Stories from Wednesday, March 4, 2015

BRAZIL -- A police chase along rural roads near the Putnam/Clay county line Monday night ended with three arrests, including one suspect who had been on the lam since late January. That suspect, Tracey W. Burk, 45, of Reelsville and Brazil, was wanted in connection with a kidnapping, criminal confinement and battery case in Clay County and also had active warrants in other jurisdictions...

SPEEDWAY--Tuesday night began the Indiana boys' basketball tournament that will eventually lead to four games at Bankers Life Fieldhouse for four state championships. It all started with the first round of sectionals at various sites. Speedway High School is hostins of Sectional 44 and Tuesday's lone game was held between the North Putnam Cougars and the Monrovia Bulldogs. North Putnam's young team saw its season come to an end, losing 63-43...

DANVILLE -- When the Greencastle High School boys' basketball team last faced Danville the Tiger Cubs went back-and-forth with the Warriors in a one-point loss. In the sectional rematch Tuesday it was a different story. Danville jumped to an early lead and ended the Greencastle season, 63-36...

Brenda (Haggard) Catt, 73, formerly of Greencastle, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Costin Funeral Home in Martinsvillea.

Cecil Donovan Stoner, 91, of Bainbridge, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. He was born Feb. 20, 1924 in Franklin Township of Putnam County to Cecil and Gracie Young Stoner. Cecil attended Roachdale schools until 1938. He graduated from Springfield (La.) High School...

When it comes to stocking fish in Indiana waters, 2014 was quite a banner year. The DNR and organizations with a DNR permit stocked 31.9 million fish in 70 counties, including Putnam, in 2014. In a typical year, DNR stocking numbers have been between 22 million and 24 million fish, officials report...

Cutting the ceremonial ribbon at his new Bobby Hopper Agency Farmers Insurance office at 1109 Indianapolis Rd., Greencastle, is Bobby Hopper as family members, employees, Farmers Insurance officials and Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce representatives look on recently. ...