Stories from Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Angela Tippin-Rivers, 52, of Cloverdale, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at her home. She was born April 4, 1964 in Bloomington to Richard and Christine (Spears) Crouch. Angela is survived by her children Michael Tippin Jr., Kevin Tippin and Stephanie Armstrong; grandchildren Kyleigh Tippin, Khloe Tippin, Autumn Tippin and Dakota Lynch; sister Cheryl Helmer; and brother Richard Crouch...

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 8:50 p.m. Deanna Rose Pelley, 47, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a warrant. • At 12:10 a.m. Donald Ray Swisher, 43, Greencastle, was arrested for public intoxication...

Connie J Sharp, 64, of Avon, passed away Monday, Sept. 12, 2016. She was born July 1, 1952 in Crawfordsville, the daughter of Albert and Barbara Poynter. Connie was a secretary for DePauw University for 13 years. She was a member of Kingsway Christian Church and loved baking and cake decorating...

Dwight Melow, age 90, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at his residence. Born Dec. 16, 1925 in Bethaldo, Ill., he was the son of Orville Melow and Barbara (Fritchie) Melow. He married Lenora Maynard in 1948 and she survives. Dwight had worked for Consolidated Freightway as an OTR Trucker. He was a member of the Teamsters Local 135...

homecoming festivities as well as a 7 p.m. football game with county rival Cloverdale on Friday. Festivities during the week include dress up days, boys’ volleyball games leading up to the boys’ winners against the faculty, powder puff football on Wednesday, class competitions, sheet decorating and a parade float competition...

South Putnam will play host to Edgewood at 7:30 p.m. Friday in the 2016 Fall Homecoming. At halftime, the 2016 Homecoming Queen and princesses will be crowned. Queen candidates are (seated from left) Logan Hawkins, Elaney Tomasino, Grace Taylor, Kailee Hawkins and Ashley Schroer...

South Putnam High School was named an Outstanding High School Partner by Ivy Tech Community College during a breakfast on Sept. 1. The breakfast was an opportunity for Ivy Tech to announce its partnership with 105 schools in central Indiana to offer free college credits to qualifying high school students...

RUSSELLVILLE -- Christmas may still be four months away, but the performance committee for Russellville’s Community Christmas Choir is gearing up for its 15th and final annual program. The choir has been a growing tradition for residents of Montgomery, Parke and Putnam counties since 2002. In 2015 more than 150 people participated and more than 1,800 people attended the concert at the Russellville Community Center...

Playing the good hostess, Florence Unger (played by Meghan Armitage, standing) passes out refreshments as her friends and messy roommate Olive Madison (Sarah Bond, second from left) get ready for their weekly game of Trivial Pursuit in a scene from the Putnam County Playhouse production of “The Odd Couple (Female Version)."...

The world is watching intently as the United States closes in on Election Day, Nov. 8. A new president will be elected after months of caucuses, primary elections, rallies, debates, tweets and press conferences. To help shed some light on the process, the Greencastle League of Women Voters is hosting an evening with DePauw University political science professor Bruce Stinebrickner...

REELSVILLE — A Thursday morning collision on U.S. 40 left a horse dead and totaled a Danville man’s SUV. Dustin D. Dostin, 30, was westbound on U.S. 40 near the County Road 800 West intersection between Reelsville and the Clay County line in a 2005 Nissan Armada...

Coming in at No. 53 nationally among liberal arts schools, DePauw University earned high praise on the annual U.S. News and World Report National Liberal Arts Colleges rankings released Tuesday. The Greencastle university earned the best ranking among liberal arts schools in Indiana...