Stories from Thursday, September 17, 2020

Nick Mourouzis, who guided DePauw University’s football program for 23 seasons, died Wednesday evening. Daughter Pam reported the news via Facebook Thursday morning. “I am devastated to report that Nick passed away last night,” Pam Mourouzis wrote. “But I take comfort in knowing how very much he was loved. I know he knew that too...

Glancing at the Greencastle City Council agenda prior to the September meeting, Councilman Adam Cohen offered a prediction to no one in particular. “Halloween is going to be the most discussion tonight,” Cohen said from his seat at the end of the City Hall table that allows him to social distance as much as possible for monthly Council sessions...

Cumulative COVID-19 numbers since the pandemic began in march continue to creep up. However, the gains tend to be slow of late. As of Thursday, the Indiana State Department of Health was reporting 509 cases, an increase of just four since Monday. Additionally, there have been no new COVID-19 deaths locally since May 30, though anecdotal information suggests that may be about the change...

ROACHDALE — With the town likely to see an increase in its annual budget in 2021, Roachdale Town Marshal Adrian Lepine is inquiring about the possibility of an additonal full-time officer. The 2021 town budget is set to have an increase of $9,000, and Lepine has an idea of how the town can use the funds to keep the town safer...

MARION — Greencastle graduate Emma Wilson made a big splash on Saturday in her first race for Huntington University in the Indiana Wesleyan Twilight meet. In addition to running away from the field, with more than 50 seconds between her and the next finisher, the University of Illinois transfer also broke new teammate Hannah Stoffel’s course record from last year by clocking in at 17:01.6 and rewrote the HU record books with a new program-best 5K time...

It probably wouldn’t be accurate to call former DePauw football coach Nick Mourouzis a friend of mine, but he always treated me as if I were. The legendary Coach Nick, who passed away Wednesday night, had been out of coaching for three full seasons when I came to town 13-1/2 years ago...

The Putnam County Recovery Coalition invites the community to its Voices of Recovery program at Robe-Ann Park this Saturday, Sept. 19 from 2-5 p.m. Community members will have the opportunity to hear testimonies from those who have fought addiction...

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution during this month’s annual observance in honor this foundational document of national governance. In Greencastle, officers of the Washburn Chapter DAR gathered recently with Mayor Bill Dory as he proclaimed in Constitutions Week in the City of Greencastle...

It’s getting to the point in my life where friends and acquaintances are starting to say their eternal goodbyes. Thursday it was legendary DePauw University football coach Nick Mourouzis who left us (see separate stories). Over the weekend, we paid our respects to longtime Banner Graphic Sports Editor Steve Fields, a fellow I brought to Greencastle to cover Putnam County sports, something he did for 40 years...

ROACHDALE -- Amber and Kevin Greene would say they did not know at first what to do with an abandoned church building. What they did know is that they did not want to see it torn down. After some digging and phone calls to longtime residents, they realized that it not only holds many cherished memories. As it turned out, the newly renovated home at 205 N. Walnut St. stands on the site of the very first church in Roachdale...

If you’ve driven by Robe-Ann Park lately, you may have noticed a coterie of masked figures chasing each other around the bandshell. Not to worry. It was just a group of local thespians rehearsing a production that will present Shakespeare as it was originally done -- outdoors...

An effort to help them and their families after financial hardship due to COVID-19, students at all Putnam County Schools have announced that all students are now eligible for free breakfasts and lunches for the remainder of the calendar year. Students at Cloverdale, Greencastle, North Putnam, South Putnam and Area 30 Career Center are all eligible for the program through Dec. 31 or when funds are depleted...

Jacqueline Romona Hall, 82, of Greencastle, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Born Jan. 17, 1938 in Eminence, she was the daughter of Harold Maurice “HM” and Eulalia Ruth (Maxwell) Cox. She was a 1956 graduate of Eminence High School. Jacqueline had worked at Kroger in Greencastle for more than 20 years, retiring in 2000...

BAINBRIDGE — North Putnam hosted Northview on Saturday afternoon in boys’ soccer action, and recovered from a slow start to record a 4-3 win. The Cougars found themselves down within the first five minutes of the game after a long throw-in from the Knights...

The board of directors of Tri-County Bank has named Vice President Steven D. McLaughlin as the bank’s business development officer. McLaughlin has been in banking for more than 30 years and with TCB since 1992. He also is the bank’s security officer...

Seven people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 1:26 a.m. Bradley W. Allen, 37, Greencastle, was taken into custody for driving while intoxicated. • At 12:47 a.m. Levi R. Abney, 26, Brazil, was housed at the jail for resisting law enforcement...

BAINBRIDGE -- A 44-year-old Montgomery County woman, thinking she was chasing her boyfriend after an argument, landed in Putnam County Jail Thursday afternoon for doing more than 100 mph on U.S. 36. Just before 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Brian Helmer was cruising U.S. 36 when he spotted a 2016 Honda CRV, driven by Carly Frazier, passing a line of traffic in a double-yellow, no-passing zone...

Each year, the Daughters of the American Revolution celebrate the Constitution of our great country. More than 200 years ago, American colonists sacrificed thier lives and fortunes to establish the freedoms guaranteed in the Constitution of the United States of America...