Stories from Tuesday, October 31, 2017

With Artsfest going on at DePauw University, the weekly Jazz at the Duck session will feature the Traditional Jazz Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Fluttering Duck inside the Inn at DePauw. The TJO plays hot music from the early 20th century when jazz was young — the music of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller and other popular composers from the period...

TERRE HAUTE — Timed high school sports such as track and field, cross country and swimming normally don’t have shocking finishes at the state finals level. Generally, the athlete entering with the best time goes on to win the title. Such a scenario is not very promising for middle-of-the-pack athletes, or for those who barely qualify for the finals...

Among the “Art and Origins” themed events offered this week as part of DePauw University’s annual ArtsFest, which continues campuswide through Nov. 5, are four performances by the DePauw School of Music. Beginning Wednesday, Nov. 1 at 10:20 a.m., there will be a special student-curated Recital Hour coordinated for the festival by music students Shannon Barry ’18, Anna Martin ’20 and Zoe Yeshayahu ’19, followed on Thursday, Nov. ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Tony A. Williams, 54, Cloverdale, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia Jesica Maurer, 33, Brazil, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license...

With Artsfest going on at DePauw University, the weekly Jazz at the Duck session will feature the Traditional Jazz Orchestra at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at the Fluttering Duck inside the Inn at DePauw. The TJO plays hot music from the early 20th century when jazz was young — the music of King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Waller and other popular composers from the period...

The Putnam County Highway Department has announced the closure of County Road 300 South in Marion Township beginning Friday, Nov. 3. The road will be closed for the replacement of Bridge 135 between county roads 500 East and 650 East. The closure is expected to last for 45 days...

North Putnam High School will present “The Red House Mystery” Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4. Both shows start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students. The sudden violence of murder erupts at an English house party hosted by Mark Ablett (Brandon Burgess). ...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Redevelopment Commission discussed ideas for attracting businesses and people to Cloverdale during its recent regular meeting. As part of a larger overall project to beautify and market Cloverdale, the commission discussed installing rock welcome signs at either end of town, an idea first brought up in the Town Council several months ago...

Leaving behind a pair of bosses who have the highest praise for her, dental hygienist Twyla Rader is moving on to the next phase of her career. Rader has spent the last 27 years of her career in Greencastle, spending most of it employed by Dr. Perry Wainman and then the last year for Dr. Elizabeth Kirsch, who purchased the 18 E. Washington St. practice from Wainman in 2016...

After several months of languishing in the middle of the pack, the Putnam County jobless rate has posted its best figure in recent years, climbing to 35th best with a 3.3 percent unemployment rate for September. That’s according to the latest jobless figures released by the Indiana Department of Workforce Development. The overall Indiana jobless rate for September was listed at 3.6 percent...

Drew Boyette is a senior member of the football and golf teams at Cloverdale. Banner Graphic: Which sports have you played, and what have you learned from sports? Drew Boyette: “I’ve played football my whole life, and I started playing golf when I got into high school. ...

OK. Raise your hand if you picked Greencastle and South Putnam to be the final two Western Indiana Conference football teams to still be alive in the sectional finals this week. No? Well, not many other people probably did either. But that’s where the Tiger Cubs and Eagles stand going into Friday night’s sectional finals...

MARSHALL — Cloverdale proved to be a scary opponent for Turkey Run in the Halloween night season opener in girls’ basketball, as the Clovers defeated the Warriors 85-20. Turkey Run actually scored the first four points of the game before the Clovers got untracked and scored the next 20 points...

Heather Elaine Neier died on April 26, 2017 at her home near Howardsville, Va., weeks short of her 67th birthday and 45th DePauw University class reunion. She was born on May 23, 1952 at Putnam County Hospital to parents Oral Glen Neier and Virginia Bundy Neier...