Stories from Friday, September 6, 2019

CLOVERDALE — Cloverdale’s girls’ golf team has not been very healthy, but getting the entire starting lineup available on Wednesday evening paid dividends for the Clovers. Hosting Greencastle and Monrovia at Clover Meadows, Sammie Shrum was the medalist with a 49 as the Clovers shot a 213 to win the team title...

The North Putnam Cougar volleyball team used its size and depth to outlast the host South Putnam Eagles in four sets on Thursday night. The Cougars won 25-23, 25-27, 25-16, 25-16 to improve their record to 10-1 on the season. The Eagles battled in the first two games until the Cougars wore them down and dropped their record to 4-4...

CLOVERDALE — Greencastle captured the first set in high school volleyball against Cloverdale on Thursday night, but the Clovers put things together and won the final three sets for a 3-1 victory. Greencastle bolted out to a 16-8 lead in the first set, as Lilly Meyer served five straight points to end that run...

Week three of the high school football season brings the start of Western Indiana Conference football competition. Four teams in the WIC West Division are undefeated, and are paired off tonight with South Putnam at North Putnam and West Vigo at Greencastle...

Former Putnam County resident Harvey Lee Gray passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2019 at Life’s Journey Hospice in Avon. He was born in Montgomery County, the son of John and LaRue Gray. Mr. Gray attended Cloverdale school and graduated from Reelsville High School in 1946...

In an effort to raise awareness about sepsis, Mayor Bill Dory signs a proclamation declaring Sept. 13 as Sepsis Awareness Day in Greencastle.

Four piano students of Cheryl Beck competed in the 2019 Indiana State Fair Young Hoosier Pianist Competition. Jacy Huffman competed on Aug. 3 in the classical and non-classical categories in the Mid-Teen Division. Andrea Whitesell competed on Aug. 17 in the Collegiate Division, winning the first-place award in the non-classical category...

CRAWFORDSVILLE -- The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) recently announced that the project on I-74 in Montgomery County will close the eastbound on-ramp from U.S. 231 (Exit 34) for six days. The closure will begin on Wednesday, Sept. 11 for the contractor to reconstruct the pavement near the new bridge over U.S. 231. This closure would also assist Milestone Contractors with repairing the road near the on-ramp...

Members of PC RIP (Putnam County Remove Invasive Plants) are poised to remove two burning bushes at the corner of East Walnut Street and South Indiana Street where new development will be taking place.

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases William S. Pierce, 43, Greencastle, Level 5 felony nonsupport of a dependent child with a previous conviction Timothy D. Tedders, 39, Indianapolis, Level 5 felony nonsupport of a dependent child with a previous conviction...

County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 2:49 p.m. Stephen Grover Thompson, 55, Greencastle, was lodged at the jail for being a habitual traffic violator. • At 1:21 p.m. Ali Saleh M. Alyami, 26, Terre Haute, was taken into custody for two counts of driving with a suspended license...

Greencastle parents needing free learning assistance and enrichment for their children in grades five through eight now have a solution. A 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant awarded to Greencastle Community Schools now provides a fully-funded after-school program...

A Cloverdale volunteer was recently recognized for his commitment to scouting opportunities in Putnam County and Central Indiana. Robert Fielden, who volunteers with Venturing Crew 93 in Cloverdale, received a Silver Beaver award during the Crossroads of America Council’s 35th annual Scouting Awards Dinner in Indianapolis last Wednesday...

Putnamville Correctional Facility and Sheriff Scott Stockton recently teamed up to donate 20 bicycles to DePauw University’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion offers the bicycles through Adventure Outpost to students with no local family members or transportation to get to and from places during the year and especially during the holidays...

While a plea agreement reduced the number of charges against a Greencastle man, it did little reduce the length of time he’ll spend incarcerated. In exchange for agreeing to plead guilty to Level 1 felony child molesting, 31-year-old Jonathan Maw saw the other three charges against him dropped. These included another Level 1 felony child molesting count, as well as Level 4 felony child molesting-fondling or touching a child under 14 and Level 6 felony dissemination of matter harmful to minors...

Downtown Greencastle was once again the place to be Friday evening as the Taste of Putnam County coincides with the September First Friday event for the fourth consecutive year.