Stories from Monday, October 16, 2017

Richard "Dick" M. Callahan, 86, of Cloverdale, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. Born Nov. 25, 1930 in Beech Grove, he was the son of Alva and Marie (Himmelhaver) Callahan and was a graduate of Beech Grove High School. He married Frances "Fran" Benton Callahan, and she survives...

Huge, life-defining decisions are in play when one begins to plan and consider post high school education. There are many options and choices that families have for consideration. Doing nothing or making no plans is a decision. Ideally, one would want to be the most informed as possible to make sound and wise decisions...

Putnam County Hospital went live with its updated website on Sept. 29. Recognizing that the majority of people go online when first looking for resources, even for healthcare, PCH worked hard to update their site to be more user friendly, providing quick and seamless information for the user and potential patient...

HOLLANDSBURG -- Campers and visitors alike can celebrate Halloween with crafts, campsite decorating, costumes, trick-or-treating and more at Raccoon State Recreation Area on Saturday, Oct. 28. The property is hosting its 24th annual Halloween Camping Weekend...

County Jail Three people were recently booked into the Putnam County Jail. Saturday • At 12:41 a.m., Rathal M. Moore, 24, of Greencastle, was booked into the jail on charge of sexual battery. • At 6:11 p.m., Colton A. Matthias, 22, of Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a Marion County warrant...

The Culinary Arts students at Area 30 Career Center will be creating and serving their first Ivy Gallery lunch of the school year on Friday, Oct. 27. Serving time for the luncheon event is noon to 1:15 p.m. Ivy Gallery will be serving a fall friendly menu, including apple dumplings and chocolate pumpkin cake for some of the dessert choices...

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the United States Air Force, as well as the 75th anniversary of the United States Air Force Band. Next week the United States Air Force Concert Band and Singing Sergeants, led by Commander and Conductor, Col. Larry H. Lang, are heading to America’s heartland...

Putnam County Treasurer Kathy Minnick would like to remind all Putnam County property owners that the fall installment of property taxes is due Monday, Nov. 13. Taxpayers who need a copy of their bill can request a duplicate by contacting the Putnam County Treasurer’s Office via phone at 653-4510 or e-mail treasurer@putnamcountyin.us...

Who decides if an intersection needs a stopsign? What is a TIF district? When will my sidewalk get repaired? What does the City Council do? On Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. at City Hall residents are invited to join three members of the Greencastle City Council for a “Community Conversation.” Scheduled to attend the meeting are City Council members Stacie Langdon, Adam Cohen and Tyler Wade...

A 24-year-old Greencastle man is due in Putnam Circuit Court to answer charges of sexual battery, a Level 6 felony, as a result of a May 5 incident at a South Jackson Street residence. Rathal M. Moore is lodged in the Putnam County Jail, awaiting an appearance before Judge Matthew Headley in a case that could result in a sentence of six months to 2-1/2 years in prison...

BAINBRIDGE -- Recent buzz surrounding school accountability grades across the state, as delivered by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE), has given all four principals within the North Putnam School Corporation an opportunity to interpret the state’s findings...

This is no false alarm. City officials are getting hot and bothered about all the false alarms the Greencastle Fire Department regularly responds to these days. Heck, all you need do to keep up on the issue is check the fire runs in the Putnam Scanner in the Banner Graphic each edition...

The final Second Saturday of the year is full of fun and excitement along South Indiana Street in Greencastle as young and old alike enjoy a free movie, free popcorn, games and the magic of fire eater Spencer Ream of Cincinnati. The 29-year-old said he’s been performing his fiery routine for 10 years. ...

GAMBIER, Ohio — DePauw improved to 14-5 overall and 5-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference after Saturday’s 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-22) win at Kenyon. The Tigers extended their win streak to seven and the shutout was their sixth consecutive. Kenyon dropped to 12-9 overall and 2-3 in the NCAC...

GRANVILLE, Ohio — DePauw scored 19 unanswered points over the final 16:20 and remained unbeaten with a 26-17 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Denison. The Tigers improved to 6-0 overall and 5-0 in the NCAC, while the Big Red dropped to 3-3 overall and 2-3 in NCAC play...

LINCOLN CITY — Greencastle and Silver Creek battled to a 1-1 tie through 80 minutes of action on Saturday in the Heritage Hills Class 2A boys’ soccer regional. The teams then played a pair of seven-minute overtimes, and Silver Creek was able to come up with a goal just 1:36 into the first extra period and held on for a 2-1 win...

INDIANAPOLIS — Greencastle’s Emma Wilson successfully defended her Ben Davis Regional cross country championship on Saturday. Wilson was the regional runnerup as a freshman, but won the title last year as a sophomore. She will advance to the Shelbyville Semistate on Saturday at Blue River Park...

MONROVIA—The Cloverdale Clovers’ volleyball team made it all the way to the Sectional 44 Championship at Monrovia High School on Saturday, but fell to a very good Covenant Christian Warrior team 3-0. In the first game of the day, the Clovers had to come from behind to get the job done and beat Cascade 3-2. The Cadets went up two sets to none before the Clovers stormed back, winning the next three sets...

LINDEN — The last time Greencastle won a volleyball sectional most of the players on this year’s team were either in diapers or not even born. That all came to an end Saturday evening as the Tigers Cubs defeated Lebanon 25-14, 25-14, 22-25, 25-14 it win its first sectional crown since 2002...