Stories from Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Cloverdale has dominated the boys’ Putnam County Classic the past three years, winning the championship game by an average of 21 points over that stretch. Both Cooper Neese and Jalen Moore have moved on from those teams, though, and this year’s tourney — which begins on Thursday at McAnally Center — is much more wide open than recent history...

CLOVERDALE -- A minor traffic violation evolved into a three-county pursuit and ultimately the arrest of a Cloverdale man on four charges Monday evening. Indiana State Police Trooper Colton Maynor was on routine patrol in southern Putnam County Monday evening when he observed a green 1993 passenger vehicle fail to stop at Fulton Street on U.S. 231 in Cloverdale at approximately 5:30 p.m...

TERRE HAUTE – Greencastle’s girls’ 200-yard freestyle relay team placed fifth on Saturday to highlight Putnam County performances in the IHSAA Terre Haute South Sectional...

CLOVERDALE - The Cloverdale Clovers had the most successful season in their school’s girls’ basketball history with a 22-4 record, a Putnam County Tournament championship and a Western Indiana Conference championship. The host Clovers fell just short of adding a sectional title to that list of accolades, falling to the Western Boone Stars 62-56 in the Class 2A Sectional 44 championship game on Saturday night...

Glen E. Myers, 83 of Cloverdale, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. He was born June 22, 1935 in Delphi to the late Herschel and Lela (Pearson) Myers. Glen married Carol Ann (Faurote) Myers on Sept. 2, 1966, and she preceded him in death March 5, 2015...

INDIANAPOLIS -- A Putnam County man who returned to the farm six years ago after a stint in corporate America was named 2018 Young Cattleman of the Year as the Indiana Beef Cattle Association (IBCA) honored the state's top cattlemen during its recent annual convention...

Lowell Edwin Harbison, 88, died on Monday, Feb. 4 at Franciscan Health Hospital in Crawfordsville. He was born on April 12, 1930 in his childhood home located on Parkersburg Road near Russellville. His parents were Raymond and Virginia Frances (Sewell) Harbison...

The cause of consternation for local officials and residents for months if not years, the Putnam County website is up and running again. Commissioner Rick Woodall made the announcement Monday morning during the first commissioners meeting of February...

Gerald Lee Stewart, 79, of Greencastle passed away Friday evening, Feb. 1, 2019, at Putnam County Hospital. Gerald was born in Fincastle on Dec. 13, 1939, the son of Claude and Lillian Frances (Newgent) Stewart. He attended Greencastle Schools. Mr. Stewart started work out of high school for the old zinc mill before going to work at Hanson Stone Quarry where he worked as a welder and mechanic for 30 years. He was also a lifelong farmer...

Cecil P. "Bud" Smith Jr., 87, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. He was born Dec. 14, 1931 in Indianapolis, the son of Cecil P. and LaVaughn (Duckworth) Smith Sr. He was a 1949 graduate of Bainbridge High School. Bud was a veteran of the United States Army and served full time as a recruiter for the Indiana National Guard...

With less than three days remaining before the noon filing deadline Friday, the ballot for the 2019 Greencastle Municipal Primary Election has more vacancies than candidates...

Florence Sutherlin Stanage, 100, formerly of Harmony, passed away Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019 in Clarksville, Tenn. She was born April 10, 1918 in Cloverdale to the late Emery and Flossie (Cox) Sutherlin. She was a member of the North Meridian Street Church of Christ in Brazil...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association has a well-intentioned sportsmanship campaign that recognizes individual schools with banners and athletes with special awards from their schools for positive behavior. According to the ihsaa.org website, the campaign goal is to “Thank you for your continued commitment to promote good sportsmanship among the members of your school community — administrators, coaches, parents, fans, the student body and, of course, your school’s student-athletes.”...

Jada Amis is a senior at Greencastle and participates in volleyball and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Jada Amis: “Sports have given me a lot of friendships over the years, and a lot of opportunities. They are helping me getting in to college and paying for college, which really helps a lot. Each sport has helped me in the other sports. They have helped me to be a better leader.”...

Tiyi M. Morris, associate professor of African American and African Studies at Ohio State University-Newark and author of “Womanpower Unlimited” and the “Black Freedom Struggle in Mississippi,” will visit DePauw University on Thursday, Feb. 7. As part of Black History Month, Morris will speak on “Black Women’s Civil Rights Activism: The Making of a Movement.” The program will begin at 7 p.m. ...

“Clemency,” written and directed by 2007 DePauw University graduate Chinonye Chukwu, claimed the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. dramatic competition as the 2019 Sundance Film Festival handed out its awards Saturday night. Chukwu becomes the first black woman to win the festival’s biggest prize, according to the Hollywood Reporter...

The Putnam County Horse and Pony Club will have its annual tack auction on Saturday, Feb. 9 in the Community Building at the Putnam County Fairgrounds in Greencastle. A chili dinner will start at 4:30 p.m. as well as a silent auction items. Buyers can find tack for their animal, along with show clothes and something for your house or to satisfy your sweet tooth. The auction starts at 5 p.m...

City Police One recent arrest was reported by Greencastle City Police officers. • At 2:45 p.m. Monday, Anthony Michael Jones, 23, Greencastle, was arrested on Walnut Street by GPD Officer Kyle Lee. Jones was booked into the Putnam County Jail on charges of possession of methamphetamine, unlawful possession of a syringe, possession of paraphernalia and a probation violation...

Almost Home Restaurant in Greencastle will be hosting a unique wine dinner, “Women in Food: A Celebration of Food and Wine,” on Monday, Feb. 11 at 6 p.m. Five distinguished female chefs -- Mary Anne Birt, Regina Mehallick, Erin Kem, Gail Smith and Debby Dayton -- have teamed up to create a five-course meal, each course paired with a wine sample from Trinchero Family Estates...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Greencastle minister led the Indiana House of Representatives in prayer prior to a recent session. Rev. Bryan Langdoc of Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church visiting the Stathouse on Thursday, Jan. 31, where he led House members in prayer...

Jerome (Jerry) H. Beer, 85, passed away in Indianapolis, on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2019. He was born on Oct. 24, 1933 in Bartelso, Ill., the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Beer. He was preceded in death by his loving wife of 53 years, Patricia Ann (Mason) Beer, in 2008 and by his sister, Joenella Bryan, in 2014...