Stories from Thursday, April 13, 2017

GROVELAND — A woman was airlifted to Indianapolis Thursday following a late-afternoon shooting that police continue to investigate. At around 3:40 p.m., police and medical personnel were dispatched to 7207 N. CR 600 East on a reported gunshot wound to the abdomen.

Ralph F. Logan, 92, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Russellville, passed away on April 10, 2017 in Bonita Springs, FL. He was born on April 10, 1925 to John and Ella Logan near Rising Fawn, Ga., on Lookout Mountain. In 1960 he married Charlene Pittman and had two children, Kendra and Glenn...

Virginia E. Kleiber, 92, of Bainbridge, died on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at The Waters of Greencastle. Virginia was born Feb. 7, 1925 in Indianapolis to Floyd and Amah (Ball) Kreig. She was a 1943 graduate of Shortridge High School in Indianapolis. Virginia married George L. Kleiber in 1943 and he preceded her in death in 2007...

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 6:29 p.m. Bradford Jordan McKamey Linker, 24, Cloverdale, was charged with probation violation. • At 10:10 a.m. Keven Dale Crowe, 25, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for violation of home detention...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Ivan A. Deloya, 29, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license Melvin Brown, 19, Terre Haute, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Charles T. Bentley, 26, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...

The Reelsville Fire Department will host the Barbara Proctor Memorial Easter Egg Hunt April 15 at 3 p.m. at the station. Rain or shine, fun and prizes can be had by children ages 12 and under as well as pictures with Sparky for $1. The grand prize for all three categories is a boys’ and girls’ bicycle...

For some the onset of spring brings forth a time to plan vacations, spend time with family members and friends, and most importantly, a time to sit back and enjoy the flowers. Purdue Extension and Indiana Extension Homemakers invite you to the annual Spring Dessert event at 7 p.m. , April 20 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds...

The Indiana Healthy Community Initiative invites all of the Putnam County community to join the inaugural Be Well 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 22 at Big Walnut Sports Park. Persons can run, jog or walk through the paved race course in Big Walnut Sports Park, located behind Crown Equipment, as participants log 3.12 miles to a healthier Putnam County. Strollers are welcome...

CLOVERDALE -- After an otherwise straightforward meeting, the Cloverdale School Board had much to say about recent events in the Cloverdale School Corporation. “We thank both our ag instructors, who work hard to help the kids prepare,” Joe Mann said in regards to the FFA’s participation in the District Leadership Development Contest at Turkey Run High School. Eleven teams placed in the top three and will be competing at the state competition in June...

If things seem a little brighter these days at Greencastle City Hall, it's because ... well, they literally are. Consider it a quality-of-life issue meets a quality-of-light issue. For recently replaced were a total of 343 lightbulbs -- 302 four-foot fluorescent bulbs and 41 others -- both interior and exterior...

Devin Clar is a Greencastle senior who played football and basketball for the Tiger Cubs this year. Banner Graphic: Talk about football this season and the great turnaround you had. Devin Clar: “It was an amazing way to end my high school football career. I take great pride in how well we turned our season around, and the hard work that we put in. The coaches brought everyone together, and it was just a great season.”...

Greencastle will host the Putnam County baseball and softball tournaments on Saturday. North Putnam is the defending champion in baseball, and meets South Putnam in the opener at 10 a.m. The Eagles won a pair of one-run games over North Putnam this week...

South Putnam tuned up for Saturday’s Putnam County tournament this week by defeating North Putnam in two one-run high school baseball games, winning 3-2 on Tuesday and 2-1 on Wednesday to stay undefeated on the season. On Tuesday, North Putnam led 2-1 after two innings, but the Eagles got single runs in the third and fourth innings to hold on for the victory...

Tony Kushner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play “Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes,” will visit DePauw University on Thursday, April 20, to keynote DePauw’s annual National Undergraduate Honors Conference for Communication and Theatre...

Hoosiers are invited to participate in a unique conversation model at restaurants across the state -- including Almost Home in Greencastle -- to discuss the nature of evidence and the ways we decide if it is reliable and valid. In other words, how we know what we know...