Stories from Thursday, August 4, 2016

Putnam County high school football teams began practice on Monday for the regular season, which begins with the first night of games on Aug. 19. All four schools have special events planned, with one school's activities planned for Friday and the others on Saturday...

Three Putnam County residents were hospitalized Wednesday night following a single-vehicle ATV crash in Washington Township. Several local agencies responded to an emergency call on County Road 450 West near Boone-Hutcheson Cemetery. Payton Pritchard, 25, Logan Hedrick, 24, and Megan Hedrick, 23, all of Greencastle, were hospitalized after being ejected...

Alvalene Ann Shrader, 81, of Greencastle, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. Alvalene was born on Sept. 25, 1934 to the late Alva and Cynthia (Wingett) Chapman. She married Joseph Shrader on Nov. 19, 1955. He preceded her in death in 2001. Alvalene is survived by her children, Douglas Shrader, Paul Shrader and his wife Trisha, Joyce Goodman and her husband Darrell, Judy Zdrojewski and her husband Steven, and Joann Stewart and her husband Bob; brothers Howard Chapman and Billy Chapman; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one great-great- grandchild.. ...

Joseph "Joe" Dunlap, 75, of Coatesville, passed away Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at Hendricks Regional Health. He was born on Dec. 23, 1940 in Bloomington, son of Raymond Earl and Goldie Alice Dunlap. He received his B.S. in agricultural education from Purdue University...

Several gravestones at Forest Hill Cemetery were damaged when they were struck by a car in a Monday afternoon mishap. Around 2:30 p.m., Lena V. Graves, 89, Greencastle, was southbound on a driveway in the northeast part of the cemetery. As she attempted to round a tight corner, Graves' 2008 Saturn Vue hit a large boulder on the corner of the intersection. The boulder, which cemetery superintendent Ernie Phillips estimated to weigh several hundred pounds, was overturned by the impact...

Earl Wayne Evens, 85, of Batesville, Ark., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 at White River Medical Center. He was born May 26, 1931 to Earl E. (Lefty) and Mabel F. Martin Evens. He married Denola Luverne Caudill on Aug. 29, 1952. She passed away Dec. 31, 1990...

TERRE HAUTE -- Greencastle placed sixth in the Braves' Invitational girls' golf tournament on Tuesday for its first tournament appearance of the season. The Tiger Cubs had opened the season on Monday with a dual-meet win over Monrovia. Alex Weliever again led Greencastle, shooting a 99 to finish among the top 20 individuals...

Steven Kim, MD, is now seeing adult and pediatric patients (ages two and up) every Tuesday at Putnam County Hospital in the newly renovated third-floor Outpatient Specialty Clinic. Dr. Kim, who practices in Indianapolis, Avon, Franklin, Kokomo and now Greencastle, specializes in:...

Under the leadership of Lisa and Matt Chandler and out-going leader Penny Long, the Snappers 4-H Club recently donated to the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry as one of its community service projects. Club members include Megan Arnold, Leslie Brown, Matthew Goodpaster, Jack Boyle, Emma Cash, Nathan Deakins, Peyton Freeman, Elle Chandler, Kedric Nees, Faith Wiggins, Cort Chandler, Kate McCammack, Zoey Nees, Elijah Chandler and Ryan Deaton...

Classic cars will be on display when the seventh annual Children's Miracle Network Car Show returns to the Putnam County Fairgrounds ion Saturday, Aug. 6. Admission is free to the public. Approximately 180 cars, trucks and motorcycles are expected to compete in multiple major categories with awards going to the top 45 entries...

Wayne Buser, 85, proudly displays his award-winning cornstalks after winning the title of Tallest Corn this year at the 2016 Putnam County 4-H Fair. A farmer for his entire life, Buser moved to Greencastle in 1943 and entered the competition for the first time this year. The stalks that earned him the award measured 11 feet and 9.5 inches...

County Jail Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday At 11:29 a.m. Brandy R. Pine, 34, Greencastle, was charged with nonsupport of a dependent. At 11:21 p.m. Gbenga Davies Oderinde, 47, Georgia, was lodged at the jail on a warrant...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council accepted a settlement of $1,000 on litigation related to an unpaid utility bill in the amount of $3,046.29 on the former Midway Motel at 2007 N. Main St. in special meeting on Tuesday. "My recommendation is that you take the money and run," attorney Allan Yackey said. ...

Folklore ... tradition ... experience ... they all tell us crazy things happen in threes. See, there it happened again. Celebrity deaths. Major catastrophes. Three Stooges. They all come with that once, twice, three times it's crazy, Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance regularity...

Students in the South Putnam School Corporation boarded big yellow school buses today to start the 2016-17 school year in Putnam County. Greencastle, Cloverdale and North Putnam will all follow suit next week in what has to be one of the earliest starts to a school year in history...

To the Editor: National Geographic recently released an article called "2016 Will Be One Second Longer Than Expected." It's all tediously scientific, but essentially, atomic clocks are out of sync with the earth's rotation, making everyday clocks inaccurate...

To the Editor: Boy Scout Troop 99 wants to publicly thank the 100+ Men Who Care of Putnam County for their generous support of the troop. Their grant will allow us to replace aging equipment, some of which has been in service for more than 20 years. We will be able to upgrade our tents, our stoves, and acquire the additional items needed for the Troop which now has 39 Scouts...

Vincent Michael "Mike" Migliano, 67, of Cloverdale, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 at the VA Hospital in Indianapolis, surrounded by family, following a difficult struggle with his health. Mike was born in Indianapolis on April 12, 1949 to Rose Stone and Joseph Migliano...