Stories from Saturday, March 9, 2013

FILLMORE -- A suggestion last month that the town look into a zoning ordinance is getting mixed reviews from Fillmore residents. On Thursday, councilor Tami Van Rensselaer presented information she has learned about the process of adopting planning and zoning since the February meeting...

DePauw University's McKim Observatory is pictured on the cover of the latest issue of Indiana Preservationist magazine, published by Indiana Landmarks. Inside the March-April edition of the publication, a feature on domed structures notes, "When it was built in 1884, (the observatory) was in the country, well outside Greencastle. ...

Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:19 a.m. Wednesday, Macy Alan Fordice, 26, Greencastle, was arrested for domestic battery and obstruction of justice. At 2:30 p.m. William Troy Clark, 44, Avon, was housed at the jail on two counts of nonsupport of a dependent...

The Christopher Newport women's basketball rebounded from an inconsistent first half and put together a late run to beat No. 5 Montclair State in the third round of the NCAA tournament at DePauw University on Friday, 83-70. The Captains (29-2) had five double-digit scorers in the win, led by junior Tia Perry's game-high 24. Brandi Holland came off the bench to score 15 and key the second-half rally...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced that Jillian Miller of the Indiana Non-Profit Resource Network will be coming to Greencastle on March 11 to present a workshop titled "Strategic Planning: Road Maps for the Future." The workshop will be held at the Inn at DePauw from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes a catered lunch and training materials...

The local-based American Maintrailing Police & Work Dog Association paid a visit to Area 30 Career Center on Friday afternoon to teach students about the life of a police dog. Tony Keith and John Holcomb started the association in 2009 with the goal of training search and rescue dogs along with police service dogs...

The DePauw University women's basketball team, undefeated and ranked No. 1 for the duration of the regular season, showed how far it's come this year with a dominant win over Washington University-St. Louis, 59-42, at DPU on Friday. The Tigers (31-0) beat the Bears by just one point in the fourth game of the season, but after early nerves wore off the hosts were in control of every part of the action...