Stories from Tuesday, September 19, 2017

The Fluttering duck will play host to a Jazz at the Duck open jam session from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. The house rhythm section of Veronica Pejril on piano, Bill Hamm on bass and Rick Provine on drums welcomes all instrumentalists and vocalists for impromptu creations from a wide repertoire...

The Ladies Guild at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church will conduct a rummage sale and bake sale on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 21 and 22. The sale will take place from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Thursday and 8 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul’s is located at 202 E. Washington St., Greencastle...

The “Live Local, Think Global” series at the Putnam County Public Library will welcome Erin Huang Wednesday, Sept. 20 at 6:30 p.m. Huang will discuss issues facing animals and how people can get involved to affect change, which includes getting involved with policy and getting to know those who are making the laws...

BRAZIL — The daughter of Putnam County Prosecutor Tim Bookwalter is hoping to follow in her dad’s footsteps one county away. Emily Clarke announced Monday night that she is running for Clay County prosecutor in 2018 and plans to begin her campaign immediately. Clarke is currently the chief deputy prosecutor for Clay County...

Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matthew Headley and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department are warning of a new scam attempt making the rounds locally. Scammers have been calling local residents claiming to be Deputy Kenneth Cook of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department. No such officer exists at PCSD...

Beginning Friday, County Road 400 East in Floyd Township will be closed for 30 days, the Putnam County Highway Department announced.. The road will be closed between County Road 375 North and 500 North for bridge maintenance.

James Eugene Kirton, 71, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born Aug. 22, 1946 in Greencastle, to Harry Kirton and Audrey (Morgan) Duncan. James grew up in Cloverdale and graduated from Cloverdale High School in 1964...

Interested persons can learn to shoot a bow at Raccoon State Recreation Area’s Fall into Archery program on Saturday, Sept. 23. The program runs from 10 a.m. to noon at the property’s outdoor range. It will be taught by qualified instructors. Raccoon SRA will provide bows, arrows and targets...

One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 2:42 p.m. Jacob Lee Farnsworth, 22, Sullivan, was lodged at the jail on a parole hold. Putnam County sheriff’s deputies investigated one recent property-damage accident. • At 8:35 p.m. on Friday, Jann C. Beck, 66, Bainbridge, was northbound on U.S. 231 about one mile north of U.S. 36 in a 2006 Cadillac STS when it struck a deer...

LOVERDALE -- Cloverdale High School Principal Sonny Stoltz and Doug Wokoun reported that CHS students will participate in the inaugural Student Service Learning Project Friday, Oct. 6 at 12:30 p.m. Students will do community service projects such as cleaning up yards for senior citizens and abandoned properties. CHS is partnering with Soul Harvest Church, First National Bank, Endeavor Communications, POET, the Town of Cloverdale and Our Community Bank for this event...

Despite a 40-signature petition urging the conversion of East Anderson Street in Greencastle from one-way eastbound into two-way traffic between Bloomington and Wood streets, the status quo will prevail. The Greencastle City Council, during its September meeting, took no action on the petition signed largely by residents of the new Miller Asbury Apartment development at the old Miller School...

The Greencastle Lady Tiger Cubs hosted Monrovia on Monday in high school soccer action and emerged with a 7-0 win. During the first half, Erin Thomas scored three goals for Greencastle. Two were assisted by Kennedy Trigg and one by Abbie Beauchamp. Thomas, Beauchamp, Trigg and Sydney Doan each had a second-half goal, while Trigg, Corinne Buchanan, and Kaitlyn Dibble earned an assist...

Rose White is a senior at Greencastle, and participates on the girls’ golf and basketball teams. --- Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what do you think you’ve learned from them? Rose White: “I love sports. It’s a way to de-stress, and I’m a very competitive person. ...

The Greencastle Tiger Cub shooting camp will be Sept. 25-27 at McAnally Center for boys in grades 1-8. Grades 1-4 will receive instruction from 6-7:15 p.m., while grades 5-8 will have their sessions from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Cost is $25 per player, and includes a basketball...

Girls’ golf practice started in late July for Indiana high school teams, and Greencastle’s Macey Masten admits it wasn’t looking good leading up to that juncture. The senior was a three-year varsity performer, and classmate Rose White had played the previous fall...