Stories from Thursday, November 14, 2019

A Wednesday-afternoon crash into a telephone pole resulted in a parked vehicle being destroyed by fire. Dustin R. Phillips, 41, Greencastle, was northbound on County Road 300 East approaching a pair of 90-degree turns in which the road turns into County Road 275 East...

The Roachdale man wanted on a warrant for a Sunday domestic incident was arrested Wednesday afternoon. Jerome H. Zeller III, 40, is accused of battering his wife at their Roachdale apartment before threatening to do harm to himself with a shotgun. All of this was allegedly done in the presence of children...

County Jail Eight people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 5:05 a.m. Charles David Abel, 18, Bloomington, was taken into custody for driving while intoxciated. • At 12:31 a.m. Patrick Mark Kimes III, 21, Fillmore, was housed at the jail for criminal trespass and resisting law enforcement...

BAINBRIDGE — The Bainbridge Fire Department will host the annual Fire Department Chili Cook-Off on Saturday. The event will take place at 6 p.m. at the Bainbridge Community Building. Each Putnam County fire department can enter two different chili recipes — one hot and one mild...

After a two-year absence, the Monon Bell returns to Greencastle Saturday, as DePauw University hosts Wabash College in football for the annual Monon Bell Classic.

The coaches: Gary Sims is in his 12th year at Edgewood. Brian Gardner is in his fifth year at South Putnam. So far: Edgewood beat West Vigo 50-16 and Greencastle 56-31 before losing 70-22 to Bloomington South. South Putnam beat South Vermillion 61-38 and Cloverdale 54-39...

DePauw senior right-side hitter Morgan Stearley (Center Point, Ind./ Northview) has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Player of the Year in voting by the conference’s coaches. This marks the second consecutive season a DePauw player has earned the distinction after Suzanne Peters garnered the award last year...

Tray Dickison is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in football, basketball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Tray Dickison: “I have learned to be a leader and the characteristics of being a better father and husband from all of my coaches. I have learned from [football] coach [David] Zorman to never give up no matter what.”...

DePauw and Wabash will renew their bitter rivalry on Saturday for the 126th time as the Little Giants come to Greencastle to take on the Tigers. Wabash has won the last two meetings and leads the all-time series 62-54-9. Since the Monon Bell was introduced in 1932, Wabash leads the series 43-38-6...

North Putnam bounced back from its season-opening loss to North Vermillion last Thursday with a pair of victories this week. The Cougars (2-1) now have a week to get ready for the Putnam County tournament next weekend, when they will meet Greencastle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday...

By now, local parents and other concerned citizens are aware a movement is afoot among teachers across the county and the state. Three of the four county school corporations and 132 of 291 statewide are either having an e-learning day or canceling classes on Tuesday, Nov. 19...

The Greencastle City Council has asked the Greencastle School Board to make two appointments to the new Human Relations Commission being formed. As such, the school board is seeking applicants who might be interested in representing the board on the commission...

The South Putnam School Board had a variety of items on its agenda during its regular session Wednesday evening. However, it was a new transportation purchase which provided the most discussion. Superintendent Bruce Bernhardt made a request to approve a trade-in of a used school bus to go toward the purchase of a new 71-passenger one. The price of the new vehicle was calculated to $84,222, but this takes further expenses into account...