Stories from Thursday, February 17, 2022

It was recently announced by the Indiana FFA Association that the North Putnam FFA Chapter won the Indiana FFA State Parliamentary Procedure contest, affectionately known as Parli. The competition was held on Saturday, Feb. 12 at Lebanon High School...

North Putnam High School senior Ellis Lyons has been named a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program, placing him in one of the highest tiers of high school students. Lyons is one of approximately 15,000 seniors from across the country competing for 7,500 scholarships worth about $30 million that will be offered in the spring...

Long overdue for Putnam County, updates to county planning and zoning laws now have a funding source. During its monthly meeting Tuesday evening, the Putnam County Council approved up to $200,000 for the Putnam County Building and Planning Department to spend on a new comprehensive plan and zoning ordinance, as well as ordinances regarding subdivision control, drainage as well as sediment and erosion...

CLOVERDALE — The Cloverdale School Board voted unanimously Monday to approve a new mentorship program which aims to bring students from middle school and high school closer their community as well as a potential career in public service. The Cloverdale Police Department will be providing students with hands-on learning in various areas of public safety including local government, corrections, fire, police work and emergency medical services...

A pair of Putnam County teams made quite a showing during a recent Ethics Bowl competition hosted by the Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw University. With 18 teams virtually taking part in the eighth-annual Indiana High School Ethics Bowl Competition, both South Putnam and Greencastle made the semifinals of the competition before falling to the two teams that ultimately met for the title...

The collaborative spirit that makes Area 30 Career Center a possibility will soon be highlighted for educators from across the nation. At its most recent meeting, the Area 30 Board of Directors approved sending Adult Education Program Coordinator Laura Elsbrock to speak at the Adult Education National Conference, which is slated for April in Seattle...

Citing increases in costs across the board, fees for services provided by the Putnam County Health Department are set to increase. The Board of Health approved a request by the department to set the new fees at a meeting it held on Feb. 10...

The No. 12-ranked DePauw women’s basketball team led from start to finish, dominating all aspects of the game, routing Denison 81-33 at Neal Fieldhouse Wednesday night. The Tigers wasted little time in opening a double-digit lead. The offense was executing, rebounders were clearing the glass and shooters were knocking down shots. They took a 13-point lead after the first quarter at 19-6...

The upstart campaign of a Thorntown candidate seeking a congressional seat is being challenged. Two challenges have been filed against the candidacy of T. Charles Bookwalter, who is looking to unseat fellow Republican Jim Baird, the two-term District 4 congressman from Greencastle, in the May 3 GOP primary...

WEST TERRE HAUTE – West Vigo won each of the first three quarters against Cloverdale on Tuesday night, holding a 40-32 advantage at what is normally the final stop. The Clovers used some good free throw shooting and gritty rebounding to tie the game at 46-46 at the end of regulation, and then dominated the extra period to record a 56-52 Western Indiana Conference victory...

With the ability to temporarily reverse an opioid overdose, Narcan (or naloxone) can be an important tool in saving lives of those struggling with addiction. In the name of saving more lives, the Putnam County Recovery Coalition, Parents of Addicted Loved Ones and Area 30 Career Center Law Enforcement program will be sponsoring free naloxone training at 6 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 21...

Ronald Paul Livesay, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Born June 7, 1936 in Tuscola, Ill., he was the son of William Roy and Mabel (Rodgers) Livesay. He attended Bainbridge High School and graduated from Greencastle High School in 1954...

CATARACT – Firefighters from the Cloverdale Township and Reelsville volunteer fire departments were out late Wednesday evening for a large house fire in northern Owen County. Cloverdale Fire was dispatched around 10:15 p.m. for a structure fire at 4801 Wilson Village Rd. ...

The following cases were filed in Putnam County courts recently. Mika Hayes, 26, Mooresville, Level 4 felony burglary, Level 5 felony theft Misty D. Lalumendier, 42, Terre Haute, Level 6 felony forgery, Class A misdemeanor theft Bryttney L. Crane-Carey, 34, Coatesville, Level 6 felony driving after being deemed a habitual traffic offender...

Ten people were booked in the Putnam County Jail recently. Thursday • At 1:59 a.m. Dustin L. Clark, 35, Cloverdale, was taken into custody for possession of methamphetamine. Wednesday • At 1:34 p.m. Zachary S. Hayman, 57, Cloverdale, was housed at the jail for criminal trespass...

To the Editor: The Greencastle Community School Corporation (GCSC) board of trustees and the Greencastle Classroom Teachers Association (GCTA) come together to ask legislators to vote no on HB 1134.  This bill creates significant barriers for teaching and limits student learning. ...