Stories from Friday, September 16, 2016

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 three of 21 torchbearers for Putnam County: Drew Christy, Alan Jones and Beth Tharp.

Game time: 7 p.m. The coaches: Mike Meyer is in his seventh year at Greencastle. Steve Spinks is in his first year at Cascade. Last week: Greencastle shut out South Putnam 28-0, while the Cadets lost 8-6 to Cloverdale. History: Cascade won 34-24 last year to snap a four-game losing streak against the Tiger Cubs...

Girls’ golf sectional play begins on Saturday, with Putnam County teams going to two different events. Three of the four county squads will travel to Brazil for the Northview sectional at Forest Park, while North Putnam heads north to compete in the Crawfordsville sectional...

South Putnam’s volleyball team beat Eminence in three sets on Thursday evening by the scores of 25-16, 25-21, and 25-22. “The girls worked together and accomplished some personal goals,” South Putnam coach Rachelle Custis said. Miranda Bieghler and Lexi Vanihel led the Eagles in scoring with eight service points each, while Caitlin Capps had five, Drew Bratcher and Ashley Schroer had four each, Aubrey Hill had three and Lillie Stein added two...

Josh Bills is a 6-foot-4, 400-pound defensive lineman for the South Putnam Eagles. He was voted as a team captain by his teammates, and is unquestionably one of the largest players in the state of Indiana if not the nation. He also raises livestock for 4-H and enjoys playing video games...

The public is invited to​ the ​free antique ​t​ractor and m​achinery ​open-air exhibit at the Pu​​tnam County Museum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday​. Owners will be on hand to talk about their tractors and other equipment. Refreshments will be available from locally-owned Burgers & Such.

Matthew Clinton Briggs, 61, of Camby, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016 at IU Health West Hospital in Avon.] Born on Aug. 27, 1955 in Greencastle, he was the son of Evelyn M. (Nevins) Zeis and the late Fred Herbert Briggs...

On Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 our Lord and Savior called his faithful servant home to rest in His arms. William M. “Bill” Robbins was born on May 16, 1932 to the late James D. and Mabel (Van Cleave) Robbins. He graduated from Roachdale High School in 1950. Bill married Helen (Page) Robbins on June 14, 1951 and together they celebrated 65 years of love. They were blessed with four children Dennis (Cheri), Paul (Sherri) Richard (Barb) and Cindia (Dean)...

***Scores from around Putnam County North Putnam 55, Cloverdale 0 South Putnam 45, Edgewood 13 Greencastle 31, Cascade 13

The public is invited to​ the ​free antique ​t​ractor and m​achinery ​open-air exhibit at the Pu​​tnam County Museum from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today​. Owners will be on hand to talk about their tractors and other equipment. Refreshments will be available from locally-owned Burgers & Such...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- Hoosier Heartland State Bank (HHSB) would like to thank everyone in the community who donated to the Food Drive last week. As a result of this community-wide effort, HHSB delivered 1,460 pounds of food to the FISH Food Pantry in Montgomery County and 300 pounds to the Roachdale Christian Church in Putnam County...

Boy and Cub scouts alike met with Mayor Bill Dory at City Hall Tuesday to officially launch the groups’ annual fundraiser, through which the members of Greencastle Troop 99 hope to raise the means necessary to host and attend several events throughout the year...

DePauw University students with ID in-hand can enter Kresge Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. this Tuesday, Sept. 20, for the Ubben Lecture by Tony Award-winning Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. At 6:45 p.m. doors will open to all others. At 7:30 p.m. Odom will discuss “Finding Your Personal Spotlight” in the venue, which is located within DePauw’s Green Center for the Performing Arts (located at 605 S. ...

Anna Kaye McKamey, 83, of Augusta, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016. Born July 6, 1933 in Greencastle, Kaye was the daughter of Glenn and Nellie Bock Flint. She married the love of her life Robert McKamey on Nov. 6, 1953 in Greencastle, where they celebrated almost 61 years of marriage before his death in 2014...

CLOVERDALE — Greencastle’s Macey Masten and South Putnam’s Alicia Haywood tied for the lead with 10-over par rounds of 46 on Thursday evening in the Putnam County girls’ golf match at Clover Meadows. Masten and Haywood played three playoff holes to try to break the tie, and with the final of those holes played in nearly pitch darkness the two golfers were named co-medalists...