Stories from Sunday, April 19, 2015

Big his weren't enough to score runners when the Cloverdale softball team took on Owen Valley. The Clovers took the loss 5-0.

CLOVERDALE -- A Greencastle woman was hospitalized and charged with driving while intoxicated following a Saturday evening wreck. At 5:14 p.m., Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash on the westbound exit ramp of Interstate 70 at U.S. 231...

Wilfred Wayne Harmless, 94, of New Winchester, died Friday, April 17, 2015 at the Village of Avon. Wilfred was born Feb. 7, 1921 in Putnam County to Alonzo and Flora V. (Lane) Harmless. He married Louise May Darnell on April 15, 1940, and she survives...

Wooster, Ohio - Drake Dunaway finished the Nye Intercollegiate with a one-over par 145 to earn medalist honors and lead DePauw to a second-place team finish. Dunaway shot an opening-round 72 and was three strokes out of the lead, but fired a 73 today and won the individual honors by one stroke over Wittenberg's John Chaney and Denison's Jimmy Slovitt...

DePauw picked up a pair of firsts and a school record on the way to a fifth-place showing at the Rose-Hulman Twilight. The Tigers totaled 82 points, while Washington University won with 166 and Rose-Hulman was second with 99. Celia Kauth won the high jump (1.61 meters/5-3.25), while Emma MacAnally was first in the 5,000 meters (19:30.56). Rachel Gutish broke her own school record in the pole vault (3.60/11-9.75) which she set last weekend...

The DePauw University baseball team was back in North Coast Athletic Conference action Saturday afternoon taking on league rival Wabash College. The Tigers hung on to a 4-3 victory in game one and battled back to win the nightcap by a final score of 16-7...

Legislation authored by District 44 State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) -- House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1501 --- allows the Invasive Species Council to continue to operate until July 2023. The Council will potentially be able to make a greater impact on the control of invasive species of Indiana now as HEA 1501 passed unanimously out of the Indiana House and Senate and was recently signed into law by Gov. Mike Pence...

THORNTOWN -- After jumping to a big lead early the Cougar baseball team hit a wall on Saturday. After Western Boone's comeback extended the game, North Putnam couldn't respond and fell in an 8-7 nailbiter. The Cougar team earned a 5-0 lead in the first inning and they held the Stars scoreless through four...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 25 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St., Greencastle. In order to be eligible for the items, persons must bring proof of Putnam County residence...

CLOVERDALE -- Whenever Cloverdale's softball team took a good swing at the ball on Saturday, it seemed Owen Valley made a great play in the field. That was the story when the Patriots won 5-0 over the Clovers. "I wasn't disappointed in anything that we did," Clover coach Jim Spencer said. "We hit the ball hard. They hit it at people and they made the plays. They ran down some balls in the air and made some really good catches. Our defense was solid, it just wasn't our day."...

The Tiger Cub baseball team fought to make a comeback against South Vermillion Saturday, but Greencastle couldn't muster up the scoring a lost a heartbreaker 6-5 at home. After the Wildcats jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first inning, Greencastle had to work to get back in the game. The Tiger Cubs scored one in each the third and fourth innings and in the fifth they scored two runs, with South Vermillion scoring one. This tied the game at five with two innings to play...

ELLETSVILLE -- The GHS softball team saved all its scoring for late in the game but they weren't able to complete the comeback and against undefeated Edgewood Saturday. The Tiger Cubs lost on the road 8-6. Edgewood scored one in the third, three in the fourth and four in the fifth...

The DePauw Jazz Ensemble invites renowned trombonist John Fedchock to the Kresge Auditorium stage for a performance featuring the Grammy-nominated artist's original compositions Tuesday, April 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Green Center for the Performing Arts...

This time of year farmers are always itching to get out in the fields and get started planting. As conditions improve, there will be an increased number of slow-moving vehicles on county and state roads, making it important that all motorists are on the lookout...

DUGGER -- Cloverdale's baseball team saw no problems Saturday when it traveled to Union Dugger for a doubleheader. The Clover boys thrashed the Bulldogs in both games 10-0 and 16-8. "This was probably the most complete game we've played, as a team, so far this season," CHS coach Jarrod Duff said. "We had solid pitching, defense, and appearances at the plate."...

The North Putnam School greenhouse is up and running.

Putnam County Treasurer Sharon Owens has announced that 2015 property tax bills have been mailed and that the spring installment of property taxes is due Monday, May 11. Payments may be mailed to Putnam Counfy Treasurer, PO Box 508, Greencastle, IN 46135...

CLOVERDALE -- No successful politician is a stranger to stops and chicken barbecues and greasy spoons along the campaign trail. In his time as Indiana secretary of state and U.S. representative, Todd Rokita has been a guest of a handful of Putnam County restaurants as well as breaking bread with the Greencastle Rotary Club, the Defenders of Liberty and at Lincoln Day dinner...

Jim Wright, former longtime city street commissioner and a previous mayoral hopeful in 1983, is a candidate for mayor on the Republican primary ballot. Wright, 72, 902 S. Illinois St., said he decided to run "to help my community and Putnam County."...

Bill Dory announces his intention to continue to serve the residents of Greencastle and Putnam County by seeking the office of mayor of the City of Greencastle on the Demcrat ticket. Dory has served as executive director of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center since 1995...

Haywood Ware, 65, of 208 S. Arlington St., has announced his candidacy for mayor of Greencastle on the Republican ticket in the May 5 primary. "Five years ago I moved from Greenville, S.C., here to Greencastle," Ware said, "and I opened The Gallery on The Square next door to Old National Bank and sold furniture, jewelry and art primitives...

Less than two years after upgrading its facility and adding 25 jobs, Chiyoda USA Corp. is planning a "significant expansion" of its Greencastle operations. While details of the Chiyoda expansion are still being finalized, the project will require the acquisition of more than 11 acres of adjacent property from the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center, Executive Director Bill Dory told the City Council at its April meeting last week...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A long, cold winter officially came to a close as Lincoln Park Speedway opened its gates and started the season with the IndianaOpenWheel.com Racin' Fest and played host to the Midwest Sprint Car Series. The night proved to be one to remember for a driver in each of the four contested classes, who picked up their first career win at the Putnamville oval...