Stories from Saturday, September 26, 2015

NASHVILLE-- Big plays kept the Clover football team going at Brown County and while it was the best offensive showing for Cloverdale all season, Brown County still took the win Friday night 39-28. "I thought it was a good effort for the most part," Clover coach Tony Meyer said. "It was nothing to hang our hats on. But it was a solid performance. "...

ELLETTSVILLE -- The North Putnam defense made certain that two first-half touchdowns were all the Cougars needed for a conference road victory on Friday. Allowing Edgewood just 159 yards of offense, the North Putnam (5-1, 2-1 WIC) defense was stout in a 13-0 win over the Mustangs (2-4, 1-2 WIC)...

WEST TERRE HAUTE -- The South Putnam Eagles (5-1, 2-1 WIC) traveled to the Western Indiana Conference's western-most boundary Friday to take on the West Vigo Vikings (4-3, 1-2 WIC) in a gridiron matchup that would decide who holds second place in the division...

Perhaps the final chapter in the long IBM-Greencastle story was written earlier this month when a handful of IBM Corp. retirees convened over breakfast at Jackson's Family Restaurant. About a dozen faithful members of the IBM Retirees Organization (IRO) shared coffee and chatter about the halcyon days of Big Blue in Greencastle, what happened when it closed and what they've been doing over the 28 years since the computer giant pulled out of the 300,000-square-foot facility that now houses the Ascena distribution center in a thrice-expanded section as well as the Area 30 Career Center programs.. ...

The Greencastle League of Women Voters, WGRE Radio and the Banner-Graphic are co-sponsoring two Candidates Forum for the Greencastle community in advance of the upcoming city election. The first one will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at 7 p.m. at Watson Forum in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media (corner of Locust and Elm streets) on the DePauw University campus...