Stories from Wednesday, November 16, 2016

BAINBRIDGE — It was announced Wednesday during the North Putnam school board’s regular public session that Superintendent Dan Noel will be retiring on Jan. 30, 2017. Board attorney Gene Hostetter took some time Wednesday to explain how the search for a new superintendent will take place...

Senior quarterback Matt Hunt and senior linebacker Will Longthorne were named to the D3football.com Team of the Week following their performance in DePauw’s 37-34 win over Wabash on Saturday in the 123rd Monon Bell game. If the Monon Bell wasn’t enough, Hunt was also named the NCAC Offensive Player of the Week for the third time this season...

ROACHDALE — North Putnam put together short stretches of good play in the first half on Tuesday night, and battled visiting Covington well for the first quarter. Unfortunately, those brief periods devolved into long droughts and the Cougars fell 58-38 to remain winless on the young season...

The young, inexperienced Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs took a step toward growing into a good team Tuesday night at home against the Southmont Mounties. Greencastle won its first game of the season after losing its first four games, using a big second quarter to defeat the visitors 55-51...

Patricia (Patti) A. Davis, 62, of Cloverdale, passed away Nov. 8, 2016. She was born Jan. 12, 1954 in Indianapolis to the late Eugene Aton and June Larison (Foreman). Surviving are her three children, Cristle Grove (Joey), Greencastle, William Grogan and Michael Wade Davis, Cloverdale; two brothers, Ross Aton, Cloverdale, and Ron Aton (Barbara), Edinburgh; five grandchildren, Alexzander, Kaleb and Myles Grove, Alyssa Moulton, Faith Riffel; five great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and close friends that she considered family.. ...