Stories from Thursday, January 3, 2019

TERRE HAUTE — For the first 31:52 of Wednesday night’s girls’ basketball game at Terre Haute South, Bailey Shuee’s statistical contributions were minimal. But the Greencastle senior saved the day for her team with two huge plays in the final eight seconds as the Tiger Cubs pulled out a 64-63 victory...

CHICAGO (AP) — Aher Uguak scored a career-high 19 points and Loyola-Chicago held Indiana State to 12 first-half points to win Wednesday night’s Missouri Valley Conference opener 79-44. Cameron Krutwig had 16 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Marques Townes added 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists for the Ramblers (8-6)...

INDIANAPOLIS — Putnam County Fair Queen Raegan Bowling will be in competition with 91 other young women from around the state this weekend. Bowling and the rest of the 2018 county fair queens will be at the State Fairgrounds seeking the title of 2019 Indiana State Fair Queen...

Rylan Hall is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in cross country, basketball and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Rylan Hall: “I have learned that you can always push yourself to do better than you think you will. In the end, that helps you to learn something. You don’t have to be the best, but you have to better yourself to be the best you can be.”...

Tipoff: 7:30 p.m. The coaches: Jeff Moore is in his 29th year at Sullivan. Greg Dean is in his fifth year at South Putnam. On the air: WREB-FM 94.3 will broadcast the game. So far: Sullivan’s only losses have come to Greencastle, Edgewood and Linton-Stockton...

Tonight is the fourth of five nights of girls/boys basketball doubleheaders in the Western Indiana Conference, and one of only two when all eight Putnam County teams meet different opponents. Several county teams have a chance to make huge statements in tonight’s action...

Several Putnam County players recently received recognition from the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association on its all-valley team. South Putnam linebacker Dalton Scott and offensive lineman Trey Wood and tight end Gavin Bollman of Greencastle were all named first-team selections...

The lack of an available quorum has postponed the Greencastle Board of Park Commissioners meeting that was scheduled for Thursday evening at City Hall. No immediate make-up date was announced. The Park Board is chaired by President Tim Trigg with Beva Miller, John Hennette and Cathy Merrell as members. It meets regularly the first Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m...

Following an orientation late last month, WorkOne will host a job fair for workers dislocated by the November closure of Dixie Chopper. With 20 local employers onsite at the Inn at DePauw, the event will take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 10...

HIRAM, Ohio — The DePauw women’s basketball team moved to 11-3 overall and 5-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference following a 76-55 win at Hiram Thursday. Following a back-and-forth opening quarter, #21/22 DePauw gained a 19-18 lead on Maya Howard’s jumper with 23 seconds left in the frame. The Tigers then scored the first eight points of the second to extend the lead to 27-18, but Hiram eventually closed the gap to 33-30 at the intermission...

The Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association will have a banquet for its first meeting of the year on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 6 p.m. The event, which will include new officer election announcements, will be hosted by the Putnam County Museum, 1105 N. Jackson St., Greencastle...

PUTNAMVILLE — Detectives from the Indiana State Police Putnamville Post are asking for the public’s help in the death investigation of a retired rural Sullivan County farmer. Dec. 8 marked the sixth-year anniversary of the unsolved homicide of 85-year-old Lowell R. Badger, who was found dead at his rural Sullivan County home...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Leslie C. Eastman, 41, Norwood, N.Y., Class B misdemeanor criminal mischief, Class B misdemeanor disorderly conduct-unreasonable noise Candice Bullock, 27, Poland, Class B misdemeanor compulsory school attendance violation...

County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 6:38 a.m. Charles Gerard VanKempen, 25, Indianapolis, was housed at the jail for possession of stolen property. • At 6:30 a.m. Miranda Jo McNew, 30, Stilesville, was booked in for possession of stolen property...

There will be a “Living with Low Vision” meeting on Jan. 15 at Putnam County Comprehensive Services, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle, from 10-11 a.m. The Silver Linings Players will present the program. Persons may bring a friend or family member to this meeting...

The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2018 state graduation rate, and all four Putnam County school corporations have exceeded the state average in virtually every way, shape and form. In 2018, Indiana's waiver graduation rate was 88.1 percent, and the non-waiver rate was 80.78 percent, indicating a slight increase over the previous year. In 2017, the waiver graduation rate was 87.19 percent with a non-waiver graduation rate of 80.10 percent...

COLUMBUS — A Greencastle man was arrested on numerous charges early Thursday morning after he fled from an Indiana State Trooper during an attempted traffic stop on Interstate 65 in Bartholomew County. The incident began at 12:25 a.m. when Trooper Jacob Tolle observed a vehicle traveling southbound on I-65 near the 67-mile marker at a high rate of speed. Tolle caught up to the 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle near the 65-mile marker...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jim Baird's first day on the job sailed off into the Twittersphere. Thursday was a busy day for U.S. Rep. Baird as the Greencastle Republican was officially sworn in to represent Indiana's 4th District and then posed for a touching, widely circulated photo with two other wounded war veterans elected to the U.S. House of Representatives...

MARSHALL -- On Jan. 25-27 Turkey Run will host a weekend where visitors can learn all about all different types of birds, including raptors, songbirds and others. There will be live birds of prey programs, multiple eagle viewing tours, owl prowl night hikes and songbird banding led by a researcher...

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman Jim Baird (R-Greencastle) was sworn in Thursday afternoon as a member of the 116th United States Congress, marking the beginning of his first term representing Indiana's 4th Congressional District.