Stories from Thursday, February 8, 2018

With an interest — both professional and personal — in having quality schools in Greencastle, Brian Cox put his name into consideration for the open seat on the Greencastle School Board. After being chosen by the other four members of the board Thursday evening, Cox now has the chance to take on a larger role as the board’s newest member...

Evelyn Mae Perrine, 83, of Roachdale, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018. She was born on Oct. 18, 1934 in Indianapolis to William and Martine Nave Knapp. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ralph F. Perrine Jr. ; three children, Deborah Goodpaster, Ralph F. Perrine III and William Perrine; and five siblings, Bill Knapp Jr., Margaret Dean, Don Knapp, Bob Knapp and Jack Knapp...

Barbara Louise Alexander, 78, of Greencastle, passed away on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Arrangements are pending at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home.

Candidates who want to appear on the primary election ballot have until noon on Friday to file their paperwork. At that point, the Democrat and Republican slates for the May 8 primary will be set. Check out www.bannergraphic.com on Friday afternoon or the Saturday print edition of the Banner Graphic for the final list of candidates in local and state races...

Myers’ Market will host Youth Basketball Day on Friday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. During the fundraiser, Myers’ will donated 10 percent of all proceeds to the Greencastle Parkes and Recreation Department to be used for the youth basketball program. Myers’ is located at 302 E. Washington St., Greencastle...

After a series of edits set approval back a couple of times, the Putnam County Commissioners officially approved the 2018 EDIT plan this week. The plan, unanimously approved Monday, allocates $1,029,984 in funds from the Economic Development Income Tax...

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...

Myers’ Market will host Youth Basketball Day on Friday from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. During the fundraiser, Myers’ will donated 10 percent of all proceeds to the Greencastle Parkes and Recreation Department to be used for the youth basketball program. Myers’ is located at 302 E. Washington St., Greencastle...

The Putnam County Public Library will host a brown-bag Travel Talk on Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. DePauw University students in the Wilderness Writing: Paddling Florida’s Everglades Winter Term will discuss their kayaking/canoe journey through the Hurricane Irma-ravaged ecosystem...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Paul E. Ludington, 86, Paris, Ill., two counts of Class C misdemeanor reckless driving Tanner C. Barnes, 21, Altamont, Ill., Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 3:07 p.m. Levi Lloyd Malnar, 34, Las Vegas, was lodged at the jail for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. • At 2:45 p.m. Mitchell Stewart Genslinger, 59, Germantown, Ohio, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated and criminal mischief...

Twenty-two Greencastle High School band students competed Saturday, Feb. 3 in the District Indiana State School Music Association (ISSMA) Contest at Terre Haute North High School. Students prepared for months to perform high levels of music in front of highly qualified judges...

Richard G. (Rick) Williams, Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018. Arrangements are pending at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

CLOVERDALE — A Missouri man was killed Wednesday night when his vehicle rear-ended a semi trailer. Kenneth David Harrah, 50, St. Peters, Mo., was pronounced dead at the scene from his injuries. Indiana State Police and Putnam County emergency agencies were dispatched to westbound Interstate 70 near the 39-mile marker at 11:05 p.m. Preliminary investigation revealed a 2018 Dodge passenger vehicle, driven by Harrah, was traveling in the right-hand lane approaching the rear of a tractor-trailer driven by 60-year-old Pritpal Singh of Warrensville Heights, Ohio...

City of Greencastle drivers are halfway to seeing a couple of longstanding traffic obstacles cleaned up after action Thursday night by the City Council. Meeting for its February meeting at City Hall, the Council saw the introduction of Ordinance 2018-1, which would make four-way stop intersections of Vine and Franklin along with Indiana and Walnut upon adoption on two readings...