Stories from Friday, April 26, 2013

Sheriff's Department At 4:15 p.m. on Saturday, Elisse Neuenschwander, 61, Terre Haute, was westbound on U.S. 40 just east of County Road 850 East, driving a 2012 GMC Terrain when she hit a deer. Damage was estimated at $1,001-$2,500. City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department responded to a pair of recent dispatches...

People interested in working to implement environmental changes to support active and healthy living in their communities are invited to a free workshop in Terre Haute on Wednesday, May 1 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. The "Building Communities for Health" workshop will be held at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education located at 1433 N. 6 ½ St. in Terre Haute. The Landsbaum Center is located on the south side of Union Hospital's campus...

McCloud Nature Park will celebrate being 10 years old on Saturday, May 4 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. In 2000, a county park board was officially formed and the next three years were spent partnering with the DNR to purchase the 232-acre property and prepare it for use by the public, including constructing a nature center...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 27 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St., Greencastle. In order to be eligible for these items, persons are asked to bring proof of Putnam County residence...

The Clinton Center alumni banquet is scheduled at the Russellville Community Center on Saturday, April 27. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. for refreshments and visiting, with the meal to follow at 5:45. All graduates and friends of Clinton Center Grade School and High School and Clinton Township are welcome...

The DePauw Men of Excellence organization will host a talk by television and film actor Hill Harper at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Meharry Hall. Harper will speak about "Building a Foundation for Your Life." The event is free and open to the public. Best known for his portrayal of Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the CBS drama "CSI: NY," Harper is a graduate of Brown University and Harvard Law School...

A running race scheduled for Saturday, April 27, has been relocated from Indianapolis to Greencastle. The Qdoba DINO Trail Run was scheduled for Town Run Trail Park on the north side of Indianapolis. The White River has flooded as a result of recent rains, covering portions of the trail. DePauw University has agreed to serve as a back-up location and will host the event at the DePauw Nature Park...

JAMESTOWN -- The North Putnam boys' golfers traveled to Tomahawk Hills on Thursday to play in a make-up meet with Western Boone and Southmont. Coming off a one- stroke win over Cloverdale Monday night, the Cougars were anxious to get back on the links to rectify their mistakes from the Cloverdale meet...

The Greencastle boys' golf team lost its first meet of the season, getting outscored by Plainfield 153-161 at a three-team meet at Windy Hill on Thursday. Cloverdale finished the nine-hole event with a 198. GHS junior Luke Brotherton's 34 was the best score of the day, but it wasn't enough to secure a win for the host Tiger Cubs...

South Putnam's boys' and girls' track teams got back into action Thursday night against Monrovia and Danville. The boys' squad topped the Warriors and Bulldogs down the stretch to win by a score of 63-51-49, respectively. The Eagles picked up wins through Berndt Freeman in the 1600-meter run, Hunter Barr in the 800-meter run, Klayton Vittetow in the 300-meter hurdles, Ryan Chestnut in the shot put and Joey Masters in the discus...

Property tax bills have been mailed, the Putnam County treasurer said Thursday. Treasurer Sharon Owens released a statement saying the bills have been mailed, a little more than two weeks before the first installment is due on Friday, May 10. Anyone wishing to mail his or her property tax payment may address it to Putnam County Treasurer, P.O. Box 508, Greencastle, IN 46135. To receive a receipt, include a self-addressed, stamped envelope...

MONROE, Ind. -- The former superintendent of Greencastle Community Schools will be taking on the same role for a northeastern Indiana school corporation. Lori Richmond was hired as the superintendent of Adams Central Community Schools earlier this month...

After kissing double-digit unemployment goodbye during February, Putnam County's jobless figures for March are about as average as a C report card, a .270 batting average and a middle-of-the-road outlook. In numbers released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, Putnam County came in at 9.3 percent unemployed for March, good for a tied for 47th among Indiana's 92 counties...

The Putnam County Public Library Board has been busy making improvements the past few months and this month got some welcome good news in the form of a $15,150.70 check. The library was awarded the check from the Putnam County Community Foundation as a part of several endowments and funds such as the Putnam County Public Library endowment, the Albin-Rector fund, the Jewel W. Wright endowment, the Author Series fund, the Orville Webb endowment and the Cyril Johnson fund...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam baseball team fell behind in the first inning when Cloverdale senior Cody Carter launched a three-run homer to centerfield, but as they've done all year, the Cougars battled back and came away with a 9-7 win. Junior Beau Green picked up the win after coming on in relief during the first inning. Green, a lefty, picked off a runner on first base when he entered the game. He lasted 6.1 innings, allowed four runs and struck out five...

Whether the ultimate goal is making chicken sandwiches, changing the tires on a race car or scoring the basketball, teamwork is considered vital. That was the message Micah Shrewsberry left with the Purdue Club of Putnam County Tuesday night. Shrewsberry, a Purdue basketball assistant whose Butler University basketball role afforded him a "great" seat alongside Bulldog Coach Brad Stevens for two consecutive NCAA championship games (2010 and 2011), spoke to the value of teamwork in both life and sports.. ...

The Cloverdale boys' track and field team picked up wins in five events and had enough depth to hold on for a three-team meet against Cascade and Tri-West last week. Cloverdale's 56 points edged past Cascade's 53.5 and Tri-West's 46.5. Junior Wade Warren won the high jump (5-10), the 110 hurdles (17.2) and the 300 hurdles (43.3) to help lead the Clovers, who also won the 4x800 and 4x400 relays...