Stories from Thursday, January 13, 2022

With a change to its COVID-19 policy, Greencastle Community School Corp. will return to masking on Monday, Jan. 18. GCSC does not have school Monday due to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Supt. Jeff Gibboney made the announcement late Monday afternoon that masks will be required when Putnam County is in the red according to the Indiana State Department of Health COVID-19 Dashboard...

Following a two-year absence, the Putnam County Ag Day committee is planning a return of Ag Day festivities. The committee met recently and would like to announce Saturday, March 12 as the return of Ag Day to the Putnam County Fair Community Building...

CLOVERDALE — A burglarized home and the ensuing investigation led to four arrests on multiple charges, some of them not even related to the burglary. A family recently returned from vacation to their West Water Street home, finding their house burglarized and several family heirlooms taken...

CLOVERDALE — Utilities in Cloverdale are anticipating more residents to tap into its wastewater lines. However, it is not clear where the responsibility lies for a hook-up. Saying it has been an issue since he became the town manager, Jason Hartman outlined his concerns about having a policy, as well as the fee associated with taps, during the Cloverdale Town Council’s regular meeting Tuesday evening...

While Putnam County Hospital continues to offer curbside testing on three days a week, additional dates have been added. PCH will also offer testing from noon to 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, 20, 26 and 27 and Feb. 2 and 3. This is in addition to the regular curbside testing schedule of Monday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Tuesday from 1-5 p.m. and Friday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m...

Keeli is a senior at South Putnam and participates in one sport, swimming. ——— Banner Graphic: How important are sports to you, and what have you learned from them? Keeli Pastore: “Sports for me, out of 10, are an eight, because I want to make sure I have everything organized for after high school. I definitely learned a lot of discipline from them, learning how to be humble and learning what things are good and not good for me.”...

As part of a focus on making decisions based on data from throughout the school corporation, South Putnam Schools will engage an analytics consultant to compile this data. The South Putnam School Board approved a contract with EES Analytics in Crawfordsville to mine for data pertaining to academics and the corporation’s finances. However, one board member expressed concerns about sensitive information being exposed...

Mr. David Lee Hayes, 65, passed away on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Greencastle on March 27, 1956, a son of the late Finis Ray and Laura Frances (Phelps) Hayes. He was a 1974 graduate of South Putnam High School. Following school, he served his country honorably in the United States Air Force...

Linda Sue Sweet, 67, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 at Owen Valley Health Campus in Spencer. Linda was born in Crawfordsville on Nov. 25, 1954, the daughter of Ray Eugene and Mary Katherine (Blaydes) Quinnette. She was a 1973 graduate of Greencastle High School...

Charles Austin Sprague was born in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 28, 1944. For many, Charles was more than a friend; he was a foundation stone upon which to build a lifelong friendship. Charles adored his parents, Austin and Barsha Sprague, and was always best friends with his sister Julia, who was three years older. The family lived in Greencastle, Ind., where Austin was a physics professor at DePauw University. In 1963, Charles graduated from Greencastle High School...

Area 30 Career Center will host an open house for the community on Tuesday, Jan. 25 from 4:30-6 p.m. Students and their families will have the opportunity to explore 19 different career and technical education programs offered at Area 30. Students can earn up to six high school credits each year, as well as earn college credits and state and national certifications...

The scholarship committee of Epsilon Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma is seeking worthy applicants for its recruitment grant-in-aid. Any female Putnam County high school graduate who is currently a university sophomore or junior majoring in education who could use some additional funds should consider applying for this grant. Each applicant also needs a high GPA and the desire to become an outstanding teacher...

Five people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 4:12 a.m. David A. Schmitt, 50, Greencastle, was booked in for public intoxication. • At 2:06 a.m. Jake E. Secrest, 32, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for criminal recklessness and driving with an ACE of .15 or greater...

Greencastle sophomore Jackson Buis was recently highlighted as a rising underclass lineman by Hoosier High School Football. Buis, listed at 6-3 290 lbs., is a two-year starter for the Tiger Cubs and was named All-County, All-WIC, All-Wabash Valley and Academic All-Wabash Valley as a sophomore...

BOSTON, Mass. – Oakland University Men's Basketball players Jamal Cain and Jalen Moore were named to the 2021-22 Lou Henson Award Mid-Season Watch List as announced on Wednesday afternoon. The Lou Henson Award is bestowed to "the top mid-major player in division I college basketball, honors the former Illinois and New Mexico State head coach who won 775 games in 41 seasons"...