Stories from Monday, September 11, 2017

BELLE UNION — A Coatesville man died Monday evening after rolling his off-road vehicle in southeastern Putnam County. John Hall, 48, of Coatesville, was pronounced dead after being transported to Putnam County Hospital. At 5:43 p.m. a passerby in the area of County Road 800 East and 500 South called Putnam County Dispatch to report an overturned Polaris Ranger along the roadway with a man trapped underneath...

The Banner Graphic sports department is looking to add one or two sports correspondents to its staff. The Banner Graphic sports staff currently has a pool of 4-5 contributors who do an excellent job, but also have full-time work or college obligations that sometimes limit their availability...

Alice Marie Wolfe, 89, North Salem, passed away Saturday morning, Sept. 9, 2017 at Hendricks Regional Health. She was born in Anderson, Ind., on Sept. 5, 1928 the daughter of Alvie B. and Alma W. Waugh Washer. She was a homemaker who loved to sew, embroidery, crochet, bake pies and can vegetables from the garden...

Betty Lue Featherston, 81, of Quincy, went to be with the Lord Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017. She was born Jan. 28, 1936 to the late Harry and Laura (Miller) Brouwer. She married Clarence Featherston on June 26, 1954, and he passed away in 1991. Betty was a member of the Bible Baptist Church, the Harrison Homemakers Club and the WHM Auxiliary Club...

Patricia Joan Overpeck, 53, Roachdale, passed away Monday, Sept. 11, 2017 at Union Hospital in Terre Haute. She was born May 17, 1964 in Greencastle to the late Walter and Pauline (James) Overpeck. She loved to play basketball, listen to music, dancing, and collecting Elvis memorabilia. She will be greatly missed...

In honor of Alzheimer’s Month, Mill Pond Health Campus invites the community to a special event, Fit for Alzheimer’s Day, Saturday, Sept. 16 at the facility at 1014 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle. The event will begin with an 8 a.m. biscuits and gravy breakfast...

Pouring tea seems like it ought to be old hat, and it literally is as Dustin Boothby astonishes T.J. Tincher (left) along with Dianna Baysinger and Don Wilson with his actions in a scene from the Putnam County Playhouse production of “Laughing Stock,” the season-ending comedy on stage through Saturday at the Hazel Day Longden Theatre off Round Barn Road on Greencastle’s East Side. ...

MARSHALL -- Two Parke County people were arrested Sunday afternoon after an accident involving two vehicles and a motorcycle near Marshall in northeastern Parke County. Indiana Conservation Officers reported that Omar Mosby, 34, and Ashly Mosby, 27, both of Rockville, were arrested on multiple charges...

REELSVILLE -- Big Walnut Missionary Baptist Church will host a community block party on Saturday, Sept. 16 at 5531 W. CR 950 South, Reelsville. The 5-7 p.m. event will feature food and fun for the whole family. Included are a bounce house, face painting, games, music and horseback rides...

For all of those interested, the most highly requested resource from Purdue University was recently updated. That resource is the Purdue University Farmland Value Survey data. Results from the 2017 survey contained a mixture of increases and decreases...

If your backyard is home to a pet pig, dog, cat or goat, Sept. 13-17 is your week. That’s when the Greencastle Tractor Supply Co. welcomes all leashed, friendly animals to visit the store during Pet Appreciation Week. “Pet Appreciation Week is our time to meet and celebrate every pet you could imagine,” Marc Overstreet, manager of the Greencastle Tractor Supply, said. ...

The Steve Snyder Trio will play Thursday, Sept. 14, at 8:30 p.m. in The Fluttering Duck, 2 W. Seminary St. The band features Steve Snyder playing Hammond organ with guitarist Joel Tucker and drummer Chris Parker. The band will play two sets of soul/straight ahead jazz with funky grooves drenched in the blues, as well as ballads and standards...

While at Yale University, composer Aaron Copland said of Andrew Parr’s performance of his Piano Variations, “he performed the work as though he had written it himself.” This week, DePauw School of Music will present Professor Parr in performance as guest pianist on its 2017-18 Faculty Select Series at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 in the Green Center’s Thompson Recital Hall...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Terrence Lamonette Bell, 49, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony driving with a Schedule I or II controlled substance in the body, Class C misdemeanor driving with a Schedule I or II substance in the body, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Saturday • At 2 a.m. Shaniah Ann Nichole Denny, 19, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 12:20 a.m. William R. Payne, 51, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated...

The Union Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 5998 W. U.S. 36, will host its annual fish fry Saturday, Sept. 16 from 4-7 p.m. The menu will include fish, barbecue, hot dogs, side dishes, desserts and drinks. Carry-out will be available. There is a playground adjacent to the shelter and there will be free games...

The Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District, on the USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service’s behalf, will host a public Local Working Group meeting Thursday, Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. in the USDA Service Center, 1007 Mill Pond Lane, Greencastle...

_Chicken barbecue set Friday, Saturday_ The 58th annual Fillmore Fire Department Chicken Barbecue is set for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 15 and 16. Serving is set to begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday, continuing until they run out of chicken...

Communication wiring at the Putnam County Courthouse is a mess. Courthouse employees know it, citizens needing online services know it and telecommunications contractors know it. One of them reiterated for the Putnam County Commissioners last week, classifying the situation as “a bunch of network loops that are now a spiderweb.”...

The Young Eagle Rally at Putnam County Airport Appreciation Days provided a chance for kids ages 8-17 to take a free flight with local pilots and those from around the region. One such visitor was pilot Larry Gruber (above) of Delphi, who gave 13-year-old Corbin Edwards of Greencastle a flight in his distinctive blue and yellow Varga Kachina. ...

CINCINNATI, Ohio — DePauw grabbed a 28-7 first-half lead and held on for a 41-30 season-opening victory at Mount St. Joseph on Saturday night in college football action. The Lions dropped to 1-1 with the loss. The Tigers need just four plays to get on the board as quarterback Matt Labus teamed with receiver Nolan Ayres for a 54-yard score just two minutes into the contest...

PUTNAMVILLE – Dave Darland’s late-season surge continued Saturday night at Lincoln Park Speedway as the Lincoln driver captured sprint car win number seven during the 2017 campaign. The same could be said for Greencastle’s Jonny Newgent as he pulled away after a late restart to win his third straight UMP Super Stock victory. Roy Bruce Jr. tuned up for this weekend’s Patriot 100 American Modified Series race by winning his second A-main of the year at LPS...

INDIANAPOLIS – Greencastle and South Putnam both competed in the Ben Davis Invitational cross country meet on Saturday. Greencastle junior Emma Wilson finished first in the girls’ varsity division with a time of 17:37.66. Ben Gellman paced the Tiger Cubs in the boys’ race, placing 45th in 17:10.23...

CLOVERDALE — Greencastle captured its fifth straight Putnam County title in high school volleyball on Saturday. After what has become a regular tradition of late, the Tiger Cubs are hoping to parlay that success into a deeper tournament run this year in both the Western Indiana Conference and next month’s sectional...