Stories from Thursday, September 14, 2017

McDONOUGH, Ga., — The driver of a pickup truck stolen from Putnam County last week is allegedly responsible for a crash that claimed a toddler’s life in Georgia on Tuesday. According to a report in the Henry Herald, Michael Logan Sexton, 26, Monrovia, was driving a Dodge Ram southbound on Interstate 75 when he reportedly rear-ended a Hyundai Santa Fe that was carrying the toddler. This set of a chain reaction that collected two other vehicles...

In celebration of the release of his new CD “Jack Unplugged” Greencastle musician Jack Gibson will be playing at Wasser Brewing Co. on Saturday, Sept. 16. The 8-10:30 p.m. CD release party at the crafter brewery and pub will celebrate Gibson’s music and particularly the new CD, which was produced by Greencastle-based Wardco Studios...

With fellow staff members and students applying the duct tape, Greencastle Middle School sixth grade science teacher Daniel Summerlot finds himself attached to the wall of the cafeteria Tuesday during lunch hour. Students and staff paid a dollar each for strips of duct tape. The “Teachers Taped to the Wall” fundraiser is part of a larger effort at GMS to raise money for hurricane relief in Texas and Florida...

RUSSELLVILLE -- Nationally touring comedian Mike Merryfield makes his Comedy in Crawfordsville debut this week with three shows, including Saturday’s show at Harrison Street Tavern in Russellville, located at 214 N. Harrison St. The Russellville show will begin at 9 p.m. ...

The DePauw University Orchestra kicks off its 2017–18 season on Sunday, Sept. 17 with virtuosity and grand imagery. Mozart’s overture to the opera “The Marriage of Figaro” will open the afternoon program, followed by Respighi’s “The Fountains of Rome” and a whirlwind contemporary work by American composer Jonathan Newman. Professor Orcenith Smith, the ensemble’s music director, will conduct the concert at 3 p.m. in the Green Center’s Kresge Auditorium on the DePauw University campus...

A Greencastle High School senior is the only Putnam County student to earn semifinalist status in the prestigious 2018 National Merit Scholarship competition. Simon A. Foss, 17-year-old son of Rebecca Schindler and Pedar Foss of Greencastle, joins approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 63rd annual National Merit Scholarship Program...

International Talk like a Pirate Day is on Tuesday, Sept. 19 and the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the Putnam County Public Library for some fun. As any pirate would say, “Come join in for games, songs, and snacks for all ye’ land lubbers that be fit for any pirate’s crew.”...

The races are shaping up in the seven fall sports remaining to determine their champions in the Western Indiana Conference. The next sport to be decided is boys’ tennis, in which the crossover matches will take place on Saturday. Greencastle, champions of the West Division with a 3-1 record, will play at East Division champ Indian Creek. The Tiger Cubs went 3-1 to win the West, while Indian Creek was 3-0 in the East Division...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Troy D. Kennedy, 49, Cloverdale, Level 3 felony dealing in methamphetamine, Level 5 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class A infraction driving with a suspended license...

Nine people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 10:24 p.m. Justin Michael Hall, 27, Poland, was housed at the jail on a Johnson County warrant. • At 10:07 p.m. Johnathon Colin Kashman, 22, Rushville, was booked in on an out-of-county warrant...

Media coverage: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game. The coaches: Sam Carnes is in his first season at North Putnam. Tom Winders is in his first season at Cloverdale. The history: North Putnam won 55-0 at home last year, and has won 28 of the last 37 meetings...

Greencastle’s soccer teams both met West Vigo on Tuesday and came away with victories. The Lady Tiger Cubs hosted West Vigo and were led by captains Claire Gillen, Erin Thomas and Corinne Buchanan in a 3-0 win to improve to 5-2-1 on the season. After a scoreless first half, positive advancements were made and the scoring began for Greencastle. Thomas was able to put all three goals in the back of the net unassisted, attempting 17 shots...

To the Editor: Indiana’s Agriculture/Natural Resource Interim Study Committee on Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) reconvenes for Public Comment on Tuesday Sept. 19 (10 a.m./Room 431) at the Statehouse to determine if current laws provide adequate protection from industrialized feeding operations where 99 percent of animals eaten/used are intensely confined...

Greencastle High School’s boys’ basketball program is forming teams to compete in the Indy Hoops league this winter, and has also scheduled a shooting camp for later this month. Coach Bryce Rector and his staff are looking to put together at least one team per grade level in grades 3-6 in the Indy Hoops league. This is a league that is run in the Indianapolis area during the months of...

To the Editor: The week of Sept. 17-23 is annually designated as Constitution Week in the United States. Sept. 17 was proclaimed in 1952 as “Citizenship Day” to honor those who had come of age, reached the voting age, and those who had been naturalized during the past year...

To the Editor: The Indiana Legislature has convened a summer committee on “permitless carry.” Currently, Indiana residents who wish to carry a loaded handgun in public must obtain a permit, which requires a background check. The proposal under study is that this permitting requirement should be repealed...

The Indiana Department of Transportation often finds itself as a lightning rod for criticism. Want a go-to way to make fun of too little work getting done by too many workers? Compare them to the State Highway Dept. Mad about how road or bridge construction is being handled? Blame INDOT...