organizations may reach monetary goals and help youth stay out of prison in the process. Putnamville recently donated $1,500 to Clay and Putnam County non-profit organizations. Deborah Ringo, YMCA CEO, was one of three recipients to receive a $500 check on behalf of their agency...

Charlie's Chill and Grill will open its doors on Friday, March 1. This fast food restaurant is part of a long-term plan started three years ago by the Putnam County Comprehensive Services, which helps individuals with disabilities. Charlie's primary intent is to provide a integrated training opportunity and possible job placement for individuals with disabilities...

DePauw University Dining Services will be hosting Global Chef, a project featuring the international cuisine of Sodexo. The program will be focusing on Chef Parkpoom Kotcharat and Thai cuisine. Kotcharat has been a sous chef for Sodexo since 2012 and has an extensive background in Thai and Italian cuisine. His journey to DePauw will be highlighted with food tasting and a chance for participants to meet with Kotcharat...

LITTLE POINT -- Multiple westbound vehicles were damaged Monday afternoon on Interstate 70, just east of the Putnam-Morgan county line, by a piece of debris on the roadway, Indiana State Police at Putnamville reported. Preliminary investigation revealed that shortly after 3 p.m. Monday, a westbound semi tractor-trailer had lost a cargo support bracket from its trailer with the bracket falling onto the westbound lanes near the 54-mile marker...

The DePauw University School of Music has welcomed guest composer Libby Larsen to campus Thursday through Sunday for the annual Music of the 21st Century residency. The residency has brought some of the world's most outstanding composers to DePauw, including such artists as George Crumb and Joan Tower...

Like every year since 1996, Connie Lawson is spending a lot of time at the Indiana Statehouse during the legislative session. Unlike all the years prior, Lawson has a different view of the action in 2013 in her position as Indiana Secretary of State...

County Jail Four people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. At 10:50 a.m. Cody Allen Wade, 22, Greencastle, was arrested for battery with bodily injury, disorderly conduct and bond revocation. At 4:09 p.m. William Allen Thornburgh, 30, Coatesville, was held at the jail for contempt of court...

Plan Commission sent DePauw University back to the drawing board in its request for approval of an off-street parking plan for expansion of the Lilly Recreation and Fitness Center. At issue was the age-old topic of campus parking, only in this case it wasn't student on-street parking but available parking around campus athletic facilities that are being upgraded, added to or developed anew...

Hard work is what it's about when starting a small business according to Erin Edds, founder of Hoosier Momma LLC., who spoke at Ivy Tech Community College on Wednesday evening as part of the Ivy Tech Business and Entrepreneurial Services Center 2013 Speaker Series...

Mrs. Mingle Fern Vaughn, age 85, Belle Union, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 27, at St. Vincent's Hospice in Indianapolis with family at her side. She was born on Nov. 26, 1927 near Broad Park in Jefferson Township, Putnam County, to Roy Allen and Dana Mae (Terry) Wheeler...