Stories from Monday, May 6, 2019

UPDATE -- 8:15 a.m. Tuesday -- The man accused of holding the clerk of the Cloverdale Marathon station at knifepoint Monday evening has been identified. Cloverdale Police say they arrived on the scene of a robbery in progress call to find Donovan Jackson, 46, Poland, behind the cashier counter wielding a knife. Jackson was subsequently subdued and taken to Putnam County Hospital and then Putnam County Jail...

In the only contests taking place in Putnam County, voters in Cloverdale will get the opportunity to have their voices heard and counted in tomorrow's primary election. The all-Republican races will feature three contests for seats on the Cloverdale Town Council. ...

After what was a brief scare at South Putnam High School, students and staff are safe after a small kitchen fire prompted an evacuation. According to statements provided by Superintendent Bruce Bernhardt during a call from the Banner Graphic Monday afternoon, students in A lunch were just sitting down to eat their meals at approximately 11:15 a.m. ...

The Putnam County Coroner’s Office is searching for next of kin for William Craig. Craig recently passed away officials are trying to reach out to family members to notify them of his passing. Anyone with information on his next of kin are encouraged to call Putnam County Coroner David Brown at 720-3184 or the Putnam County Dispatch Center non-emergency line at 653-8636...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that attended our 10-Year Anniversary Bingo Event on Saturday, April 13. This bingo surpassed all of our previous events, with 200 players and record prize giveaways. To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we gave away fifty $10 cash door prizes donated by our Realtor and Affiliate members, as well as other door, game and pull tab prizes totaling close to $9,000...

To the Editor: Now that spring is here and various spring and summer activities will be starting throughout the community, I would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens and businesses regarding the prohibition of placing signs in street and highway right-of-way...

Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Farm Bureau welcome nominations for the 2019 John Arnold Award for Rural Preservation. The award recognizes the preservation and continued use of historic farm buildings in Indiana. Since it was established in 1992, owners of 28 historic farms all over the state have been honored with the award...

It was bad enough news that the Putnam County Highway Department received only one bid for asphalt work for this summer. When the county commissioners opened the bid Monday morning, the news got even worse. The lone bid from Wabash Valley Asphalt of Terre Haute came in at $1.62 million for the five approved Community Crossings projects...

This Saturday, May 11, marks the 27th anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving — the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Letter carriers walk through the community every day, often coming face-to-face with a sad reality for too many — hunger...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 11:19 p.m. Christopher Lee Haas, 30, Roachdale, was housed at the jail for domestic battery, strangulation and interference with the reporting of a crime. • At 10:37 a.m. Allen Gregory Barnett, 25, Greencastle, was booked in on a Marion County warrant...

After the dust settled on competition in the 2019 Indiana Academic Super Bowl, Greencastle and North Putnam high schools have earned additional honors. Both GHS and NPHS achieved spots in the Top 10 for Class 3 for the Senior Division. Greencastle had two Class 3 state champions (Math and Fine Arts) and one runner-up (Science) in Saturday’s Senior Division final. North Putnam, meanwhile, got a fifth-place finish in science...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Center Grove star Trayce Jackson-Davis has been named the IndyStar Mr. Basketball Award winner. The announcement came during the newspaper’s annual sports awards banquet Sunday night. He received 179 votes — more than twice as many as runner-up Brandon Newman. The Valparaiso star was named on 73 ballots. Armaan Franklin of Indianapolis Cathedral was third with 32...

The Indiana High School Athletic Association drew pairings on Sunday for the 53rd Annual IHSAA Baseball State Tournament Series, which begins May 22. Host schools will announce playing schedules in the days to come which will then be added to the brackets at MaxPreps.com...

SPENCER — Three South Putnam pitchers combined on a three-hitter on Monday evening as the Eagles defeated Owen Valley 3-1 in high school baseball action. Brandon Demoret pitched the first 4.1 innings, allowing one earned run and striking out 11 batters. He walked three...

Greencastle High School senior Emma Wilson had a big weekend, both on and off the track. On Friday, Wilson competed in the Billy Hayes Invitational at Indiana University and finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run with a personal best time of 4:32.60...