Stories from Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Ed Posthauer, 79, of Ladoga, passed away on Friday, April 17 surrounded by his loving family and his beloved Staffordshire terrier, Max. He was born to Vincent Posthauer and Lucille (Grabman) Posthauer on July 27, 1935. He was married to Sharon (Zachary) Posthauer on Dec. 12, 1970. She preceded him in death...

MONROVIA -- The South Putnam baseball and softball teams traveled to Monrovia to face the Bulldogs. Unfortunetely neither team could pick up the win as the baseball team fell 4-3 and the softball team lost 11-1. Against Monrovia the baseball team played well and held the score at three all for most of the game. However after the Eagles failed to score in the seventh, Monrovia scored one for the lead and the game...

3G Bowl will be hosting an organizational meeting on May 1 at 6:30 p.m. The short-seasoned handicapped league's meeting will determine bowling night and the basic guidelines of the league. There will be a maximum of 12 teams each night but the team members may vary each week...

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- On a cold and windy afternoon the Eagle girls' tennis team made the brave trek to Terre Haute to play against the elements as well as West Vigo. However, the odds were not in South Putnam's favor as the Lady Eagles lost 5-0. "We need to work on playing more consistently," SPHS coach John Briones said. "We have Edgewood on Thursday and we are going to have to play more aggressively."...

LIZTON -- Monday night against Tri West and Indy Metropolitan, North Putnam's girls track and field team placed second with 52 points. Tri-West took the meet with 102 and Indy Metropolitan had three. "Though the meet conditions were far from ideal, I thought the girls did well," NPHS coach Kevin Lutes said. "We still have a lot of work that needs to be done, but I like how we are progressing."...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale's golf team responded from its outing at Danville where Clover coach Doug Wokoun was not impressed. However the Clovers bounced back against Shakamak at home with 187 strokes to the Lakers' incomplete score. "Rylan (Mattocks) played extremely well, and was able to overcome the conditions very well," Wokoun said. ...

By Johnathon Goode For the Banner Graphic ROACHDALE--It was a windy night at North Putnam High School for a Tuesday night softball game with the Cougars hosting the Cloverdale Clovers. A game that looked like the Cougars might win fell to the Clovers 10-8...

By Johnathon Goode For the Banner Graphic ROACHDALE--The North Putnam Cougars baseball team had hit two home runs as a team on the year. Sophomore Jack Kendall hit three Tuesday night that accounted for 10 RBIs in a 20-10 bounce-back win against the Cloverdale Clovers after losing 7-2 the night before...

Delta Kappa Gamma sisters from various area chapters gathered on April 15 to lobby the Indiana State Legislature

Incumbent First Ward City Councilor Adam Cohen, 53, of 11 Park St., is seeking re-election on the Democrat ticket in the May 5 primary. Cohen, who is the current president of the Greencastle City Council, said he is "proud of the city" he calls home and believes public service is "a responsibility to one's community."...

Danny Mesecher, 57, of 120 N. Locust St., has announced he is seeking the First Ward City Council seat, running in the May 5 City of Greencastle primary as a Republican candidate. A resident of Greencastle and the city's First Ward for the past dozen years, Mesecher grew up in western Illinois and graduated from a local high school in 1976...

GHS' baseball team got off to a good start in its series with Cascade. The Tiger Cubs beat their WCC rival 6-3 in the first of two games Tuesday at Cascade. Trey Scanland, who pitched two innings giving up no runs on two hits with three strike outs and a walk, also notched a single and a double, earning two RBIs...

DePauw University Theatre's 2014-15 season closes with the annual Spring Spectacle of Shakespeare on Saturday, May 2 in Moore Theatre, located within the Green Center for the Performing Arts. The festival marks the end of a semester-long, intensive program between DePauw, Shakespeare & Company, and six Putnam County middle and high schools to produce three of Shakespeare's plays...

Doors will open for the general public at 6:15 p.m. Friday, April 24 for a DePauw University Ubben Lecture by Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Meanwhile, DePauw University students with ID can enter Kresge Auditorium earlier at 6 p.m. The NFL star will discuss "Creating Your Personal Game Plan for Success" at 7 p.m. in the venue, which is located within DePauw's Green Center for the Performing Arts (605 S. College Ave.)...

PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police troopers and detectives at the Putnamville Post have received a small, potentially lifesaving device, which each officer will now carry. The device is known as a Combat Application Tourniquet. All enforcement personnel working out of the Putnamville Post received a two-hour block of academic and practical instruction on the use of the tourniquet on Tuesday, April 21...

Robert Wayne "Butch" "Bob" Blue, 91, Greencastle, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, April 8, 2015. His is survived by his wife of 65 years, Carol L. (Clark) Blue...

The Putnam County Public Library Board of Trustees voted to approve the purchase of a vehicle to replace the recently decommissioned Bookmobile. The resolution was approved unanimously at Wednesday's board meeting to purchase a 2015 Chevrolet City Express LS from York Automotive in the amount of $22,140.25...

A bright spot in the forecast Tuesday allowed for Shakamak and Clay City's track and field teams to visit South Putnam. The Eagles took advantage of the windy but beautiful day to seize a first-place finish for the boys and girls. The Lady Eagles won with a score of 72 to the Clay City 55. Taking three first-place wins was Ariel Higgins. The Eagle senior took first in the long jump and both the 300 and 100-meter hurdles...