Stories from Monday, March 18, 2013

Mental Health America of Putnam County is soliciting nominations for its annual awards for Person of the Year and Educator of the Year. The Mental Health America Person of the Year Award recognizes an individual in the community who has shown outstanding dedication to improving mental health and wellness of individuals and families and who tirelessly promotes the mission of Mental Health America of Putnam County...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A 23-year-old man who was shot and killed in an alley on the near-north side of Indianapolis late Thursday has been identified as being from Greencastle. Investigators have identified the victim as Keyeon Johnson, Greencastle. He was pronounced dead at the scene...

The annual Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department Easter Egg Hunt is set for Saturday, March 23 at Robe-Ann Park. The hunt is free of charge and open to all children ages 1-11. The hunt will begin at 10 a.m. Some 7,000 prize-filled and candy-filled eggs will be hidden throughout the park for youngsters in five age groups to seek out...

On March 1, sequestration went into effect, and government agencies across the nation began feeling the backlash. The Greencastle Housing Authority (GHA) is one those agencies. Housing Authorities across the nation are losing significant funding to operate their agencies...

When it comes time for the Ag Day committee to select the winners of the annual Friend of the Farmer and Ag Hall of Fame awards each year, the choice is difficult enough. After the selection comes the really hard part, tricking the honorees into getting to the Ag Breakfast without tipping them off...

"We knew she was a special kid in the recruiting process. She embraces small towns. She loved Greencastle. She loved DePauw. She just really finds the beauty in the little things. "She's a tremendous athlete. She's a Division I athlete, and we're so lucky that she came to DePauw to hone her skills and to share who she is. She is amazing, and her family is very much the same way."...

HOLLAND, Mich. -- DePauw senior Ellie Pearson was name the most valuable player of the 2013 NCAA Division III women's basketball national championship tournament on Saturday. It was an easy choice. Her stats were impressive and she is extremely deserving based on her play...

HOLLAND, Mich. -- DePauw women's basketball coach Kris Huffman knows exactly what it takes to win the NCAA national championship. She's done it twice now, seven years apart, and made the Tigers a contender every season in between. There is a balance to building the roster, knowing which players to recruit -- both for their personalities and for their talents. She knows how to instruct, how to motivate and how to lead...

Jimmy Dean Morton, 64, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2013. He was born on March 15, 1949 in Covington, Ind., to James Lowell Morton and Beryl Vivian Dunsmore Morton. Jimmy had been employed at Olin, Flexil and MasterGuard. His parents and a sister, Patricia Allen, preceded him in death...

It's no surprise that Jody Williams comes up often in DePauw University political science instructor Deepa Prakash's courses. With topics such as international security and "non-state actors in world politics," it would be difficult for Prakash to leave Williams and the organization she founded, the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), out of the conversation...

DePauw sophomore guard Lauren Abendroth has been writing a motivational poem before each of her teams' games since high school. When she was asked to provide about her team's championship season, she jumped at the chance. This weekend truly had a fairy tale ending,...