Stories from Monday, May 15, 2017

Ivy Tech Community College is hosting events Friday, May 18 at its Greencastle Campus to enroll students for summer and fall classes. There is still time to register for summer classes, which begin the week of June 5. Many online options are available...

In collaboration with the Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association, the Putnam County Museum has announced its second Tractor Day on Saturday, May 20 beginning at 9 a.m. This year’s event will include a hay baling demonstration using a hay press. There will also be a thresher and a binder on display, along with all sorts of other tractors and machinery...

Miss Kimberly Sue Caudill, 56, Crawfordsville, formerly of Parkersburg, passed away peacefully in her home on Friday, May 12. She was born May 13, 1960, in Greencastle, to Wilburn Ray and Joan Marlene (Johnson) Caudill. In her earlier years, Kim worked at The Cambridge Inn, Long John Silver's and Wabash College...

Mary Alice Slicer, 73, of Quincy, passed away Saturday, May 13, 2017. She was born Oct. 12, 1943 in Liberty, Ky., to the late Elmer Brown and Lillian Brockman. She married Charlie L. "Toby" Slicer July 19, 1963, and he preceded her in death in 2006...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — With outright titles in field hockey and women’s basketball and a total of 19 top-five finishes during the 2016-17 academic year, DePauw has won the North Coast Athletic Conference All-Sports Championship for the third time in its six years of competition in the conference...

By CAREY FOX Times Sports Editor PUTNAMVILLE – Illinois native Shane Cockrum battled the competition through a caution with one lap remaining in the sprint car feature at Lincoln Park Speedway to claim the win at the Putnamville oval on Saturday. Josh Boller pulled away over the final five laps to pick up his first career modified victory. ...

KNIGHTSTOWN — Cloverdale senior Cooper Neese will be one of seven members of the boys’ Indiana All-Star team to compete in the 12th annual Hoosiers’ Reunion All-Star Classic on June 2 at the Historic Hoosier Gym. The girls’ game starts at 6 p.m., followed by the boys’ game follows at 8 p.m...

Jack E. Patterson, 87, passed away Thursday, May 11, 2017 at his residence following an extended illness. Jack was born in Greencastle on Sept. 3, 1929, the son of John Leroy and Opal (Grimes) Patterson. He was a 1948 graduate of Greencastle High School...

The Heritage Preservation Society of Putnam County continues its observation of May as National Historic Preservation Month by hosting a talk on the “Treasures of Putnam County’s Small Towns: Bainbridge, Cloverdale, Roachdale and Russellville.” The presentation by consultant Rose Wernicke will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 20 in the Kiwanis Room at the Putnam County Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle. The event is free and all are welcome...

Sixteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 4:03 p.m. Kimani Elijah Luke, 21, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for possession of methamphetamine. • At 12:30 p.m. Joshua Michael Butler, 33, Cloverdale, was taken into custody on a second petition to revoke probation...

The Putnam County Public Library Board has moved its regular meeting to May 23 at 6 p.m. in the Kiwanis Conference Room. The original date was May 24.

A Putnam Circuit Court jury of eight men and four women Monday began hearing testimony in the trial of a 60-year-old Putnam County man charged with shooting an acquaintance with whom he had a “run-in” on his property north of Interstate 70 along State Road 243...

The subject of a recent federal aid replacement project, work on Bridge 248 in Jackson Township is nearly complete. Work on the one-lane bridge on County Road 650 East south of State Road 236 has been going since last summer. A final walk-through with county officials, INDOT and the contractor is scheduled for Tuesday, which should bring the work to a close. ...

CLOVERDALE -- After Clerk-Treasurer Cheryl Galloway announced last month that the K9 donation fund was in the red, other issues regarding the Cloverdale Police Department’s K9 officer Chewy surfaced at the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular May meeting that resulted in the dog’s being put on leave...

TERRE HAUTE – Greencastle continued its strong boys’ golf performances this season by winning its first-ever Western Indiana Conference championship on Saturday at Idle Creek. The Tiger Cubs shot a 338 to edge second-place Northview by seven strokes. Jake Bennett paced the Tiger Cubs by taking medalist honors with a 76...

ROACHDALE -- When the former TDS Telecom offices were donated to the town of Roachdale last August, initial plans were made to transform the inside of the building into town offices and a community center capable of hosting larger events than the aging Northside Meeting House...