Stories from Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Today marks the debut of the College Report for the 2016-17 school year. This endeavor has received good reviews in every forum where it has been presented, and does a good job of comprehensively remembering athletes who have gone on to compete collegiately that previously may have been forgotten...

ROACHDALE -- The North Putnam girls' soccer team has seven members who help form the backbone of the team, and they have spent a lot of time on the field together. "A lot of us came in our freshman year and hadn't played before," said Kaelynn Abner, the team's scoring leader who will play collegiately at the College of the Cumberlands in Tennessee next fall. "I tried to get my friends to do it, and we were all recruiting people. Almost all of us have started since our freshman year."...

James Elden Hill, 86, of Greencastle, was born into eternal life Sept. 3, 2016. Mr. Hill was born Sept. 3, 1930 to Daniel Boone and Ethel Mae Hill. He attended Ben Davis High School and served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean War...

Lieutenant governor candidate Christina Hale (center) speaks with Executive Director of the Putnam County Community Foundation Elaine Peck (left) and County Commissioner candidate Nancy Wells before addressing a group of women representative of Putnam County at Almost Home restaurant Tuesday. ...

The 55th season of Putnam County Playhouse will close with a production of the Neil Simon comedy "The Odd Couple" (Female Version). It will be presented beginning Thursday, Sept. 8 and continuing Friday and Saturday, Sept. 9-10, followed next week by shows Sept. 14-17. All performances begin at 8 p.m. at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road in Greencastle...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Explore vast forests, expansive wetlands and prairie as far as the eye can see when the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) hosts its program Early Indiana Landscapes. It takes place Thursday, Sept. 22, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center...

The Putnam County Hospital Guild is conducting its annual membership drive. The Hospital Guild is a charitable organization dedicated to assisting Putnam County Hospital (PCH) in carrying out its mission and improving the lives of its patients through service and fundraising...

BRIDGETON -- The southeastern Parke County town of Bridgeton will host Milling and Craft Demonstration Days, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10-11. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. Milling Days at the Bridgeton Mill celebrate the birthday of Oliver Evans, the father of modern milling...

BRAZIL -- With the match tied at 2-2, Greencastle's No. 1 doubles team of Nathan Gobert and Elijah Lewis fought off a second-set loss and emerged victorious to pace the Tiger Cubs to a 3-2 win over Northview in a Western Indiana Conference match. The Tiger Cubs got singles wins from Sean Ramey at No. 2 and Yuji Mozawa at No. 3...

With Labor Day now in the books, election season is officially in full swing. And with candidates around the country hitting the pavement to reach additional voters, those involved in Indiana's gubernatorial race are proving to be no exception. Addressing several groups around Greencastle Tuesday was Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Christina Hale, who currently represents the state's 87th district as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives...

Long misnumbered and often misidentified, Shelterhouse No. 5 at Greencastle's Robe-Ann Park recently came within one more big gust of wind from being missing altogether. The most recent thunderstorm that rolled through town fueled by strong winds nearly pushed the shelter over, thanks in part to three of its 10 support posts being rotted out, the Greencastle Park Board was told at its September meeting...