Stories from Sunday, February 12, 2017

James L. York, 69, of Greencastle, passed away at the Putnam County Hospital Friday morning, Feb.10, 2017, ending his valiant battle with heart failure. He was the son of Donald S. and Olive M. (Robertson) York, born April 19, 1947 in Greencastle, was a 1965 graduate of Greencastle High School...

GAMBIER, Ohio — For the first time since late November, DePauw University’s No. 10-ranked women’s suffered defeat as host Kenyon handed the Tigers a 70-64 North Coast Athletic Conference loss. DePauw dropped to 22-2 overall and 14-1 in the NCAC following a game that included 12 ties and 15 lead changes, while the Ladies improved to 17-6 overall and 11-3 in conference play...

Game time: 7:30 p.m. varsity tipoff So far: The Eels were 5-6 during the 2016 portion of their schedule, but have only gone 1-7 since Christmas break. All of their wins have come over small private schools except North Central, which is the lowest rated team in the state in the Sagarin ratings. South Putnam had won two straight games before going 0-2 in the Putnam County Classic last week...

SPEEDWAY — Last week, shots fell frequently for the South Putnam girls’ basketball team and the Eagles won three straight games to capture the Cascade Sectional title. On Saturday, however, the shots did not fall often enough and the Eagles suffered a season-ending 54-42 defeat to Eastern Hancock in the Speedway Regional semifinals...

By now I am sure everyone is sick of the dark, muted tones of winter and would love to see a splash of color around their house. One way to give someone else a splash of color in their life is by purchasing flowers for them for Valentine’s Day. Since Valentine’s Day is about showing someone you care for them, what better way is there to say, “I care” than with a heart-shaped flower...

Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma International Society of Key Women Educators awards small grants to help with college expenses for qualified women. If you graduated from a Putnam County high school, are a female enrolled in an university education program to train elementary or secondary teachers, will be a junior or senior next fall, have a passion for education and have excellent grades, you are encouraged to apply...

2 West Bistro will add the “International House of Steak,” featuring steaks and international foods, to its menu. “We have some great steak options and a lot of unique international specialty items,” said Chef Perri Jackson, catering chef and mastermind behind the new menu...

The 100+ Men Who Care (MWC) of Putnam County have launched their county-wide effort to renew and recruit men for 2017. For the past two years the men have come together for fun, food and philanthropy. They come from all walks of life to make a difference for Putnam County non-profit organizations...

The Putnam County Public Library 2017 Travel Talks Series continues with a virtual visit to Iceland on Tuesday, Feb. 14. The free program is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Kiwanis Room at the library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle. Local photographer Lynne Tweedie will recall her recent trip to the Nordic isle. Sack lunches are welcome...

City Fire The Greencastle Fire Department recently responded to eight dispatches. • At 1:54 p.m. on Friday, GFD responded to a fire alarm due to cooking at 208 E. Olive St. GFD reset the alarm and returned to station at 2:06 p.m. • At 10:29 p.m. on Friday, GFD responded to reports of a car on fire at the intersection of Indianapolis Road and Percy Julian Drive. ...

EVANSVILLE — South Putnam’s Kyle Shaffer entered Saturday’s Evansville Semistate wrestling tournament as the second highest-ranked wrestler in the 195-pound class. After dominating four straight matches to win the semistate title and defeating the only opponent in the field ranked higher than him, Shaffer emerged with a 46-0 record and firmly entrenched as one of the favorites for next weekend’s state finals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis...

Beginning a 12-week whirlwind of fundraising and dancing, the 12 contestants for the 2017 Dancing with the Putnam County Stars title gathered for the first time as a full group Saturday morning. In preparation for the Saturday, May 6 annual fundraiser for the Putnam County Youth Development Commission, the 12 stars got together to learn a bit more about the PCYDC and what they are in for in the coming weeks and months...

Author/reporter Ruben Castaneda will present “A Tale of Journalism, Addiction and Redemption” when he visits DePauw University on Thursday, Feb. 16. Visiting Professor of Journalism Miranda S. Spivack is bringing Castaneda, currently a writer for US News & World Report, to campus to speak about his life, work and career...

Greencastle and Putnam County have long known Jim Baird as friend, farmer, businessman, veteran and state legislator. And today you can add television star to that list. Or better make that reluctant TV star. Baird, a veteran convoy commander during the Vietnam War, is being featured in a Smithsonian Channel episode of the national TV series “The Weapon Hunter,” which follows Paul Shull, “a man on a mission to put history back in action,” according to his press clippings...