Stories from Thursday, February 15, 2018

Taking a tour of the newsroom at The DePauw ahead of their Thursday evening discussion, former U.S. Congressman Lee Hamilton (left) and former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar (center) visit with members of the staff, including Editor-in-Chief Brooks Hepp. The two longtime Indiana public servants will address today’s political and everyday discourse and what it might take for lawmakers, and their constituents, to embrace civility in a 7 p.m. Thursday program at Meharry Hall, within East College...

The Grammy-nominated vocal ensemble Seraphic Fire will present the next in the series of Green Guest Artist Concerts at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 in DePauw University’s Kresge Auditorium. Led by founder and artistic director Patrick Dupré Quigley, Seraphic Fire brings top ensemble singers and instrumentalists together from around the country to perform repertoire ranging from Gregorian chant and Baroque masterpieces, to Mahler and newly commissioned works by this country’s leading composers...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Brandy L. Weaver, 30, Poland, Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine Wayne Adams, 44, Indianapolis, Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony theft of a firearm, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana...

Seventeen people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 12:24 a.m. Fredrick Norman Branam, 61, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a Marion County warrant. Wednesday • At 10:01 p.m. William Leonard Matthews, 37, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant...

Area 30 Career Center is hosting an open house for the community on Thursday, Feb. 22 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. as it celebrates Career and Technical Education Month at its Greencastle location at 1 N. Calbert Way. The open house will give individuals the opportunity to:...

State Rep. Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) receives a 2018 Civility in Government Award from Ralph Foley (right), president of the Association of Retired Members of the Indiana General Assembly, in the Indiana Supreme Court Chamber Tuesday at the Statehouse in Indianapolis...

With 70 years on Capitol Hill between them, Richard Lugar and Lee Hamilton could have ample reasons to see themselves as the smartest, most accomplished, most important people in any room. Yet there they both were Thursday, discussing the need for civility in politics and society in various forums on the DePauw University campus deferring to those around them...

CRAWFORDSVILLE — DePauw defeated Wabash on Wednesday 62-61 to split the season series and take a late season conference win in men’s basketball action. Senior Jack VandeMerkt recorded his first double-double of the season with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while freshman Nick Felke recorded a career-high 14 points. Freshmen Nolan Ginther and Josh Hall each recorded 10 — Ginther’s all coming in the first half...

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Adam Ballard is in his third year at Covington. Collin McCartt is in his fourth year at North Putnam. Special events: Senior Night. Season recap: Covington’s only loss came to Class 3A West Lafayette The Cougars have lost three straight games after winning their previous two outings...

The Western Indiana Conference basketball crossover playoffs took place last month, and there has been a lot of speculation about how the format matching teams from opposite divisions against each other needs some revising. The biggest problem in all sports in which the WIC does crossover games (football, soccer, tennis, basketball, baseball and softball) is the impossibility of having an equal amount of talent in each division. ...

Emma Wilson is not a person to verbally drone on and on about her running successes. It’s just not in her nature. “I guess it’s pretty cool,” she said quietly of her numerous accolades. What is in her nature is to run really long distances faster than anyone in the state of Indiana...

CLOVERDALE -- At the Cloverdale Business Leadership Team’s last meeting for the next four months, Kristin Clary, executive director of Putnam County Economic Development, announced that she had submitted an application for a grant from the Putnam County Community Foundation on behalf of Cloverdale...