Stories from Monday, October 2, 2017

Curtis William Priddy of Roachdale passed away on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 at Hickory Creek at Sunset in Greencastle. He was born on Nov. 7, 1928 at Buffalo, W.Va., to Pearl and Gay Taylor Priddy. He was 88 years old. He was a foreman for the book bindery at Horizon Printing in Indianapolis...

Betty Angela (Watson) Ranard passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 1, 2017 at Summerfield Healthcare in Cloverdale, at the age of 76. She formerly resided in Indianapolis, Rockville and Quincy. Betty is survived by her daughter, Pamela (Whicker) Erman; grandson Daniel Erman; and son-in-law David Erman, Springtown, Texas, as well as niece Carolyn Dieck Schilling and nephew Tommy Knoche, Indianapolis, and her friend and ex-husband, Paul Whicker of Cataract...

The second installment of the Homegrown on WGRE concert series will feature Noble Roots and Bridge 19 on Tuesday evening. The concert is set for 7-8:30 p.m. at Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St. Noble Roots is an Americana group based in the Cicero that draws influences from a wide variety of different musical styles and genres to make its own acoustic sound. Members Kelli Ray Yates (acoustic guitar), John Gilmore (mandolin) and Gary Wasson (bass) all contribute to the vocal force...

The calendar has officially turned to autumn, but organizers of Greencastle First Friday are looking for one more night of music, food and fun on the square before heading indoors until spring. Sponsored by Prime Real Estate, the October event will feature free pumpkins courtesy of the downtown broker...

The Cloverdale American Legion is starting its donations for the Indiana Veterans Home at Lafayette for all the veterans in state of Indiana for Christmas. Gifts and donations will be delivered to them on or before Dec. 10-15 to help make Christmas enjoyable for those in need...

The Putnam County Veterans Service office is looking for volunteer drivers to help get the veterans it serves to appointments. Applicants need not be veterans, simply someone with the time to spare to drive a furnished vehicle and get some local vets where they need to go...

Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 8:51 p.m. Robert Howard, 57, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 2:30 p.m. William Edward Bolton II, 18, Greencastle, was taken into custody for criminal mischief...

Consider this scenario: It’s 2 o’clock in the morning. You and your family are fast asleep when you awaken to the smoke alarm sounding and the smell of smoke. What do you do? If you and your family don’t have a plan in place, it could jeopardize your safety, or even prove deadly...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Putnam County Hospital is dedicated to educating the community about the top of the line resources available close to home to keep women proactive in their breast health. Putnam County Hospital will be hosting a Go Pink Open House in the main lobby of the hospital on Friday, Oct. 6. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the community is invited to enjoy sweet treats while browsing the gift baskets that will be raffled off at 2 p.m...

Putnam County Hospital has announced details of the upcoming Hospital Benefit Gala. The hospital is hosting the gala to raise funds and awareness for the Putnam County Hospital Cancer Center with an inaugural event set for Saturday, Nov. 18 at the DePauw University Union Building ballroom...

TERRE HAUTE — Greencastle picked up a big win on Monday night in high school volleyball, defeating Terre Haute South by a 3-0 margin. Greencastle won 25-21, 25-19 and 25-23. The Cubs were led by Lilly Meyer with 11 kills, Allison Stevens with 10 kills, Jalyn Duff with 22 assists, and Maggie Meyer with 32 digs...

North Putnam’s 8th-grade volleyball team defended its 2016 Putnam County championship recently by defeating Greencastle 25-12, 25-12 in the championship match. Marin Davies continued her day of strong serving going 12 of 14 with five aces. Kyla Willis was perfect on the day in serving, going 13 for 13 for the second time of the day with five aces. Zoey Dickson also had a strong serving game with four aces...

By CAREY FOX For the Banner Graphic PUTNAMVILLE — Saturday was Champions Night at Lincoln Park Speedway as Brent Beauchamp was crowned as the sprint car points champion for the second time and also claimed the A-main feature win over Jeff Bland Jr. Kenny Carmichael Jr. ...

DELAWARE, Ohio — Demarco Henry’s 1-yard touchdown run with 6:52 left and Brooks Hepp’s interception at the DePauw 1 with 3:16 remaining helped lift the Tigers to a 31-30 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Ohio Wesleyan. DePauw moved to 4-0 overall and 3-0 in the NCAC, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 1-3 overall and 1-2 in conference play...

This week is a busy one for tournament play for Putnam County teams, with pairings being made in two other sports for tourney action starting later this month. Here is a look at each sport: Tennis South Putnam (14-3) will play Crawfordsville (7-11) at 4:45 p.m. today in the Crawfordsville Regional, while the other semifinal match will be between Fountain Central (10-10) and Terre Haute North (19-3)...

By Joey Bennett Sports Editor CLAYTON – Greencastle junior Emma Wilson won her third straight individual title in the Western Indiana Conference cross country meet on Saturday morning at Cascade to highlight performances of Putnam County athletes. Wilson recorded her best-ever time of 17:29.94 in easily winning the girls’ race and remaining undefeated on the season...

Ola Lovica “Cissie” Phipps-Carrington of Greencastle passed away Monday, Sept. 25, 2017 after a year and a half battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 30, 1954, daughter of Everett and Ola Mae (Glenn) Phipps. She graduated from Van Buren High School (1973), and worked at Clay County Hospital for a period of time.

As the world's greatest cellist, the incredible thing about Yo-Yo Ma is that he doesn't even need his beloved instrument to move and inspire people. That much was readily apparent Saturday before, during and after his performance with the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at DePauw University's Green Center for the Performing Arts. It was obvious all week during his various visits in and around Greencastle and DePauw...

The fourth annual Oktoberfest event arrives this Saturday, Oct. 7 at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Greencastle. The Knights of Columbus-sponsored event unfolds from 4-11 p.m. at 202 E. Washington St. The idea is to bring the community and the parish together for a day of fun and fundraising...