Stories from Thursday, January 6, 2022

Cloverdale has postponed its boys' varsity basketball game against Owen Valley Friday night. The game will be made up as a varsity/JV doubleheader at a later date. The girls' varsity basketball game between Cloverdale and Owen Valley will take placed as scheduled and remain a 6 p.m. tipoff...

Greencastle Republican Jim Baird has filed re-election paperwork for Indiana’s 4h Congressional District seat. “Serving on behalf of Hoosiers in the 4th Congressional District is an honor and a privilege that I will always take seriously,” Baird said in beginning the quest for a third term...

A building boom in Putnam County could have officials one step closer to an updated comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance. Appearing at the first Putnam County Commissioners meeting of 2022 on Tuesday, Planning and Zoning Director Lisa Zeiner reported that the department collected $275,235.96 in permit fees, including permits for 129 new homes, in 2021...

On the coldest night of the winter thus far, the Greencastle Park Board Wednesday night learned things are heating up on the new park director trail. While the deadline to submit an application for the position is Jan. 20, the city has already received several applications, Mayor Bill Dory reported at the monthly Park Board meeting...

One day into the filing period for the 2022 primary election, a few candidates have formally expressed their intent to seek office. In Putnam County, four different Republicans are already set to appear on the ballot: • Sheriff: Steve Hibler, • Assessor: Don Badolato,...

Josh is a senior at South Putnam and participates in one sport, basketball. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Josh Hammond: “I’ve learned several life skills playing sports. Both of my parents played sports and I’ve played them for a long time. ...

Greencastle Presbyterian Church will offer a new mid-week group for those interested in the Enneagram beginning Wednesday, Jan. 12. The Enneagram is a personality-typing model that has helped organizations and families better understand their strengths and weaknesses...

Elizabeth Imogene “Betty” Snodgrass, 95, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022. Born Dec. 23, 1926 in Putnam County, she was the oldest of five children to Jesse and Era (Bales) Martin. Betty was a graduate of Clinton Center School in 1946...

Charles Lloyd VanScoyk, 92, passed away peacefully on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at Regional Hospital in Terre Haute. He was born Aug. 12, 1929 in Ada, Oklahoma to the late Carl VanScoyk and Luzetta Violet Dennis Moser. During his childhood, he was raised by his beloved Aunt Bessie...

Larry Jones passed away on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, in Port Charlotte, Fla. He was a lifelong resident of Roachdale, Indiana and retired from Allison Transmission after 36 years of service. Larry was preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Barbara (Edwards) Jones and his brother, Jerry Jones...

Marilyn Jean Jackson, 91, of Greencastle, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022. Born July 25, 1930 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Gilbert and Crystal Tate Twomey and a lifelong resident of Greencastle. She graduated from Greencastle High School, the Indianapolis Approved Beauty College and owned and operated her own beauty shop...

Keary Len Lundy, 48, of Greencastle, passed away from COVID on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022 at Union Hospital surrounded by his family. Keary was born in Daviess County on Jan. 18, 1973 to Leland “Lee” and Betty “Janette” Lundy. He attended Barr Reeve School in Montgomery, Ind., until his sophomore year when he began school at Northview High School in Brazil. He graduated from Northview High School in 1992...

The Tiger Cub Pawcast, the monthly podcast of Greencastle Community Schools, has been created to keep parents and the community informed about what is happening in the school district. Each episode is approximately 12 minutes long and features two stories about events in Greencastle schools, an update from Superintendent Jeff Gibboney and original music by GCSC alum and current DePauw University student Parker Black...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Mason R. McKinney, 28, Greenfield, two counts of Level 4 felony child molesting, Level 5 felony child solicitation Mika Hayes, 26, Mooresville, Level 6 felony possession of methamphetamine, Level 6 felony possession of cocaine, Level 6 felony unlawful possession of a syringe, Class B misdemeanor possession of marijuana-growing or cultivating...

Several people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Wednesday • At 4:05 p.m. Nathan J. Kemper, 22, Indianapolis, was lodged at the jail for possession of marijuana. Tuesday • At 9:32 p.m. Trystien L. Boswell, 23, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated endangering a person, leaving the scene of an accident and resisting law enforcement...

Cloverdale's 7-0 start was subdued by a defensive switch from North Central, which held the visitors scoreless the rest of the first quarter and a 15-5 second quarter allowed the hosts to take a 20-12 lead into the break. Cloverdale would hold North Central to 12 points in the second half but a frigid evening from the floor, going 3-of-27 inside the three-point line and 1-of-5 from the free throw line, kept the Clovers from closing the gap...