Stories from Wednesday, August 3, 2022

CLOVERDALE — Damage is considered minimal following a fire that burned through a wall at Lou’s Diner in Cloverdale Wednesday afternoon. Firefighters were dispatched for a reported structure fire at the restaurant at about 1:15 p.m. While a box alarm was initially requested, the Cloverdale Township Volunteer Fire Department and the Greencastle Fire Department responded...

Returning to school to find a new principal, Ridpath Primary School students walk from the bus to the school Wednesday morning to fist bumps and high fives from Principal Brandon Roberts, who was hired last month. There were some first-day hiccups that are to be expected — a few crying kindergartners and lunchboxes left on buses — but the new principal said he was loving the first-day energy...

Larry Mark Brewer, 66, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away on July 13, 2022. He was born on Sept. 28, 1955 in New Orleans, La., to Lawrence E. and Daphne J. (Keller) Brewer. Larry graduated from high school in 1973. He attended Oakland City University and then graduated from the University of Evansville with a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in music...