Stories from Thursday, October 26, 2017

Sara (Tracy) Meece, 72, of Greencastle passed away peacefully on Oct. 20, 2017 at Mill Pond Health Campus in Greencastle. She was born Aug. 16, 1945 to the late Claude and Vera Tracy of Bainbridge. Sara is survived by a sister, Maria (Vince) Kiger of Danville; a brother, Monte Tracy, Indianapolis; a sister, Claudia Davis, Crawfordsville; two sons, Denny and Danny Rivers; and several grandchildren, nieces and nephews...

The Greencastle Board of Park Commissioners is seeking public input to help draft a new five-year park master plan. The plan will guide the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department into the upcoming years 2018-22, by not only setting priorities for the department, but qualifying the department for state and federal grants...

Youngsters are invited to learn to cook with the Cooking with Kids program scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 4 p.m. at the Putnam County Public Library, 103 E. Poplar St., Greencastle. Each month the group will prepare a simple, kid-friendly snack, talk about cooking basics, and read some stories while enjoying the treat...

CLOVERDALE -- September was a real out-and-about time for the Cloverdale Emerald Command. Aside from their usual performances at home football games, the band traveled to IU Bloomington for Band Day, combined forces with the Cloverdale Middle School band to march in the Cloverween parade and marched in the Martinsville Fall Foliage Festival this past weekend...

Game time: 7 p.m. Media coverage: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game. The coaches: Blaine Powell is in his first year at Sullivan. Mike Meyer is in his eighth year at Greencastle with a record of 35-47. The history: The teams last played on Sept. 22 at Greencastle, with Sullivan winning 41-10. Sullivan holds a 4-3 advantage over the past 30 years...

Thirteen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 2:16 p.m. Chad Matthew Fiscus, 31, Danville, was lodged at the jail for probation violation. • At 3:12 a.m. Bryan Findley Akers, 35, Indianapolis, was taken into custody on a court order...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Thomas L. King, 20, Colorado Springs, Col., Level 5 felony dealing in marijuana, Level 6 felony possession of a narcotic drug Jeffrey R. Brown, 39, Greencastle, Level 5 felony carrying a handgun without a license, Class A misdemeanor resisting law enforcement...

One of the key components in Greencastle’s highly-ranked football defense this season is its three-man defensive line, whose members have combined to record 45 quarterback sacks between them. That number itself would lead the state for most sacks by a team by seven over Andrean and Hagerstown, but the fact that other Cub defenders have contributed 17 more sacks between them make that statistical category a runaway...

MARSHALL, Ill. -- A 27-year-old Cloverdale woman and a 32-year-old Paris, Ill., man are facing drug-related charges after being arrested Tuesday with nearly 1,000 grams of methamphetamine in their possession. That represents a street value estimated at $25,000 worth of meth being carried in a vehicle occupied by driver Eric J. ...

Scott Davis, chairman of the local 100 Plus Men Who Care of Putnam County chapter, announced its fourth and final meeting date of 2017 -- Nov. 9. The philanthropic group will gather at 5:30 p.m. at the Inn at DePauw. Looking back on the past three years, Davis related, “This is an amazing group of men. ...

The United States Constitution begins with the declaration: “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect Union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”...

Sunday’s ArtsFest 2017 concert by the DePauw University Orchestra will include a premiere by the prominent American composer Kevin Puts. Orcenith Smith will conduct the 3 p.m. Oct. 29 performance in the Green Center’s Kresge Auditorium. Featured on the program will be “The City,” a new work co-commissioned by Carnegie Hall, the Baltimore Symphony and California’s Cabrillo Festival of New Music. ...

FILLMORE -- This time of year can only mean one thing along Right-of-Way Road near Fillmore -- another chance to view the colorful roadside hay-bale creations of Becki and Bryce Arnold and family. It’s been cavalcade of cartoon characters over the years. ...

DePauw captured the North Coast Athletic Conference championship last season, and the No. 11-ranked Tigers won their NCAA tournament opener over 67-57 over Gustavus Adolphus before being eliminated 64-49 by Wisconsin-Oshkosh. DePauw concluded the season at 27-3. It was their 16th straight season with at least 22 wins — the second longest active streak in Division III. The Tigers were also the seventh DePauw team to win at least 27 games in a season...

Jarrod Duff knew it would be more than a one-year process to elevate the North Putnam girls’ basketball program when he took over last season, and while the Lady Cougars are not yet where he wants them to be – he definitely sees progress as they move forward...

South Putnam got hot at the right team last season, winning three straight games to capture the Cascade girls’ basketball sectional title. Coach Brian Gardner has several key players back from that championship squad, and is looking toward their experience to help carry the Eagles to another excellent season...

Greencastle’s girls’ basketball team got off to a slow start last year at 0-4, battling through some injury problems and meeting some of the toughest teams on their schedule. The Tiger Cubs recovered to finish 13-10 and win the East Division of the Western Indiana Conference...

Putnam County Democrats will host a public event featuring the three Democratic 4th District Congressional candidates -- Tobi Beck, Sherry Shipley and Joseph Mackey -- Sunday, Oct. 29 at the Elks Lodge in Greencastle. The program will begin at 7 p.m. with each candidate having an opportunity to speak individually for up to 15 minutes...