Stories from Thursday, May 3, 2018

An exhaust fan fire Thursday afternoon caused a bit of a scare but will not close a downtown restaurant. Around 1 p.m., a number of people in the area of Bridges Wine Bar began to notice smoke in the air. Bridges employees were on the roof of the building for several minutes before the Putnam County Dispatch was contacted regarding the fire. The smoke, along with visible flame, was coming from a blower motor on top of the chimney for the restaurant’s wood-fire pizza oven...

DePauw University is investing $40 million in what its president, Mark McCoy, calls a "bold and thoughtful plan" to significantly reduce the university's carbon footprint, improve energy efficiency and fund new and enhanced residential living space...

The DePauw University School of Music's concert season culminates this Sunday in a performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano's "Fern Hill for chorus and orchestra, inspired by the poetry of Welsh author Dylan Thomas. Director of choirs Kristina Boerger will conduct the piece, which features DePauw music professor and mezzo-soprano Caroline Smith as soloist...

County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. • At 6:09 p.m. Jerry Allen Harris, 32, Spencer, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. City Police One traffic citation and three summonses were issued during recent activity by Greencastle City Police officers...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Karrine N. Hankins, 40, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...

On Saturday, approximately 35,000 runners will take to the streets of Indianapolis for the 500 Festival Mini Marathon, marking the 12th straight year the event has sold out. For nearly as long, the Greencastle Police Department has been sending representatives to one of the nation’s largest half marathons...

South Putnam’s softball team put itself into a position to win the West Division of the Western Indiana Conference on Wednesday with a 7-3 win over Sullivan. The Eagles are now tied with West Vigo for second place in the WIC West at 3-1. If Sullivan could knock off the Vikings on Tuesday, the Eagles could win the divisional title with a win over first-place Northview...

Several personal bests were recorded in Tuesday night’s Putnam County track and field meet, in which Greencastle’s girls and South Putnam’s boys successfully defended their titles of a year ago. Coaches from all eight squads were happy with the performance of their teams, and are all looking forward to conference meets next week and sectional competition the following week...

Not to be outdone by their high school counterparts who have four teams headed for state championship competition this Saturday, Greencastle Middle School put four of its five academic teams in the top 10 of Junior Division competition in the 2018 Indiana Academic Super Bowl...

The DePauw University School of Music's concert season culminates this Sunday in a performance of Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Corigliano's "Fern Hill for chorus and orchestra, inspired by the poetry of Welsh author Dylan Thomas. Director of choirs Kristina Boerger will conduct the piece, which features DePauw music professor and mezzo-soprano Caroline Smith as soloist...

My name is John McPherson and I am running for the office of Washington Township trustee in the May 8 Republican primary. I have lived in Washington Township my entire life and I have been a member of the Reelsville Fire Department for 21 years. I am a graduate of Indiana State University and I am currently employed at the Putnamville Correctional Facility as the Safety Hazards manager...

CLOVERDALE — Nick Winders was a first-team all-state linebacker for Cloverdale last fall, and will be trying a new defensive position next fall as he becomes the latest of several Putnam County athletes choosing to play collegiately at Franklin College...