Stories from Wednesday, March 27, 2013

To the Editor: Thanks to all of those who helped make the inaugural "Boston Bowl" benefiting the Putnam County Humane Society such a success. It was a joy to meet the gracious Coopers, Charlie and Karen, what a great inspiration they continue to be. Their endowment "New Beginnings for Homeless Pets" will help support the Humane Society of Putnam County...

CLAYTON -- Three separate closures will keep State Road 39 closed in the Clayton area between April and August. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced Tuesday that S.R. 39 will close on or after Monday, April 1 for a pavement replacement project in the Hendricks County town...

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 12:30 p.m. Friday, Drew Robert Hess, 25, Brownsburg, was arrested for operating while intoxicated and probation violation. At 5:15 p.m. Joshua Wayne Query, 31, Greencastle, was held at the jail for failure to appear on a criminal mischief charge...

South Putnam senior Ryan Chestnut, who was named the 2012 Putnam County Offensive Player of the Year, recently became the recipient of another state-wide award. Chestnut, and offensive lineman, was named Small School All-State Honors at the Griddy Awards on March 17...

When the South Putnam softball team takes the field for its first game on Monday at Cloverdale, it will bring with it a win streak of more than 60 games. The top-ranked Eagles, with several returning starters, aren't ready to let it end just yet. Brooke Boetjer, the team's starting pitcher for the past few season and Indiana's 2012 Miss Softball, has moved on to Indiana University, but head coach Chris Jones said he doesn't expect opposing offenses to start scoring much more. ...

Compiled by Bruce Stinebrickner in the aftermath of the Tigers' winning the 2013 Division III NCAA championship, this list may help summarize how dominant the Tigers were this past season. Basketball aficionados may well be familiar with much of the information presented below. Even such aficionados, however, might find the entries after the numbers 5, 7, and 444 of particular interest...

TERRE HAUTE -- Suffice it to say, young Addison Hughes knows how to spell success. For the third time in three years, the Greencastle youngster has emerged as one of the top two spellers in the Wabash Valley, finishing second among 23 elementary and middle school area contestants Saturday at Sarah Scott Middle School in Terre Haute...

If you can believe the weather forecast over the next several days, no more accumulating snow is anticipated in central Indiana. So if it's safe to close the books on snowfall for winter 2012-13 (thanks, Mr. Groundhog), west-central Indiana will post a 34-inch snowfall figure for the season...

Two houses that had stood along South Jackson Street for decades made their way to the center of the DePauw University campus Monday and Tuesday in a house-moving effort coordinated by Joe Spiker Excavating, Greencastle, with the expertise of MCF House Movers, Washington. ...

Larry Gene Folck, 65, of Greencastle, passed away at his residence on Saturday, March 23, 2013. He was born on February 25, 1948 to Keith and Hattie Scott Folck. He graduated from Bainbridge High School in 1966. He worked on the assembly line in an automotive plant...

Marcia G. Mershon, 62, of Greencastle passed away on Wednesday, March 27, 2013. She was born on Nov. 17, 1950 in Putnam County to Earl F. Cooksey and Ruthanna Sutton Cooksey. A beautician, Marcia had owned her own salon, Country Beauty and Tanning in Brazil, and was a member of Eastside Christian Church...

Billie Jo Crabb, 65, of Reelsville, died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at Regional Hospital. She was born Sept. 21, 1947 in Clay County, the daughter of Bill LeMay and Norma Crabb LeMay. She graduated from Brazil High School and attended Indiana Business College...