Stories from Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Cloverdale graduate Jalen Moore was named the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I player of the week for the period of Dec. 31-Jan. 6. Moore, a freshman at Olney Central College, had a breakout game on Saturday against Kaskaskia in his only outing of the week...

GIRLS S. Putnam 58, Riverton Parke 38 Cloverdale 55, W. Vigo 44 Greencastle 64, N. Montgomery 35 BOYS Adams Central 51, Jay Co. 45, OT Argos 38, Rochester 24 Bethany Christian 46, S. Bend Career Academy 36 Bremen 55, Elkhart Christian 42 Calumet 66, Westville 44...

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb (center) had the opportunity Tuesday to meet with Indiana's new legislators, including District 44 State Rep. Beau Baird, R-Greencastle, (second from left). "I look forward to working with them this year," Holcomb said of the new group, which is already in session at the statehouse. ...

The Greencastle Summer Music Festival presents a wintertime treat, a free concert featuring cellist Eric Edberg and pianist Claude Cymerman, followed by a dessert reception, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 13 in the sanctuary of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church...

PLAINFIELD -- Duke Energy has reiterated that help managing energy bills is available for any customer who may be experiencing financial hardship, including workers affected by the federal government shutdown, which is moving into its third week. "While the government shutdown is a very visible issue now, we recognize that unforeseen hardships can happen to anyone at any time," Lesley Quick, Duke Energy's vice president of revenue services, said. ...

The deadline to nominate an individual for the annual Greater Greencastle Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year Award is Monday, Jan. 14. The only requirement for the nominee is that he or she be a resident of Putnam County, Chamber Executive Director Brian Cox said...

No sooner did the filing period commence for the 2019 Greencastle municipal primary election then the ballot had its first candidate. The filing period began Wednesday (Jan. 10) and will continue until noon Friday, Feb. 8 in the Putnam County Voter Registration Office on the second floor of the Putnam County Courthouse...