Stories from Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Joe F. Clodfelter, 81, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018. He had been a manager for GM Allison Gas Turbine and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. Joe was a member of the Brownsburg American Legion. He was preceded in death by brothers Bill and Jim Clodfelter and sisters Charlotte Smith and Carolee Smithers...

Barbara “Ruth” Timm, 87, passed away Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 in Greencastle. She was born in Alexandria on Feb. 16, 1931 to the late Arvel and Laura (Rucman) McConnaughey. Ruth graduated from Alexandria High School in 1949 and in 1950 she married her husband of 57 years Ronald Timm...

John David “J.D.” Lawson, 68, of Clay County passed away at Gibson Family Hospice, in Terre Haute, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018. J. D. was born on Oct. 13, 1950 in Clay County, the son of Robert and Anna Mae (Clark) Lawson. He graduated from Van Buren High School with the class of 1969, where he was a member of the basketball team...

PUTNAMVILLE – Three new probationary troopers reported for duty Monday at the Indiana State Police Post in Putnamville. They are three of the 54 new troopers reporting to their districts of assignment following graduation from the 78th Indiana State Police Recruit Academy on Thursday, Dec. 13...

DePauw University ranks seventh among the nation’s four-year baccalaureate colleges for the number of students who receive academic credit for studying abroad (494), according to the 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Released Tuesday and based on data from the 2016-17 academic year, the report places DePauw at No. ...

Indiana online 4-H enrollment has been open since Oct. 1, and remains open through Jan. 15 for all projects to be available. A premier source of enjoyable, educational programs, 4-H is designed to help youth reach their full potential. Enrollment is easier than ever with the 4-H Online system at https://in.4honline.com, as one may also use a hand held or tablet device. ...

Christmas “tree-cycling” is a way Putnam, Parke and Montgomery county residents can give back to the earth. By recycling their trees, residents help divert landfill-bound Christmas trees to fish/wildlife habitats, erosion control and mulch for gardens, trees and walking paths...

RUSSELLVILLE -- As it looks forward to a year of hopeful progress in 2019, the Russellville Town Council made productive order with its regular business Monday evening. In particular, town officials adopted a new ordinance that will sync up its local elections with general statewide and nationwide elections. The council serving as the Russellville Water Board also heard input on its plans to update its water utility services...

An enchanted forest has taken over the courtyard of the historic Cole Apartments along East Washington Street, with reindeer, trees and a pond blending to create a colorful sight.

In its last regular meeting of 2018 last Wednesday, the South Putnam School Board addressed three considerable items on its agenda. Those items will affect South Putnam students and staff in different ways. After the meeting was called to order, school officials heard information from high school Assistant Principal Zachary Love regarding an update to the tobacco and vaping policy at the middle school and high school. ...

The advent of December marks the conclusion of meteorological fall and the welcoming of meteorological winter, although in central Indiana it’s been difficult to tell the difference this year. Temperatures remained above average throughout much of the first half of the fall, before cooling to below-normal levels by mid-October prior to a much colder November...

Even through the hectic bustle of excitable children at the Animal Medical Clinic, “Holly” is content with being petted by Luke (blue jacket), Addie and Josh Roberts of Cloverdale.

North Montgomery (2-12) at North Putnam (7-7) The coaches: Ryan Nuppnau is in his fifth yaer at North Montgomery. Jarrod Duff is in his third year at North Putnam. So far: North Montgomery broke an 11-game losing streak on Friday by defeating Crawfordsville 42-39...

The Associated Press Top 10 Indiana high school boys basketball teams, with first-place votes in parentheses, records, rating points and previous rankings: Class 4A Others receiving votes: Ft. Wayne Snider 58. Indpls Cathedral 44. Center Grove 39. Plainfield 38. Bloomington South 30. New Albany 18. Lawrence Central 17. Munster 15. Logansport 12. Fishers 9. Indpls Pike 8. Lawrence North 7. Jeffersonville 7. Crown Point 6...

At Kirsch Dentistry, the Greencastle community has come to expect meticulous work, great attention to detail and always a deft touch. And that’s just in the storefront windows. Besides the work of Dr. Elizabeth Kirsch on the inside of the building at 18 E. Washington St., the practice is becoming well known for the decorated storefronts put together by husband David Kirsch...

Dalton Scott is a senior at South Putnam and participates in football and basketball. He was selected to numerous all-state teams for his play this fall. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Dalton Scott: “Sports are everything to me. ...

The Cloverdale Lady Clovers came into McAnally Center sporting an 11-1 record and ranked #9 in Class 2A, but it is hard to win on the road at a county rival. The Greencastle Tiger Cubs avenged an earlier 60-41 loss in the Putnam County Classic by defeating the Clovers 46-37 on Tuesday night...

CLAYTON — In high school basketball games matching teams with reciprocal records, the superior team often bolts out to an early lead and then limps home to the finish line. That exact scenario played out on Tuesday night, as 6-1 Greencastle visited 2-6 Cascade...

Things are falling into place nicely for the final Western Indiana Conference basketball season with divisions and crossover games, and three Putnam County teams control their own destiny in their quest to win divisional titles. Here is a look at each division after three rounds of action:...