Stories from Thursday, November 26, 2015

RICHMOND --Luke Lattner scored 27 second-half points, while Jack VandeMerkt posted a double-double with career highs of 24 points and 21 rebounds as DePauw topped Earlham 80-74 Tuesday night. The Tigers moved to 2-2 on the season, while the Quakers dropped to 0-1...

Juan Valdes was born on Aug. 5, 1997. His Grandma is Toni McClurg. He enjoys watching "Criminal Minds" or "Blue Bloods" on television. His favorite food is steak and he orders it rare. His favorite subject n school is math. BG: What's unique about being a senior this year?...

FRANKLIN -- Franklin College senior defensive lineman Nate Bryan, a North Putnam graduate, has been selected a semifinalist for the 2015 Cliff Harris Award, presented by the Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright, Lindsey & Jennings LLP to the nation's top small college defensive player...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- The North Putnam boys' basketball team got off to a rough start Wednesday night against Southmont and took the road loss, 70-43. "I take the blame for this," NPHS coach Colin McCartt said. "I thought our preparation was a lot better than it showed. The early foul trouble really hurt us. I think at one point there were three minutes left in the first half, the deficit was 13 points and they had made 14 free throws. It was just an uphill climb from there all night."...

SPENCER -- An 18-year-old Cloverdale man was sentenced Tuesday for his part in an Owen County home invasion last spring. Coleton James Giberson appeared in the Owen Circuit Court I for a sentencing hearing in front of Judge Lori Thatcher-Quillen on a charge of robbery, a level 5 felony...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Brad R. Moy, 44, Quincy, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Juan Manuel Gar Lopez, 28, Evansville, Class C misdemeanor operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license...

Five people have been booked into the Putnam County Jail recently. At 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Benjamin Thomas Campbell, 28, Greenwood, was lodged at the jail for contempt of court. At 1:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Joseph Alan Hagan, 26, Cloverdale, was arrested for probation violation...

Local children, under 12, will have the opportunity to receive free dental services from Dr. John Wadas and his dental team at Dental Care of Greencastle as part of Kids' Free Dentistry Day. Patients will be seen by appointment only on Friday, Dec. 4 between 8 a.m. and noon...

Several residents in Greencastle have again complained about unsolicited phone calls from someone claiming to be from the IRS, Greencastle City Police report. Greencastle taxpayers should understand that their initial contact from the IRS will not be a call from out of the blue, but through official correspondence sent through the mail...

Santa Claus will come to town on Friday, Dec. 4 aboard a Greencastle Fire Department Truck, arriving at 4 p.m. Santa will meet and greet kids of all ages from 4-6 p.m. at WynWay Technologies, 122 E. Washington St., just east of the square in Greencastle...

Putnam County Public Library Director Grier Carson informed the Library Board recently that while no one attended the three community forums scheduled throughout the county, several patrons did fill out surveys available in the library and online for the strategic plan update...

Three Kentuckians arrested earlier this week after their car was stopped for speeding in Putnam County made Thanksgiving-eve court appearances with differing results. When their eastbound 2003 Pontiac was clocked at 90 mph and stopped four miles west of Cloverdale Tuesday morning, all three Paducah, Ky., suspects -- driver Robert Moss, 33, and two passengers, Ashley Cavitt, 24, and Charles Rodgers, 23 -- were reportedly held on the same charges of possession of methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a synthetic drug and unlawful possession of a syringe(s).. ...

Traditional Thanksgiving dinners of turkey and all the trimmings are served to some 250 Putnam County residents Thursday, thanks to the efforts of Greencastle Christian Church members and another dozen community volunteers.