Stories from Thursday, December 20, 2018

REELSVILLE — A 20-year-old woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 40 in Washington Township near Apple Blossom subdivision Thursday morning. Dakota Hacker, Greencastle, died as a result of injuries suffered in the crash. The crash on 40 west of County Road 550 West was called in at 5:49 a.m...

Patricia A. Cooper, 71, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018. Born Jan. 26, 1947 to the late Elmer and Deloris (Warren) Garland. Patricia married William Cooper on June 26, 2009 and he preceded her in death on Jan. 18, 2018...

With Christmas and New Year’s holidays on the next two Tuesdays, the Banner Graphic, will adopt an alternate schedule for the next two weeks. With no mail delivery on either of the holidays, there will be no Tuesday paper either week. Instead, we will publish our total market coverage editions for each week on Monday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 31...

With Christmas and New Year’s holidays on the next two Tuesdays, the Banner Graphic will adopt an alternate schedule for the next two weeks. With no mail delivery on either of the holidays, there will be no Tuesday paper either week. Instead, we will publish our total market coverage editions for each week on Monday, Dec. 24 and Monday, Dec. 31...

With the odometer steadily clicking its way toward three million accident-free miles, fate found veteran Walmart driver Richard Morgan winding his way through Kentucky recently, inching toward his date with destiny. As the finish line neared for Morgan to become just the fourth Greencastle Walmart Transportation driver to top three million accident-free miles, tension grew...

State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) encourages students who want to learn more about state government to participate in the Indiana House Page Program during the 2019 legislative session. According to Baird, those who are between the ages of 13 to 18 can spend a day at the Statehouse in Indianapolis helping staff and local legislators, touring government offices, and learning about the legislative process...

Two Terre Haute women are lodged in the Putnam County Jail, charged with theft in connection with an alleged shoplifting attempt Tuesday evening at the Greencastle Walmart store. In one of the largest shoplifting attempts ever reported at the Greencastle store, the two women attempted to make off with an estimated $3,460 worth of miscellaneous merchandise before being caught just after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday...

Anne F. Harris, vice president for academic affairs at DePauw University since August 2015 and a professor of art history at DPU for 21 years, has been appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Grinnell College in Iowa...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Jeffrey R. Skinner, 60, Spencer, Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe Alexander J. Law, 25, Greencastle, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Level 6 felony driving with a BAC of .08 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or more...

County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 4:47 p.m. Jeremy Helton Barker, 36, Crawfordsville, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 12 a.m. Emilee Gabrielle Cline, 29, Cloverdale, was taken into custoday on a local warrant...

The DePauw University Nature Park will be closed while the university is closed for winter break, DePauw Police have announced. The park will be closed from Dec. 22 through Jan. 2.