Stories from Monday, February 17, 2020

EVANSVILLE — Greencastle junior Brach Carrington won his first match at Saturday’s Evansville Reitz Semistate, but was eliminated in the second round. Carrington, who finished his season at 37-2, won by a 6-0 decision over Dalton Schmidt of Mount Vernon (Posey) in the first round...

NEW MARKET – All good things must come to an end. The South Putnam Lady Eagles 2019-2020 season came to an end at the Class 2A regional semifinal at Southmont Saturday morning at the hands of Class 2A No. 5 Shenandoah. The Raiders were able to withstand the Eagle pressure defense and kept South from getting buckets at key moments to advance to the finals with a 61-47 victory. Shenandoah will now take on top-ranked Triton Central in the regional final...

John Michael Doty, 78, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his family. John was born in Atlanta, Ga., on Sept. 26, 1942, the son of John Henry Doty and Doris (Carlson) Doty-Cain. He was a 1960 graduate of Southport High School. He pursued his undergraduate studies at Indiana University, then earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 1972...

BRAZIL — Indiana State Police are investigating a Sunday shooting on State Road 340 west of Brazil, that claimed the life of a Brazil resident. At approximately 9 p.m., the Clay County Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting shots fired at 2055 State Road 340...

Class 4A 1. Laporte Semifinal LaPorte 48, Munster 47 Penn 42, Crown Point 41 Championship Penn 59, LaPorte 34 2. Marion Semifinal Homestead 51, Carroll (Ft. Wayne) 24 Northwestern 67, Fishers 40 Championship Northwestern 72, Homestead 35 3. Decatur Central...

Third-ranked DePauw outscored Ohio Wesleyan 28-6 in the fourth quarter and clinched the outright North Coast Athletic Conference title with a 77-56 win over Ohio Wesleyan. The Tigers moved to 22-1 overall and 14-0 in the conference with their 18th straight win, while the Battling Bishops dropped to 12-11 overall and 7-7 in conference play...

Cascade (8-11) at Greencastle (14-4) North Montgomery (10-9) at North Putnam (11-10) Cloverdale (8-13) at West Vigo (6-14) Medora (1-19) at South Putnam (3-16) (Sectional drawing is at 3 p.m. Sunday) 3A Sectional 25 at Greencastle 2A Sectional 43 at Southmont...

Less than 24 hours after its varsity team won the Putnam County championship, Greencastle’s junior varsity team completed the same feat by defeating South Putnam 52-49 in overtime in the championship game. Cole Hutcheson led the Tiger Cubs with 22 points in the championship game win, while Tyler Rodgers had 18...

e in Putnam County’s first monthly Weed Wrangle on Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Ivy Tech campus, 915 S. Zinc Mill Rd. The Weed Wrangle is a family-friendly volunteer effort initiated by the Putnam County RIP (Remove Invasive Plants) group as part of a statewide effort to combat invasive plants...

On Friday, March 13, an estimated 20 children from Putnam County families will receive free dental services ranging from dental screenings and cleanings to sealants and fillings or more as part of the national Give Kids a Smile Day. Give Kids a Smile Day (GKAS) is normally scheduled nationally in the month of February during Children’s Dental Health Month. The Putnam County date is scheduled to be less dependent on the potential for bad weather during February...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Melissa A. Church, 41, Fillmore, Level 6 felony theft with a prior conviction Kysung L. Tisdale, 19, Greencastle, Class A misdemeanor theft Christopher S. Turner, 32, Avon, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana, Class C misdemeanor possession of paraphernalia...

County Jail Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Sunday • At 11:07 p.m. Nicholas G. Smith, 41, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for leaving the scene of a property-damage accident. Saturday • At 10:09 p.m. Matthew M. Miller, 36, Fillmore, was taken into custody for theft...

On Friday, Feb. 21, members of the DePauw University School of Music will welcome renowned tenor Lawrence Brownlee to the Kresge Auditorium stage as part of the Green Guest Artist Series. Brownlee, an American-born tenor, has been hailed by The Guardian as “one of the world’s leading bel canto stars.” He captivates audiences and critics around the world, and his voice has been praised by NPR as “an instrument of great beauty and expression … perfectly suited to the early 19h-century operas of Rossini and Donizetti.”. ...

With warmer weather and the return of First Friday closer than it may feel in mid-February, Main Street Greencastle is calling for vendors for the monthly event in downtown Greencastle. First Friday events are held the first Friday of each month from April through October. Besides being a chance for downtown businesses to showcase themselves, vendors set up on the street add to the festival atmosphere each month...

BAINBRIDGE — When local artist Rick Johnston donated a painting to the Bainbridge Alumni Association last spring, the idea was simple enough. Johnston’s daughter Lauren had received a scholarship from the alumni association in 2016, a godsend to the family still dealing with Rick’s sudden onset of a neurological disorder one year earlier...

CLOVERDALE -- With a full room in attendance, more disagreement accented the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular meeting last week. This time, two issues concerning a potential water base rate and safety on Stardust Road put the council and Town Attorney Daniel Hofmann at odds with Stardust Hills developer Don Gedert...

Shingles (herpes zoster) is a painful, blistering skin rash. It is caused by the varicella-zoster virus. This is the same virus that causes chickenpox. One-in-three adults will get shingles in their lifetime, but less than 30 percent of those eligible get vaccinated...

After handling seven city street closure requests, some involving multiple streets, new Greencastle City Councilman Cody Eckert pulled a reverse. Eckert, the city’s new Fourth Ward councilman, asked Mayor Bill Dory when the public could expect to see the end of the street closure on South Indiana Street in front of the new Breadworks bakery...