Stories from Monday, December 10, 2018

After being in the "also getting votes" category for several weeks, the Cloverdale girls' basketball team entered the top 10 of the Indiana Coaches of Girls Sports Association rankings this week at No. 8. The 10-1 Clovers will play only one game this week, traveling to Brown County on Friday looking to improve their Western Indiana Conference record to 3-0...

FILLMORE -- In its last regular meeting of 2018, the Fillmore Town Council quickly addressed a variety of issues Thursday evening. The first concerned a Community Crossings matching grant that would support repairs on streets which urgently need them. ...

After seeing a couple of lopsided boys’ basketball games the previous two times, Friday’s South Putnam-Greencastle game was a refreshing change in terms of enthusiasm, stellar play from both teams and a generally enjoyable evening. South Putnam eventually wore down Greencastle and won by 10 points. The Tiger Cubs will get their chance for revenge in the first round of the Putnam County tournament in February...

The Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce is asking local citizens to take time to nominate someone they believe has gone above and beyond for our community for its annual Citizen of the Year Award. Chamber Executive Director Brian Cox said the only requirement for the nominee is that he or she be a resident of Putnam County, adding, "This is a chance for us to say thank you to the ones who give without asking for a thank you."...

NEW MARKET – Greencastle survived a sub-par free throw shooting night and an outstanding individual effort by Southmont’s Justin Howard but still managed to beat the Mounties 60-55 Saturday night in boys’ high school basketball action. Hitting just 16 of 33 from the foul line, including just 10 of 22 in the second half, opened the door for the Mounties – who nearly rode a 41-point effort from Howard to make a big second-half comeback...

The Gleaners Senior Mobile Pantry will return to Greencastle on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the National Guard Armory. The food giveaway for seniors age 55 and older will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Besides being 55 and older, participants must also be Putnam County residents to participate in the food giveaway...

Bobby Ray Crawley, 89, of Bainbridge, passed way on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 at Putnam County Hospital, Greencastle. He was born July 12, 1929 in Greencastle to Thomas Jefferson and Vera Mae (Smith) Crawley. He married Roberta Crawley. After graduating from Roachdale High School, he served in the Army during the Korean Conflict...

BAINBRIDGE — Marian University doesn’t necessarily rename its most prestigious scholarship in honor of each person who wins it. Apparently Mary Timm is just the proper fit. The North Putnam senior learned Thursday that she has been awarded a St. Mary Academic Scholarship, which is a full scholarship for the entirety of her four-year career at Marian...

CLOVERDALE -- Overcoming Monrovia's considerable size advantage on Saturday night was a tough chore for the Cloverdale boys' basketball team. The Bulldog "twin towers" of 6-8 senior Max Newman and 6-7 junior Josh Smith combined for 48 points in a 67-54 win over the Clovers...

The John Wood Combo will play at the Grencastle VFW from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14. A steak dinner will be served.

For the second year in a row, Greencastle Firefighters Union Local 5125 is hosting cookies with Santa. The man in red will be at the Greencastle Fire Department at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15. All kids are invited to visit Santa and enjoy some milk and cookies...

The Putnam County Non-Food Pantry, hosted by St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, will be distributing items from 12:30 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15 in the parish hall at 520 E. Seminary St., Greencastle. Persons should note that the distribution date has been moved in order to avoid the Christmas holiday...

ROACHDALE -- The source of Roachdale’s drinking water is groundwater produced from wells located in the community. To help protect the underground aquifer and the water supply wells from potential contamination, the Town of Roachdale has developed a wellhead protection (WHP) plan, which has been approved by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)...

Local kids (and adults for that matter) are invited to get a glimpse of Santa Claus as he rides through the streets of Heritage Lake on the Floyd Township fire engine. Santa will be in town on Friday, Dec. 14 before heading back to the North Pole. Floyd Township Fire Department will transport Santa around the lake where he will pass by as many homes as possible, tossing out candy to all of the children along the route who have been extra good this year...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 10:51 p.m. Brian Wayne Roberts, 51, Seymour, was taken into custody on a local warrant. • At 2:16 a.m. Gary Lane Clarence Shoemaker, 48, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated...

Setting up an artificial tree for Christmas is nice and may give you the perfect tree shape, but nothing can replace the memories made with family when you visit a Christmas tree farm and select a real tree. Setting up a real Christmas tree has been part of the holidays since 1842. That year, Charles Minnegerode set up the first real tree in Williamsburg, Va...

At Mental Health America of Putnam County, we watch out for our community members, especially as we head into the colder months. Many people are feeling down lately with the gloomy weather, but does that continue all fall and winter season for you or your friends?...

The Indiana Senate is now accepting applications for the 2019 Senate page program, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) has announced. Through the full-day program, students in grades 6-12 can tour Indiana’s Statehouse, listen to debates and help staff with age-appropriate tasks. Students also have the opportunity to meet with their state senator...

Greencastle Rotary Club President Jared Jernagan (left) presents Mary Allison Children’s Trust President Jim Jackson with a check in the amount of $500 for the club’s continued support as Trust Patron to the Trust for 2018.

With the John Wood Combo -- (from left) performers Carol Hamm on bass, John Wood on keyboard and Don Hopkins on drums -- playing in the background, members of the Putnam County Museum enjoy their recent annual holiday gathering in the museum’s new meeting space at 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle.

The cool weather experienced throughout the second half of October continued right on into November, producing one of the colder Novembers in recent memory and highlighting that there would not really be a true fall across the area this year. In fact, other than November 2014, it was the coldest November on record over the last two decades in central Indiana...

Calling itself a fast-casual place for burgers, hotdogs, shakes, floats, beer and wine, Taphouse Burgers is set to open Tuesday, Dec. 11 in the former Taphouse 24 site at 24 S. Indiana St.

First Baptist Church located at 404 Judson Drive in Greencastle will be staging its annual drive-through live nativity on Sunday, Dec. 16. The live nativity portraying the events which traditionally surround the birth of Jesus will be open to visitors from 6 to 8 p.m...