Stories from Thursday, November 10, 2016

CLOVERDALE — When Cooper Neese woke up on Wednesday morning, the first thought he had was “whoa.” About eight hours later, the Cloverdale High School senior was in the school’s gymnasium signing his national letter-of-intent to play college basketball for Butler University next winter...

BAINBRIDGE -- The public is invited to a Quilts of Valor Award Ceremony on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. at Life Spring Church, located on U.S. 36, west of Bainbridge. A representative of the Quilts of Valor Organization, Kim Disbro, will be in charge of the program with help from the quilt club...

LIMEDALE -- A boil order for Reelsville Water Authority customers in the Limedale area was lifted Thursday morning. Two water samples from the affected areas came back clean. The order had affected customers from Limedale south to, and including, Seniour Road, including all customers on east and west roads...

Emilee Henninger (No. 31 in dark uniform above) is a senior at North Putnam, and is currently participating on the basketball team. She played soccer in the fall, earning all-Western Indiana Conference honors, and plans to resume her softball career in the spring...

While the Putnam County fall sports season has been over for a while now, the Danville Warriors are one team left alive which some local fans have been curiously following. After the Warriors eliminated Greencastle with a painfully memorable 21-14 win in the sectional semifinals, thanks to the 99-yard touchdown pass, most observers gave Danville little chance against the private school Bishop Chatard Trojans...

DePauw School of Music Events Week of Nov. 14--20 Faculty Select Series: Thomas King, tenor, and Vicki King, piano Monday, Nov. 14 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2554794 Tenor Thomas King and pianist Vicki King will present a varied recital of English, American, German and French songs and arias Monday night. ...

Stephen Alan York Sr., 71, of Lebanon, Ind., passed away Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis. He was born May 18, 1945 in Greencastle, son of the late Jesse Don York and Gertrude (Sutherlin) York. Steve graduated from Greencastle High School...

A number of special events are scheduled during National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week as fundraisers for Beyond Homeless Inc., the local shelter at 309 E. Franklin St., Greencastle. From Nov. 14-20 several special activities are set. All are fundraisers for Beyond Homeless. A Hike for Homeless 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, Nov. 12 beginning at 9 a.m. at the DePauw Nature Park...