Stories from Tuesday, May 7, 2019

After what was a relatively low turnout, two members of the Cloverdale Town Council have retained nominations from their party following Tuesday’s primary election. The all-Republican contests, which were the only ones in Putnam County, featured three races for Wards 1 and 2, as well as the at-large seat on the council...

Author Niki Milburn will host a book signing for her recently released children’s book “Those Who Seek God,” at Scoops Ice Cream, 13 S. Indiana St., Greencastle, on Saturday, May 11 from 1-3 p.m. Released on April 11, “Those Who Seek God” is published by Lucid Publishing and has been available for online presales through Amazon and Barnes & Noble since February. The book has been on Amazon’s top five in sales in the children’s Christian animal category since its launch...

Keeghan McLain is a senior at Greencastle and participates in track and field. She also served as the videographer for the boys’ basketball team. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Keeghan McLain: “Sports have always been an important part of my life. ...

During a call to the Banner Graphic Tuesday afternoon, South Putnam Food Service Director Lori Boyce related that the kitchen at South Putnam High School will soon be “up and running.” The kitchen was inspected and cleared by the Putnam County Health Department Tuesday after an oven suffered an electrical fire during A lunch late-Monday morning...

Putnam County Public Library Board of Directors President Alan Zerkel and Library Director Brian Briscoe will be the featured guests of a Community Conversation at PCPL on Tuesday, May 14 at 6:30 p.m. Zerkel is a longtime educator who holds a bachelor’s degree from Manchester University, a master’s degree from Purdue University and a superintendent certification from Indiana University. ...

Michael D. McGuire, 66, of Roachdale, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2019 at his residence. He born on June 21, 1952 in Culver Hospital, Crawfordsville, to John D. and the late Melba M. (Downs) McGuire. He married Carol Inman McGuire. She preceded him in death...

The second concert of the spring to benefit Beyond Homeless Inc., Putnam County’s homeless shelter and resource center, will feature local artists playing the songs of John Prine. “Putnam Prine: A Benefit Concert Honoring the Songs of John Prine” is set for 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, 2019, at Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana St., Greencastle...

Due to the amount of rainfall last week and the potential rain being predicted over the next several days, South Locust Street will be closed Wednesday, May 8 through Saturday, May 11 for construction work on the DePauw University campus. The closing will provide a means to haul dirt from the site without trucks having to pull into the extremely muddy site. That hopefully will allow the mud to be contained within the site and not on the surrounding city streets...

The Putnam County Coroner’s office has located the family of William Craig, who was recently found deceased in his home. Coroner Dave Brown said the next of kin was located on Tuesday, the same day his appeal for help appeared in the Banner Graphic...

BRAZIL — Northview seniors came through in a big way on an evening they were honored following a 10-0 win in six innings as South Putnam came to visit for conference softball action. Addy Thompson, Madelyn Richey, Ellie Jackman and Bella Timberman combined for nine hits, scored six runs and drove home four runs as the Knights topped the Eagles via the 10-run rule in the bottom of the sixth inning. The victory keeps the Knights unbeaten at 5-0 in the Western Indiana Athletic Western Division...

The North Putnam High School Science Academic Team placed fifth Saturday, May 4 at the 2019 state Indiana Academic Super Bowl finals at Purdue University.

Fresh off a North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament title, DePauw has been selected as one of 16 regional hosts for the 2019 NCAA Division III Softball Championship. The regional takes place Friday through Sunday, with the Tigers facing St. Vincent in the opening round with Trine and Maryville (Tenn.) squaring off in the other Friday game...

A Tuesday-morning call to the Banner Graphic newsroom seemed routine enough. “Why is the courthouse closed today?” a perturbed voice on the other end asked. The answer was simple: Tuesday was Election Day. The election was easy to forget with only Cloverdale Republican races on the docket for this primary...

In recognition of achieving a high level of success in 2018, HBG Insurance and Bonds presents a check to the Putnam County Community Foundation outside its office.

The fifth annual Master Gardener Plant Auction is coming. On Saturday, May 11, gardeners and future gardeners will gather at Harris Hall at the Putnam County Fairgrounds for the plant auction. Preview is set for 9:15 a.m. with the auction starting at 10 a.m...

The Gleaners Senior Mobile Pantry will return to Greencastle on Thursday, May 9 at the National Guard Armory. The monthly food giveaway for seniors age 55 and older will be conducted from 10-11:30 a.m. Besides being age 55 or older, participants must also be Putnam County residents in order to participate...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Phillip P. Hinton, 57, Greenwood, Level 5 felony driving a vehicle after forfeiture of license for life Patrick A. Payton, 45, Roachdale, Level 6 felony driving while intoxicated with a prior conviction, Level 6 felony driving with an ACE of .15 or more, Class A misdemeanor driving with an ACE of .15 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...

North Putnam scored one run in the top of the first inning and eight more in the second on its way to a Western Indiana Conference win over the Tiger Cubs. Emma Haste had a double, three RBI and a run scored for the Cougars at the plate while Grace Kinkead had a double, two singles, two RBI and two runs scored...

After delays from rain, false starts and other issues, the Indianapolis Road detour is now in operation in Greencastle. Detour signs have been erected and traffic is now one-way westbound on Indianapolis Road from Percy Julian Drive to the traffic signal at Kroger.

As other drivers stop and keep their distance, a car goes up in flames Tuesday evening in front of near the entrance of Edgelea on U.S. 231 north of Greencastle.

Tuesday was primary election day in Putnam County but it was hard to tell. Only one of eight vote centers in the county was open. The election night crowd at the Putnam County courthouse was paltry at best. A total of 154 showed up to the polls. Of course, the only contested primary races were in Cloverdale, and the only candidates were on the Republican side...