Stories from Sunday, February 1, 2015

Jeanne M. Rosich, 79, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Arrangements are pending at the Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Michael Onuorah sank a free-throw with 5.5 seconds left to give the DePauw men's basketball team a 51-50 victory over Oberlin, Saturday afternoon in the Neal Fieldhouse Saturday. The Tigers improved to 13-6 overall and 6-6 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, while the Yeomen dropped to 8-11 on the year and 4-8 in NCAC play...

After battling through a tight first half against visiting Oberlin, the DePauw women's basketball team outscored the Yeowomen 16-2 over a six-minute stretch early in the second half and took a 73-52 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Neal Fieldhouse...

The IHSAA held its sectional draw Sunday to determine the match-ups in next week's sectionals. In the 3A Greencastle bracket, the host school drew a bye and on Feb. 13 will play the winner of Beech Grove and Danville. The Tiger Cubs had a tough time with their sectional match-ups this season. They lost to Beech Grove on Nov. 15 50-32 and they lost to Danville 63-41 in early December...

AVON--Nine Putnam County wrestlers survived a grueling day at the IHSAA Avon Wrestling Sectional Saturday, advancing to the regional round at Mooresville High School next week. South Putnam led the charge for the county schools, placing fifth overall and advancing five wrestlers, while Greencastle finished sixth and supplies the other four regional qualifiers...

William Robert Hoke Jr., of Bainbridge, went to be with Our Lord on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015. Born May 11, 1943 in Clinton, Ind., he was the son of William and Mary (Lloyd) Hoke . A 1961 Bainbridge High School graduate, Bill was a United States Army veteran, serving in the Vietnam War from 1965-66...

Another poor shooting night from the Greencastle boys' basketball team led to a home loss against Tri-West Saturday. The defenses of both teams were the story early and both teams had trouble finding the net. Other than a bucket from senior Anthony Mitchell, a three by freshman Colin York and a foul shot from senior Brody Bollman, GHS had a tough time scoring...

CLOVERDALE -- As an Indiana State Police trooper worked an accident scene around noon on Sunday, he witnessed another incident occur while watching through his rearview mirror about four miles west of Cloverdale on icy Interstate 70. Trooper Michael Wood was covering an accident scene in the westbound lanes of the interstate, near the 37-mile marker, when he spotted a 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee leaving the roadway and striking an embankment...

State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) joined fellow legislators and staff Thursday in wearing sneakers at the Indiana Statehouse in support of the "Suits and Sneakers" challenge to raise awareness of the fight against cancer. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), 35,000 Hoosiers heard the words "you have cancer" in 2012, and of those, 13,000 lost their lives to the disease...

Entries for the 2015 Putnam County Ag Day Photo Contest are now being accepted. Entrants may send or drop off Production Agriculture photos taken in Putnam County to the Greencastle Farm Bureau office with attention to Heather Poynter by Friday, Feb. 27...

Rev. Otis Moss III, author and pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, will visit DePauw University Thursday, Feb. 5 to present the Mendenhall Lecture. Dr. Moss will speak on "Blue Note Gospel" at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin United Methodist Church in Greencastle...

The traveling exhibition, Lucy+Jorge Orta: "Food-Water-Life," will open Feb. 6 and continue through May 10, the Richard E. Peeler Art Center at DePauw University has announced. It marks the first comprehensive exhibition of work by Lucy+Jorge Orta available to American museums, organized by the Tufts University Art Gallery, touring nationally through 2015...

While senate bills may not be the most exciting topics, the future of Senate Bill 309 may very well affect municipalities like Bainbridge in offering competitive utility rates to drive growth, something Indiana's 72 municipalities are trying to combat, if only they would be heard by the bill's supporters...

"Orange is the New Black" author and prison activist Piper Kerman will deliver a Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Wednesday, Feb. 4 at DePauw University. The free lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium (located within the Green Center for the Performing, 605 S. College Ave.)...

Written in 1643 for the Venetian carnival season, Claudio Monteverdi's last work, "The Coronation of Poppea," is a cautionary tale about the consequences of ambition. This week, the DePauw University School of Music will present Raymond Leppard's sumptuous edition of the early Italian opera in four performances, Feb. 5-8, in Moore Theatre at the Green Center for the Performing Arts...

BAINBRIDGE -- The Bainbridge Utility Board has changed the date of its February regular monthly business meeting. The board will now meet at noon Wednesday, Feb. 4 at the Bainbridge Town Hall. Those persons that would like to be included on the agenda are requested to contact the Office of the Clerk-Treasurer at least 24 hours prior to the meeting...

The Waters of Greencastle and Mill Pond Health Campus are sponsoring a Valentine's Progressive Dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Activities and appetizers will begin at the Putnam County Senior Center, 9 W. Franklin St., Greencastle, at 5:30 p.m. Interested persons should stop by the Senior Center to make reservations. Cost for the dinner is $10...

Attention, all gardeners, Jane Jackson, one of the Putnam County Master Gardeners would like to invite the public to its annual seminar. The annual gardening seminar that is sponsored by the Putnam County Master Gardener Association will be held on Saturday, Feb. 21 at the Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds...

The Putnam County Public Library will be hosting instructional genealogy workshops starting in February. The first class is titled Getting Started with Genealogy. If you have always wanted to research your family history and don't know where to begin, this is the class for you. ...

Banking on the power of numbers and taking a page out of the 100 Women Who Care organization's playbook, a cadre of Putnam County men hope to make a big community impact of their own with a new group. In the formative stages with a board in place and a goal of involving more than 100 local men, the group 100-Plus Men Who Care will conduct its first meeting Wednesday, March 18, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Inn at DePauw...

As it does each year, the United Way of Putnam County is sending out a call to local non-profit agencies to be partners in the upcoming funding year. Currently in the midst of its 2014-15 campaign, the United Way will use the money raised to fund its partners in the following funding year...

Even as the world outside prepared for the snowstorm that wasn't, the Putnam County Youth Development Commission (PCYDC) served up its annual reminder that spring is just around the corner. With only 10 weeks to prepare, the competitors for the 2015 Dancing with the Putnam County Stars were unveiled Saturday morning at Greencastle City Hall...

Florence R. Alexander, 89, of Greencastle, went to be with The Lord on Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. Born Dec. 6, 1925 in Parke County, Ind., she was the daughter of Hobert and Laura Viola (May) Martin. Florence was a graduate of Bridgeton High School. She was a devoted wife of 66 years and was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey Alexander, on June 4, 2012...