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GREENCASTLE BOYS' SOCCER SECTIONAL: Tiger Cubs finish job with rout of Knights
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/22)
Within 90 seconds, Greencastle shot itself ahead of Northview in the championship game of IHSAA Boys’ Soccer Class 2A Sectional No. 29. It took until the final 90 seconds of the opening half, however, for the Tiger Cubs to take a goal lead into halftime but once the hosts scored three minutes into the second half, another glut of goals followed as part of a 7-2 win over the Knights...
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Ubben Lecture to feature 2001 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner Maria Ressa
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
International journalist Maria Ressa, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize co-winner, will deliver the Timothy and Sharon Ubben lecture at DePauw University Nov. 2. Ressa, whom Vogue magazine described as “a global personification of bravery and the battle for truth over disinformation,” has spent decades challenging corruption and malfeasance in her native Philippines...
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Putt Putnam County
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
Taking part in an event that combined engineering and fabrication in encouraging individuals and organizations to build their own mini golf holes, young Ethan Mergen manages to engineer his own way of getting a hole-in-one Friday during the Putt Putnam County event. Sponsored by Castlemakers, the sixth-annual event was one of the main attractions of the final First Friday of the year, which took place on a chilly evening in downtown Greencastle. Ethan is the 2-year-old son of Paul Mergen and Christina Wagner of Greencastle.
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PCCF to celebrate 37 years with $10,000 Birthday Giving Challenge
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
For nearly 37 years, partnerships have been one of the cornerstones of the Putnam County Community Foundation. Individual donors and businesses have partnered with PCCF, which has in turned partnered with nonprofits, all in the name of building a stronger Putnam County...
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Major project on U.S. 231 starting on or after Oct. 17 in Greencastle
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
The long-awaited multi-phase, multi-year pavement improvement project on U.S. 231 through Greencastle will start on or after Monday, Oct. 17, the Indiana Department of Transportation has announced. There will be moving lane restrictions in both the northbound and southbound lanes on U.S. 231 between State Road 240 (Veterans Memorial Highway) and Frazier Street, six days a week, between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m...
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BROWNSBURG CROSS COUNTRY SECTIONAL: Nine individuals, Clover girls qualify for Ben Davis Regional
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/22)
BROWNSBURG – Cloverdale’ girls’ cross country team finished fifth and qualified for the Ben Davis Regional from the IHSAA Brownsburg Cross Country Sectional Saturday morning. The Clovers will be joined by nine additional runners from the other Putnam County schools at the regional, having qualified among the top-10 individuals without teams at the sectional race...
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CASCADE GIRLS' SOCCER SECTIONAL: Stingy Cadets blank Tiger Cubs for title
(High School Sports ~ 10/10/22)
CLAYTON – Try as they might, Greencastle didn’t have the answers to break down an organized Cascade defense Saturday afternoon in the final of IHSAA Girls’ Soccer Class A Sectional No. 41. A curled free kick by Anna Burns would end up being all that was needed by the Cadets as the Tiger Cubs would be shut out for only the second time in 2022, falling 1-0...
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Coats for Kids distribution set at Community Connect Oct. 29
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
Coats for those who registered through Coats for Kids at National Night Out will be distributed at the Community Connect event slated for Saturday, Oct. 29. The event will be held at the Putnam County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
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Fillmore Town Council accepts bids for new water meters
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
FILLMORE — After they were advised last month to have at least three before moving forward, Fillmore leaders tapped bids for a new water meter system Thursday. With consultation from Clerk Works’ Monica Bray, who has been assisting Clerk-Treasurer Bill Miles, the Fillmore Town Council accepted quotes from Utility Supply Company and JAMRR Excavating for different parts of the project...
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Dorothy Templeman
(Obituary ~ 10/10/22)
Dorothy Louise Blaydes Templeman, 102, of Roachdale, passed away peacefully on the evening of Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022. She was born on Dec. 18, 1919, in Lapland to Grover and Clona Alma (Dickerson) Blaydes. She married Lloyd Thomas Templeman on May 17, 1946, in Crawfordsville. He preceded her in death...
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Virginia Walbring Hanna
(Obituary ~ 10/10/22)
Virginia Walbring Hanna, 98, of Greencastle, passed away on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, at Asbury Towers. Virginia was born on Jan. 10, 1924 to Fredrick and Flora (Neese) Walbring of Owen County. She was a graduate of Greencastle High School, Class of 1942...
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Robert ‘Bo’ Davis Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/10/22)
Dr. Robert “Bo” Davis Sr., 66, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 at Hendricks Regional Health in Danville. He was born on Nov. 15, 1955 in Durham, N.C., to James P. Davis, Jr. and Patricia Elaine (Rochelle) Davis. He married Verma Ellen Hamilton on Aug. 25, 1976 in Dillon, S.C. She survives...
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Shirley A. McCabe-Jones
(Obituary ~ 10/10/22)
Shirley A. McCabe-Jones, 85, of Greencastle, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022 surrounded by her family. Born Sept. 15, 1937 in Greencastle, she was the daughter of Raymond K. and Lucille (Reynolds) Sutherlin. Shirley had worked as a bookkeeper for various companies until her retirement in 2000. She remained very active with ResCare of Putnam County after her retirement...
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Next advance care planning workshop Oct. 12
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
The next free advance health care planning workshop hosted by the Putnam County Hospice and Palliative Care Association will be Wednesday, Oct. 12 from noon-1 p.m. via Zoom. To register, email contact.us@pchpca.org by Tuesday, Oct. 11 for a meeting invitation and instructions. For additional information, call 765-301-7614...
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Eagles Lodge to host chili dinner Saturday
(Local News ~ 10/10/22)
Eagles Lodge 4388 will be having a chili meal with peanut butter sandwich for $5 a bowl on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 5-7 p.m. Folks can then hang out for the JDP Band from 7-11. If weather permits, the band will play outside. The lodge will be open to the public on Saturday...
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Putnam Scanner for Oct. 11, 2022
(Police Logs ~ 10/10/22)
Two people were booked in the Putnam County Jail on Thursday. • At 8:17 p.m. Sarah M. Ruehl, 39, Cloverdale, was lodged at the jail for driving while intoxicated and driving with a suspended license with a prior conviction. • At 3:41 p.m. Samantha Archer, 44, Greencastle, was housed at the jail for driving while intoxicated...
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