Stories from Thursday, March 6, 2014

The North Putnam Cougars and the South Putnam Eagles drew each other in the sectional 44 bracket and the game did not disappoint as the Cougars hung on for the three-point 60-57 victory to advance to the second round on Friday to face Speedway. "Anytime you win a sectional game and move on, it's huge," North Putnam head coach Lukas Haworth said. ...

It was a win or go home situation for both the Cloverdale Clovers and the Speedway Sparkplugs Wednesday night. The second night of sectional 44 at South Putnam tipped off with two dominant teams. Speedway (14-6 4-3 HCC) used its strong, talented bodies to hand the Clovers (19-2 5-0 WCC) only their second loss of the season, 59-50. It came at an excruciating time for the Clovers and it sent them home until the 2014-15 season...

Carol Gooch See, 64, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2014 at a retirement home in Golden, Colo. She was born in Greencastle to Dallas and Thelma Gooch. Carol graduated from Greencastle High School and attended Purdue University. In 1968, she married Louis See and they moved to Greeley, Colo., where Louis was employed and later the owner of See Farm Buildings Company...

Jim Bratton, a resident of Evansville, will be the guest speaker at the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 10 at the Putnam County Airport, Dixie Chopper Business Center, 102 Ballard Lane. Bratton is a veteran of the Vietnam conflict, serving in the United States Navy with Fighter Squadron VF-101...

The DePauw University Band will welcome School of Music faculty member Randy Salman as guest clarinet soloist this Sunday when it performs Artie Shaw's "Concerto for Clarinet." The concert, conducted by director of bands Craig Paré, will be given at 3 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium at the Green Center for the Performing Arts on the DePauw campus...

Every year Big Brothers Big Sisters of South Central Indiana (BBBS) acknowledges one outstanding "Big" at DePauw University for the work he or she does with a child in the Cloverdale Elementary and Middle schools. DePauw "Bigs" are students who volunteer their time to change the life of a child for the better forever...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Christian Church will be hosting its second annual Share the Dress event on Saturday, March 8 and 15, from 1-4 p.m. More than 200 new and used dry cleaned dresses will be available to any junior or senior needing a dress for their prom. All that is required is a school-issued student ID card to obtain a free dress...

Funding from the Bicentennial Nature Trust (BNT) has helped the Department of Natural Resources expand Owen-Putnam State Forest by 84 acres. The addition features upland hardwood forest and an intermittent stream. The Owen-Putnam State Forest is about eight miles northwest of Spencer...

Hoosier native Bryan Brown didn't let missing toenails, swollen digits, broken ribs, class-V rapids or a fatal nut allergy stop him from becoming the first person in American history to complete a continuous, solo descent of the Colorado River by kayak...

The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting a meet and greet event for its new director, Grier Carson, on Wednesday, March 12 at 6 p.m. Carson, who previously worked in Illinois as director of academic technology at the Lake Forest Academy, officially began his position in the beginning of January...

The Putnam County Community Foundation has announced that Kris Taylor, of K. Taylor & Associates, will be coming to Greencastle on March 11 to present a workshop titled "Personal Leadership Development: Discover Your Style and Strengths." The workshop will be conducted at the Inn at DePauw from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and includes a catered lunch and training materials. The cost to attend the workshop is $25...

AUBURN -- The FBI Thursday returned a .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun to a northeastern Indiana police department more than 80 years after it was stolen by members of John Dillinger's gang. Three FBI special agents from Indiana presented the weapon to Mayor Norm Yoder during a ceremony Thursday at the DeKalb County Courthouse...

Indiana State Police First Sgt. Scott Stockton has announced his intention to seek the position of Putnam County sheriff on the Republican ballot in the May 6 primary election. A Putnam County native, Stockton graduated from North Putnam High School in 1983...

With the departure of two editorial staff members in recent weeks, the Banner Graphic is happy to welcome Jay Lockett and Kyle Hollinger to the newsroom. Both men started work last week, with Lockett serving as the sports editor and Hollinger as staff writer...

Fresh off its third straight NCAC tournament championship where they routed Denison college at home, the DePauw women's basketball team is set to start its 11th straight NCAA Division III tournament bid against an unfamiliar opponent. The Tigers will begin the tournament tonight defending their home court against the Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Athenas (24-3) who earned an automatic bid to the tourney after winning the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championship...