Stories from Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Greencastle’s boys and Cloverdale’s girls emerged as the team champions at Saturday’s Putnam County cross country championships at South Putnam. Tiger Cub freshman Charlie Menzel and Clover sophomore Ella Szczerbik won the individual titles. In the middle school meet, Greencastle easily won both races. Landon Miller of Greencastle won the boys’ race while Kylie Dresbach of North Putnam won the girls’ title...

A summer tradition in Greencastle for years, the annual fish fry at the Greencastle Temple Lodge No. 47 F&AM has been dormant since 2016. While COVID-19 restrictions delayed the return from June to October, lodge members are excited to bring the tradition back to downtown Greencastle with fish available at the lodge, 118 E. Washington St., from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (or when the fish runs out) on Friday, Oct. 2...

CLOVERDALE - On the surface you see a game between two winless teams, but in reality you have 52 kids on the field playing their hearts out in a game they love. Derron Hazzard compiled 313 yards of offense and four touchdowns to lead Riverton Parke to a 38-20 victory over the host Clovers on Homecoming night in Cloverdale...

CLAYTON – Cascade led 7-6 after one quarter and held on for a 27-13 win over North Putnam on Friday night. The Cadets led 14-6 at halftime and 21-6 after three quarters. Cascade added six points in the final period, while the Cougars put seven points on the board...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Bam Adebayo woke up on Monday with the realization that only two teams still have a chance to win this season’s NBA championship. Goosebumps kicked in at the thought. What was once a 22-team bubble at Walt Disney World is down to the final two, with Adebayo and the Miami Heat set to take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals that start on Wednesday night. ...

Gary Lane Duncan, 76, of Crawfordsville, passed away Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020 at Lane House in Crawfordsville. He was born on June 20, 1944 in Detroit, Mich., to the late Lloyd and Dorothy May (McPike) Duncan. He married Clara “Pearl” (Alexander) Duncan. They later divorced...

Billy Ray Cole, 90, of Greencastle, passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2020 at Asbury Towers. Billy was born in Turkey Creek, La., on Feb. 18, 1930, the son of Otis Sr. and Nettie (Miley) Cole. Mr. Cole proudly served his county in the United States Army during the Korean War era...

Local residents are encouraged to register to vote or check their registration status before the Monday, Oct. 5 deadline. Hoosiers can also go to state’s online voter portal at www.IndianaVoters.com ahead of the deadline to verify if their registration is active and also update personal information in their voter record...