Stories from Friday, April 30, 2021

Bree is a senior at South Putnam and participates in three sports, golf, basketball and track. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Athlete: “Sports have never been a family thing. My sister was not the most coordinated person and we showed a lot of livestock with 4-H. ...

Following an unexpected four rounds of voting, Jay Alcorn emerged Thursday evening as the newest member of the Putnam County Council. With the recent resignation of Jill Bridgewater as the District 2 representative on the council, the Republican Party had until the end of April to choose her replacement by a caucus of the precinct committeemen from the district...

SPENCER -- Greencastle looked like it was cruising to another WIC baseball win Wednesday at Owen Valley when holding a 7-0 lead after four innings. A four-run sixth from the Patriots made things interesting late but the Tiger Cubs fended off a late attempt from the hosts to rally in the seventh to hold on for a 7-4 win...

On Thursday, April 29, 2021, Roger Dale Robinson lost his battle with cancer at the age of 63 and gained his eternal home with Christ (2 Cor. 5:1-2). Roger was born March 11, 1958 at Putnam County Hospital in Greencastle to John Rufus Robinson and Mollie Lorene (Scaggs) Robinson...

Peggy Joyce (Snapp) Headley passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2021. She was born in Vincennes in 1930 as the youngest of three. As a child of the Great Depression, she had little yet wanted for nothing. Her early years were shaped by her admiration of her kindergarten teacher, who one day she would follow in her professional path...