Stories from Friday, October 17, 2014

County Jail One person was booked into the Putnam County Jail on Wednesday. *At 8:16 p.m., Gerald Wayne Rich, 52, Bainbridge, was charged with a probation violation. City Police Two recent traffic accidents were investigated by Greencastle City Police officers...

The South Putnam Youth Football League has wrapped up a great season. The Rookies division and Minors division went undefeated. The Majors were also very strong only losing two regular season games. They wrapped up their season in the best possible way by going on to win the Superbowl...

CLOVERDALE -- Having halted a four-match skid with a win over Southmont, Cloverdale's volleyball team looked to end the season with a win on senior night over Linton. The Miners were looking to end a losing streak of their own and did so, knocking back the Clovers in the opening two sets before eking out a thrilling third set 25-20, 25-15, 25-23...

Quinci Miller was born on Jan. 9, 1997 to Thomas Miller and Linda Christy. In addition to the GHS volleyball team, Miller is involved with the Crossroads of America, a traveling volleyball team in Terre Haute. The team plays from January to June meaning Miller plays all year-round...

The Tiger Cub volleyball team looks primed and ready for a sectional showdown. Greencastle made quick work of the Riverton Parke Panthers in three games and roars into the postseason with a full senior squad and a full bench, which the team hasn't sported since the beginning of the season...

PUTNAMVILLE - The Indiana State Police Post at Putnamville conducted its annual inspection and audit of personnel and equipment Wednesday, Oct. 15. Commanders inspected the appearance, commission and equipment of 66 troopers and detectives. Inspections and equipment audits are held once every year at all 14 state police districts...

HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- A seven-year-old Greencastle girl survived a shark attack on fall break this week but suffered a foot injury that required 50 stitches to close. Kyra Bandy, a Ridpath Primary School second-grader visiting South Carolina with her family, was reportedly swimming 10 feet from the shore at Driessen Beach on Hilton Head Island when the attack occurred Tuesday...

Cloverdale Police Department Sgt. Charlie Hallam along with K-9 officer Chewy recently visited Mrs. Wetter's preschool classroom. During the visit, Hallam spoke to students about what to do and not to do in an emergency situation, such as when to call 911 as well as the importance of staying in school and listening to one's parents...

CLOVERDALE -- Lieber State Recreation Area will be hosting its annual Gobble-uns Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 18. A full schedule of events are planned, so campers may want to reserve a campsite to join the Halloween decorating and trick-or-treating activity...

Deconstruction continues on renovations to turn the old Miller School building into the Miller Asbury apartments for persons age 55 and up or 62 and up.

Dennis and Virginia (Windmiller) Gentry will celebrate their 55th wedding anniversary on Friday, Oct. 24. Dennis is retired from Allison Transmission and Virginia from Raybestos. Their children are Tom Gentry (Jeanette) of Cloverdale, Stacy (Todd) Powers of Ladoga, Robin Gentry McHugh of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Denise Gentry (Fred Blaydes)...

Rising from the ashes of a January fire that destroyed their century-old church building, the members of Lifespring Church celebrated the official groundbreaking for their new location on Sunday, Oct. 12. The congregation met at the old location at U.S. ...

Megan Criss and Austin Miller were united in marriage on Saturday, June 28 at 4:30 p.m. Megan is the 24-year-old daughter of Tony and Rebecca Criss of Reelsville. She is a 2008 South Putnam High School graduate and 2012 graduate of University of Southern Indiana. She is employed at Emma Donnan Middle School as an eighth-grade math teacher and will finish a master's degree in special education at Marian University in 2015...

Keith and Mona Smith are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Jenna Marie Smith, to Ryan Matthew Nees, son of John and Sandy Nees. Jenna and Ryan are both graduates of Cloverdale High School and Purdue University...

The annual meeting of the Friends of the Putnam County Public Library is set for noon on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at the library. Besides the normal business of the annual meeting, Friends of the Library members will have be among the first to tour the newly remondeled children's library, now called the Imagination Portal...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. _Citations and Infractions_ Christopher R.D. Edelman, 30, Terre Haute, speeding Thomas E. Neal, 39, Brazil, speeding Thomas D. Starnes, 34, Carmel, speeding Benjamin J. Fulk, 25, Brazil, speeding...

On Wednesday, Oct. 22, Dr. John Stephens of Dermatology Inc. will be conducting free skin cancer screens at Putnam County Hospital. The screen is a biannual event sponsored by the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center. "Early detection is the key to treating melanoma," Sarah Barnes, Cancer Center RN, said...

MANSFIELD (AP) -- Organizers are expecting a sunny change from this week's rainy weather to draw big crowds to the final weekend of this fall's Parke County Covered Bridge Festival in western Indiana. This is the 58th year of the countywide festival that started Oct. 10, drawing tens of thousands of visitors on busy days to the county's 31 wooden covered bridges and adjoining communities...

The Putnam County Voter Registration Office is in need of poll workers for the upcoming general election on Tuesday, Nov. 4. Workers in these paid, one-day positions must be registered voters in Putnam County. Poll workers are not required to man the polls in their own precinct...

BAINBRIDGE -- Technology upgrades, NEOLA and family swim night were addressed at the North Putnam Community School (NPCS) monthly board meeting Thursday night. On the technology front, NPCS is planning to bring communication and security up to par with digital services that can provide better camera coverage of schools and buses as well as digital radios that will help provide clearer sound quality while simultaneously future-proofing system as digital radio bandwidth continues to be more relevant.. ...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A 23-year-old Massachusetts man was arrested Friday afternoon on drug charges after his car was stopped on Interstate 70 in Putnam County. Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne of the Putnamville Post was patrolling I-70 near the 32-mile marker, nine miles west of Cloverdale, when he noticed a green Nissan Altima following another vehicle too closely...

While reports of the Ebola virus in the United States remain outside of Indiana's borders, state and local health officials are taking increased measures to protect residents in the event of an Ebola case in Indiana. Putnam County Hospital is no exception, with Chief Executive Officer Dennis Weatherford calling preparation a priority...

FILLMORE -- Since the first time Jamie Lee Curtis screamed bloody murder in the 1978 film "Halloween," the holiday has produced spooky sequel after spooky sequel. Ten "Halloween" movies in all now. It's become quite a Halloween tradition. Not unlike the evolving custom at the Becki and Bryce Arnold property near Fillmore. ...