Stories from Friday, March 11, 2016

CLOVERDALE -- A former utility clerk for the Town of Cloverdale is accused of overcharging customers for personal gain. The Putnam County Prosecutor's Office on Wednesday officially filed two felony charges in Putnam Circuit Court against Brittney N. Duncan, 29, Greencastle. Duncan is charged with Level 6 felony theft and Level 6 felony official misconduct...

The South Putnam seventh-grade girls' beat North Putnam Wednesday night 39-18. Leading scorers for the Eagles were Chloe Custis and Saydee Proctor with eight points each. Brionna Egold had six points. Chloe Sprinkle, Drew Steffy, and Alex Steffy had four points apiece. Macie Bumgardner had three points and Bree Mahoney-Sutherland had two points...

The standout junior from Cloverdale has been chosen yet again as one of the IBCA/Subway players of the week for his sectional performance. Cooper Neese averaged 31.0 points and 10.7 rebounds over three games in propelling Cloverdale (19-7) to its second consecutive sectional championship. ...

The All-WIC players have been selected as have the All-Sport leaders up to this point in the season. All four Putnam County schools have athletes to be proud of as different players from each sport have been selected as one of the best in the conference...

Joey Masters was born on May 10, 1997 to Rick Masters and Sharon Chadd. His step dad is Stacey Chadd and is step mom is Brenda Masters. Masters' favorite subject in school is math and he enjoys the civil engineering class at Area 30 Career Center taught by Ruben Hinners...

CLOVERDALE -- After 761 wins and 51 seasons as a coach, Pat Rady, the 2014 National Coach of the Year, stepped aside, retiring as the second-winningest head coach in Indiana high school boys' basketball. However as Pat watched his son Patrick take his former Clovers though the gauntlet at the No. 44 IHSAA Sectional tournament last week, Pat was a bundle of tension as he cheered for his son and the CHS players...

Patricia Suzanne (Basey) Felix, 55, of Reelsville, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, March 10, 2016. Pat was born Sept. 28, 1960 in Beech Grove, the daughter of the late David L. and Evelean R. (Oakley) Basey. She graduated from Beech Grove High School in 1978...

Michael Dwain Goldman, 55, of Poland, Ind., formerly of Cloverdale, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Monday, March 7, 2016. Born on Aug. 27, 1960 in Danville, Ind., Michael was the son of James D. and Carolyn J. Goldman. A 1979 graduate of Danville Community High School, Mike worked for Detroit Diesel Allison Division of General Motors for 30 years, retiring in 2009...

Barbara A. Renner, 82, Goshen, passed away Thursday evening, March 10, 2016 at IU Health Goshen Hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1933 in Shipshewana to Noah and Lovina (Miller) Hochstetler. On June 28, 1952 she married Lawrence E. Renner. He died Oct. 27, 2005...

Jeffrey Alan Beaman, 54, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2016. Born July 21, 1961 in Greencastle, he was the son of Donald G. and Sharon (Branham) Beaman. He was a 1979 graduate of Greencastle High School. Jeff owned and operated Beaman Construction...

PUTNAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY Monday, March 14 -- Imagination Portal Unplugged, 9 a.m.-noon. Looking for a little quiet in the library? These hours are for you. Enjoy Imagination Portal without monitors, video games or music in the background. -- Community Help Desk, 2-4 p.m...

The Cloverdale boys' basketball team (18-7) will next play against Northeastern (22-4) in the IHSAA Greenfield-Central Regional semifinal on Saturday morning. The game will be at 10 a.m. with the winner to play tonight at 8 p.m. against Indianapolis Howe or Indianapolis Broad Ripple...

Pastor Dale Payne has announced the screening of the movie "War Room" at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 13 at the Union Chapel United Methodist Church west of Morton on U.S. 36.

FILLMORE -- The Fillmore United Methodist Church and Fillmore Christian Church will join together for three worship services at Fillmore United Methodist Church this year. A Maundy Thursday worship service will begin at 7 p.m. on March 24. Holy communion will be served...

Beech Grove United Methodist Church will celebrate the 59th anniversary of reopening the church on Sunday, March 13. Worship service is set for 11 a.m. with a pitch-in dinner to follow. The church was closed for six years before a petition was taken around in 1957 by Hila Brattain and Mary Shokwiler, both deceased, and Helen Knauer, who remains an active member of the church. She will give the history of the church that morning...

McDonald's Greencastle restaurant manager Lin Zhou has been recognized as a 2015 Outstanding Restaurant Manager in a recent ceremony. Restaurant managers selected to receive the honor are among the top restaurant managers in the country and have demonstrated consistent outstanding performance, McDonald's officials noted...

Republican candidate for state superintendent of public instruction Dawn Wooten will be the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty on Monday, March 14. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Dixie Chopper Business Center at the Putnam County Airport, 102 Ballard Lane, Greencastle...

Hoosiers will be turning forward the clock this weekend for the beginning of Daylight Saving Time. And the state fire marshal is asking Hoosiers to take a moment to practice fire safety and change batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time. Most smoke alarm batteries should be changed twice a year...

ROACHDALE -- The Town of Roachdale decided it is not liable for the back payment of more than $5,000 to a family whose sewage system was never correctly updated nearly 40 years ago. Malcolm and Barbara Stewart, who were present for this month's public meeting at Roachdale's town hall, say they will now be "talking to an attorney" after receiving the board's decision Tuesday to deny their request of $5,769.93...

With the demand for Subaru vehicles increasing and production ramping up at the Subaru of Indiana (SIA) plant in Lafayette, more equipment and more jobs are on their way to Heartland Automotive in Greencastle. While the Lafayette plant is expected to add 1,200 jobs this year to meet the high demand for Subaru Outbacks and Legacys, the domino effect is impacting Heartland as an auto parts supplier to SIA...

The latest chapter in the story of downtown Greencastle's renaissance is about to take shape. A project planned to bring a new dining concept to the city, pledges to offer "high-quality, casual food in a comfortable and memorable atmosphere" as well as 24 beers on tap...

With completion scheduled for Oct. 31, construction continues at Hoover Hall, the new 48,600-square-foot DePauw University dining hall changing the face of the Hanna Street area in the center of campus. Hoover Hall, under construction on the north side of Hanna, will replace the current "Hub," a food-court-style dining hall in the Union Building, and serve as the primary dining space for freshmen and upper-class students living in university housing. ...