Stories from Thursday, February 27, 2020

CLOVERDALE — Dan Moon has cut hair in a lot of Indiana cities, ranging from Lebanon to Noblesville to Indianapolis to Anderson His wife was a teacher, and her career took her to those various locations. Moon moved his shop along with her at every stop, with his final stop being at Cloverdale in 1980...

David Lynn Boutwell, 69, of Reelsville, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2020 in the St. Vincent Clay E.R. He was born on April 8, 1950 in Indianapolis to Ray and Beatrice (Parsley) Boutwell. David was a retired Sgt. 1st Class with the U.S. Army. David was a 1968 graduate of Ben Davis High School and later with Ivy Tech...

Charles “Pat” Clahan, 64, of Russellville, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at home while surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Crawfordsville on Jan. 13, 1956 to the late Paul David and Frankie June (McMasters) Clahan. Pat attended South Montgomery High School and on July 17, 1976 he married the love of his life, Rebecca Jane Boller...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Criminal Cases Troy A. Martin, 48, Quincy, Class A misdemeanor driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction, Class B misdemeanor leaving the scene of an accident Misty Barger, 34, Cloverdale, Class B misdemeanor compulsory school attendance violation...

County Jail Six people were booked in the Putnam County Jail. Wednesday • At 10:50 p.m. Timothy L. Swafford, 43, Terre Haute, was housed at the jail for driving with a suspended license. • At 7:37 p.m. Scott D. Love. 48, Roachdale, was booked in for resisting law enforcement...

One day after the DePauw University appearance of the greatest “Jeopardy!” champion of all time marks the anniversary of the completion of the undefeated run by DePauw’s GE College Bowl team. On Feb. 26, 1962, a four-member DePauw team, coached by Prof. Robert Weiss, completed their five-match run, which coincidentally began with a victory over “Jeopardy!” great Ken Jennings‘ alma mater, Brigham Young...

RUSSELLVILLE ­— The Judson University Choir will visit the Russellville Community Church to lead a musical ensemble worship service at 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. Following the program, a homemade chicken-and-noodle dinner with mashed potatoes and buttered corn will be offered at the Russellville Community Center beginning at 5:30 p.m...

Serving strawberry shortcake to a pair of diners Thursday evening, Bainbridge Elementary School Principal Rodney Simpson gives his time to the inaugural Supper Club effort at Music on the Square.

Five years into a unique partnbership with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department, the Humane Society of Putnam County continued to report a “highly productive year” in 2019, based on reports from the organization’s annual meeting. Having been postponed due to bad weather in December, the meeting took place earlier this year at the Putnam County Public Library, highlighting HSPC’s activities, including Rescued Treasures Thrift Store, fundraising, spay/neuter vouchers, trap-neuter-release program for feral cats and the operation and improvements at the Putnam County Animal Care Shelter.. ...

A recent project by members of the Putnam County PIE Coalition resulted in a visit to the Indiana Statehouse this week, with one of them testifying before a committee of state lawmakers. The eight students representing all four county high schools were in Indianapolis on Tuesday for Tobacco Free Indiana Advocacy Day...

South Putnam junior Lee Haywood will be competing in the Indiana High School Athletic Association diving state finals on Saturday at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis. Haywood placed third in Saturday’s sectional meet at Terre Haute and also placed third in the diving regional at Brownsburg...

THURSDAY Batesville 49, Shelbyville 48 Blackford 80, Muncie Burris 46 Bloomington South 69, Northview 42 Brown Co. 54, Edinburgh 49 Caston 62, N. Miami 42 Christian Academy 73, Charlestown 34 Clay City 55, Riverton Parke 51 Delta 43, Greenfield 33 Edgewood 71, Eastern (Greene) 59...

Greencastle (15-6) at North Montgomery (11-10) North Putnam (11-11) at Indian Creek (15-6) Class 3A Greencastle Sectional Tuesday, March 3 7 p.m. — Greencastle (15-6) vs. Frankfort (5-16) Wednesday, March 4 6 p.m. — Crawfordsville (12-9) vs. Tri-West (9-12)...

Ray Bates is a senior at Cloverdale and participates in cross country and track and field. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Ray Bates: “Sports are very important to me. They are the thing I enjoy the most about coming to start. ...

WEST LAFAYETTE (AP) — Trevion Williams scored 19 points and Eric Hunter Jr. added 17 on Thursday to held Purdue hold off a late charge from Indiana 57-49. The Boilermakers (15-14, 8-10 Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak by winning a seventh straight against their in-state rival...

The top four seeds all posted victories on Tuesday night in the quarterfinal round of the 2020 North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament. As a result, top-seeded and No . 3-ranked DePauw (25-1) will host the “final four” today and Saturday at Neal Fieldhouse in Greencastle...

Being the “Greatest of all Time” on “Jeopardy!” is quite a feat. The game is unpredictable, stressful and, perhaps, sometimes decided on pure luck. With the first floor of Kresge Auditorium not quite filled to capacity, Ken Jennings tried to apply his own success on the game show to “winning” in different aspects of life during his Ubben Lecture Tuesday evening...