Stories from Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Belle Union Alumni Banquet, held every five years, is scheduled for June 27 at South Putnam's Central Elementary School. Doors will open at 4:30 p.m. with dinner served at 6. An invitation is extended to anyone interested in attending. Persons do not have to be Belle Union High School graduates to attend...

BLOOMINGTON -- Paced by a couple of runners narrowly missing the state finals, the Putnam County girls' track season ended likely Tuesday evening at the Bloomington North Regional. With the top three competitors advancing in each event, South Putnam senior Ariel Higgins and Greencastle junior Kat King came tantalizingly close to qualifying for the IHSAA State Finals, each finishing fourth in an event...

LIZTON -- It was a windy outing when the Tiger Cub softball team played its IHSAA Tri-West Sectional game against Danville on Tuesday and the wind caused a few fielding errors and may have cost Greencastle the game. GHS went down big early but kept fighting in its 6-3 loss...

By Johnathon Goode For the Banner Graphic CLAYTON --It was not easy with the Speedway Sparkplugs' pitcher being on her "A" game, but Cougar pitcher Sabrina Surber pitched well enough herself to secure her team a spot into the IHSAA softball sectional championship at Cascade. Surber in earning 16 Ks also earned her 200th strikeout on the season and the Cougars of North Putnam won, 3-2...

The Greencastle Arts Council is hosting its inaugural "Blank Canvas" event on Friday, May 29 at 24 S. Indiana St. The 6-8 p.m. event, featuring works by Putnam County artists, is an opportunity for community members to share why the arts are personally meaningful and an invitation to contribute to a vision for a thriving arts presence...

CLOVERDALE -- Coming into a situation unfamiliar to many board members, the newly-appointed Putnam County Convention and Visitor Bureau Board of Directors opted largely to "hit the pause button" Tuesday evening. Convening at the Cloverdale Holiday Inn Express, the board made its first order of business the election of officers...

COATESVILLE -- A kids' fishing rodeo is slated for Saturday, June 13 at Haven's Lake, two miles south of Coatesville. The 10 a.m.-to-noon event is designed for children ages 1-16. Co-sponsored by Gander Mountain and the Coatesville United Methodist Church, the event will include free hot dogs, drinks, trophies and door prizes...

The South Putnam, North Putnam and Cloverdale FFA chapters, along with the Putnam County 4-H Junior Leaders, will be hosting an agriculture safety day at the Putnam County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, June 23. The R.I.L.E.Y. for Safety Program event is meant to honor a member of the Putnam County 4-H Junior Leaders and South Putnam FFA member, Riley Sutherlin, who died in a farming accident last summer...

After more than three decades working in education, South Putnam Middle/High School Principal Kieth Puckett has announced his intention to retire. Puckett issued a press release Wednesday morning announcing his retirement, set to take effect June 30...

A Greencastle woman was taken to the hospital and will face criminal charges following a one-vehicle mishap on U.S. 231 in Monroe Township Wednesday afternoon. Shortly after 2 p.m., 41-year-old Brandy Lynn Turner was northbound on U.S. 231 when she lost control of her Ford Crown Victoria just north of County Road 200 North, crossing the southbound lane and colliding with a large tree...