Stories from Saturday, February 10, 2018

Some late shuffling in the race for Putnam County Council District 3 highlighted the final days of the primary election filing period, which closed at noon on Friday. One Republican removed his name from consideration, while two others added their names to the ballot...

Communiversity. Concocted by DePauw University President Mark McCoy, the word is meant to convey the combined greatness and respect of community and university. In this case, of course, he’s talking Greencastle and DePauw. And at the Greencastle/Putnam County Development’s annual luncheon meeting Friday at Music on the Square, there couldn’t have been a more perfect depiction of what Development Center Executive Director Kristin Clary and guest speaker McCoy shared with the 85 persons attending the event.. ...

With the 10th annual Dancing with the Putnam County Stars competition set for Saturday, June 2, the 2018 stars were introduced on Saturday morning. The event remains the chief annual fundraiser for the Putnam County Youth Development Commission. This year’s event marks a return to the DePauw University Indoor Tennis and Track Center, where it took place for the first several years of the competition. Besides the June 2 event, the annual dress rehearsal is set for Thursday, May 31...

There will be a “Living with Low Vision” meeting Tuesday, Feb. 20 at Putnam County Comprehensive Services, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle. Speaker during the 10-11 a.m. meeting will be Pat Kelley from the Visiting Angels. Attendees are urged to bring a friend or family member to this meeting...

The following cases have been filed recently in Putnam County courts. Criminal Cases Brandy L. Weaver, 30, Poland, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia William L. Baker, 63, Silex, Mo., Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

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 captured by Denise Janke and Jalen Johnson, respectively. And Calvin Taylor claimed third in writing skills...

Twelve area students were among the 766 named to the fall 2017 dean’s list at DePauw University. Local students who made the list include: MORGAN STEARLY of Centerpoint; TAULBEE JACKSON of Cloverdale; DAVID FLANNELLY of Coatesville; ASHLYN COX, LUCAS ECKRICH, MEGAN HALTOM, JONAH JONES-STEVENS, ISABEL MARKHAM, WHITNEY WEINSCHENK, BRAYDEN WHITE and ZACHARY WILKERSON of Greencastle; and KATHERINE McKEAN of Poland...

In a thrilling finish that set the crowd abuzz for the Putnam County Classic championship game, the South Putnam Eagles put together a furious comeback Friday in the consolation game. Overcoming a 16-point deficit with just over six minutes to play, the Eagles topped North Putnam 57-56 on Allen Plunkett’s twisting layup with three seconds remaining...

Cloverdale’s Jalen Moore had a bad game, for him, on Thursday night in the semifinals of the Putnam County Classic. Moore had 24 points in his team’s win over North Putnam, his lowest scoring output of the season, shooting poorly from the field and while admitting he didn’t play good defense either...

The DePauw University School of Music invites the community to join it for what is sure to be an exceptional week of concerts, conversations, open rehearsals and classroom visits when Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Jennifer Higdon comes to campus Feb. 12–16 for the school’s annual Music of the 21st Century Festival...

Former Banner Graphic sports editor Steve Fields (center) is honored Friday night between games of the Putnam County Classic, being congratulated for his 40th year covering local sports by county school officials and the Banner Graphic...