Stories from Thursday, October 27, 2016

A 31-year-old Greencastle woman has been charged with neglect of a dependent after reportedly leaving two toddlers home alone as she dropped other children off at school Wednesday morning. Tanya Lynn Yeagley, who was arrested by Greencastle Police Capt. Chris Jones at her North College Avenue residence about 10:30 a.m., was lodged in the Putnam County Jail for neglect of a dependent...

In the midst of perhaps the most contentious presidential race in history, the national news media has dropped the ball, a visiting journalism professor said Tuesday night at the DePauw University Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media. With the specter of the biggest media faux pas ever -- the infamous "Dewey defeats Truman" Chicago Tribune headline -- displayed on the video screen behind her, award-winning former Washington Post journalist Miranda Spivack told a Greencastle League of Women Voters-sponsored gathering that the national media has failed to do its constitutionally protected job during the current election.. ...

One of two co-defendants charged with hurling rocks at unsuspecting motorists on U.S. 231 in southern Putnam County this past spring was sentenced Thursday morning to four years in jail. Appearing before Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matt Headley, Jonathan J. ...

Old Gold Day Saturday at DePauw University will see the inauguration of the school's 20th president, D. Mark McCoy, in a ceremony at Kresge Auditorium of the university's Green Center for Performing Arts. Those who can't make it to campus for Saturday's inauguration are invited to watch the event on a live webcast...

Christopher Columbus must be credited with some real foresight to have selected cattle which could produce more than 500 years of offspring, pull thousands of wagons over the National Road and Oregon Trail, set the stage for the creation of the legendary American cowboy and still play a prominent role in producing cutting edge quality, lean nutritional food...

Ronald Job, 73, of Robinson, Ill., died at 6:50 p.m. (EST) on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Vincennes, surrounded by his family. He was born Nov. 24, 1942 in Brazil, Ind., the son of Reese Omer Job and Lena May (Akers) Job, both of whom preceded him in death...

To legislators of Indiana and State Board of Education: As the superintendents of Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS) District lV Schools, we want to express concerns about the results of the past two years of ISTEP+ testing and how these questionable test results can be used to label our schools...

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:08 p.m. Andre Dionte Clark, 21, Plainfield, was housed at the jail for possession of marijuana as well as on a Hamilton County warrant. Tuesday • At 2:22 p.m. Joshua Lee Kelso, 28, Cloverdale, was arrested on a warrant for driving with a suspended license...

Nearly 500 years ago an event occurred that changed the face of Western civilization and has affected nearly every person in Putnam County, whether they know it or not. On Oct. 31, 1517, a relatively unknown professor named Martin Luther nailed 95 points for discussion (“Theses”) on the University of Wittenberg’s bulletin board (actually the castle church’s doors), and thus events were set in motion that would readjust how Christians make use of the Bible in their faith and life. ...

The regularly scheduled Bainbridge Town Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 9 has been rescheduled to Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 6:30 p.m. Those wishing to be placed on the agenda must notify the clerk’s office 24 hours in advance at 522-6238. Bainbridge Town Hall is located at 201 N. Grant Ave...

The Greencastle Community School Corporation is set to host three “Community Forums for Continuous Improvement for Our Schools” throughout the month of November. Through three listening post meetings, GCSC hopes to “share what we do well and what we can do better” and encourages those interested to join in the discussion...

DePauw University wraps up the home portion of its football schedule at 2 p.m. Saturday when it hosts Denison in a North Coast Athletic Conference game. The Tigers are 5-2 overall and 4-2 in the NCAC after last Saturday’s 37-15 loss to Ohio Wesleyan, while the Big Red, ranked 22nd by D3football.com and 24th in the latest coaches’ poll, are 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the NCAC following last week’s 42-29 win over Allegheny...

A benefit dinner for former Cloverdale student-athlete Patrick Jackson’s is set for Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at the Greencastle Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant. All the proceeds go directly to Jackson’s treatments, as he continues to battle medical problems...

Greencastle and Danville have not met in high school football since 2007, so their semifinal sectional matchup tonight will pair relatively unfamiliar faces against each other. Greg Barrett and the North Putnam Cougars, meanwhile, would rather just forget about last year’s game with Monrovia as they travel to Morgan County for a rematch with the defending state champions...

The annual Banner Graphic girls’ basketball preseason section will be in Saturday’s newspaper, and from brief glimpses at the four Putnam County squads this week it’s shaping up to be a good year. The teams all have three things in common that are necessary for success — they are well coached, they look to have good guard play and they have some size for post defense and rebounding...

Zeb Holder (31) is a senior at Cloverdale High School who recently completed the football season, and will participate in wrestling and track and field over the next few months. He is planning a military career, and went through Army basic training over the summer...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Town Council accepted the resignation of former town marshal Mike Clark in the wake of his pleading guilty to conversion in a Cass County plea agreement. The decision to accept Clark’s resignation was made during a special meeting on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the Cloverdale Town Hall. The town is currently seeking to hire personnel to conduct the vetting of new candidates...