Stories from Wednesday, September 4, 2013

By ERIC BERNSEE Editor Repurposing of the old ResCare facility to shift the care from boys to men and women received Greencastle Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) approval Tuesday night but not before a number of issues were addressed and stipulations were attached...

The final two bike nights of riding season are coming up at Krambo's of Greencastle, both of which will give back to the community and include dinner. The first will be on Thursday, Sept. 5 and will include a short ride to the Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department. Comfort food will be served at the firehouse after 5 p.m...

DePauw Jazz at the Duck will present the Cynthia Layne Trio for its inaugural show of the season. The performance is slated for 9-11 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5 at The Inn at DePauw's Fluttering Duck. All Jazz at the Duck performances are free and open to the public...

The Greencastle girls' golf team lost to Terre Haute North at Windy Hill on Monday, 180-217. GHS was led by a low-round of 47 from junior Lauren Bridgewater. "We are having trouble getting everyone to play well on the same night," GHS head coach Bob Hedge said. "Tonight Lauren Bridgewater played fairly well, as did Alexa Newlin in our fifth spot, but we need everyone playing closer to their abilities."...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam girls' soccer team won a pair of games in dominant fashion last week but it ran into an overwhelming opponent on Tuesday. The Cougars lost to Danville 8-0. The loss drops North Putnam to 3-2 for the season. "When we play Danville I tell the girls it's going to be a tough game, of course" NPHS coach Willie Gaskins said, "but we play our game. We play defense."...

The difficult early-season schedule has caught up with the Greencastle boys' soccer team, which lost to visiting Terre Haute South 2-0 on Tuesday. The Tiger Cubs (1-4-1) got off to a solid start but their grueling schedule has caught up to them and left them short on conditioning, coach Dave Lilly said...

PENN -- The Cloverdale varsity volleyball team picked up its second win of the season by defeating Turkey Run 25-17, 25-11, 25-12 on Tuesday. The victory moved the Clovers' record to 2-4 for the year. "It was a good win for us tonight," CHS coach Kathy Moore said. "Everyone contributed and we worked on some things offensively. I thought we passed the ball well tonight and dug up most everything sent our way."...

Greencastle's volleyball squad is carrying something that the team has not had a lot of in the last couple of seasons: momentum. As the Tiger Cubs approach their first county and WCC match of the season, the squad held off South Vermillion in five sets 25-13, 15-25, 25-17, 24-26 and 15-4...

ROACHDALE -- The recent hot weather has added to the drudgery of the early-season cross country schedule, making Tuesday's Cougar Co-ed Cross Country Invitational even more important than usually. Unlike most cross country meets, where boys and girls compete in separate races for separate team scores, the Cougar Co-ed combines the sexes into one race...

September brings several community events offered by the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. From walking with friends to feel fit to rolling your "R's" like a pirate exclaiming "Argh!" to cooking up some champion chili, the City Park Department has a lot to offer the public this month...

An accident Tuesday afternoon resulted in one woman being transported to Putnam County Hospital. The Greencastle City Police Department responded to the call at 12:06 p.m. Upon arrival, investigating officers Darrel Bunten and Ed Wilson were informed that Heather Linton, 43, Brazil, was traveling eastbound on Walnut Street in a 2006 Chevrolet Uplander...

Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 12 p.m. Friday, Ronald Buchanan, 30, Brazil, was arrested for driving with a suspended license. At 3:12 a.m. Saturday, Cory Allen Eiseman, 24, Cloverdale, was charged with trespassing...

School is back in session and it's time for Tutoring at Gobin. The after-school program for students in grades 1-5 is designed to help build critical reading skills needed to keep up in school. Individual tutoring for older students can be scheduled after 4 p.m...

Cloverdale High School staff and students were pleased to welcome Indiana State Sen. Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) to their school, Thursday Aug. 29. Sen. Bray spoke to all juniors and seniors about their state and local government and the importance of voting and understanding the candidates. ...

DePauw named sophomore quarterback Justin Murray the starter for Saturday's season-opener at Sawanee, DPU head coach Bill Lynch said Wednesday. Murray started five games at quarterback last season and has battled junior Drew Seaman for the job throughout camp. Seaman also started five games last year and was on the field for the first possession at last Saturday's scrimmage at Franklin...

The South Putnam volleyball team lost in straight sets at Riverton Parke on Tuesday, 25-11, 25-7, 25-18. Senior setters Emily Clarke and Katie McHugh had 21 and 13 sets for the Eagles, resulting in four kills. McHugh, Clarke, senior Carey Tanner and junior Emily Dobson had one kill each...