Stories from Friday, June 28, 2019

By Joey Bennett Sports Editor Cloverdale graduate Jalen Moore will be looking to increase his exposure to Division I men’s basketball coaches next month when he attends the All-American JUCO Showcase in Atlanta. The event will take place July 13-14, and features more than 100 players from junior colleges all across the United States...

With only four hours remaining in which candidates can register for the 2019 municipal elections, new names are still popping up for the November ballot. Four new candidates in four different towns filed paperwork with the Putnam County Voter Registration Office on Friday...

The Putnam County Public Library wants to give citizens a voice in the community. As a result, the library will be leading community discussions in four Putnam County towns in July. Further discussions will be held in Greencastle and with other community groups which may be interested...

Six faculty members and a veteran staffer were recently honored for their contributions to DePauw University and its students. Humberto Barreto, the Q.G. Noblitt professor of economics and management, who received the Dr. Edwin L. Minar Award for Scholarship, has developed an international reputation since arriving at DePauw in 2008...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Chris Lee Hasselburg, 38, Bainbridge, Class C misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, Class C misdemeanor driving with a BAC of .08 or greater Charles Henry Gilbow, 39, Lizella, Ga., Class C msidemenaor driving while intoxicated...

City Police Greencastle Police officers made one recent arrest. • On Thursday evening, Edward William Julian, 40, Greencastle, was taken into custody by officer Alec Pettit. According to information gathered by Officer Pettit, Julian had bought a jersey from his neighbors at a Maple Avenue residence...

Nearly two years after Putnam County’s two judges introduced the idea publicly, they will be joined by a third judicial officer in the county starting on Monday. With the county approved for a third court by the Indiana General Assembly, Magistrate Melinda Jackman will join Circuit Court Judge Matt Headley and Superior Court Judge Denny Bridges in presiding over cases brought before Putnam County courts...

CLOVERDALE -- Further distrust is continuing to strain the relationship between the Cloverdale Town Council and residents who rent housing in Cloverdale. This controversy has surrounded a proposed fee for the inspection of rental properties within the town...

It’s no understatement to say that Dorothy Brown casts a long shadow when it comes to education in Greencastle. Brown was the first African American to teach in Greencastle schools, a one-time principal of Ridpath School, assistant dean and director of minority affairs at DePauw University, education professor at the university and even spent two terms on the Greencastle School Board...