Stories from Thursday, December 6, 2018

Greencastle’s Emma Wilson, the two-time defending Indiana state champion in the 3,200-meter run, will not compete for the Tiger Cubs this spring in what would have been her senior track and field season. Craig Jordan, who has served as Greencastle’s track and cross country coach since the fall of 2016, informed the Banner Graphic by telephone on Monday of Wilson’s decision...

Margaret 'Margie' Jacqueline Seibold Margaret "Margie" Jacqueline Seibold, 75, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at her home in Lebanon, Ind. She was born in Peoria, Ill., a daughter of the late Carl and Bessie (Washburn) Haas. Margie grew up in Phoenix, Ariz., and graduated from high school in Phoenix. She later moved to Putnam County, where she lived most of her adult life...

Jaxon Roger Parmley has been named the 2019 Lilly Endowment Community Scholar (LECS) by the Putnam County Community Foundation. Putnam County Community Foundation and Greencastle High School officials surprised the senior and his parents John and Jody with an awards presentation Thursday afternoon at the high school...

Evelyn Jane Strother, 81, of Greencastle, formerly of Plainfield, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. She was born on May 18, 1937 in Greencastle, the daughter of George and Ruth (Bennett) Arnold. She was a 1955 graduate of Fillmore High School...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 4:49 a.m. Brock A. Hall, 27, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 4:14 a.m. Terrence Lamonette Bell, 50, Terre Haute, was taken into custody on a local warrant...

INDIANAPOLIS — Secretary of State Connie Lawson Thursday announced that 51 percent -- or 2,308,258 of Indiana’s 4.5 million registered voters -- cast a vote in the Nov. 6 General Election. The Secretary of State’s Office also certified that the Putnam County voter turnout in the election was officially 51 percent -- with 12,035 voters out of 23,732 registered Putnam voters casting a ballot in the 2018 general election...

CLOVERDALE – You see claims everywhere for freaky fast or blazing fast Internet speeds. Are they really? Yes, some are lightning fast. Cloverdale now owns legitimate bragging rights to claim it is a nationally ranked Top 100 fiber Internet city in the nation, or more specifically the 55th fastest...

Joseph H. Alenduff Sr., 88, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018. He was a former resident of Bainbridge, but relocated to St. Petersburg, Fla., 25 years ago. He is a Korean War veteran and longtime member of the First Assembly of God Church...

NEW MARKET — Southmont’s wrestling team came away with a 63-12 victory over North Putnam at home Tuesday evening. Winning by forfeit for the Mounties were: Clayton Downey (106), Ty Welliever (170), Jud Van Cleave (195) and Bayley Baumer (Heavyweight)...

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Bryce Rector is in his third year at Greencastle. Greg Dean is in his fifth year at South Putnam. On the air: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game. So far: Greencastle has defeated Crawfordsville 67-55, Danville 58-48 in overtime and West Vigo 45-35...

BAINBRIDGE -- Concluding at least two years of discussion and evaluation, school officials took a major step toward the improvement of infrastructure and maintenance at North Putnam Schools. During a special session Tuesday evening, the North Putnam School Board approved a multi-million-dollar project aimed at addressing renovations and repairs at all of the schools in the corporation...