Stories from Thursday, August 16, 2018

CARMEL — An area man is facing the possibility of 10 years in federal prison for allegedly painting hate symbols on a Carmel synagogue. Nolan Brewer, 20, Cloverdale, was charged Thursday in federal court on criminal complaint with conspiracy to violate civil rights, federal and local officials announced Thursday. In the early-morning hours of July 28, anti-semitic symbols — namely two Nazi flags and two Iron Crosses -- were spray-painted on a brick structure of the Congregation Shaarey Tefilla, a Jewish Synagogue in Carmel...

HOBART -- A 64-year-old senior judge who has presided over dozens of cases in Putnam County courts over the past several years, was shot and killed Wednesday at his Lake County home near Hobart. Judge T. Edward Page, who has served as senior judge in the scheduling conflicts or the absences of Putnam Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges or Putnam Circuit Court Judge Matt Headley, was reportedly fatally wounded by an 83-year-old former client whom he had represented in a civil matter...

Esther (Horan) Maney of Vestal, N.Y. passed away Monday, Aug. 13, 2018 while under the care of hospice and her loving family. Esther was born on April 8, 1925, to Mary (Delamater) and Timothy Horan in Johnson City, N.Y. She graduated from Johnson City High School and the Ridley Business School. She married the love of her life John “Jack” Maney on Feb. 16, 1946...

Iris Geraldine York Smiley, 95, of Greencastle, passed away Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 in the Hickory Creek at Sunset Healthcare facility. Born Jan. 8, 1923 in Rockville, she was the daughter of Aaron S. York and Laura M. (McDonald) York. She married Charles Smiley, and he passed away in 1984...

BELLE UNION — The Jefferson Township Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual pork chop dinner at the Belle Union Meeting Center on Saturday. The marinated and charcoal grilled pork chops will be served from 5-9 p.m., along with side dishes and desserts...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 9:42 p.m. Joseph Martin Starnes, 52, Martinsville, was housed at the jail on a court order. • At 7:56 p.m. Dax Kelly Comer, 27, Coatesville, was booked in for driving with a suspended license and driving while intoxicated...

CLEVELAND — After winning its league-leading 15th North Coast Athletic Conference football title last fall, Wittenberg has been tabbed to repeat as conference champion in 2018, based on the preseason coaches’ poll, released Thursday. The Tigers, who had a perfect 10-0 regular season in 2017, collected seven of the 10 possible first-place votes, totaling 96 points. ...

South Putnam defeated Greencastle 5-0 in boys’ high school tennis on Wednesday evening for the first-ever regular-season win by the Eagles over the Tiger Cubs. “I am very proud of everyone’s performance,” South coach Johnny Briones said. “All three singles started out slowly and played a lot of defensive-type tennis. ...

The coaches: Nathan Aker is in his fifth year at South Putnam. Tom Winders is in his second year at Cloverdale. History: South Putnam won 20-6 last year for its only win of the regular season. The Eagles have won 32 of the past 36 meetings, including the last 11 straight games...

CLOVERDALE -- During what ended up being a two-hour process, the Cloverdale Town Council addressed a series of issues during its monthly meeting Tuesday evening. In addition to giving his regular police report, Cloverdale Town Marshal Steve Hibler began the meeting by informing the public that three new officers had been sworn into the Cloverdale Police Department. ...

With the return of Soggy Doggy Day as the season-ending event at the Greencastle Aquatic Center, dogs big and small take advantage of a chance to splash and play Tuesday night.