Stories from Monday, July 1, 2019

CLOVERDALE — A 66-year old Sacramento, Calif. man was killed Monday on Interstate 70 while securing his roadside warning devices, following repairs made to his disabled truck, by a roadside repair company. A Brazil man is in police custody and preliminarily charged with multiple felonies for his role in the crash. Indiana State Police investigators received information regarding a 2009 Chrysler van that was driving recklessly on I-70. 911 dispatchers had received numerous calls on the van starting at the 56-mile marker, advising that the vehicle was and driving recklessly in and out of traffic...

TERRE HAUTE – The 15th edition of the Wabash Valley Football Coaches Association All-Star Game was stopped midway through the third quarter on Saturday night as threatening weather approached. The two-and-a-half quarters that were played left no doubt as to which team was superior, however, as the Gold Division team recorded a dominant 42-3 victory...

PUTNAMVILLE – The return of racing at Lincoln Park Speedway after a pair of rain outs the past two weekends capped a lucrative weekend for a couple of drivers at the Putnamville oval. Greencastle’s Josh Boller followed up a Friday night super stock win at Paragon Speedway with another win at LPS on Saturday. ...

Gerald LeRoy Archer, 83, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. He was born on Sept. 16, 1935 in Terre Haute to Violet (Poindexter) Archer and Guy Archer...

Robert A. Schreier, age 65, passed away on Saturday, June 29, 2019 with his wife by his side. Born in Juneau, Alaska on Sept. 25, 1953, he was the son of the late Robert and Irene (Watson) Schreier. His son, George Schreier, also preceded him in death in 2016, which took a toll on Bob...

With the Independence Day holiday set Thursday, the Banner Graphic office will be closed on Thursday, July 4 and Friday July 5. When the office closes at 4 p.m. Wednesday, it will not reopen until 8 a.m. on Monday, July 8. The closure will not affect the production or delivery schedule of the paper, which will continue on Friday and Saturday as normal...

Lacey A. (Couch) Uplinger, 33, of Dana, was called home by our Lord on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Union Hospital, Terre Haute. Lacey graduated from Greencastle High School in 2004. She was a manager at Charlie’s Pizza in Dana. The owner, Guy (Joy) Winters, and her coworkers were her extended family...

Paul Murphy, 91, of Bloomington, passed away at the Hospice House on Sunday, June 30, 2019. He was born Oct. 30, 1927 in Campbellsburg to Amos Franklin and Dessa True Murphy. His siblings were Ray Murphy, Boaz Murphy, Dorothy Murphy, Ellsworth Murphy, Russ Murphy and Mary Murphy Howard. Paul was married to Ellen Blake of Canada on March 15, 1994...

NEW YORK (AP) — Just three seasons ago, the Brooklyn Nets were the worst team in the NBA. On Sunday, they were the story of the league. They agreed to deals with superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as part of a sensational start to free agency, giving the longtime No. 2 team in New York top billing in the Big Apple...

BAINBRIDGE — In conjunction with extra traffic expected in town, the Bainbridge Christian Church has planned a two-day yard sale and back sale to benefit the 2 Fish Food Pantry. The sale will take place in the field next to the Bainbridge Community Center from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Friday, July 5 and Saturday, July 6...

Last-minute candidate filings were the order of the day Monday as 12 candidates added their names to local ballots prior to the noon filing deadline. The ballots are now set for the Tuesday, Nov. 5 municipal elections in the six Putnam County municipalities...

The multiple award-winning young cellists Braden McConnell and Ethan Murphy will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday as the Greencastle Summer Music Festival continues its series of free weekly concerts in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. Joined by renowned pianist Gulrukh Shakirova, this Indiana version of the “two cellos” will share music by Boccherini, Dvorák, Vitali, Vivaldi and Prokofiev...

Do you ever feel unsure about what you’re putting in your recycling bin, and hope that you’re doing the right thing? Of course, we all do that from time to time. Unfortunately, our good intentions can lead to dirty recycling. Clean recycling is essential to ensure high-quality, marketable products that are in demand in today’s recycling industry...

Fire up the grill, whip up the potato salad and know how to keep food safe for the Fourth of July holiday. Foodborne illness peaks in the summer – what can you do to prevent it? Year after year we hear and read the same advice: “Handle food carefully in the summer because foodborne illness, also known as “food poisoning,” is more prevalent in warmer weather.” But does foodborne illness really increase during the summer months? If so, how can it be prevented?...

With seemingly the whole town of Roachdale showing up for the open house in honor of his last day as owner of Roachdale Hardware, Charley Riggle gets a surprise parade around town with family members in the back of his vintage Chevrolet pickup truck.

The Town of Fillmore is attempting to qualify for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) through the Office of Community & Rural Affairs (OCRA), and is currently seeking grant funding to complete a master utility planning study to be able to document the town’s issues with water, wastewater and stormwater...

Coming just one day after the Fourth of July, the July First Friday in downtown Greencastle will stretch the celebration for an additional day. First Friday, sponsored by Greencastle Hometown Dental, will take place from 6-11 p.m. on and around Greencastle Courthouse Square...

A severe thunderstorm rolled through Putnam County around 6 p.m. Sunday evening, leaving damage and power outages in its wake. According to Putnam County Dispatch, there were about 20 reports of trees down in roadways as well as two reports of trees down on houses, one in Bainbridge and one in Stardust Hills in Cloverdale...

County Jail Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Saturday • At 11 p.m. Neil Warren Masten, 50, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated and driving while intoxicated endangering a person. • At 6:58 p.m. Steven Allen Glenn, 63, Indianapolis, was taken into custody for possession of a stolen vehicle/theft and driving without a license...

Landon Apollo Mader, son of Nathan Andrew and Rashawna “Shawna” Marie (Scamihorn) Mader, was born on June 21, 2019. Landon was preceded in death by his maternal great-grandparents, Fred and Lucille Nicholls, and paternal great-grandparents, Sylvester and Marie Mader and James and Laura Schwering...