Stories from Friday, May 24, 2019

The Cloverdale High School football program will have a parent/player meeting on at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Cloverdale High School gymnasium. Parents and players will have the opportunity to meet new head coach David Zorman and see his vision for the football program going into the future...

ROACHDALE— Thursday officially ended the Putnam County baseball season, with North Putnam and Cloverdale bowing out in the North Putnam Sectional to Monrovia and South Vermillion — who will play each other for a sectional championship at 1 p.m. Monday...

BLOOMINGTON — North Putnam’s 4x100 relay team finished third in the Bloomington North boys’ track and field regional on Thursday, earning a spot in next week’s state finals at Indiana University. The quartet of Kalib Lawrence, Colton Clifford, Chris Murray and Scott Proctor turned in a time of 44.14, finishing .06 seconds behind runnerup Bedford North Lawrence and .09 behind the winning Bloomington North squad...

It's going to take a village -- not the Village People -- to make a YMCA project a success for Greencastle, officials all but suggested Thursday night. Memberships, volunteers, financial supporters and community partners all will be necessary in seeing the community center project go from a dream of more than 30 years to reality...

ROACHDALE -- The art department at North Putnam High School has recently had much to celebrate in the way of student success. Artwork by 18 students in Sarah Chizum’s and Amanda Kramer’s fine arts classes was honored at a regional competition for the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards earlier this year...

Three Putnam County high school baseball teams were busy in high school baseball sectional action on Wednesday. Cloverdale stayed alive in the tourney by defeating Fountain Central 12-3 in the first game of the North Putnam Sectional. Greencastle met Tri-West at Danville in a game originally scheduled for Brebeuf Jesuit in Indianapolis, and fell 18-5...

PLAINFIELD -- The Indiana Department of Transportation has announced that the right lane of Interstate 70 in each direction is closed between the 66- and 68-mile marker due to pavement settlement in the work zone. INDOT is working with the contractor to mobilize repairs...

Boys and girls in grades 5-8 in area schools will be given the opportunity to learn what police training is like in the annual Greencastle Parks and Recreation Department Police Boot Camp. The event will take place from 8 a.m. to noon June 17-21 at Robe-Ann Park in Greencastle...

Gobin Memorial United Methodist church has awarded SAWs (Servants at Work) its latest small community grant of $1,000. Gobin’s small grants program awards up to $1,000 quarterly to support local mission and service projects. Its goal is to maintain and grow projects that provide hope and support to individuals struggling with personal, spiritual, emotional or economic issues...

Five Putnam County students were awarded degrees during DePauw University’s 180th annual commencement on Sunday, May 19. JOHNATHON GOODE of Roachdale was awarded a BA in economics. QUINCI MILLER of Greencastle was awarded a BA in communication. NATHANIEL SPANGLE of Greencastle was awarded a BA in communication...

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Jerving celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on May 19, 2019. Patty is the former Patty Tellas of Reelsville. Patty tasted lobster for the very first time on their honeymoon in 1979 and a lobster dinner has been a tradition for every anniversary. This year they enjoyed a bottle of imported champagne from France as well...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Brandon N. Hawkins, 26, Greencastle, Class B misdemeanor reckless driving/passing school bus when arm is extended Demarco J. Henry, 22, Indianapolis, Class A misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .15 or more, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 9:13 p.m. Kerry Justin Moore, 58, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail on a local warrant. • At 7:47 p.m. James Douglas Swindler, 32, Richmond, was taken into custody on an out-of-county warrant...

With Congress on recess for Memorial Day, Congressman Jim Baird will back in town, addressing the Greencastle Rotary Club on Wednesday. A former president and current honorary member of the club, Baird will share his reflections after five months on the job...

Joining their classmates in a time-honored tradition, Greencastle High School senior class president Jaxon Parmley, salutatorian Kristy Huang and valedictorian Vivian Savage turn their tassels at the end of 2019 commencement exercises Friday evening. Members of the class of 2019 found a number of ways to express themselves in their last official day as high school students...

Highlighting his success as a specialist for the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) program at Cloverdale High School, Karl Turk has been selected to lead a best practices workshop at JAG’s National Training Seminar and Professional Development Workshops in Orlando, Fla...

In a matchup between a powerful, experienced team with a strong history and a young squad playing in its first sectional championship in many years, South Vermillion defeated North Putnam 10-0 on Thursday evening to win its third straight sectional title...