Stories from Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Forrest R. "Bob" Burton, 60, of Plainfield and formerly of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2013. Bob was born on Jan. 10, 1953 in Greencastle to Charles Gerald Burton Sr. and Margaret Hall Burton. He was an insulation contractor by trade...

ROACHDALE -- North Putnam senior Kyler Badten struck out nine batters in a complete game win over visiting South Putnam on Monday, 11-0 in five innings. The Cougars (7-1-1, 4-0 WCC) had an eight-run second inning to help put the game away. Junior Jordan Nauert was 2-for-3 with a two RBIs for NPHS and senior Michael Herrmann's two-run home run in the fourth inning gave the Cougars the lead they needed to end the game in five innings...

The Greencastle Fire Department will host its 14th annual golf scramble on Sunday, May 19 at the Windy Hill Country Club. Two flights of competition are set with the first having registration at 7:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 8 a.m. The second flight will begin at 2 p.m. with registration at 1:30. Play is limited to one flight per player...

ROACHDALE -- Senior Jenna Jones and junior Kenzie Trisler hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning and the South Putnam softball team added seven runs in the sixth inning to push the Eagles past North Putnam on Monday, 16-1. Sophomore Ashlee Gibson got the win for South Putnam, pitching a complete game one-hitter...