Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2015

After nearly a four-month investigation, a 22-year-old Greencastle man has been charged with rape in a Memorial Day weekend incident. Anthony Michael Lewis was arrested on a warrant shortly after 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at his rural Putnam County home near Limedale. City Police Officer Brad Hiatt lodged him in the Putnam County Jail at 10:05 p.m...

Ivyl Lucille Gilstrap of Bainbridge passed away Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Born March 12, 1930 to parents Virgil Cline and Ivyl Oreta (Keyt) Ratcliff, she spent most of her youth in the Clinton Falls-Portland Mills-Morton area...

Home-grown basketball product Brett "Moose" Hecko of Greencastle leads a group of six former student-athletes comprising the 29th DePauw Athletics Hall of Fame class scheduled for induction Saturday, Oct. 10. Hecko, a 1992 graduate who helped lead DePauw to the final game of the 1990 NCAA Division III men's national basketball tournament, will be inducted alongside Brett Crist '91 (men's basketball), Beth Broering Ernst '01 (women's swimming and diving/track and field), Bob Cathcart '82 (football), Cara Duckworth '02 (field hockey) and Ginny (McCracken) Vogel '83 (women's basketball).. ...

BAINBRIDGE --In the September meeting of the Bainbridge Town Council, Bainbridge Improvement Society (BIS) leader Thursa Evens announced some minor changes to the upcoming Jonah Fish Fry and its role at the Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield. The fish fry will now take place on Oct. 24 instead of its original Sept. 26 date, and the community building is set to feature newly-rented, interior booth space for BIS activities during the Covered Bridge Festival...

Inspired by the recent campus visit by the conductorless orchestra A Far Cry, the DePauw University Orchestra concert this Sunday will open with a conductorless performance of the overture to Mozart's opera "The Abduction from the Seraglio," providing an avenue into the students' new 21st-Century Musician curriculum...

County Jail Several people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 9:53 a.m. Tuesday, Kirby Ray Turner, 42, no city listed, was charged with failure to appear. At 10:30 a.m. Hanna Lee Jones, 30, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetmaine and possession of paraphernalia...

The DePauw University School of Music will present one of its favorite events of the fall season, "DePauwpalooza," Friday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The entire DePauw community is invited to join in the outdoor celebration in Bowman Park. The event features not only free music but complimentary pizza and even a drum circle led by Eric Edberg...

RUSSELLVILLE -- Christmas may still be four months away, but the performance committee of the Community Christmas Choir at Russellville is busy preparing for its annual program. The choir, which is in its 14th year, has been a growing tradition for residents in Montgomery, Parke and Putnam counties. Last year, more than 1,500 people attended the concert at the Russellville Community Center...

In a state where the Republican caucus of the House of Representatives was sued this spring for public records access, questions about the Access to Public Records Act (APRA) and the Open Door Law (ODL) are as important as ever. Indiana Public Access Counselor Luke Britt addressed APRA and ODL during a Monday appearance at Greencastle City Hall, saying transparency has recently been under attack by some in government...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale Community School Corporation's construction project came in under budget, which means funding for additional drainage extension needed is already available. After completing the storm drain project included in the asphalt and drainage project to help with flooding issues at the softball field and administration office, Project Manager Dan Sulkoske said the drainage needs to be extended further yet...

Getting a rare chance to play both judge and jury, Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges offered Greencastle eighth-graders a glimpse into the judicial process Thursday in celebration of Constitution Day. Interacting all day with Greencastle Middle School students in Lori Gillespie's social studies classes, Judge Bridges addressed the history of the U.S. Constitution, citizen responsibility and the process of selecting a jury for a court trial...

By Nick Wilson Staff Writer CLOVERDALE -- The Lady Clovers picked up a big win Thursday against the visiting Bulldogs from Monrovia. Three straight sets were all that were needed for the varsity (25-15, 25-10 and 25-23) while the junior varsity wrapped up its match in two (25-21, 25-23)...

Home-grown basketball product Brett "Moose" Hecko of Greencastle leads a group of six former student-athletes comprising the 29th DePauw Athletics Hall of Fame class scheduled for induction on Saturday, Oct. 10. Hecko, a 1992 graduate who helped lead DePauw to the final game of the 1990 NCAA Division III men's national basketball tournament, will be inducted alongside Brett Crist '91 (men's basketball), Beth Broering Ernst '01 (women's swimming and diving/track and field), Bob Cathcart '82 (football), Cara Duckworth '02 (field hockey) and Ginny (McCracken) Vogel '83 (women's basketball).. ...

The Putnam County Commissioners have changed the time of their meeting on Monday, Sept. 21. The second commissioners meeting of each month is normally in the evening.