Stories from Friday, September 9, 2016

The Putnam County volleyball tournament will played on Saturday at North Putnam. The pairings have Cloverdale and Greencastle meeting in the first match of the day, both featuring head coaches experienced in the one-day classic, followed by North Putnam against South Putnam in a battle of first-time county tourney coaches...

Greencastle High School homecoming royalty for 2016 are King Bryce Whitney and Queen Gracie Foster, crowned at halftime Friday night of the Tiger Cubs’ 28-0 victory over South Putnam. The game was called due to lightning concerns with 3:07 left to play. With the victory Greencastle is now 4-0 on the season.

The 2016 Cloverdale High School Homecoming King and Queen are Chad Stevens and Kelsey Nees. Chad is the son of Kelly and Ed Stevens. Kelsey is the daughter of Jamie and Michael Nees.

Having dodged the weather bullet all evening, local football games ended up delayed by lightning with just minutes remaining. The Greencastle-South Putnam game at GHS was delayed with 3:07 remaining. However, with the Tiger Cubs leading 28-0, the remainder of the game was called...

Abbie Speas started playing golf three years ago in her freshman year. Last year, as a junior, she placed fifth in the Putnam County Meet. Last month, she earned all-Western Indiana Conference honors by placing 10th in the conference meet. Her career-best round for nine holes is a 45...

Game time: 7 p.m. The coaches: Greg Barrett is in his eighth year at North Putnam. Trent Olson is in his 10th year at Sullivan. Last week: North Putnam remained undefeated by defeating South Putnam 40-19 for its third straight road win, while Sullivan recovered from a 48-7 loss in Week 2 to Linton-Stockton by beating Northview 35-12...

Both Greencastle and North Putnam picked up boys’ soccer victories on Tuesday by the score of 2-0. Greencastle won at Southmont, while the Cougars won a home Western Indiana Conference match with West Vigo. Tiger Cubs’ coach J.D. Sims was not happy with his team’s performance, despite its fourth straight victory, and hopes the team can build on the win in the future...

The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay will pass through Putnam County from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22. Featured in this edition of the Banner Graphic are the first three of 21 torchbearers for Putnam County: Makenzie Carr, Jane Best and Rebecka Howard.

PUTNAMVILLE -- A two-vehicle crash in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Putnam County Friday evening sent one man to the hospital with serious injuries. The accident reportedly occurred at 5 p.m. Friday near the 36-mile marker of I-70, five miles west of Cloverdale...

The Putnam County Museum's Live and Local and A Night At The Museum Fundraiser is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10. Seating for the 5:30-8 p.m. event is limited. Interested persons should call the museum to make reservations at 653-8419. Live music by the Putnam County Relics will begin at 5:30 and continue during the buffet of locally grown and prepared foods...

PUTNAMVILLE — Superintendent Brian Smith of Putnamville Correctional Facility recently announced the promotion of former investigation and intelligence officer Darrin Chaney to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance coordinator and investigator...

A summer revival begins at Hanna Street Baptist Church on Sunday. Starting with 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. services on Sunday, Sept. 11, Hanna Street will host evangelist Tracy Killinger and wife Jodi. The revival continues at 7 p.m. nightly through Wednesday...

BENNETT HAZELGROVE, a 2014 North Putnam graduate, was recently awarded the Buick Achievers National Scholarship. Hazelgrove is one of 50 students across the nation to receive this scholarship from General Motors. He was selected from thousands of applicans...

Beau Baird received a certificate of completion for the Indiana Leadership Forum (ILF) from Congressman Todd Young at the program’s recent graduation luncheon. Baird is one of 15 participants selected from among Indiana’s top individuals for the 2016 class. ...

August Students of the Month at North Putnam Middle School include (from left) sixth-graders Levi O’Neal and Megan Harding, seventh-graders Ashley Weir and Cameron Whitaker and eighth-graders Macey Lambermont and Randy Willoughby.