Stories from Tuesday, December 13, 2016

What started as a denied credit card at a local store quickly escalated into a confrontation with employees and other customers, an alleged theft and police involvement. Things escalated further when police arrived at the home of Jeffrey Hunter Saturday afternoon and he shot a Cloverdale officer following a brief confrontation...

BAINBRIDGE -- A cheerleading state championship and an FFA national championship are not the only recent victories for North Putnam High School. Now considered a Unified Champion School, NPHS has taken part in a statewide program titled Champions Together which aims to promote student leadership and unity through a collaborative partnership between the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Special Olympics Indiana...

Judith “Judy” Job, 73, of Robinson, Ill., died at 11:32 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2016 at St Mary’s Medical Center in Evansville, surrounded by her beloved family. She was born Feb. 5, 1943 in Greencastle. She was preceded in death by her father; and by her husband, Ronald Job on Oct. 26, 2016...

Allen Clodfelter, 86, passed away at Asbury Towers in Greencastle Monday evening, Dec. 12, 2016, ending his battle with dementia. He was the second son of Ralph and Ruth (Overpeck) Clodfelter, born Feb. 1, 1930 in Portland Mills. He was a 1948 graduate of Bainbridge High School, and was an 80-year member of the Bainbridge Christian Church...

With the first accumulating snowfall of the 2016-17 season as the backdrop Tuesday, the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Snow Sculpture Contest is officially open for entries. And the fun of playing in the snow is not limited to the Greencastle community. All Putnam County residents may participate in the contest...

On behalf of Exxon Mobil and the Kwik Mart convenience store at U.S. 40 and U.S. 231, Kwik Mart owner Gayle Raisor (right) makes a $500 donation to Central Elementary School. Accepting the money on behalf of the school are Principal Todd Gowen (left) and students Amelia and Layton Wells. The donation was made possible through a grant from Kwik Mart and Exxon Mobil.

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 11:30 p.m. Deanna Rose Pelley, 24, Clayton, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant. • At 7:54 p.m. Kevin Lee Hardcastle, 23, Greencastle, was taken into custody for invasion of privacy...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Shane A. Willey, 26, Cloverdale, two counts of Level 4 felony burglary, Class A misdemeanor theft, habitual offender enhancement Raven L. Sullivan, 26, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate, Class A misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

The Greencastle Friends of the Park suggest that for a present for that hard-to-be-buy-for individual or even a last-minute gift, local residents consider sponsoring a decorative picket at the Emerald Palace playground at Robe-Ann Park. Persons can continue to help build the Emerald Palace Playground by purchasing a picket fence post for $20...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 17 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St., Greencastle. Distribution is being conducted early this month due to the Christmas holiday...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale FFA will be conducting a seed auction at Cloverdale High School on Tuesday, Jan. 24. The social event begins at 6:30 p.m. with the auction starting at 7 in the Cloverdale cafeteria. Bulk crop seeds such as soybeans, corn, clover, alfalfa and possibly wheat will be available for farmers to buy at a discounted price...

Ivy Tech Community College Central Indiana will celebrate its annual winter commencement Saturday during four ceremonies Dec. 16-17 at the college Conference Center, 2620 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis. Ivy Tech is one of the only institutions of higher education in Indianapolis to celebrate winter commencement. Ivy Tech Central Indiana is awarding an estimated 760 credentials, including associate degrees, certificates and technical certificates...

It turns out the Greencastle High School band is having a fundraiser. However, some of the tickets circulating in the community may have been sold by young people misrepresenting themselves as GHS band members. In a Saturday, Dec. 10 story on a ticket scam allegedly perpetrated by several Greencastle young people, the Banner Graphic reported that the band is not currently selling raffle tickets...

State and local police agencies responded to multiple slide-offs and other crashes due to the snow that moved in Tuesday morning. From 6 a.m.-1 p.m., Indiana State Police troopers from the Putnamville Post responded to 14 slide-offs, 11 property damage crashes and eight personal injury crashes. Additionally, local agencies in Putnam County responded to dozens of calls on state, county and city roads...

A 35-year-old Greencastle man, facing child-molestation charges in a three- or four-year-old case, made his initial appearance in court Monday afternoon. Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges entered a not-guilty plea on behalf of Daniel Cull, who is employed as a roofer for a Camby firm...

The first significant snowfall of the year, and a good packing snow at that, provided the perfect opportunity for Elder Taka and Elder Wadley to build a snowman who stood approximately eight feet tall outside their Wood Street apartment Tuesday morning.

Despite opposition from school superintendents across Putnam County and around the state, the Indiana Department of Education Tuesday released the 2015-16 accountability grades for Indiana schools. The grades announced Tuesday are the first released under a new A-F accountability formula approved last year by the Indiana State Board of Education. ...