Stories from Monday, January 7, 2019

CLOVERDALE -- Cloverdale is gearing up to welcome truck and tractor pullers from around the country to the 2019 National Tractor Pullers Association’s (NTPA) Winter Nationals invitational. Billed as a one-of-a-kind indoor national event, the pull will take place at the C Bar C Expo Center from Jan. 11 to Jan 12...

Loretta Ann Wiley, 78, of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. She was born Feb. 3, 1940 to the late Asa and Francis (Combs) Halsey. Ann married John Wiley Sr. in 1960, and he survives. She was a member of Amity Baptist Church...

BAINBRIDGE — Not only did an Indianapolis man’s driving damage a historic covered bridge Friday morning, his negligence following the incident could have him facing a criminal charge. Both portals of Baker’s Camp Covered Bridge were damaged when Djuan Z. Self, 31, Indianapolis, attempted to drive a large cargo truck through the bridge...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch and the Indiana Office of Tourism Development Monday announced the winners of the InstaIndiana online voting contest. With locations in the voting list covering all types of places to explore in Indiana like parks, agritourism destinations, wineries, outdoor recreation places, sports venues, downtowns, museums and zoos, here is the list of the top ten most Instagram-worthy places:...

LINDEN -- In releasing the name of the trooper involved in the police-action shooting that occurred on Dec. 28 in Montgomery County, Indiana State Police explained that they will not speak to the specifics of an ongoing investigation, which is a longstanding policy in conjunction with prosecutorial requests...

Do you have an interest in viewing nature photos from around Indiana? Or maybe you would like to know more about the history of the Wabash River, located only a short distance from Putnam County? You will have a chance to do both from the guest speaker at the Joint Annual Dinner for the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District and Purdue Extension Putnam County on Thursday, Jan. 24 at 6 p.m. at the York Auto Family Community Building on the Putnam County Fairgrounds...

County Jail Eleven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Monday • At 5:33 a.m. Brandon Michael Garcia, 26, Brazil, was lodged at the jail on an out-of-county warrant. Sunday • At 11:35 p.m. Robert Lee Jones, 40, Greencastle, was taken into custody on four local warrants...

TUESDAY Greencastle (10-6) at North Montgomery (3-14) The coaches: Tod Windlan is in his first year at Greencastle. Ryan Nuppnau is in his fifth year at North Montgomery. So far: Greencastle had a two-game winning streak broken at Northview on Friday. North Montgomery has not played since a 45-35 win over Rossville on Dec. 29...

Greencastle hosted and swept Cloverdale in first-round Putnam County tournament boys’ basketball action on Monday night. The Tiger Cubs won the 7th-grade game 35-34 and the 8th-grade game 29-27 in overtime. Seventh grade The first half was evenly played, as the entire game was...

WOOSTER, Ohio — DePauw outscored Wooster 24-8 in the second quarter to break free from the Fighting Scots on the way to a 76-49 North Coast Athletic Conference win. The Tigers, ranked 21st in the latest D3hoops.com poll and 22nd in the coaches’ rankings, improved to 12-3 overall and 6-0 in NCAC play while Wooster dropped to 4-10 overall and 0-5 in conference play...

ELLETTSVILLE — Edgewood’s boys’ basketball team has been ranked among the top 10 teams in Class 3A for the past month or so. The Mustangs lived up to that ranking on Saturday night as they dominated every facet of the game in defeating South Putnam 73-39...

COATESVILLE -- Although she was later airlifted to an Indianapolis hospital in serious condition, a Coatesville woman likely owes her life to Good Samaritans who helped her following a Sunday-morning crash. Her car went airborne, hit a tree, landed partially in a creek and caught fire before witnesses came and extinguished the fire and comforted her until the arrival of emergency personnel. Gail R. Daniel, 66, was eastbound on County Road 550 North...