Stories from Friday, September 6, 2013

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. At 11:30 a.m. Ralph Roger Kirton, 44, Poland, was arrested for domestic battery. At 11:35 a.m. Amanda Sue Mills, 43, Brazil, was charged with theft. At 12:25 p.m. Troy Jason Alm, 35, Danville, was held at the jail for failure to appear and driving while intoxicated...

Proclaiming the week of Sept. 2-8 Young Eagle Week to accompany the annual Airport Appreciation Days effort of Sept. 7-8, Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray signs a proclamation at City Hall Thursday as Jack Sutton of the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) looks on. ...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- The North Putnam boys' soccer team took a one-goal lead less than two minutes into its game at Southmont on Thursday, then saw the game drift away after a series of defensive letdowns, questionable penalties and exhausting runs in their 4-2 loss...

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- The Greencastle boys' tennis team lost all five of its matches at West Vigo on Thursday. The one doubles team of Jake Mangrum and Kaleb Fleming came the closest, splitting sets with Tyson Tolerson and Padan Horsley before losing 6-2, 6-7 (7-4), 6-4...

The Putnam County Youth Soccer Association is holding its Rec League Opening Day event on Saturday at Big Walnut Sports Park. The event is in conjunction with Youth Soccer Month in America, a September-long celebration raising awareness and support for youth soccer...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam Cougars girls' soccer team welcomed the Terre Haute Braves to their home field and partook in the first ever Cougar-Brave showdown. The visitors went home happy, coming away with a 4-0 victory. Both teams struggled to gain any momentum on the night and a couple lucky headers off of corner kicks for the Braves made the difference...

The Greencastle girls outscored, outshot and outplayed the visiting Terre Haute North Patriots for a 2-1 soccer victory at Dee Monnett Field Thursday night. With goals by Sydney Secrest and Kaitlin Kessler and the goal play of Amelia Smith, Greencastle improved to 4-2 on the season. This was a scheduled varsity game between the two schools, but Terre Haute North sent its junior varsity to play the contest...

Cloverdale senior Bret Brumfield is a member of the school's cross country and track teams. He is also a member of National Honor Society. In his free times he likes to hunt and fish, but running is his biggest passion. He spent his first three years of high school playing football, then decided to go out for cross country for his senior season. His older sister, Brittany, was also a runner...

The North Putnam volleyball team beat host South Putnam in the first West Central Conference game of the season for both teams on Thursday, stifling the Eagles 25-22, 25-16, 25-19. It was the third win in as many matches for the Cougars, who have one more tune-up before the Putnam County tournament on next Saturday...

CLOVERDALE -- The first night of matches between the four Putnam County volleyball squads saw Greencastle defend the Putnam County Pride it took to the road Thursday night. Cloverdale was in need of a win to defend their WCC crown and looked to reclaim the paddle it lost to the Tiger Cubs back in May...

Both Mill Pond Health Campus and The American Red Cross were honored recently as Mill Pond donated $1,754 to the Red Cross from its annual fish fry fundraiser. The Red Cross also presented Mill Pond with the Heroes Award, an honor that is awarded to the top fundraiser for Wabash Valley. Present for the awards as Red Cross Major Gift Officer Dale Anderson, Leadership Council member Ginger Scott, Mill Pond Community Services Representative Brooke Trissel and Mill Pond Executive Perry Daugherty...

NORTH SALEM -- As the cool weather approaches this fall, monarch butterflies will begin their annual migration, flying up to 2,000 miles south to spend the winter months in the same forests their ancestors left last spring. Visitors can learn about the monarch's amazing migration patterns, life cycle and host plant at a 2 p.m. presentation in the Nature Center on Saturday, Sept. 14...

FILLMORE -- With growth comes growing pains. Residents of Fillmore have been learning this lesson in recent weeks with work on the Main Street stormwater project commencing and moving forward. Much of the September meeting of the Fillmore Town Council was devoted to subject relating to the project and the effects it is having on residents of the town...

After a one-year absence, the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department is planning the return of its youth basketball program. A plan to resurrect the basketball program was outlined Thursday night by Park Director Rod Weinschenk, who was forced to cancel the season last December when confusion with a competing program helped curtail registrations for the park league...

For the past several years, the Greencastle community has been flocking to the more than 150 music performances presented each year in the Green Center for the Performing Arts, the home of the DePauw University School of Music. This year, the School of Music is coming to them. With performances at local churches, the Starbucks on the courthouse square, and even at the Farmers' Market, the School of Music is reaching out in news ways...

One of more than 50 local residents taking advantage of a free dental care day receives a filling Friday as Dr. Dennis Knuth and assistant Rita Latham work on her at his Greencastle Hometown Dental practice. The local dentist, four assistants and two hygienists saw 55 area residents as part of the free "Dentistry from the Heart" program between 8 a.m. ...

The residents of Putnam County may not wear capes or a fancy suit on a daily basis, but that does not mean that they can't be a hero to someone. Be an everyday hero. That was the theme of the United Way of Putnam County's annual kick-off breakfast on Friday morning, which took place at the Inn at DePauw...