Stories from Thursday, March 27, 2014

William R. "Bill" Sutherlin, 76, Greencastle, formerly of Cloverdale, passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on June 10, 1937 in Putnam County and was the son of the late William Arthur "Bud" and Dorothy Ellen (Ridgway) Sutherlin...

Greencastle High School seniors recently feted for achieving Cumulative Academic Honors include (front, from left) Melody White, Alex Stoffregen, Clara Paris, Hannah Gellman and Hailey Johnson, and (back, from left) Ethan Gill, Zane Miller, Lucas Eckrich, Isaac Harms, Alec Davis, Tanner Dean, Elise Merrell, Nathan Lancaster and Jaymz Neumann. ...

Grading Period 3 All A Grade 2: Aiden Douglas Beadles, Aubree Blaydes, William Edward Boone, Alyssa Brauer, Keaton L. Chew, Addison Gabbard, Chloe Heet, Evan Hinkle, Caroline Hodge, Elly Holland, Griffin W. Jones, Stevie Violet Keenan, Lexie Jo Langley, Yasmin Lee Nail, Alexa Newby and Damien Wiegand...

The design of DePauw University's website, DePauw.edu, is among the top 30 colleges in the nation, according to the Web Design Degree Center. The Michigan-based organization released a list of the top sites via Yahoo! Finance this recetnly. "This is one of the first major rankings of college website designs, and evaluates web design factors such as accessibility, usefulness, branding, responsiveness, look and feel on various platforms (mobile, desktop), design elements, and visuals," the announcement notes.. ...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- DePauw improved to 10-3 on the season after defeating 23rd-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater and Colby to finish with a 4-0 mark on the Hilton Head matches Wednesday. Against Whitewater, the Tigers took a 2-1 lead after doubles with wins at the second and third spots before claiming wins at first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth singles for the 7-2 final. The Warhawks slipped to 12-7 with the defeat...

WHITTIER, CA -- Division II Dominican scored just 37 seconds into the contest and scored eight times in the opening period on the way to a 24-3 win over DePauw in a game played at Whittier College. The Tigers dropped to 3-5, while the Penguins improved to 6-1...

ATLANTA -- DePauw's baseball team jumped out to a 4-0 first-inning lead Wednesday and never trailed on the way to a 7-5 win at Oglethorpe. The win lifted the Tigers' record to 4-7 and was head coach Jake Martin's 100th career victory. Oglethorpe dropped to 10-11...

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. -- DePauw's women's tennis moved to 11-2 on the season Thursday and capped a perfect week on Hilton Head Island with an 8-1 win over 28th-ranked Carleton. The Knights dropped to 10-2 with the loss. The Tigers swept doubles play as Caroline Emhardt and Maggie MacPhail moved to 22-3 on the season with an 8-0 win over Anne Lombardi and Joyce Yu at the number-one spot. ...

After attending auditions under a metal roof on a rainy day in Terre Haute in July, one lucky member of the Gambill family was selected to be a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune." Kaylee is obsessed with "Wheel of Fortune" and when she heard about auditions, she insisted on going. Anita accompanied her to the first round and figured that since she was there anyway, she might as well audition too...

The Putnam County Public Library will host potter Chuck Wagoner on Monday, March 31 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wagoner will give an Artist Talk as well as a throwing demo on the wheel. The event is free and open to the public. Wagoner created his first pot on the wheel in a 1974 high school art class and has continued to make pottery since...

Heather Gilbert has announced her bid for clerk of the Putnam Circuit Court on the Republican ballot in the May 6 primary election. The Clerk's Office handles a multitude of tasks which include processing of all files from both Putnam Superior Court and Putnam Circuit Court from the time they are filed with the office until the time they are disposed of...

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month, a proclamation that will be signed by county commissioners on April 8 as part of National Child Abuse Prevention Month. The vigil will begin at 7:30 p.m. with keynote speaker Tina Cloer, of Children's Bureau Incorporated, and Judge Mathew Headley providing opening remarks...

DePauw University has left no stone unturned in the renovation of the historic John Ireland House, the 1887 Italianate home at 429 E. Anderson St, Greencastle. Literally. It also wiped the slate roof clean, rewired the entire abode and ran new plumbing throughout the impressive structure that lies along the north side of DePauw's new campus entrance...