Stories from Tuesday, March 17, 2020

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Philip Rivers spent more than a decade picking apart the Indianapolis Colts and irritating their fans. On Wednesday, he’ll become their new quarterback. The longtime Chargers star agreed to a one-year contract with Indy on Tuesday, according to a person who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot be officially announced until Wednesday...

The celebration of life schedueld for 1 p.m. March 21 for Glenn Lee Bartlett Jr. at The Inn at DePauw has been canceled. The family will try to reschedule at a later date.

Contract crews working for Vectren have begun replacing gas mains and service lines in Greencastle as part of the company’s pipeline replacement program. The program is a multi-year effort to replace about 1,300 miles of bare steel and cast-iron pipeline infrastructure throughout Indiana...

During its regular monthly meeting held a week ago, the South Putnam School Board mainly considered initiatives with regard to technology. Tammy Severe of Five-Star Technology Solutions proposed two actions. The first concerned updating access points. The second looked at eventually replacing students’ Chromebooks...

ROACHDALE -- As of March 18, due to the COVID-19 virus, the Roachdale Public Library will be closed. The library has received recommendations from its governing bodies to close in order to comply with CDC, federal and state regulations. “Our hope is that we will reopen on Monday, March 30,” Roachdale-Franklin Township Board of Trustees and Director Jennifer Stranger said. ...

With Supt. Jeff Hubble set to retire on June 30, Greencastle Community Schools will be operating without an assistant superintendent until that time. On Monday, the Greencastle School Board approved family medical leave for Garletts, effective March 3 through June 30...

Aiming to ensure that students have food during the closures prompted by the COVID-19 spread, South Putnam staff conducted their first day of handing out breakfasts and lunches Tuesday morning.

Ongoing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic have moved the Putnam County Youth Development Commission to postpone ticket sales for its second-annual Lip Sync Team Challenge event. Tickets were originally set to go on sale Monday, but have been postponed until at least Monday, April 6 or when a ban on social gatherings has been lifted...

Following a Monday move to limit the number of people who enter the Putnam County Courthouse, on Tuesday, county officials released a COVID-19 response plan to limit transmission of the virus while doing whatever is possible to maintain operations. To this end, county leaders are urging all departments to “limit the amount of direct contact with the general public while working within the scope of employment for Putnam County.”...

With the coronavirus dominating most conversations and activities, it came as no surprise that Greencastle Mayor Bill Dory would take time to talk about the city’s plans and protocol relative to the virus. “We’re doing several things with the city,” Dory told the City Council at its March meeting...

The following cases have been filed recently in Putnam County courts. Criminal Cases Shane M. Ronan, 33, Greencastle, Level 5 felony battery resulting in serious bodily injury, Level 5 felony conspiracy to commit battery resulting in serious bodily injury...

NEW YORK (AP) — Four Brooklyn Nets players, including Kevin Durant, have tested positive for the new coronavirus, bringing the total to seven known players in the NBA. The Nets did not name the players Tuesday, but Durant told The Athletic he was one of them, saying: “Everyone be careful, take care of yourself and quarantine. We’re going to get through this.”...

DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp of Hinsdale South High School in Burr Ridge, Ill., has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America of the Year for NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America...

Greencastle’s county championship in boys’ basketball in February narrowed the gap a little in the Putnam County Cup all-sports standings. Following the winter season, North Putnam remained in first with 26 points, while Cloverdale was second with 19, Greencastle was third with 17 and South Putnam was fourth with 15...

Several Putnam County basketball players were honored recently as members of the all-Western Indiana Conference team. Representing third-place Greencastle on the boys’ team are Brody Whitaker and Cade Plew, while Cloverdale’s Kyle Thomas, North Putnam’s Mason Brooks and South Putnam’s Steven Schnepp all earned all-WIC honors...

Greencastle volleyball coach Maggie Walters remembers Allison Stevens as a freshman, when her athletic focus was on basketball. “She didn’t have a ton of experience playing volleyball and didn’t know the game that well,” Walters said. “Thinking back to her ability as a freshman, it is truly unbelievable what she has accomplished.”...

In an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19, the Banner Graphic has closed its office to walk-in traffic beginning Wednesday, March 18. With our staff trying to maintain business as usual in all other ways, we will still be open for business from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Customers and other visitors are simply encouraged to reach us by phone or email...

County Jail One person was booked in the Putnam County Jail on Tuesday. • At 1:30 a.m. Britney D. Overton, 25, Rockville, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated, possession of methamphetamine and possession of paraphernalia. City Police...