Stories from Saturday, November 21, 2015

Already facing a pair of Level 6 felonies, and Indianapolis man has been ordered by the State Board of Accounts to repay nearly $10,000 to Putnam County. Ron Brown, 47, is charged with theft and deception for $33,286.10 in missing Putnam County Animal Shelter Funds paid directly to him for work never completed...

Dishing up an Ivy Gallery lunch of teriyaki ranch chicken with bacon as the entree along with salad, appetizer and dessert, culinary arts students in Mary Anne Birt's Area 30 Career Center class get ready to serve their public Friday afternoon. Working with dishes created and prepared by the students, Bailey Stierwalt (left) of Eminence High School and Brie Calvert of North Putnam fill plates so servers like Chasta Muse of Eminence can wait on the tables in the Ivy Gallery restaurant at Area 30. ...

BAINBRIDGE -- The North Putnam School Corporation, in cooperation with Johnson-Melloh Solutions and Duke Energy, announced Wednesday that its solar park is under way and is nearing full functionality. Vice President of Sales and Operations Jami Krynski explained the park's current status to the school board during its monthly meeting...

A plan to replace the clock on the Putnam County Courthouse and add another could be coming together in time for the state bicentennial celebration in 2016. The Putnam County Commissioners on Monday committed to the remaining local matching portion of a $20,120 to replace the clock on the south wall of the courthouse as well as adding one to the corresponding spot on the north side...

County Jail Two people were booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Tyler Allen Byers, 19, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a warrant for failure to appear. At 12:07 a.m. Friday, Dane Anthony Archer, 34, Greencastle, was booked in for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a syringe and possession of paraphernalia...

Monday, Nov. 23 Family Quiet Time in the Imagination Portal, 9 a.m.-noon Looking for a little quiet in the library? Enjoy the without monitors, video games or music in the background. Tech Help Desk, 2-4 p.m. The Tech Help Desk has a computer technician available to give one-on-one assistance using software and electronic devices, and can help diagnose and repair computers and devices...

The Greencastle School Corporation, having recently decided to move forward with plans to seek the purchase of 30 acres adjacent to The Woods Edge subdivision, is holding a community meeting on Monday, Nov. 23 to hear feedback from the surrounding community...

LITTLE POINT -- Indiana State Police Trooper Yan Dravigne of the Putnamville Post stopped a black Ford pickup for an unsafe lane movement in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 52-mile marker Friday at 2:41 p.m. During conversations with the driver, Dravigne noticed possible indicators of criminal activity. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of five pounds of suspected marijuana in the cargo area of the truck...

Putnam County Public Library will be offering three computer classes in December. The computer classes being offered are hands on and designed to introduce patrons to productivity tools. On Tuesday, Dec. 1 from noon-2 p.m., Introduction to Word Processing will familiarize patrons with using typewriter-like word processing software like Microsoft Word, and discuss cheaper and free alternatives to Microsoft...

PLAINFIELD -- Rep. Todd Rokita (R-4th District), chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, led a collaborative discussion Friday with local schools, community leaders, first responders, and industry leaders on how schools can utilize cutting-edge safety technology to facilitate a productive and safe learning environment...

The South Putnam girls' basketball team jumped on North Putnam early and then put the halt on any scoring runs that the Cougars tried to get started and after holding the Cougars to five points in the first half the Eagles took the victory 61-15. "We have to get better at competing," Cougar coach Kevin Corsaro said. ...

WILMINGTON , Ohio - Franklin's Lauren DeSutter hit two free throws with 12 seconds left and those provided the winning margin as the Grizzlies topped No. 15 DePauw, 57-55, in the second game of Wilmington College's Damon's/Hampton Inn Tip-Off Classic Friday Night . Both teams moved to 1-1 on the season. DePauw faces Mount St. Joseph at 1 p.m. Saturday...

In the first game of the Putnam County Girls' Basketball Tournament it was Greencastle who walked away with the victory after a strong first quarter paved the way for the 52-26 win over Cloverdale. Cloverdale started freshman Tori Combs who had been playing a quarter of JV and in the first quarter CHS held its ground with GHS early...

Greencastle has done it again, this time in dramatic fashion, as the Lady Tiger Cubs used two overtime periods and a last-second three-pointer to win the game against South Putnam 55-54 and earn the Putnam County Championship. It was Mia Stevens who corralled a miss at the end of regulation and put it back to make the score 37-37...