Stories from Tuesday, January 9, 2018

BRAZIL — Cloverdale girls’ basketball coach Matthew Langdon values his assistant coaches, and gave them considerable credit for the Clovers’ 40-38 comeback win over Northview on Saturday afternoon. Following a lethargic two-point second quarter, Langdon turned to assistant coach Travis Dorsett to fire up the Clovers...

With the Clover girls’ and boys’ basketball teams hosting Cascade for their final doubleheader of the season on Friday, the 2018 Winter Homecoming queen and king will be crowned between games. The queen candidates are Jordan Harrell, Makayla Butler and Annika Whitlock. Senior boys vying for the king’s crown are Drew Boyette, Nick Winders and Jeffrey Jergens...

CLOVERDALE -- The Cloverdale School Board accepted a grant and a donation and heard good news about school corporation investments during its first regular meeting of 2018. The board accepted the Title IV Grant in the amount of $70,000. Superintendent Greg Linton said the funds couldn’t be used to purchase equipment, but would still be used for technology integration and professional development...

Exercise is a wonderful thing and provides many benefits. However, when the weather rangers from extremely cold or even colder, one may find themselves in a dilemma of how to work out in the winter. Well, this article will provide insight on the benefits of winter workouts, how to prepare for winter workouts and how to protect your body in winter workouts...

County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 8:24 p.m. Charles Brent Shurig, 53, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated. • At 4:10 p.m. Joshua Henry-Lawrence Johnson, 29, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a court order...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jeffrey R. Skinner, 59, Greencastle, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine Charles Shurig, 53, Cloverdale, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or more...

FILLMORE -- The Fillmore Town Council’s first regular meeting of 2018 ended with some unanswered questions regarding an issue that dominated 2017. During public comments, a resident came forward to ask several questions about utilities, the bonds used to install them and the contractual agreement between Fillmore and Greencastle...

The Putnam County Health Department, along with the Indiana State Department of Health, is urging residents to take precautions against influenza amid recent increases in flu-like illnesses and deaths. As of Dec. 30, 2017, 25 flu-related deaths have occurred in Indiana...

When the Greencastle City Council convenes for its first meeting of 2018 at 7 p.m. Thursday at City Hall, it’s time for the annual reorganizational effort. In recent years that really has meant little to no reorganization as Councilman Adam Cohen is completing his ninth straight year as City Council president, a role that can change hands annually but hasn’t, while many of the other six Council members have retained their various appointments...

The filing period for candidates for local, county or state office opens Wednesday. While candidate packets have been available from the Putnam County Voter Registration Office for about a month, the period for turning them in begins Wednesday and runs through noon on Friday, Feb. 9...

After receiving the Career and Technical Rural Education Grant in the amount of $100,000 last December, the Area 30 Career Center now boasts two Caterpillar heavy equipment simulators. Students in the Construction Equipment Operator course can sharpen their skills on a front-end loader and excavator, rain or shine. Area 30 hopes the simulators will encourage female students to participate, having received feedback from area employers seeking finesse operators...