Stories from Monday, October 23, 2017

A Greencastle woman died Monday afternoon when a semi lost control on Waterworks Hill and collided with the Jeep she was driving. Julie Cox, 60, was pronounced dead at the scene of the wreck on U.S. 231 north of Greencastle. Rain had been falling for much of the day leading up to the incident. The driver of the tractor-trailer, Jeffrey A. Shane of Columbus, told Putnam County sheriff’s Deputy Scott Ducker he pressed his brakes as he approached the Big Walnut Creek Bridge and lost control...

CLOVERDALE — Investigators are working on limited information as they search for the perpetrator of Friday-night shooting in Cloverdale. At some point after 11:30 p.m., Tim Parrish Jr. was shot three times outside his Stardust Hills residence on Lazy River Road...

The response of three local fire departments may have saved a Lizton man’s leg and foot following a Friday-night crash. With a surgeon on the ground prepared for amputation if necessary, firefighters from Greencastle, Bainbridge and Clinton Township worked for 90 minutes to extricate 29-year-old Chad A. Presser...

Connie A. Christian, 71, of Greencastle, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017 at Simon Cancer Center University Hospital Indianapolis, surrounded by her family. She was born Sept. 20, 1946, to the late Wendell and Millicent (Jane) Newlin of Avon...

REELSVILLE -- The Reelsville Volunteer Fire Department will host a 5K and a chili supper Saturday, Oct. 28. The Stop, Drop and Run/Walk 5K will begin at 9 a.m. Registration is $20, and can be pre-registered or the day of. All participants will receive a prize, as well as age-group winners...

An open house for the Hester and Nicholas, also “Nichols,” families will take place Thursday, Oct. 26 from 4 - 9 p.m. at the Russellville Community Church. The event will feature a 1924 picture of the Hester - Nicholas family reunion. Attendees will have a chance to identify as many of the 155 people in the picture as possible, so bring your old photos...

BELLE UNION -- New Providence Baptist Church, 6526 S. CR 550 East, will have a trunk-or-treat event in the parking lot of the church on Sunday, Oct. 29. The free event is scheduled for 5:30-8:30 p.m. and all local youngsters are invited to attend. In addition to the outdoor truck-or-treat effort, the church will also hold games and activities inside...

Greencastle Eagles Aeries 4388 will host a Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 28. There will be a costume contest with prizes awarded for the scariest costume, most original costume, and the bartender’s No. 1 pick. Side Street Band will perform from 8 p.m. until midnight...

Fifteen people were recently booked into the Putnam County Jail. Friday • At 12:48 p.m., Hanna L. Jones, 32, of Brazil, was lodged at the jail on a court order. • At 2 p.m., Daniel P. McDonald, 27, of Rehoboth Beach, Del., was booked into the jail on charges of possession of marijuana and reckless possession of paraphernalia...

As DePauw University’s ArtsFest 2017 gets under way this week, the annual festival’s music offerings will include a special “Dinner and a Concert” option. DePauw School of Music’s Green Guest Artist Series is joining with Wasser Brewing Co. for a collaborative dinner prior to the center’s guest artist concert Thursday, Oct. 26...

Wittenberg’s special teams and defense accounted for three touchdowns as the 13th-ranked visitors handed No. 25 DePauw a 52-6 loss at Blackstock Stadium. Wittenberg improved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, while DePauw dropped to 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the NCAC...

The 39th annual Holiday Craft Fair, sponsored by the Putnam County Extension Homemakers Past Presidents will be held Friday and Saturday, Oct. 27-28 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Community Building. Times for the show are 4-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. Saturday...

DANVILLE — Only one team finishes the season with a victory. All but one team loses their final game or match. Grading the level of accomplishment and improvement is how the season-ending loss can be graded. And from that standpoint, Greencastle’s volleyball team did well Saturday afternoon in the 3-0 loss to Northview at the Class 3A Volleyball Regional at Danville High School...

South Putnam entered Friday’s sectional football game with visiting Covenant Christian as the underdog, if you went solely by the regular-season records. The Eagles had lost their last eight games following a win over Cloverdale in the first week of the season, while Covenant Christian — a private school from Indianapolis — had compiled a 7 -2 record in the regular season...

SHELBYVILLE — Emma Wilson of Greencastle continued her perfect season on Saturday by winning her first-ever cross country semistate title at Shelbyville, qualifying her for the IHSAA state finals on Saturday at Terre Haute for the third straight year...