Stories from Friday, September 25, 2020

It's all smiles for King Nate Monnett and Queen Ruthie Mann Friday night at the Cloverdale High School homecoming game. Ruthie is the daughter of Jennifer and Chris Mann, while Nate is the son of Kelly and Russell Monnett.

With the Tiger Cubs facing the Brown County High School Eagles, Logan Carrington and Madison Williams are crowned Homecoming King and Queen during Greencastle High School’s homecoming game Friday evening.

While a high level of care should always be the goal for any long-term care facility, it’s something that has been brought into even sharper focus as the nation responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, in Putnam County, the six long-term care facilities are still open and providing care, albeit under some altered circumstances...

Putnam County officials announced Friday that there have been confirmed 568 cases of COVID-19 in the county since March. Putnam County is currently at a 6.6 percent positivity rate. For a further breakdown of cases please visit www.coronavirus.in.gov...

Greencastle will play at North Putnam on Saturday in the annual “Golden Boot” soccer matches, with the boys’ match starting at 2 p.m. and the girls’ contest beginning at 4 p.m. The Tiger Cubs have played good soccer over the past couple of weeks, with both teams running hot heading into the rivalry matchups on Saturday...

Mason Brooks is a senior at North Putnam and participates in basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Mason Brooks: “Sports are very important to me. I’ve learned a great deal of life lessons through sports, and they have always been a constant in my life. I have moved several places in my life, but basketball has always been the constant. It’s always been a love of mine.”...

Several current and former Putnam County athletes have recently been honored for their athletic and/or academic successes. Here is a summary of each accomplishment: Lilly Meyer, Greencastle Meyer surpassed the 1,000 career mark in digs last week as the Tiger Cubs went 3-0 in Western Indiana Conference volleyball action...

For only the second time this season, all four Putnam County teams will be playing out-of-county opponents tonight. South Putnam can win the “Green Division” title of the Western Indiana Conference tonight with a win at West Vigo. A win would put the Eagles at 4-0, and they have beaten both teams (Brown County and North Putnam) who could potentially tie them...

Co-sponsored by the Greencastle League of Women Voters, WGRE 91.5 FM at DePauw University and the Banner Graphic, the first of two Candidate Forums for the Putnam County community is set for Wednesday, Sept. 30. The first forum will feature Republican John Crane Democrat and Stan Albaugh, who are running for Indiana State Senate District 24...

PUTNAM COUNTY South Putnam 36, West Vigo 12 Greencastle 48, Brown County 14 Riverton Parke 38, Cloverdale 20 Cascade 27, North Putnam 13 WESTERN INDIANA CONFERENCE Northview 26, Indianapolis Lutheran 25 (2OT) Sullivan 48, Owen Valley 12 Indian Creek 27, Edgewood 7...

It hasn’t been perfect, but the high school sports season has gone off far better than many people anticipated to this point in regards to the COVID-19 coronavirus. Some football games have been postponed due to COVID-19, which was expected, but the total number is much lower than I would have expected...