Stories from Friday, May 20, 2016

Reilly Tucker is a senior pitcher for the North Putnam softball team. She was injured earlier this season and will be unable to play in the sectional. Banner Graphic: What was your injury and how did you do it? RT: It was during the Brown County game two weeks ago. I was running home on a passed ball, I slid, and my cleat must have gotten caught on something. My fibia just popped, and I got a hairline fracture...

County rivalry games are always fun to be a part of, and the South Putnam Eagles and the Greencastle Tiger Cubs squared off Thursday night in high school softball and gave the crowd their money's worth as the Eagles defeated the Tiger Cubs 6-4. The teams had similar stat sheets and played a close game throughout. ...

North Putnam and West Vigo collided on Wednesday evening in high school baseball for fifth place in the Western Indiana Conference standings, with the Vikings riding a lone fourth-inning run to a 1-0 victory, but it was hardly an easy road for them as North Putnam left a runner in scoring position four times without coming up with the big hit...

TERRE HAUTE -- Cloverdale sophomore Tyler Kaeff dominated the hurdles events with two big victories on Thursday evening in the Terre Haute North boys' track sectional. Kaeff won the 110 high hurdles in a time of 15.44, nearly one second faster than runnerup Seth Hillis of Terre Haute South...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. At 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday, Dipenbahi Patel, 32, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail on an out-of-county warrant. At 7:52 p.m. on Wednesday, Dennis Lee Kent, 39, Cloverdale, was arrested on a warrant...

Initially announced to commence two weeks ago, the closure of Crowe's Bridge will begin on Monday, May 23, finally replacing the iron truss bridge after 113 years. Necessary to replacement of the bridge will be the closure of County Road 100 East. According to an agreement with the county, contractors have 180 days to reopen the bridge from the date of road closure...

MORTON -- Union Chapel United Methodist Church will welcome author Connie Becker during its regular Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. on May 22. Becker sets out to help Christian deepen their understanding of faith by identifying God's plan for mankind and explaining how it works in her new nonfiction book "God's Magnificent Plan: How It's Designed and Why It Works."...

Tyrone Simmons and Traci Rossok announce the birth of their son Tyson Elijah. Tyson was born on Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at 1:38 p.m. at St. Vincent Women's Hospital in Indianapolis. He weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and measured 20 3/4 inches in length...

Pick-up procedures at Central Elementary School were once again a major topic at the South Putnam School Board meeting Monday night, but after a half-hour discussion the board approved the formation of a committee, which will include some Central parents, to help address the issue...

CLOVERDALE -- After a tense half-hour discussion during the April meeting, the topic of parking lot changes at the Town Hall saw heat again at the end of the May Cloverdale Town Council meeting. "Why are we spending so much money on this place and letting everything else go?" Dave Lyons, the only speaker, asked...

Barbara J. Steinson, professor of history who is retiring from DePauw University at the end of the current academic year after 38 years, is the 2016 recipient of the Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career Award. Presented annually by the president of the university to one or more senior members of the faculty since 1988, the Tucker Award is designed to recognize the achievements of those faculty members who have made notable contributions to DePauw by their commitments to students, teaching excellence, their chosen disciplines, and service to the university.. ...

The numbers and nuances of the 2016 Indiana primary election continue to make news. For example, statistics released Friday by the state show Hoosier voters turned out at a 38 percent rate for the primary, while Putnam County actually a tick better at 39 percent...