Stories from Wednesday, February 7, 2018

The Putnam County Classic boys' basketball tournament will be broadcast via video streaming by by ISC sports network at www.mtcsports.net. All four games will be broadcast, with Cloverdale meeting North Putnam at 6 p.m. on Thursday and Greencastle meeting South Putnam at 7:30...

County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Monday. • At 6:29 p.m. William Wilson Lowe, 18, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 3:26 p.m. Brian Christopher Hemmerling, 38, Cadiz, Ky., was taken into custody on a pair of court orders...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Wesley Nathan January, 27, Reelsville, Level 6 felony driving as a habitual traffic violator James L. Blankenship, 33, Poland, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

Recirculated traffic for Robe-Ann Park, developing the Ballard Family Park and making Jaycee Park more accessible and usable are goals of the new five-year master plan for the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. The new master plan, unanimously approved by the Board of Park Commissioners at its February meeting, isn’t just for planning purposes but is also essential to the city’s application for grants that are expected to include the request for a Land and Water Conservation (LWCF) grant through the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. ...

Opal Tometi, a writer and community organizer and co-founder of #BlackLivesMatter, will visit DePauw University Tuesday, March 6 to present a speech to wrap up Black History Month. The talk, “#BlackLivesMatter: Anti-Black Bias and Immigration,” will take place at 6 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall, located with the Green Center for the Performing Arts. Her appearance is free of charge and open to the public...

When considering the wide range of classical repertoire, music for saxophone doesn’t immediately spring to mind. The instrument wasn’t invented, after all, until 1840. By, you guessed it, a man named Sax. Adolphe Sax. For Scotty Stepp’s Spring 2018 Faculty Select recital, virtuosic classical collaborations of many kinds will be performed with musical friends and fellow saxophonists Paul Bro and DPU senior Tyler Schaefers, pianist May Phang, and percussionist Ming-Hui Kuo. ...

Middle school bowling is getting ready to begin for the season at 3G Bowl in Greencastle. Any Putnam County student in grades 5-8 can join in the fun and competition. An organizational meeting is set for 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) at 3G Bowl on South Jackson Street...

Beginning in fall 2016 the Mary Allison Children's Trust board of directors began a projects program. Each semester applications are distributed to the elementary schools to present a project to the projects committee. For fall 2017 the recipient of the Projects Fund was Roachdale Elementary School Robotics Club...

With three applicants for the position and three interviews now conducted, the four current members of the Greencastle School Board have until Thursday afternoon to choose their newest colleague. In a Thursday afternoon meeting, the board will choose a fifth member. The three candidates for the office — Brian Cox, Lisa McCoy and Wayne Lewis — interviewed in another public session on Tuesday evening, with each candidate discussing his or her strengths and interest in the position...

BRAZIL -- One person is dead and two people were treated for injuries as the result of a fire Tuesday on the fourth floor of Meridian Towers in Brazil. Identification of the victim has not been made public. Cause of the fire also has not been released...