Stories from Friday, December 9, 2016

North Putnam senior tight end Max Haste was named to the Associated Press Class 2A all-state first team on Wednesday after a stellar season for the Cougars. Haste, a 6-3, 220-pounder, caught 49 passes for 770 yards and caught three touchdowns in helping the Cougars to compile a 7-3 record...

Any basketball fan going to Southport on Saturday to see the Cloverdale-Park Tudor contest in the Forum TipOff Classic would do well to leave two hours earlier than planned. The preceding game is between defending 4A state champion New Albany and perennial power North Central of Indianapolis...

Game time: 6 p.m. So far: The Tiger Cubs have lost two of their last three games, but the six teams to defeat them are a combined 41-13. South Putnam’s only loss came 53-35 to Greencastle in the championship game of the Putnam County tournament. History: Greencastle has won the last five meetings between the teams...

The year 2016 has brought about an inordinate share of historic events. Brexit in Britain. The election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. A referendum for government reform in Italy. Addressing “The Historic Events of 2016 and Where We Go From Here,” former British Prime Minister David Cameron told a DePauw University audience Tuesday afternoon that it all depends “on what political leaders do next.”...

By ERIC BERNSEE Editor For the second straight year, the Putnam County DAR Good Citizen Award is calling South Putnam High School home. South Putnam senior Lois Cheatham, the daughter of Liz and Gary Cheatham, South County Road 25 East, Greencastle, was named the 2016 DAR Good Citizen winner by Washburn Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, during a Wednesday afternoon reception at the Putnam County Public Library...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A male visitor was arrested Thursday at the Putnamville Correctional Facility for reportedly attempting to pass drugs and other contraband to his incarcerated brother. Alan Rogers, 32, of Monticello, was booked into the Putnam County Jail on a pair of Level 5 felonies, attempted trafficking with an inmate and possession of suboxone...

The First Baptist Church family invites the community to a series of services to celebrate the wonders of Christmas. On Sunday, Dec. 18 at the 9:30 a.m. worship service Kingdom Kids children’s group will join the Celebration Choir in a special presentation of “Sing the Glory.”...

The Greencastle Presbyterian Church choir and friends will be performing the musical “Singing with the Angels” by Joel Raney at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 11. The free performance will be presented at the Presbyterian Church, 653 S. CR 100 East (Round Barn Road)...

AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Ariens Co. recently named Keener’s Mower Sales & Service its Sophomore Dealer of the Year during the company’s annual dealer summit. The sophomore award is given to the Ariens Co. second-year dealer with the highest percent growth in sales during fiscal year 2016. Only dealers who signed on with Ariens Co. as a new dealer in fiscal year 2015 were eligible for the sophomore award...

Loran and Sue Ann Handy of Gosport are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter Sarah Handy to Jeffery Lackner, son of Robert and Cindy Lackner of Coatesville. Jeffery is employed at Stephen Gould Corporation as a production manager and Sarah is employed at Creative Underwriters Corporation as a processor...

Samuel Jr. and Uldene (Rooze) Goad will celebrate their 65th anniversary on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 1-4 p.m. at New Providence Church. They were married Dec. 16, 1951 at West Union Church in Monrovia. They have resided near Brick Chapel since 1971. They have five children, Kevin (LeaAnn) Goad of Cloverdale, Kathy (Jim) Clements of Mooresville, Karen (Kenny) Cash of Cloverdale, Karla Buis of Greencastle and Keith (Tracey) Goad of Reelsville, as well as nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.. ...

Four people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 4:01 p.m. Bambi Lynn Bicknell, 44, Terre Haute, was lodged at the jail on a warrant for contempt of court. • At 3:24 p.m. James Allen Lewis, 38, Covington, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

Putnam County Public Library will be offering a Managing Your Digital Photos computer class on Monday, Dec. 19. The group will discuss the basics of importing and exporting digital photographs from your camera or phone to your computer, give tips on organizing large numbers of photos, creative ways of managing photos across different devices like phones, tablets and cameras, and demonstrate some basic photo editing techniques from 5:30-7:30 p.m...