Stories from Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Hannah L. Taylor, 81, of Bainbridge, passed away Sunday, Sept. 3, 2017. Born Dec. 27, 1935 in Glasgow, Ky., she was the daughter of Judge and Lummie Mitchell Haynes. Hanna married James C. Taylor, and they owned the pay lake in Avon for several years...

POLAND -- Indianapolis author Nikki Stoddard Schofield will portray Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt in a one-woman show Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Poland Chapel in Clay County. The 3 p.m. presentation is the fifth annual installment of the Poland Chapel Speaker Series. Tickets are $10 the day of the event and $8 prior to that day. Tickets can be ordered by calling 812-986-2301...

A Greencastle woman was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a single-vehicle accident east of Chadd Valley late Monday morning. At 11:40 a.m. 33-year-old Lacy A. Wells, 33 was westbound on State Road 240 just west of County Road 500 East in a 2009 Honda CR-V. Markings on the road indicated that Wells’ vehicle left the north side of the road before traveling down an embankment and continuing into the front yard at 459 E. SR 240, where it struck a tree...

PUTNAMVILLE — A correctional officer at Putnamville Correctional Facility on Sunday after admitting to bringing contraband into the prison. Officer Justin Ray Johnson, 25, Rosedall, was arrested on Sunday for Level 5 felony trafficking with an inmate...

POLAND – Indianapolis author Nikki Stoddard Schofield will portray Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt in a one-woman show Sunday, Sept. 10, at the Poland Chapel in Clay County. The 3 p.m. presentation is the fifth annual installment of the Poland Chapel Speaker Series. Tickets are $10 the day of the event and $8 prior to that day. Tickets can be ordered by calling 812-986-2301...

Pickleball is considered the fastest-growing sport in the United States, and Greencastle’s Pickleball Club is an example of that growth. Robe-Ann Park is home to six new pickleball courts to go along with three tennis courts tucked into the northeast corner of the park, across from the city pool...

Teresa McGuire, local artist and graduate of Herron School of Art and Design, will speak Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Putnam County Museum. The museum, located at 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle, will open at 5 p.m. with the Artist Talk beginning at 5:30...

INDIANAPOLIS – The 2017 Plane Pull in Indianapolis benefiting the Special Olympics was a success for the Putnamville Correctional Facility Team (PCF). PCF took first place for the fourth time in six years. Several other facilities participated, as well as other law enforcement entities, including the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department...

MANSFIELD -- Area residents are invited to celebrate the end of summer with an old-fashioned serving of beans and cornbread, a tour of an 1880s mill, and the music of local artists Saturday, Sept. 9 at historic Mansfield Roller Mill in southeastern Parke County...

A Greencastle woman was airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital following a single-vehicle accident east of Chadd Valley late Monday morning. At 11:40 a.m. 33-year-old Lacy A. Wells was westbound on State Road 240 just west of County Road 500 East in a 2009 Honda CR-V...

Cloverdale and West Vigo ran a dual cross country meet on Tuesday. The Vikings won the boys’ race by a 19-36 margin, and the Clovers did not have enough runners for the girls’ race to have a team score. Rylan Hall led the Clover boys by placing fourth in 19:15, while Lily Monnett ran first for the Clover girls in 23:16...

Noah Emmerich and Jared Seidler are seniors at South Putnam, and play doubles together on the Eagles’ tennis team. Banner Graphic: How long have you been playing tennis, and what do you like best about it? Noah Emmerich: “I’ve been playing since seventh grade, and I have been on the school team since the freshman year. I like the amount of teamwork that goes into it; it’s not all teamwork, but there is a lot. I like the balance between relying on your own skill and that of the team.”...

On the heels of tying a school record and breaking a 19-game losing streak, the Wilmington College offensive line has picked up a national honor as part of the D3Football.com Team of the Week. South Putnam grad Lane Hacker, a senior tackle, was one of the members of the offensive line honored for helping the Fightin’ Quakers tie a school record with 381 rushing yards in Saturday’s 49-20 victory over Earlham...

Fresh off of two of the biggest downtown musical weekends of the year, a more intimate concert experience will kick off its fall season Thursday on the Greencastle courthouse square. Local favorite Gus Moon as well as Paige Beller of Dayton, Ohio, will perform at 7 p.m. Thursday at Music on the Square, the first two acts of the Homegrown on WGRE fall concert series...