Stories from Wednesday, February 25, 2015

BAINBRIDGE -- An unlikely wreck Wednesday morning on County Road 25 West left Putnam County sheriff's deputies scratching their heads, but also thankful that the drivers escaped without serious injury. Donald Etter, 75, of Van Bibber Lake, was northbound when his car struck the back of a stopped trailer pulled by William Overbeck, 69, of Greencastle...

Savannah Trees scored 13 of her game-high 22 points in the second half, leading the No. 7/8 DePauw women's basketball team to a 75-38 victory in the quarterfinal round of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament, Tuesday night at Neal Fieldhouse...

Senior Julie Wittwer (Grosse Pointe, Mich./Grosse Point South) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis player of the week after helping the Tigers earn a pair of victories last Saturday. Wittwer posted a perfect 4-0 record in DePauw's victories over Olivet Nazarene and Rhodes. Against Olivet Nazarene she won her No. 4 singles match 6-0, 6-0 and teamed with Kaitlin Pickrel to pick up an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles...

It took two overtimes to take care of Wittenberg, but the DePauw men's basketball team advanced to the final four of the North Coast Athletic Conference Wednesday, downing the visitors 79-75. Sophomore guard Luke Lattner came off the bench to score 26 and lead DePauw (17-9) to victory...

In its final game of the season the North Putnam boys basketball team lost to Indianapolis Washington on the road, Tuesday night 77-51. With the loss North Putnam falls to 3-18 having just suffered a loss at the hands of Covington last Friday. The Cougars will now have a break until March 3 when they take on Monrovia in the sectional at Speedway...

MONTEZUMA -- The South Putnam boys' basketball team traveled to Riverton Parke looking to close out its regular season on a winning note Tuesday Night against the 1-19 Panthers. The Home team prevailed 57-36 for just its second win of the season. Both coaches said in the pre-game that it was a good match-up on paper and that it would be physical. ...

The Greencastle boys' basketball team was the beneficiary of a tighly-contested game when Owen Valley visited the McAnally Center Tuesday night. The Tiger Cubs used toughness and grit to pull out the win 44-42. "It was tough," GHS coach Troy Greenlee said. ...

Almost Home restaurant will host the Putnam County Community Foundation's Youth Philanthropy Night on Thursday, March 5. Local students serving on the Putnam County Community Foundation's Youth Philanthropy Committee will assist servers that evening from 5-9 p.m....

Inspections by the Putnam County Health Department for the dates Dec. 28, 2014 through Feb. 12, 2015.

The Ashley Square Cinema, 1 W. Seminary St., Greencastle, will have a free showing of "Boyhood" on Wednesday, March 4 with a 7 p.m. show time. There will be a small drink and popcorn special made available that day for $3. The movie "Boyhood," filmed over a 12-year period, won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Patricia Arquette) and was nominated for Best Picture at the 2015 Oscars...

The South Putnam chapter of FFA was recently awarded a $2,500 grant.

Ferdinand Miller Stauch Jr., 95, of Greencastle, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015. The son of Ferdinand Miller and Frances Marie McAvoy Stauch, he was born on his grandfather's farm near Cloverdale, and was a 1937 graduate of Greencastle High School...

William D. "Mac" McCormick, 70, of Crawfordsville, died on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7 a.m. at St. Vincent Hospital after a short illness. He was born Nov. 12, 1944 to Roberta (Cottingham) Harper in Lafayette. As a child, he resided in Pine Village and Lafayette and later moved to Greencastle when his father, Robert McCormick, opened the original Mac's Apparel for Men...

On Saturday, Feb. 21, Greencastle High School vocalists and pianists competed at the Indiana State School Music Association State Solo Ensemble Contest at Perry Meridian High School. In order to compete, all performers had to have already earned a Gold Award in Group I District competition. That competition was staged Feb. 7 at Terre Haute North Vigo High School...