Stories from Sunday, October 23, 2016

SHELBYVILLE — The weather was perfect and the times were fast on Saturday at the Shelbyville IHSAA cross country semistate meet. Greencastle’s Emma Wilson finished seventh to earn her second straight trip to Saturday’s state finals at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course east of Terre Haute...

Lots of interesting outcomes over the weekend in an huge week for high school sports: • Class 3A, Sectional 29 — Greencastle will meet Danville on Friday night in the semifinals, after Danville defeated Indianapolis Northwest 53-12 on Friday night. Greencastle is officially the winner of the state’s “most improved” award, having turned a 1-9 record from 2015 into a 9-1 mark (and counting). ...

The Past Presidents Extension Club will sponsor the 38th Holiday Arts and Craft Fair at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building on Friday, Nov. 4, from 4-8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 5, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Two of the more than 60 vendors are Mary Vermillion (left), holding one of her many quilts, and Jean Beilby, showing a few of her home-sewn items. ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Delve into Civil War-era letters from soldiers, wives, friends and family members when the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) holds a special program ahead of Veterans Day. The program, called Tales of War from Indiana’s Civil War Regiments, takes place Saturday, Nov. ...

City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to seven dispatches and one medical run. • At 7:20 p.m. on Friday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 315 E. Hanna St. GFD returned to station at 7:29 p.m. • GFD responded three separate dispatches early Saturday morning at 415 Anderson St., each due to a faulty detector head. ...

After visiting Ohio Wesleyan jumped out to a 14-0 lead, DePauw University scored 15 unanswered to take the lead but the Battling Bishops scored the final 23 in a 37-15 North Coast Athletic Conference win over the Tigers on Saturday in college football action...