Stories from Monday, May 20, 2019

CLOVERDALE — Favored Greencastle emerged as Putnam County boys’ golf champion for the fourth straight year with its win on Monday evening at Clover Meadows. Having earlier won the Western Indiana Conference title, the Cubs seemed primed to continue their streak of county titles and accomplished that mission...

If all games in the Class 2A Sectional 44 softball state tournament are like the opening game between the South Vermillion Wildcats and the Cloverdale Clovers, then fastpitch softball fans are in for a treat the rest of the tournament. The defending champion Wildcats knocked out the Clovers for the second straight year with a 1-0 victory that had great pitching and defense on Monday night at Greencastle High School...

BLOOMINGTON — Twelve athletes from Putnam County schools will be competing in the Bloomington North girls’ track regional today. Both Kenzie Stoltz of Cloverdale (pole vault and 100 hurdles) and Ashley O’Neal of North Putnam (100 and high jump) qualified for regional competition in multiple events...

Audrey Pringle, 82, Avon, died May 16, 2019. She was born, Feb. 16, 1937. Audrey was a daughter, a wife, a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend to all who knew her. She was devoted to her family her church and her friends...

Margaret Irene Scott, 104, of Hall, passed from this life on Saturday, May 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. She was born Sunday, Feb. 28, 1915 in Eminence to the late John and Melinda Belle (Allee) Wright. Irene retired in the late 1970s from Tender Care Nursing Home in Danville where she was a nurse’s aide. She had also previously worked at Dura Containers in Indianapolis, the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at the Indiana Statehouse and the Girls School at Plainfield...

Commencement speaker Drew Powell hinted he may be the jinx as the DePauw University Class of 2019 was forced to weather the storm Sunday, shrugging off Mother Nature’s intrusion on its traditional outdoor commencement ceremony. “I’ve been a part of two graduations at DePauw and both of them have been rained out -- or, rather, rained in,” Powell, the actor and 1998 DePauw graduate exclaimed. “I can only conclude it’s my fault...

Jeanie Richey Campbell, 76, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, May 19,2019. Arrangements are pending at the Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home.

James Thomas Bastian, 69, of Greencastle, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Indianapolis. James was born in Berea, Ohio on Aug. 21, 1949, the son of Robert and Ruth Ann Bastian. He was a graduate of Lincoln High School in Ellwood City, Pa. He attended college at Penn State University for two years...

Maureen ‘Kris’ (Kearns) Proctor was born in Pennsylvania on Dec. 31, 1951. She died of natural causes on Sept. 10, 2018 in New Jersey. She was a graduate of St. Mary-of-the-Woods College and worked in social work in Indiana and later in Cape May, N.J., also writing for the local paper in New Jersey...

FRANKLIN -- A 38-year-old Putnam County man has been convicted of multiple child crimes, including child seduction, in Johnson County. Jeramey A. Butler of Cloverdale was convicted by a Johnson County jury on Level 6 felony counts of child seduction and dissemination of matter harmful to minors...

After a brief visit downtown to get some grub Friday evening, a pack of muscle cars get ready to peel out on North Indiana Street after a day of racing at Putnam Park Road Course.

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that participated in our Community Shred Event on Saturday, May 11. The event was sponsored by Earl & Co, CPA and Daniel Builders, enabling us to provide the shred service for free to the community...

When you or someone you love is dealing with a mental health concern, sometimes it’s a lot to handle. It’s important to remember that mental health is essential to everyone’s overall health and wellbeing, and mental illnesses are common and treatable...

The fifth Annual “I’m a FAIR Runner” 5k Run/Walk will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday, June 1 at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The public is invited to join in celebrating the Putnam County Fairgrounds Endowment and kicking off the 2019 Putnam County Fair...

Did you know that May is National Beef Month? With Memorial Day right around the corner, it’s time to fire up your grills and officially start summer! Five simple tips for grilling meat: 1. Consider your cut: While classics such as strip steak and ribeye can be an easy go-to, there are endless options when it comes to cuts of beef. Some beef cuts, other than ground beef, that are best for grilling include shoulder steak, tenderloin roast/filet, Coulotte roast, kabobs and skirt steaks...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 5:29 p.m. Anthony Michael Jones, 23, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for domestic battery and resisting law enforcement. • At 1:59 a.m. Keith Lee Tincher, 54, Greencastle, was booked in for possession of stolen property...

The Town of Cloverdale will hold the annual Community Yard Sale this Saturday and Sunday. All residents are invited to participate, but sale signs must be removed by 7 p.m. Sunday evening.

The 2019 ParkFest concert series will kick off Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. This is the 26th year for the series, which is coordinated by the Greencastle Civic League, in partnership with Greencastle Parks and Recreation. This year’s series will be the first in the new Robe-Ann Bandshell, which opened to the public late last year...

Despite the humidity and a few hiccups Saturday afternoon, Putnam County Antique Tractor and Machinery Association members Kevin Foy (left) and Don Smith (right) load a 1910s McCormick-Farmall hay baler, while President Jim Call (center) adjusts the wire.

The Greencastle Summer Music Festival announces its 15th season of “bringing the community together with friends making music for friends.” Every Wednesday from May 22 through Aug. 14, the festival will present concerts at 7:30 p.m. in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church...

With 80-degree temperatures prevailing locally, we might feel summer’s creeping in but the season’s basically already arrived for the Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department. In fact, the city pool is already full of water and its filters and sanitary system have been up and running, treating the water to assure the Saturday, May 25 opening...

PUTNAMVILLE — After a long stretch of inclement weather washed out a month of competition at Lincoln Park Speedway, racing resumed at the Putnamville oval on Saturday evening. AJ Hopkins claimed the sprint car main event with Derek Groomer capturing the UMP Modified feature. Greencastle’s Josh Boller found victory lane in the UMP Super Stock A-main and Justin Litton won a thrilling bomber feature at LPS...

Schedules for the Greencastle softball sectional and baseball sectionals at North Putnam and Brebeuf Jesuit.

Tuesday Softball — North Putnam vs. South Putnam (5 p.m.) and Greencastle vs. South Vermillion (7 p.m.) in Greencastle Sectional semifinals. Track and field (girls) — Greencastle’s Claire Gillen, Sydney Lewis, Jada Amis, Seelye Stoffregen and Michayla Dinn, Cloverdale’s Kenzie Stoltz, Chelsie Edwards, Lily Monnett and Keeley Hughes and North Putnam’s Ashley O’Neal and Emily Gasho in Bloomington North Regional, 6 p.m...

Greencastle will soon be home to one of Indiana’s largest murals. However before the painting starts, organizers are seeking public input on just what should be painted on such a large canvas. In an effort to generate civic pride and to visually illustrate life in the community, a group of volunteers has launched the Putnam County Mural Project, with a goal of painting a mural on the four silos of S&W Feed Center...