Stories from Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Shots struggled to fall for the South Putnam girls basketball team Tuesday night as Rockville supplied the Eagles their first loss of the young season, 35-34.

ROACHDALE--It has been 11 years since the North Putnam Cougars girls' basketball team beat the Crawfordsville Athenians, but that streak came to an end on Tuesday night with a dominating performance. The Cougars went on an early 18-0 run that helped them win the game 55-32...

Irene Sanders, 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. Arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

Rita Kay Miller, 71, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 at her home. Mrs. Miller worked for F.B. Distro in Greencastle with 17 years of service. Rita was preceded in death by her parents and great-granddaughters Morgan and Madison Hutcheson...

Dolores I. McCastle, 83, of Holton, Mich., passed away with her family by her side on Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Spectrum Health -- Zeeland Community Hospital. Dolores was born on March 3, 1932, in Chicago to Charles Frederick and Elsie Emma (Schaeffer) Schroeder and married George Arthur McCastle on July 31, 1948, in Holton...

Irene Sanders, age 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015. She was born April 13, 1931 in Knightstown. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Sanders, whom she married on November 9, 1951. Irene was a homemaker and an artist, having served as the past president of the Putnam County Art League. She was a member of the Brick Chapel United Methodist Church...

The North Putnam High School Competitive Cheerleaders finish their season by placing third at the IASP State Finals. The recent competition was staged at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, with 66 schools representing from across Indiana. North Putnam captured third place in its 14-team division. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- Veterans Day is a time for remembrance, gratitude and giving thanks to all those who have sacrificed so much to protect this great nation. The Veterans Day ceremonies at Bainbridge Elementary effortlessly put this notion display Wednesday afternoon when students, residents and veterans alike gathered to salute the flag and pay homage to those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice...

The South Putnam eighth grade boys took the hardwood Monday night for their season opener at North Putnam. The Eagles came out with a fast-paced start, pressuring the Cougars to take a 17-0 first quarter. The Cougars battled back to make the score 23-10 at the half. The second half started with the Eagles applying pressure. The Eagles kept with the pressure into the end of the third quarter and sealing the game with a 44-18 win...

The Greencastle girls' basketball team is now 3-0 after a win at Owen Valley Tuesday. The Lady Tiger Cubs were down 21-16 at halftime but then held the Patriots to five points in each the third and fourth quarters for the 46-31 victory. Paige Bragg led the Tiger Cubs with 12 points and Beth Burgeson hit two threes en route to nine points...

Shots struggled to fall for the South Putnam girls' basketball team Tuesday night as Rockville supplied the Eagles their first loss of the young season, 35-34. Nothing resembled that more when South Putnam (2-1) had the chance to either tie or win the game with .2 seconds remaining, and with Katie Hewitt at the foul line. However, Hewitt failed to connect on either of her two shots as Rockville grabbed the final rebound and watched time expire...

CLOVERDALE - An up-and-down matchup for the Cloverdale girls' basketball team against North Central ended in a 52-44 loss for the Lady Clovers, who were playing with the full team for the first time this season. The Clovers were hitting shots from the post but couldn't overcome the late surge by the Ladybirds, who pulled away with the game nearing its conclusion...

County Jail Several people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 8:43 a.m. on Friday, Ramandeep Singh, 19, Stockton, Calif., was arrested for theft and identity deception. At 11:40 a.m. Trevor Neithardt, 27, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a traffic warrant...

ROACHDALE--It has been 11 years since the North Putnam Cougars girls' basketball team beat the Crawfordsville Athenians, but that streak came to an end on Tuesday night with a dominating performance. The Cougars went on an early 18-0 run that helped them win the game 55-32...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Katherine Graham Beard, 25, Danville, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class B misdemeanor false informing Donna Marie Byrd, 48, Spencer, Level 6 felony resisting law enforcement, Level 6 felony operating with a BAC of .15 or more, Class A misdemeanor operating with a BAC of .15 or more, Level 6 felony operating while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor operating while intoxicated...

RUSSELLVILLE -- The Russellville Community Center will be hosting a pork loin dinner at noon Sunday, Nov. 15. Mashed potatoes, buttered corn, slaw, rolls, desserts and drinks will also be served. The dinner will be served buffet style. The cost is a free will donation...

North Putnam High School will stage the classic comedy "Arsenic and Old Lace" this Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13-14. Curtain time is 7:30 p.m. with tickets, priced at $5, available at the door. The comedy is directed by Dustin Bond. The audience will meet the charming and innocent ladies of Brooklyn Martha (Audrey Barger) and Abby Brewster (Rachel Moore), who populate their cellar with the remains of socially and religiously "acceptable" roomers...

As the District 44 state representative, Jim Baird has been an advocate for veterans in the halls of the Statehouse. On Wednesday, though, things were more personal, as Baird shared his own reflections in a Veterans Day speech to the Rotary Club of Greencastle...

BAINBRIDGE -- The newly-constructed IMPA Solar Park, located on West Vine Street in Bainbridge, will be holding an official ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. to celebrate its long-awaited opening. "The town of Bainbridge, the IMPA, Bainbridge Utilities, (Clerk-Treasurer) Jason Hartman and the Town Council would like to extend an invitation to everyone for the ribbon cutting of the new IMPA Bainbridge Solar Park," Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center Director Bill Dory said in a press release.. ...

Stressing that the bond U.S. military veterans share is "uniquely American," Maj. Jim Staggers Wednesday urged his fellow veterans to "become better engaged" and "tell your story." Staggers, deputy state chaplain for the Indiana National Guard and commander of Greencastle VFW Post 1550, addressed a Veterans Day crowd on the south side of the Putnam County Courthouse by saying it is the responsibility of the military to "reach out and educate you on days like this."...

Two local companies, a City of Greencastle official and a DePauw University senior were honored Tuesday evening when the Greencastle Commission on Sustainability unveiled its annual awards. At the outset of Tuesday night's City Council meeting, Sustainability Chairman Anthony Baratta announced the winners of the Business of the Year, Best Practices of the Year, Outstanding Citizen of the Year and Young Leader of the Year, presenting them or their representatives with plaques detailing the honor...