Stories from Wednesday, January 10, 2018

CLOVERDALE -- A 56-year-old Cloverdale woman died Wednesday afternoon when her car left the highway and plunged into a pond along U.S. 231 in southern Putnam County. Despite the efforts of officers who waded through icy waters, Lavada Anne Boyette was pronounced dead after being transported from the scene to Putnam County Hospital following the 12:48 p.m. accident...

Greencastle High School’s swimming teams are again sponsoring a “Laps for Life” fundraiser, with proceeds going to “Relay For Life” to help in the fight against cancer. The sixth-annual event is Jan. 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the GHS pool. Each swimmer will swim 100 laps during the lap-a-thon and will solicit flat-fee donations to provide funds...

DePauw’s women’s basketball team is back in familiar surroundings, notably the d3hoops.com top 10 rankings. Kris Huffman’s Tigers have now won 10 straight games, and stand 14-1 overall and 6-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play. The Tigers moved up from No. 13 to No. 9 this week, marking their 101st appearance (281 total polls) in top 10 since rankings started in 1999-2000...

Kiley Shedron is a three-sport athlete at Cloverdale, competing in volleyball, basketball and softball. Banner Graphic: How long have you played sports, and what have you learned from them? Kiley Shedron: “I’ve played volleyball since fifth grade, basketball since eighth grade and softball my whole life. ...

Friday night is the final night of action for all but one game in Western Indiana Conference divisional basketball play. In the girls’ standings, Greencastle has clinched the West Division title and will play at Owen Valley on Jan. 19 in the league championship game...

The South Putnam Eagles girls’ basketball team methodically and surgically took apart the Riverton Parke Panthers Tuesday night. The Eagles dominated the game defensively and offensively to pick up the 69-34 victory. South improved its record to 13-4 on the season as it forced 26 Panther turnovers and shot 55 percent (24-of-44) through the first three quarters. Lillie Stein’s 26 points (21 of them coming in the first half) allowed the Eagles to cruise to the victory...

Harold "Bud" Allen Myers, 77, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Jan. 8, 2018 at Hendricks County Hospital. Harold was born in Clinton on June 15, 1940, the son of Harold and Luella J. (Harvey) Myers. He was a 1959 graduate of Newport High School...

ROACHDALE -- The Roachdale Town Council approved Resolution 1-2018 to submit a public facilities program application to the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs for the Community Center Improvements Project. The building that will serve as the future Roachdale Community Center is located at 204 N. ...