Stories from Thursday, February 1, 2018

PUTNAMVILLE -- Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies were dispatched Thursday morning to a one-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of Interstate 70 near the 31-mile marker, 10 miles west of Cloverdale in southwestern Putnam County...

Betty J. Stites, 94, of North Vernon, formerly of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 at her residence. Betty was born in Greencastle on Feb. 29, 1924, the daughter of Wm. “Nez” and Maude Mae (Marsh) Kirkham. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School...

Richard Fitzwater, 82, of Bainbridge, passed away at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018, surrounded by family. He was born in Lebanon on July 19, 1935 to Orville and Stella Eggers Fitzwater. He was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1954...

CROWN POINT Tue. – East Chicago Central 72, Lowell 37 Wed. – Lake Central 46, Munster 38 Wed. – Highland 70, Hammond Morton 65 Fri. – Crown Point (13-10) vs. East Chicago Central (13-12) Fri. – Lake Central (19-6) vs. Highland (13-9) Sat. – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5...

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale High School students enrolled in the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program have placed in the top third of their events at the recent regional Career Development Conference. Cloverdale as a whole took first in chapter brochure, while Jordan Harrell took second in career presentation. The second and third places in creative solutions were taken by Denise Janke and Jalen Johnson, respectively. And Calvin Taylor claimed third in writing skills...

LAS VEGAS -- A Greencastle City Police officer -- one of seven “survivors” who owe their lives to the ballistic vests they wear on duty -- was honored at the just-concluded 2018 SHOT Show in Las Vegas. Officer Luke Brown, who joined the Greencastle Department in July 2017, was a member of the Cloverdale Police Department when he was shot in the chest from point-blank range in making a Dec. 10, 2016 arrest...

Director Grier Carson delivered a yearly statistics report during the Putnam County Public Library Board’s first regular meeting of 2018. Overall circulation for the library was about 16,000 items per month and the average monthly door count was 10,500 patrons...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 9:20 a.m. Hannah Louise Jordan, 25, Center Point, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 12:09 a.m. Nicole Marie Nale, 19, Greencastle, was taken into custody for public intoxication and being a minor in consumption of alcohol...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Kathryn R. Hensley, 27, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony theft Brodie M. Hensley, 22, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony theft Shane Dunlap, 36, Cincinnati, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated endangering a person with a passenger less than 18 years of age, Class A misdemeanor driving while intoxicated endangering a person...

All middle school children are invited to attend a Super Sunday event at the Greencastle Christian Church from 6-9 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 4. Students are invited to come watch the big game with friends and enjoy fun, food and football. The Greencastle Christian Church is located at 620 Primrose Lane, Greencastle. RSVP to Shannon Hammond at 765-301-1380...

The annual Juried Student Art Exhibition at DePauw University opened Thursday and runs through Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center. The campus-wide exhibition features drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, ceramic, and new media works created by DePauw students...

Tipoff: 6 p.m. at Crawfordsville The coaches: Bradley Key is in his ninth year at Greencastle. Dustin Oakley is in his second year at Southmont. Season recap: Greencastle has won five of its last six games. Southmont has lost its last two after winning five of its previous six...

Seven Putnam County wrestlers will compete on Saturday in the Mooresville Regional. The top four wrestlers in each weight class from the Avon and Mooresville sectionals will compete in a bracket tournament, with the final four advancing to the Evansville Reitz Semistate on Feb. 10...

ROCKVILLE — South Putnam’s Eagles showed tremendous signs of growth on Tuesday night in a 63-57 win against Rockville. Clinging to a 57-54 lead with 1:16 left, leading scorer Allen Plunkett was called for a blocking foul that was his fifth of the game. Rockville’s Landon Newnum hit both free throws, and the Eagles had just a one-point lead...

Girls’ sectional basketball champions will be determined on Saturday night at 64 sites around the state, and the boys’ tournament is set to kick off later this month. Last year, Putnam County emerged with two champions as the Cloverdale boys and the South Putnam girls were both victorious. From my research, that is an outstanding year for local teams according to history...

The Greencastle Tiger Cub athletic department will need to invest in new nets for its basketball hoops. The Tiger Cubs shot a blistering 63 (22-of-35) percent from the field Thursday evening including an almost perfect 10-of-11 from behind the three-point line...

The vacancy on the Greencastle School Board is set to be filled before the end of next week. With public meetings set for Tuesday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, Feb. 8, the board will interview prospective board members on Tuesday before making a decision regarding its newest member on Thursday...