Stories from Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Eight people were lodged at the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:56 a.m. Friday, Amy Fultz, 43, Danville, was arrested for driving while intoxicated, false informing and public intoxication. At 10:25 p.m., Antwan Jermaine Hall, 25, Indianapolis, was charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license...

CLOVERDALE -- The Town of Cloverdale is seeking members of the community to fill open committee spots. Clerk-treasurer Cheryl Galloway said there are openings on the Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) and the Redevelopment Commission (RDC). Due to the structure of the laws surrounding the committees, the members would need to be of either Democrat or Independent parties. She explained this is because one political party cannot fill more than half of the committee positions...

Before Putnam County officials can answer the questions surrounding funding new 911 software, they need more answers from the State of Indiana. The Putnam County Commissioners and Putnam County Council convened a joint session Monday morning regarding funding for the proposed $960,000 software upgrade. Although the issue has been addressed at multiple separate meetings and one March joint meeting, the process is still clouded by questions from members of both boards...

CRAWFORDSVILLE--Southmont High School hosted a three-way track meet Tuesday night also featuring the North Putnam Cougars and the Monrovia Bulldogs. Both boys and girls competed and Monrovia took first place in both with Southmont trailing in second and the Cougars to the rear...

CLOVERDALE-- The Cloverdale Clovers softball team hosted the Monrovia Bulldogs in game one of a two game series Monday night. Despite playing good defense and sophomore pitcher Lauren Meek only giving up six hits, the Clovers fell, 4-0. "I was really pleased with some of the things we did defensively," Coach Jim Spencer said. ...

A strong South Vermillion team proved too much for Greencastle's softball team and they dominated the hosts 12-1. "We just didn't play a very good ball game," GHS coach Dave Keller said. "We haven't played very well the last two nights. We started out well (Monday) against Terre Haute South through five innings. It's up to us to fix it and we'll get there."...

Greencastle's tennis team hosted South Putnam, its early season rivalry match and the Tiger Cubs got the best of the Eagles in a 5-0 win. GHS' Bailey Zapp won against Olivia Arnold 6-3, 6-0 in No. 1 singles. At No. 2 singles Rachel Chadd won decisively 6-1, 6-0 over Eagles Savannah Adams...

The odd combination of spring break in the Carolinas and news of the Gov. Mike Pence signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (and the subsequent media backlash) gave Greencastle High Schooler Amelia Smith an idea to help bring her student body together: homemade T-shirts with a message...

Tiger Cub fans know much more than most the kind of player that senior leader Brody Bollman is. After all, the Greencastle faithful have watched him grow over the years into the hard-working and dedicated player that he was all year. Playing in all but one game in his senior season, Bollman led his team to a Putnam County Championship and he has been named the 2015 Putnam County Player of the Year...

With the City of Greencastle's water plant expansion project under way, it was no surprise the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) commissioner might make a visit to City Hall. Yet after recently agreeing to a six-month extension on the city's compliance with new water treatment necessities, IDEM Commissioner Thomas Easterly was not on hand to talk about what the city hasn't done but what it has accomplished...

Those interested in participating in the Putnam County Fair Queen contest are invited to an informational call out session Saturday. The fair queen committee and 2014 Miss Putnam County, Brittany Birt, will be presenting information about the contest at 2 p.m. at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building...