Stories from Saturday, February 6, 2021

South Putnam defeated North Putnam in Saturday's IHSAA Girls' Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44 final.

After eight minutes of play in the first semifinal of IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44, those wearing North Putnam colors might have been wondering if Parke Heritage was going to emulate what it had done in the middle of the first meeting between the two schools...

Reaching the sectional title game has become a bit of a habit for South Putnam in the past five years. Reaching a fourth in five tries was not always easy Friday night as Southmont hung tough for three quarters but a stingy Eagle defense shut the door in the fourth quarter, only giving up eight points in the final eight minutes to knock out the Mounties 68-54 in the second semifinal of IHSAA Girls’ Basketball Class 2A Sectional No. 44...

Barbara Lucille Ellis, 83, of Coatesville, died peacefully on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 at her home in the early morning hours surrounded by her family. She was born on Jan. 18, 1938 in Maysville, Ky. Barbara was born to Brack and Emma (Vantine) Neff. She grew up on the banks of the Ohio River, where she found her love for horses. She loved to ride and show horses and she did so for most of the first half of her life...