Stories from Sunday, October 2, 2016

By Joey Bennett Sports Editor Kevin Rowe played high school tennis at Chesterton High School in northwest Indiana, but wasn’t surprised his playing career did not extend beyond then. “I was far from a Division I player,” admits Rowe, who attended college at Indiana University in Bloomington. “I love the sport, and I grew up playing the sport. I picked up coaching and working as an instructor about eight or nine years ago.”...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Mitchel S. Genslinger, 58, Germantown, Ohio, Level 6 felony criminal mischief, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

The Greencastle League of Women Voters, WGRE Radio and the Banner-Graphic are co-sponsoring a Candidates Forum for the Putnam County community. It is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12 at the Watson Forum in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media on DePauw’s campus...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale Main Street and Cloverdale High School will host the second annual Cloverween celebration on Saturday, Oct. 8 in the Cloverdale High School parking lot. Cloverween will kick off with the Endeavor Communications Monster Dash 5K Family Walk/Run, beginning at 9 a.m...

Amid the blue and red of a Chicago Cubs playoff run this month, visitors to Almost Home and the Swizzle Stick will see something that clashes a bit with the chosen colors of owner Gail Smith’s favorite baseball team — a Purple Purse. That’s right, purple. No, Smith hasn’t changed her allegiance to the Colorado Rockies. Instead, the purse is meant as a conversation starter during Domestic Violence Awareness Month...

The State of Indiana is celebrating its bicentennial all this year of 2016 ending with Statehood Day on Dec. 11, the official birth date of the state. Putnam County was formed in 1822 from land taken from the present Vigo and Owen counties. There were some people living here before then known as squatters, or people who did not own their land. The government did not recognize those residents until they became patentees...

VFW Post 1550 in Greencastle will celebrate 75 years of serving the needs of local veterans and their families on Sunday, Oct. 16. Gen. Jesse M. Lee Post 1550 is located at 819 S. Jackson St. on the city’s southwest side. In celebration, the Diamond Anniversary Award Citation is being presented to the post in recognition of 75 years of outstanding service to the community...

When payday rolls around, many consumers will be trying to figure out which bills they will pay and which ones will wait until another paycheck comes in. With costs increasing for necessary expenses such as gasoline, utilities and healthcare, consumers are finding it harder to make ends meet. ...

The Son’s Helping Hands Clothing Ministry, located on State Road 240 east of Greencastle has now been in operation for five years and is celebrating its anniversary during its fifth annual chili supper fundraiser. This year the fundraiser is being held at Fillmore Christian Church, 102 N. Main Street, Fillmore, on Saturdays, Oct. 8, 15, 22 and 29 from 4-8 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted...

Registration for the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department youth basketball league begins today at City Hall. The program is for young basketball players of diverse skill levels in the Greencastle schools, grades 1-6. The program provides instruction on how to play and improve the basic fundamental skills of basketball through team practices, skill reviews and a competitive game schedule...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association drew pairings on Sunday for the first round of the football sectionals, which begin on Oct. 21. Greencastle opens at home with West Vigo, a team the Tiger Cubs defeated 30-27 earlier this season. Cloverdale hosts Cascade in a rematch of an 8-6 game played in Week 4...

ELLETTSVILLE — Sophomore Emma Wilson of Greencastle turned in one of her best performances of the cross country season on Saturday, winning the Western Indiana Conference meet by more than two minutes. Wilson’s finish, coupled with top-four finishes by the Kallem sisters, led the Tiger Cubs to the girls’ team championship...