Stories from Monday, November 6, 2017

Thomas Crafton, 98, of Cloverdale, passed away Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. He was born June 5, 1919 in Shelby County, Ind., to the late Frank and Jessy (Kenney) Crafton. He married Dorris O. Crafton Aug. 1, 1941 and she preceded him in death. Tom retired from Lilly's as a machinist, and was a farmer raising horses...

One year after earning its first-ever Indiana Academic Spell Bowl state championship, Greencastle High School is heading back to the state finals with a chance to repeat. Greencastle posted the highest score in all divisions at the recent Danville area competition and is poised to see if that spells success at the state level...

The 35th annual Delta Theta Tau Holiday Home Tour is scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 19, the Greencastle sorority has announced. Tickets for the 1-5 p.m. home tour are $8 per person and are available at Myers' Market, Eitel's Florist, Almost Home, Completely Nuts & Candy Co., and from any Delt member...

Barbara Jean Eastham, 84, of Greencastle, passed away on Friday, Nov. 3, 2017. She was born March 15, 1933 in Greencastle the daughter of Lawrence and Alice (Hinkle) Alexander. She was a 1951 graduate of Greencastle High School and had attended Butler University...

PUTNAMVILLE -- A 29-year-old Indianapolis woman had plans to visit a Putnamville Correctional Facility (PCF) offender Sunday morning but ended up behind bars herself. Tonisha Glover was waiting to visit offender Leo Deberry, 37, when she was intercepted by PCF investigators and escorted to the Office of Investigation and Intelligence for questioning by Investigators Angela Taylor and Robert Evans. Upon arriving there, she was read her Miranda rights by Investigator Dave Wire...

Scott Harvey Morgan, just 58, of Youngstown, Ind., died unexpectedly last Thursday night, Nov. 2, 2017. Like a song unfinished, his life was cut much too short, leaving too soon the people and dreams and little tasks that make a life. Friends to talk with, meals to cook, games to watch, children to entertain, dogs to pet, songs to play, and so many jokes and stories to tell...

Edith Fry, 94, passed away Sunday morning, Nov. 5, 2017 at Mill Pond Health Campus. Edith was born on the family farm located in Bainbridge on Feb. 11, 1923. She was the daughter of Harvey and Lola (Proctor) Nichols. Edith was baptized at the Fillmore Christian Church...

On Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017 James Hillis Poor, 85, passed suddenly from this life into eternal life. "Jim" was born in Chanute, Kan., on July 2, 1932, the son of John Lawrence and Edna Lorene (Hillis) Poor. He graduated from Greencastle High School in 1950 and earned his Bachelor's Degree in economics from DePauw University in 1954 followed by two years of service in the USAF from 1954-56...

Following a 20-7 regular season and a second-place finish in the North Coast Athletic Conference, the DePauw volleyball team earned an at-large berth in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. The Tigers open play against Ohio Northern (27-5) in a first-round match on Friday at 5:30 p.m. at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Aaron Smith, 22, Greencastle, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct Bonnie D. Dempsey, 44, Newport, Mich., Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana Grigor Emirzyan, 55, North Hollywood, Calif., Class B misdemeanor possession of hashish...

GAMBIER, Ohio — DePauw entered the fourth quarter trailing Kenyon 32-31, but Tigers quarterback Jake Lasky completed a 35-yard touchdown pass to Andy Hunt on 4th-and-6 from the Kenyon 35 with 11:03 left and the defense kept the Lords off the board for a 37-32 North Coast Athletic Conference victory...

Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 5:30 a.m. Bradford Jordan McKamey Linker, 25, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated, operating per se and disorderly conduct. • At 4:57 a.m. Brittany LeyAnne Walker, 28, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated, operating per se, driving with a suspended license, resisting law enforcement, battery with bodily waste and disorderly conduct...

Republican candidate for Indiana’s 4th Congressional District Jim Baird of Greencastle has joined President Donald Trump in calling for an end to the Diversity Visa Lottery. The program awards visas to 50,000 randomly selected foreigners each year. Uzbeki terrorist Sayfullo Saipov used the lottery to legally enter the United States in 2010...

As Christmas approaches, First Financial Bank is asking people throughout its service area to help bring joy to needy children by making a donation to its Holiday Joy Drive. From Nov. 13 through Dec. 8, all First Financial banking centers will be accepting new, unwrapped toys as well as cash donations. The toys and funds collected will go to local organizations and programs that provide gifts to kids whose families can’t afford to buy Christmas presents...

As we slowly approach the holiday season, we must also acknowledge the dreaded flu season. While seasonal influenza (flu) viruses are spotted yearly throughout the United States, the flu viruses are most prevalent during the fall and winter (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2017)...

Those who live within the school boundaries of Cloverdale, North Putnam, South Putnam, Eminence or Mill Creek school districts and have concerns regarding their child’s development may contact Old National Trail Special Services to schedule their child’s screening appointment on Nov. 10...

The St. Paul’s Ladies Guild Christmas Bazaar is set for 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Christmas decorations, crafts, cheese balls, baked goods, quilt raffle and chili lunch available. St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Chirch is located at 202 E. Washington St., Greencastle...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale Community School Corporation will have a district-wide Veterans Day program Friday, Nov. 10 at Cloverdale High School. All community members, especially veterans, are invited to the event. The FCCLA will provide a breakfast for veterans from 7:30-8:30 a.m. in the Cloverdale High School cafeteria. The program will follow from 9-9:45...

Greencastle Eagles Aeries 4388 will have a Veterans Day lunch on Saturday, Nov. 11. The lunch, which is free to all veterans, will begin at noon and continue until 2 p.m. The Eagles will be serving chili and peanut butter sandwiches. While free to all veterans, the lunch is $3 for all others...

The Gleaners Senior Mobile Pantry will return to Greencastle on Thursday, Nov. 9 at the National Guard Armory. The food giveaway for seniors age 55 and older will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Doors will open at 9 a.m. The armory is located at Arlington Street and Shadowlawn Avenue on the city’s northeast side...

As her mother Caitlin Andrews pushes her way through the hallway maze of Holiday Bazaar booths Saturday at Greencastle Middle School, two-year-old daughter Kathryn not only gets a free ride but enjoys some reading time too, perusing “That’s Not My Owl” as she rolls along...

Wabash placed 27 wrestlers in the top eight at the 2017 Adrian College Invitational on Saturday to open the 2017-18 season. The Little Giants ran away with the team title, placing first out of nine schools. The Little Giants won six of the 10 weight class individual championships...

Game time: 7:30 p.m. varsity start. The coaches: Bob Kyle is in his fourth year at Rockville with a record of 30-41. Brian Gardner is in his third year at South Putnam with a record of 26-23. So far: This game is the season opener for both teams. Last year: The Eagles finished 15-11 and won the Cascade Sectional title. Rockville was 12-13 last year...

Edgewood used a huge advantage at the free-throw line to defeat Greencastle 51-45 on Saturday night in girls’ high school basketball action. The Mustangs hit only two baskets in the fourth quarter as they scored a game-high 19 points, but connected on 15 of 19 free throws in the period to record the comeback win...

BAINBRIDGE — Hannah Sims only scored two points for North Putnam on Saturday afternoon against North Vermillion. The sophomore point guard picked a pretty good time to get them, though, nailing a pair of free throws with 6.7 seconds left to pace the Cougars to a 28-26 season-opening win over the Falcons...

A woman was hospitalized Sunday afternoon and faces the possibility of criminal charges after crashing her minivan into the Greencastle bowling alley and then a tree in a separate incident. Police report that Monice Buis first crashed her 2004 Pontiac Montana into the side of 3G Bowl, immediately west of the end of Veterans Memorial Highway on South Jackson Street...