Stories from Wednesday, December 17, 2014

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jackie Meadows, 24, Greencastle, Class 6 felony neglect of a dependent Michael Anderson, 20, Greencastle, Class 6 felony neglect of a dependent Robert E. Baker Jr., 52, Reelsville, Class 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class 6 felony driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Class C infraction open container violation...

CAYUGA-- It is finals week for North Putnam High School and the girls' basketball team took a break from studying to travel to North Vermillion to take on the Falcons Tuesday night. After falling behind by 10 in the third quarter the Cougars rallied to get within one but lost a heartbreaker, 27-21...

CLOVERDALE--At the end of a defensive battle, it took one more defensive stop for the Lady Clovers to pull out the win against Linton-Stockton's basketball team. Cloverdale stood strong took the win 28-26 at Cloverdale. There was nothing about the first quarter to suggest that it would be a low-scoring game...

By Trent scott For the Banner Graphic SPENCER--Having lost three games on the spin, South Putnam's girls' basketball team went looking for an elusive win at Owen Valley Tuesday night. The Eagles had not beaten the Patriots on their last six trips south and lost the last eight overall meetings but would not add to either tally as the visitors scraped out a 53-45 victory...

The Putnam County Fraternal Order of Police held its 18th annual Santa Drop on Tuesday evening, during which law enforcement officials traveled all over Putnam County with Santa to help deliver presents to more than 30 children.

Federal agents spent part of Monday conducting an investigation at the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office confirmed. Agents were seen removing boxes from the sheriff's office on Greencastle's south side. While early speculation centered on past problems at the Sheriff's Department, including the conviction of former deputy T.J. Smith on police brutality charges, the investigation appears to center on a Morgan County man who works for the sheriff's department...

A pair of Putnam County athletes still pursuing their football dreams as college players will put their talents on display Friday on the national stage. Rob Gibson, a redshirt sophomore at Marian University, will be on the field as the Knights play for the 59th NAIA Football National Championship. They face Southern Oregon in Daytona Beach ,Fla., at 3 p.m...