Stories from Wednesday, April 24, 2013

The Greencastle boys' golf team took third place at Terre Haute South's tournament last weekend, but the Tiger Cubs turned it around on their home course on Monday winning 152-162. Juniors Luke Brotherton and Alec Davis each shot par or better at 34 and 35, respectively...

Joining forces with other agencies, service providers and concerned citizens around the country, the Putnam County Prosecutor's Office is marking the week of April 21-27 as National Crime Victims' Rights Week.

The McCloud Nature Park will host a program on kites, not the kind made of paper or plastic, but the species of kite that is related to eagles, hawks and harriers. The program will be held on Saturday, April 27 and begin at 2 p.m. from the Nature Center...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Phoenix Closures in Greencastle has received a WorkOne Achievement Award for partnering with WorkOne to create employment opportunities for local Hoosiers. The award was presented in a ceremony at the Indiana Statehouse. Phoenix Closures is a full-service manufacturing firm specializing in injection-molded closures. ...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale boys' golf team used its home course to its advantage on Monday but fought to a one-stroke loss to North Putnam, 189-190. Lighthouse Academy finished the three-team meet with a 227. North Putnam junior Mason Asher shot a 44 at the nine-hole event for the lowest score of the day, but he was closely pursued by NPHS senior Jon Willard and Cloverdale's Aaron Whitlock, who each shot a 45...

Robert Frost wrote a poem in the 1920s called "The Road Not Taken," and the last three lines on the poem -- "Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference" -- those words have inspired many...

In a surprising turn at Russellville's recent town council meeting, town council member Cathy Jones told those present that she had been advised to resign from her position. The reason for Jones' advisement to step down is she holds two positions that are considered lucrative, one being on the town council and the other being part of the Little Raccoon Sewer Board...

REELSVILLE -- A flood is unique among natural disasters in that it doesn't end just as quickly as it started. Rising waters, fast or slow, keep coming. Sometimes when the damage looks at its worst, more is to come. Even when the rain stops, water may continue to rise or at least take its time in receding...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that attended our Second Annual Spring Bingo. Once again this event was a great success, with over $1,000 in cash prizes given away on Saturday, April 13 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...

In case you missed the memo, it's National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Don't expect any parades. Nor any white sales at J.C. Penney. And the Postal Service is actually delivering mail all week, so there must not be any real holiday within that April 21-27 timeframe...

Irvin B. Wallace, age 89, of Coatesville, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Born April 4, 1924 in Putnam County, he was the son of Everett and Hazel (Branneman) Wallace. A 1942 graduate of Cloverdale High School, he had attended Purdue University and Pittsburg Engineering Institute...

Twenty-five students from Area 30 Career Center recently took part in the Health Occupations Students of America State Leadership conference. Students from Area 30 Health Careers, Nursing and Veterinary Technology classes spent two nights and three days in Indianapolis competing with more than 600 students from other career centers and high schools throughout Indiana...

Leslie D. Adams, 45, of Roachdale, passed away on April 23, 2013 at Crawfordsville. He was born on Nov. 11, 1967 at Cincinnati, Ohio, to Terry and Sue Nipper Adams. He graduated from North Putnam High School in 1986 and has continued to be active in all North Putnam football programs...

A Thursday morning report of a reckless driver led to a police pursuit and the arrest of two men when the vehicle was discovered to be stolen. At 7:18 a.m., Sheriff's Department Capt. Danny Wallace received a call regarding a vehicle driving recklessly at a high rate of speed. The car was reportedly eastbound on U.S. 40 just passing the Indiana State Police post at Putnamville...