Stories from Wednesday, May 24, 2017

BLOOMINGTON — Emma Wilson of Greencastle won the 1,600 and 3,200 races as expected on Tuesday evening at the Bloomington North girls’ track and field regional, qualifying for the June 3 state finals in both events for the second straight year. Wilson has had a successful season, but hasn’t been pushed to turn in her best time on many occasions this year...

A 41-year-old Parke County man is facing multiple criminal charges as a result of an incident that began Tuesday with a stolen car in Hendricks County and ended with his arrest behind a Greencastle strip center. Walter Kevin Reiss of Rockville was lodged in the Putnam County Jail after he was arrested by Greencastle Police Officer Kyle Lee following a brief pursuit Tuesday afternoon...

CLAYTON — The high school softball season for Putnam County teams came to end on Tuesday evening as North Putnam and Cloverdale were eliminated in the Class 2A Cascade Sectional. Greencastle played one of its best games of the year, falling 3-1 to Danville in eight innings in the Indian Creek sectional...

The Greencastle boys’ basketball program will host its 2017 summer skills camp on June 19-21 at McAnally Center. The camp is open to boys and girls entering grades one through eight. Grades one through four will meet daily from 5-6:30 p.m. while grades five through eight will run from 7-8:30 p.m...

HOLLANDSBURG — A 71-year-old man died Monday afternoon in a mowing accident in eastern Parke County. Just after 2 p.m., Wayne Brown was mowing on property east of Raccoon Lake on Walker Ramp Road when the lawn tractor went down a ravine and rolled over...

All four Putnam County high schools will be represented at Thursday’s Bloomington North boys’ track and field regional, competing with qualifiers from sectionals at Bloomington North, Bedford North Lawrence and Jeffersonville in seeking to earn trips to the state finals next month...

The Putnam County 4-H Archery Club will stage its second annual Shooting for the Stars event on Saturday, June 10 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The fundraiser helps provide equipment for the club as well as maintaining current gear and assisting in individual projects...