Stories from Saturday, September 14, 2013

Two area men who apparently got a charge out of stealing copper wire from Duke Energy substations in Putnam and Hendricks counties were powerless to avoid further time in prison Thursday. During separate hearings in front of Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matthew Headley, cousins James David Flatt, 29, Martinsville, and Robert J. ...

Only one of three suspects arrested earlier this week when a half-pound of methamphetamine was found under the seat of the vehicle they were in now faces drug-related charges. In Putnam Superior Court Friday, Daniel Sparks, 26, Camby, and Cody Gibson, 28, Bainbridge, appeared before Judge Denny Bridges for initial hearings relative to their Tuesday night arrests after Greencastle City Police stopped the 2003 Ford pickup Gibson was driving...

By ERIC BERNSEE Editor Summer may be winding down and the peak mosquito season may be coming to an end but the threat of West Nile virus appears on the rise in Greencastle and Putnam County. Two pools of mosquitoes in the Greencastle area have tested positive for West Nile virus, it was reported Friday by Darrell Brackney, environmental health specialist for the Putnam County Health Department...

Indiana Landmarks will present its annual Servaas Memorial Awards for outstanding achievement in historic preservation on Saturday in Indianapolis. A nonprofit from Putnam County and a preservation professional from Madison will receive the awards and cash prizes...

Cari Cox (seated, left) of Putnam County Family Support Services accepts a $1,200 check in support of her organization from members of Greencastle Eagles Lodge 4388.

The WICAA Foster Grandparent Program is expanding its services in Putnam County. Foster grandparent volunteers are role models, mentors and tutors to children in need. For those interested in staying active while having a positive impact on a child in your community, the Foster Grandparent Program may be an option...

Union Chapel United Methodist Church will host its annual fish fry on Saturday, Sept. 14, with serving from 4-8 p.m. The congregation and the community always look forward to the fish fry, which provides an opportunity for families, friends, neighbors and passersby to spend an evening together for food, fellowship, fun, special music and lots of reminiscing, while children can enjoy the playground that's adjacent to the shelter house...

On a day when the breezes in Greencastle made it feel more like Chicago, a new business worthy of the Windy City set up shop steps from the Putnam County Courthouse. Owner Alisha McCollough of Greencastle wheeled a hot dog cart into the courtyard that used to contain the Mac's men's store and Mason Jewelers buildings...

Let her reign! Cloverdale senior Rebekah Jordon was named the 2013 Homecoming Queen at Cloverdale's homecoming football game Friday night.

The Greencastle girls' golf team continued its steady recent play on Thursday when it played at Crawfordsville with Northview. The Tiger Cubs finished second with a team-score of 208 at the nine-hole event. Northview won with a 187 and Crawfordsville shot 239...

The Cloverdale eighth grade football team lost its first game of the season 32-6 against Monrovia on Thursday. The Clovers only score came on a kick return by Haiden Harbert-Davis in the second quarter. "This team of Monrovia stopped us on offense and in every phase of the game," coach Boyette said...

At 5:46 a.m. on Thursday, Shelby R. Thompson, 17, Greencastle, was westbound on County Road 425 East in a 1998 Ford ZX2. As she approached a 90-degree right turn, she lost control of the vehicle. The car continued straight at the turn, leaving the road and striking a fence post and two gates head on...

CLAY CITY -- The co-ed cross country teams from South Putnam and Cloverdale ran in the Clay City Invitational on Thursday. Berndt Freeman of South Putnam was the highest individual finisher for the boys' teams. He placed sixth at 18:34. Bret Brumfield was Cloverdale's top runner. He finished 26th at 20:23...

The Greencastle football squad welcomed an unfamiliar foe to town Friday in the form of the Noblesville Home School Lions. It took the Tiger Cubs two and half quarter to find their footing against the Lions, but from there they cruised to a 48-27 victory...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam football team entered Friday's game against rival South Putnam with a clear game plan: control the clock, play smart and stop the Eagles from running. For the first three quarters it worked to perfection but in the fourth South Putnam broke through and came away with a 22-7 win...

CLOVERDALE -- If Cloverdale wanted something to celebrate for Homecoming Friday night against Turkey Run, they got it and then some. The Clovers overwhelmed the Warriors in every facet of the contest, a distinction that was reflected in the 52-0 scoreline...

On a day when the breezes in Greencastle made it feel more like Chicago, a new business worthy of the Windy City set up shop steps from the Putnam County Courthouse. Owner Alisha McCollough of Greencastle wheeled a hot dog cart into the courtyard that used to contain the Mac's men's store and Mason Jewelers buildings...

ROACHDALE -- The Greencastle JV volleyball team had a modest goal entering Saturday's Putnam County Tournament: come out strong and play well against Cloverdale. Do that, GHS coach Rebecca Hoesman said, and winning would take care of itself. The girls did just that, and the strong play turned into a county title...

ROACHDALE -- Greencastle has come a long way in the first few weeks of the season. The Tiger Cubs began they year knowing they had talent, but they were incomplete. They had a goal in mind, banded together, put in a lot of hard work and on Saturday the Tiger Cubs became the 2013 Putnam County Tournament champions, beating host North Putnam in the title game 25-15, 25-13...

Mark and Lori Miller of Greencastle are pleased to announce that their daughter Lindsey was married to Brian McClanathan on July 14, 2013 in Rockford, Ill. The wedding took place outdoors at a Christmas tree farm with both fathers officiating. The couple now resides in Belvidere, Ill...

Greencastle High School graduate Kristen Ness recently donned her traditional white coat in a ceremony at the Indiana University Master of Physician Assistant Studies Program. The white coat ceremony is a ritual that medical schools use to mark the student's transition from the study of preclinical to clinical health sciences...