Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2015

It's time for the much-anticipated WIC football crossover game played this Friday. Unfortunately for Putnam County fans no local team will play in the championship game, which features an undefeated Northview team (8-0) play against Owen Valley (7-1, 5-0 WIC)...

ROACHDALE -- North Putnam's volleyball team came out firing in its final regular season match Tuesday before the WIC Crossover game against Sullivan and the Lady Cougars put away South Vermilion in three sets. "I think this will be a good win going into the game Saturday against Sullivan," NPHS coach Brandy Dickson said. ...

CLOVERDALE -- Downtown Cloverdale will soon have an emergency siren, but the town is facing another obstacle. The Town of Cloverdale worked with the Putnam County Emergency Management Agency to secure a siren to replace the 1950s-era Civil Defense Siren. The new siren will be implemented in the park to provide protection to the south side of town, including the school, during severe weather...

PUTNAMVILLE -- In an effort to keep Indiana roadways safer, the Indiana State Police and the Indiana Department of Transportation are raising awareness for the state's "Move Over Law," which requires motorists to approach cautiously, slow down and move over when an emergency vehicle is stopped on a roadway with emergency lights flashing...

As days shorten and the breeding season for deer approaches, the chance of encountering deer on Putnam County area roadways increases significantly. Deer-vehicle accidents can be minimized by practicing defensive driving, authorities stress. Nearly 50 percent of all Indiana motor vehicle accidents involving white-tailed deer occur between October and December, according to Patrick Mayer of the Indiana DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife...

The previous organizers of the annual Halloween Fun Run have retired, so the Greencastle Park and Recreation Department has added the popular Halloween activity to its fall program lineup this year. The Halloween 5K Road Run/Walk will be staged Saturday morning, Oct. 31 with registration beginning at 9 a.m. and the 5K starting at 10...

The 2015 Indiana National Road Association annual meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 25 from 1-3 p.m. at Rick's Smokehouse in the historic Wassell Inn, 3102 Wabash Ave., Terre Haute. The National Road, more commonly known as U.S. 40 bisects Putnam County as it runs east and west completely across the state...

Brenda Sue Jones, 69, Quincy, passed away Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 at her home in Quincy. She was born on April 28, 1946 at the Marshal Browning Hospital in DuQuoin, Ill., to Oradell (Elshide) Siefert and George Siefert. She was a 1964 graduate of Williamsport High School...