Stories from Friday, March 6, 2020

Brad Stevens’ return to his alma mater has been canceled. DePauw University announced the cancelation to the campus community Friday night in an email update regarding the COVID-19 virus. Following the announcement Friday morning of the first confirmed case of the new coronavirus in Indiana, the university took a number of steps to prioritize the health and safety of students, staff and faculty...

Less than a day after the announcement came that she had been appointed as DePauw University’s new president, it is safe to say Lori White understood the momentousness of the occasion. She came into the excitement focused on getting to know the campus and its people better, to figure out more what makes DePauw tick. She, perhaps appropriately, started early by ringing the Monon Bell, and did it with a bright smile...

INDIANAPOLIS — In the face of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Indiana and a public health emergency declared by Gov. Eric Holcomb, officials are urging the same precautions that have been encouraged all along. Wash hands often. Avoid touching your eyes, mouth and nose with unwashed hands. Avoid contact with sick people. Stay home if you are sick...

With Tennessee still reeling from a pair tornadoes that rocked the Nashville area early Tuesday morning, nine local students and a pair of adults are set to spend Saturday doing what they can to help those affected. Josh Buis, who is chaperoning the trip along with Damon Carrington, organized the group of young men who made the southward trek Friday evening...

There will be a Living with Low Vision meeting at 10 a.m. March 17 at Putnam County Comprehensive Services, 630 Tennessee St., Greencastle. The guest speaker will be Shauna Jatho, B.S.N. Clinical Nurse Educator from Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The discussion will center on the condition known as non-24 and issues like difficulty falling asleep at night, difficulty maintaining sleep at night and difficulty staying awake or taking naps during the day...

County Jail Three people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 7:43 p.m. Keven D. Crowe, 28, Coatesville, was lodged at the jail for resisting law enforcement and false informing. • At 6:28 p.m. Sarah L. Collier, 37, Quincy, was taken into custody for driving with a suspended license...

After just one year of operating the concession stand at the Greencastle Aquatic Center, Putnam County Comprehensive Services (PCCS) has withdrawn a proposal to continue that relationship. “After much consideration, PCCS has decided to withdraw a proposal to run the concession stand this summer,” PCCS Executive Director Andrew Ranck told the Park Board at its March meeting Thursday night at City Hall...

The formal 2020 presidential nominating process began with four single-state contests (Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, and South Carolina) before shifting gears on March 3 to the 14-state extravaganza known as “Super Tuesday.” As a follow-up to my Iowa observations a month ago, I went to South Carolina last week to see what I could see. ...

Promising not to pull any punches, Austin Channing Brown has a style of speaking that is honest, engaging and, perhaps to some, uncomfortable. However, she would say this is part of the point in confronting racism and prejudices of all kinds. She held to this style and purpose when she visited DePauw University to give the annual Mendenhall Lecture in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church Tuesday evening...